12mm Opaque Blue Beads yellow-heart 25 beads to a strand

25 beads to a strand

these have a pleasing organic quality

Charcoal to brownish-grey in color

These intricately carved antique shell beads are traditionally worn by Malian women in fancy braided hairdo's and are shaped like a bead cap

Natural inclusions and color

12mm Opaque Blue Beads yellow-heart 25 beads to a strandLate 1800's Czech glass, rich opaque turquoise capri blue. This color is amazing, and I love to mix the opaque greens and blues in my jewelry designs. 12mm diameter with 2 1 2mm hole, lamp wound and very rare! Sold by the pair. Last photo shows a pair of earrings I made using a larger handmade Thai silver earwire, item #SS201 for $10. 00 per pair.