Glass Pearls

This category includes any bead which has a lustrous synthetic coating.

Defects: Glass pearls are prone to two opposite defects. Some beads will be missing some coating around one of the holes, whereas other beads may have a sharp little "tag" of extra coating around one or both holes. The best way to remove the tag is to use cuticle nippers.

It should also be noted that the coating on glass pearls is fairly thin, and I don't know how durable it is. I have received only one complaint about the durability of the coating in the seven years I've been selling them.

IMPORTANT: Glass pearls have a synthetic (polymer) coating which is dyed. The dyes can fade over time. This is especially true of pearls that have blue in the coating. Light blues will eventually fade to gray. Medium blues will fade to bluish-gray. However, dark blues seem to hold up well. Also, grayish-blue will fade to gray, aqua will fade to teal (greenish aqua), and lavender will fade to white. As of 2013, I have stopped purchasing beads in colors that will fade, but I still have older stock to sell. Any pearls that I am still listing on this page should have good color.

Subcategories:

3mm-4mm

5mm-7mm

8mm or Larger

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6mm Dark Bronze Snail-Shell Glass Pearls [50] G1166 (dob+c) $3.50	6mm Burgundy Red Round Glass Pearls [75] (see Comments) G1171 (aia~) $3.75	4mm Olive Green Round Glass Pearls [118+] G963 (eaa+) $3.60
6mm Reddish-Orange Bicone Glass Pearls [75] (see Comments) G1970 (aia~) $3.75	6mm 'Cinnamon' Snail-Shell Shaped Glass Pearls [50] (see Defects) G2023 (aua+) $3.60	6mm 'Cinnamon' Round Glass Pearls [50] G2050 (aub~) $3.50
6mm Peachy Pink Round Glass Pearls (75) (see Comments) G2147 (aoa~m) $3.80	6mm Light Teal Round Glass Pearls (75) (see Comments) G2148 (cea~m) $1.50	6mm Yellow Round Glass Pearls (75) (see Comments) G2159 (aua~m) $3.80
2x6mm Navy Blue/Purple Rondelle Pearls [100] (see Comments) G2214 (byb~) $2.00	6x8mm Gold Nugget-Shaped Glass Pearls [50] G2220 (dqa~m3) $2.80	6x8mm Gold Coated Matte Nugget-Shaped Beads [50] G2268 (dqas~m3) $3.50

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