I am looking down at my bracelet now as I type this and am just sick. I have bought many a Queenberry (and other brands also) crystal beads, and no matter how careful I am the crystals come out. This current bracelet, my fav, is one in which I put three colors of beads: blue, green, and red. I put a crytal bead of each color on the bracelet. All have lost crystals. I am not going to buy any more crystal beads untless I can see that they are set tightly in place. Lovelinks and some of the more expensive dealers have these. :<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Lovelinks-by-Aagaard-RETIRED-Sterling-Silver-Softly-Crystal-Bead-For-Charm-Bracelets/dp/B004OT4QGC/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Lovelinks by Aagaard - RETIRED Sterling Silver Softly Crystal Bead For Charm Bracelets</a><a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Lovelinks-by-Aagaard-Sterling-Silver-Ice-Crystals-Bead-For-Charm-Bracelets/dp/B005O98QYE/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Lovelinks by Aagaard - Sterling Silver Ice Crystals Bead For Charm Bracelets</a><a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Lovelinks-by-Aagaard-Sterling-Silver-Ball-Blue-Clear-CZ-Crystals-Bead-For-Charm-Bracelets/dp/B004QO3S0U/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Lovelinks by Aagaard - Sterling Silver Ball - Blue & Clear CZ Crystals Bead For Charm Bracelets</a>

These beads with set in crystals do cost more, but not in the long run. At first, I just thought I was unlucky with this type of bead, but even my Zable $49 crystal bead fell apart. So no more of these for me. Sorry for the bad news. Just a warning.