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Cost per bead:

10 cents

Bead material:

Glass

Country of origin:

Czech Republic

Size/shape:

8mm faceted beads with two flat sides and facets around the edge

Colors/description:

A mixture of sapphire blue, amber and lime green.

Hole size:

1mm (estimated).

Defects:

The beads are fire-polished (i.e., made shiny by passing them through high heat).  That means that many facets, including the large flat facets on each side, have some anomalies and are not perfectly flat and smooth.

How photographed:

At the window in natural daylight.

Comments:

Important:  The actual beads have colors which are a little less dark and intense as the colors in the picture.  I had problems getting the picture right.