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Cost per bead:

13.6 cents

Bead material:

Glass

Country of origin:

Czech Republic

Size/shape:

11mm x 9mm nugget-shaped beads.

Colors/description:

Synthetically coated mixed colors:  opaque peachy pink, milky peachy pink, milky yellow, milky orange, and milky light green.

Hole size:

1mm (estimated).

Defects:

The coating on Czech coated beads is fairly thin, and I don't know how durable it will be (although I expect that it should last for years, but perhaps not for decades).  Synthetic coatings can be pulled off, so you should not pull on it around the holes.  A few beads may have some anomalies in the coating, such as bumps, indentations, bubbles or a bit of dirt.  Inevitably, a few beads will be missing a bit of coating around one of the holes (a common defect).  Some beads may have "tags" of excess coating around the holes; the tags can be clipped off with small scissors or, better yet, cuticle nippers.  I have written a special page about glass pearls and other coated beads, which you can read by clicking here.

How photographed:

At the window in natural daylight.

Comments:

These are really pretty beads.  They look a bit like candy.  Obviously, they are not for fancy or formal jewelry, but they should make great casual items.  They are big enough to be used as accent beads.  Please note that the opaque peach-colored beads are a smaller size than the others.