4mm Green Picasso Beads [100] (see Comments)

Cost per bead:

3.2 cents

Bead material:

Glass

Country of origin:

Czech Republic

Size/shape:

4mm round (spherical).

Colors/description:

An opaque bead (white, light blue or light aqua, I can't tell which) with an olive-green mottled "picasso" coating.

Hole size:

1mm (estimated).

Defects:

The beads appear to be in good shape.  Picasso coatings are not fired onto the beads, but I have never known them to come off.

How photographed:

At the window in natural daylight.

Comments:

The picture is a close-up and shows more detail than you can actually see with your eyes.  To the eyes, the beads appear to be a mottled green.  The actual beads are a bit lighter than the picture indicates.  IMPORTANT:  I am now on the 2nd batch of these beads.  The 2nd batch is lighter, more green, and less mottled than the previous batch.  In other words, it looks more like a standard green bead.  However, the mottling is still there, and you can still see it, but you have to look more closely.