Glass beads can be found in a variety of shapes - these are the most popular...

Rectangle & Cube

Cube: available in sizes 5x7mm, 4mm and 8x13mm. Also available in a diagonally drilled cube from one point to the other in an 8mm. With a diagonally drilled cube the measurement is taken from the corner to corner.

Tubes: available in 14x4mm, a great filler bead to take up space.

Flat Squares: available in 4mm flat squares and 9mm flat squares.

Flat Rectangles: 19x7mm flat rectangles.

Rectangles or Chicklet Beads: 12x8mm flat rectangle beads.

Bottles: tube shape beads in the shape of bottles, with ridged rings at either end.

Large Feature Rectangles: 30x10mm chunky large feature rectangles.

Oval & Nugget

Large Ovals: 38mm in size with dimpled sides used for feature components.

Pillows: an oval shaped flat bead 8x6mm size.

Flat Ovals: available in a 10x10mm size with smooth edges, and copper edged ovals in a 10x10mm and 12x10mm size with copper decorative edging.

Diamond Ovals: pinched ovals in size 8x6mm.

Nuggets: large nuggets sized 18x13mm.

Lentils: a small round coin shaped bead with a top drilled hole, quite often used for embellishing and crochet. 6mm in size.

Oval Drops: available in a oval shape with a top drilled hole in a 10mm size and a round drop with a top drill.

Coins: 4mm coin shape glass beads named after resembling money. In America they are called dime beads after their currency. Also available in a larger size. Coin beads are also available in a 8x3mm size with 2 holes or 1 hole.

Drop

Teardrop: shapes with top drills available in the smaller 4x6mm sizes and the 5x10mm sizes.

Large flat teardrops: 30mm flat teardrops with a top hole drilled used commonly for feature peices.

Daggers: available in the larger 5x16mm size and the 3x10mm smaller size they are used for drops on the end of necklaces, fringing in crafts and crochet projects.

Petals: 8x6mm in size, they have a wide top drilled and a curved look resembling the petals on flowers.