11mm Capri Blue Picasso 3-Cut Teardrop Beads [25]
Style no.: G1685
Cost per bead: 14.4 cents
Bead material: Glass
Country of origin: Czech Republic
Size/shape: 11mm long teardrops with 3 facets or "windows". The hole runs through the length.
Colors/description: Translucent dark aqua with a brownish-silver coating on the non-faceted areas of the beads.
Hole size: 1mm (estimated).
Defects: These beads are fire-polished, which means that many of the facets are imperfect. Some facets are not smooth, but instead have a mottled texture. To read about the fire-polishing process, click here.
How photographed: At the window in natural daylight.
Comments: Until recently, I was calling these beads "dark aqua", but then I decided that they are actually capri blue.
The brownish-silver picasso coating on these beads is very interesting. I just wish the facets were more perfect. Some facets look textured, as if they were matte instead of smooth.
Date first posted: October 24, 2009
Supplier: C
Caleb's notes: x