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Cost per bead:

40 cents

Bead material:

Glass

Country of origin:

Czech Republic

Size/shape:

10.5 mm squares with the hole running side to side.  They are 13.5 mm from corner to corner, and 4mm thick.

Colors/description:

Satiny opaque blue in clear glass, with a dark brown picasso coating around the edges.

Hole size:

1mm (estimated).

Defects:

I eliminate seriously defective beads before shipping.  Defects include cracks, deep or long scratches, partially polished windows, large pits, large spots of picasso coating on the windows, and large bubbles in the glass (if the glass is translucent).  However, I don't count very small pits, small nicks, very shallow scratches that are hard to see, or small spots of picasso coating on the windows as defects.  If you receive any beads with serious defects, that means that I overlooked them, and you should contact me for a partial refund.

Some beads have areas which are clear instead of blue.  I think they mix the blue glass into clear glass because the clear glass is more viscous and flows into the mold better, but that's just a guess.  If you enlarge the picture above, you'll see beads with clear glass along the edges or over the holes.  Some beads are clear at one end.  I do not consider such color anomalies to be defects, and I don't eliminate those beads.

How photographed:

At the window in natural daylight.

Comments:

These are really lovely beads.  The glass is even more satiny than the picture indicates.