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Style no.:

F484

Bead material:

Glass

Country of origin:

Czech Republic

Size/shape:

11mm faceted long ovals, about 5mm thick.

Colors/description:

This is the "beach glass" mix:  light blue, matte light blue, beige, matte beige, light brown, matte light brown, light green, matte light green.  All the beads are translucent (i.e., no opaque beads), and all the colors are in the coatings (the coatings are not synthetic).  Please note that the green color is so light you can barely see it.

Hole size:

1mm (estimated).

Defects:

I haven't noticed any significant defects.  However, fire-polished beads always have some imperfect facets.  To read about the fire-polishing process, click here.

How photographed:

At the window in natural daylight.

Comments:

I wish the light green color was stronger, but there's nothing I can do about it.  These beads were requested by a customer.  I bought the beads on sale, but even so the price came out pretty high (I applied my lowest markup).  The days of low-cost beads are over.

About the picture:  Believe it or not, the color of the actual beads is a little less intense (i.e., bright) than the picture shows.  Ordinarily I would have reduced the color saturation of the picture, but when I did that the green color disappeared entirely.  As I said above, the green is barely visible.