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Cost per bead:

8.2 cents

Bead material:

Glass

Country of origin:

Czech Republic

Size/shape:

6mm wide x 8mm long petal-shaped beads with the hole through one end.

Colors/description:

Glass beads (probably white) with a mottled or speckled turquoise coating.  The coating appears to be bonded to the glass, probably by heat.  The coating appears to be a paint-type coating, not a plastic coating.

Hole size:

1mm (estimated).

Defects:

The beads appear to be in good shape.

How photographed:

At the window in natural daylight.

Comments:

Boy, do I love these beads.  The color is wonderful, and I like the mottling in the color.  I bought them from my most expensive supplier while they were having a sale, and I now wish that I had gotten more.  In my opinion, these are premium-quality beads at a good price.