Marble Sizes & How Interchangeable Jewelry Works

Pinch Mechanism | Twist Mechanism | Back Loading Mechanism

"Interchangeable jewelry" allows the wearer to customize the bauble or gemstone in their jewelry whenever they want. Interchangeable pendants, earrings and rings will have a method to releasably hold an ornamental object, which can be interchanged in a few easy steps.

"Got All Your Marbles?" line of interchangeable jewelry is elegant, sophisticated and cutting edge. The patented tension mechanisms allow the wearer to change the marble or gemstone in their jewelry whenever they want.

Each mechanism is available in a variety of styles. All pieces are fashioned of sterling silver or sterling silver and bronze, and all parts are guaranteed.

U.S. Patents Number 6,898,828 & 7,127,782
Types of Mechanisms
Pinch Mechanism Twist Mechanism Back Loading Mechanism
Pinch Twist Back Loading

Click one to see how it works and which pieces of interchangeable jewelry use it.

Pinch Mechanism Pinch Mechanism - Pull Pinch Mechanism - Pinch Pinch Mechanims - Push Twist Mechanism Twist Mechanism - Twist Twist Mechanism - Open Twist Mechanism - Close Twist Mechanism - Twist Back Loading Mechanism Back Loading Mechanism - Push Back Loading Mechanism - Pull

5 Available Sizes

5 Marble Sizes - Itty Bitty, Pee Wee, Fancy, Player and Whopper

Gemstone Marbles

We also have available semi-precious gemstone "gem marbles" in all of the sizes. These are not beads; there is no hole drilled into them. We have a great variety, from natural semi-precious stones to dyed stones with great color and texture.

About Marble Sizes...

We make the jewelry using 5 different marble sizes. Each piece of jewelry is made to fit one of the sizes below.


"Itty Bitty"

The smallest size is the Itty Bitty at approx 0.45" or 10mm. This is the diminutive marble, cute and elegant. The Itty Bitty marbles are solid color translucents in 8 vibrant colors: red, yellow, green, royal blue, turquoise blue, iridescent royal blue, iridescent clear, and one opaque orangy/red.
Itty Bitty (10mm) Marble Kit

"Pee Wee"

The Pee Wee is approx 0.5" or 12mm and is just a wee bigger than the Itty Bitty. The Pee Wee kit has 15 options, including cats-eyes, black speckled, translucent red, royal blue, clear, black with yellow or red. An opaque red, white and blue, and a red with yellow.
Pee Wee (12mm) Marble Kit

"Fancy"

The Fancy size is approx 0.55" or 14mm, and includes 30 translucent and opaque colors! This size has all the elegance of the smaller sizes, lots of jewel toned color choices and is big enough to make a large splash of color. Colors include red, orange, yellow, green, blue, black, white; translucents and opaques, cats eyes and iridescents.
Fancy (14mm) Marble Kit

"Player"

The 0.6" or 16mm marble is called the Player. This is the size of those old marbles you had when you were a kid, and makes a nice chunky 'statement' sized bauble in our jewelry. The Player kit has 15 colors and includes greens, blues, red, clear cats eyes with ribbons of color. Very funky!
Player (16mm) Marble Kit

"Whopper"

Our largest size of marble is 1" or 25mm, and we call them Whoppers! The Whopper sized jewelry will fit those old shooter marbles from your childhood. We only offer pendants in this size of interchangeable jewelry. The effect of the large sphere is astounding! 8 colors including transparent iridescent green & pink, an opaque iridescent gray, both opaque and translucent blues, two cats eye marbles, and one red swirl and an ocean blue swirl marble. Georgous!
Whopper (25mm) Marble Kit