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Cost per bead:

9 cents

Bead material:

Glass

Country of origin:

Czech Republic

Size/shape:

8mm round (spherical) with flutes.

Colors/description:

Translucent aqua with a golden-brown celsian coating on part of each bead.

Hole size:

1mm (estimated).

Defects:

The beads appear to be in good shape, although the picture revealed one bead which was malformed.

How photographed:

At the window in natural daylight.

Comments:

When I posted the first batch of these beads, I said in this space:  "When I laid these beads out, I was astonished by how sparkly and pretty they are – much nicer than the picture makes them show.  They are really quite lovely."  But this time, my impression is that they aren't as nice as the picture.  So the question is, have the beads changed?  I don't think so.  When I fixed up the picture for the first batch, I fixed it up under lamp light at night, and I have since realized that my lamp makes all the beads look bright and sparkly.  When I fixed up the picture for the second batch, I did so during the daytime with daylight coming in the windows.  Under those conditions, the beads look quite a bit duller.  So my judgement is:  How pretty these beads look depends a lot on the kind of light they are viewed in.

Both my first and my second picture make the celsian coating look a little darker than it is.  My second picture is show above, and it is more accurate.  However, I would say that the aqua color isn't quite as intense as the picture makes it seem.