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Item no.:

G396

Bead material:

glass

Country of origin:

India

Size/shape:

teardrop-shaped beads, most in the size 15mm but some smaller; the beads have spiral grooves

Colors/description:

mixed bright and pastel colors; the latest shipment has a high percentage of green beads

Defects:

Some beads have large cracks in them, but I am eliminating those beads before shipping.  Each bead has two mold marks (ridges) along the sides where the two halves of the mold were joined, but I don't consider that to be a defect.

Comments:

Important:  The latest shipment of this bead mix has a much higher proportion of green teardrops, and the green is not a yellow-green; it is a light green.  The picture above shows the original mix, which didn't have a single light-green bead in it.  There are also aqua, light blue, orange and pink beads.  There are no amber teardrops, as there was in the original mix.  Also, the beads in the newest batch seem to be smaller:  most are 15mm instead of 17mm.