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Item no.:

F949

Bead material:

glass

Country of origin:

Czech Republic

Size/shape:

17mm curved, twisted diamonds

Colors/description:

satiny oxblood red mixed with light tan or beige

Defects:

In some beads, the swirls of color are a mess.  An occasional bead may have a surface defect (nick, small scratch).  If you get many defective beads, please send me an email and I'll give you a store credit or partial refund.

Comments:

These beads have what I call a "chameleon" color – their color seems to change depending on the light source and the amount of light available.  The supplier's picture (below) shows beads which are brown/beige, and that's what I saw when I first opened the box and looked at them under artificial light.  But when I photographed them during the day, I was surprised to see that they had turned blood red in the daylight (mixed with a very light tan or beige).  My photograph above has been heavily processed to make them look like they do in daylight (although they actually look even more red in daylight).  However, I am not working with a color-calibrated monitor, and I am concerned that the picture may look a little bluish on other people's monitors.  However, the important thing for you to know is that these beads look red/beige in daylight, and brownish beige in artificial light.  Incidentally, they were extremely expensive.  The supplier's picture: