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Hand-Polished Beads

See Directions at bottom of page.

ITEMS ARE NOT PHOTOGRAPHED TO A UNIFORM SCALE
Important:  (1) For technical reasons too numerous to list, the colors of the actual beads may differ from the pictures. (2) Close-up pictures may show small defects which are not visible to the naked eye. (3) I use the measurements provided by the supplier; I don't always measure the beads myself. (4) Czech glass beads usually have holes in the range of ½mm to 1mm; holes in Indian beads are usually a little larger, but not always. (5) In order to get new beads on the site quickly, I sometimes use the supplier's picture.
H A N D - P O L I S H E D    O R    " T A B L E - C U T "    B E A D S
IMPORTANT:
With the exception of the G1394 beads at the bottom, all polished beads are
inspected before shipping, and beads with serious defects are eliminated.

(G558)
 12mm pink picasso rectangle beads

(Very important: The new batch is a mixture of peachy pink and rosy pink. Click the picture to read more)

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(G681)
12mm pink picasso window ovals

(Earlier I said that I would no longer stock these beads because the supplier would not give me credit for defective beads, but I have changed my mind)

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(G1155)

12mm 'pink granite' rectangles

(Many of these beads have black areas which I am not treating as defects. Click the picture to read more)

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(G571)
 12mm oxblood picasso rectangles

(The new batch of these beads has oxblood glass which is less milky than the first batch [shown above]; click on the picture to read more)

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(G1154)

10mm oxblood/gold polished coins

(Important: These are supposed to be hand-polished, but the windows are not nearly as shiny as they should be. Click the picture to read more)

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(G710)
12mm opaque red picasso rectangles

(Important: The latest batch of these beads is made by a different manufac-turer. Click the picture to read about how they differ from the ones pictured)

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(G1299)

12mm red picasso ovals

(These hand-polished beads are quite shiny, though none of the shininess shows in the picture)

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(G1182)

14mm red picasso polished ovals

(Important: The supplier is no longer giving me credit for defective beads, so I will not be restocking these beads once my current stock runs out)
(@ 40 beads left)

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(G1324)

12mm white picasso triangles

(One of my customers recently told me these top-drilled beads don't "lie well" in necklaces, but I assume they're still good for earrings)

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(G718)
12mm brown topaz picasso rectangle

(The actual beads have a more milky appearance, like the two top beads in the second row in the picture)

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(G1291)

12mm mahogany satin rectangles

(These are hand-polished beads)

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(G705)
12mm topaz picasso rectangles

(Important: The latest batch of these beads has a much more colorful picasso coating, with strong blues and greens. I personally like the change)

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(G1298)

12mm yellow satin picasso rectangles

(These beads are similar to the chartreuse beads except they don't have any green in them, just yellow; they are also more satiny)

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(G1108)

12mm yellow swirl picasso rectangles

(These are yellow beads, but they look chartreuse in anything but bright light. They differ from the chartreuse beads in that they are less opaque and satiny)

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(G1410)

10mm reddish-orange picasso coins

(The supplier calls these "red", but they look deep orange to me. Please don't order them unless you will be satisfied with either color)

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(G1425)

12mm topaz/turquoise rectangles

(Important: The windows on these beads are not as highly polished and shiny as most of the other polished beads)

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(G1312)

12mm mixed orange rectangles

(The picture is inaccurate in a couple ways. It is too dark, and it doesn't show the contrast between the yellow and orange colors, which is pronounced)

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(G861)

12mm orange picasso rectangles

(I decided to restock these beads because the yellow/orange rectangles at left were a bit of a disappointment)

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(G1322)

12mm orange polished triangles

(These beads are a dark terracotta orange. Defective beads are eliminated before shipping)

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(G1328)

12mm yellow satin polished triangles

(Defective beads are eliminated before shipping)

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(G1431) 12mm light blue/cranberry polished crossed diamonds

(Beads with serious defects are eliminated before shipping. Please click the picture to read more)

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(G704)
12mm sapphire picasso rectangles

(Beads with serious defects are eliminated before shipping. Please click the picture to read more)

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(G1290)

12mm sapphire polished rectangles

(Beads with serious defects are eliminated before shipping. Because of a high proportion of defects, these beads will not be restocked when they run out)

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(G1019) 12mm light blue/cranberry polished rectangles

(Beads with serious defects are eliminated before shipping. Please click the picture to read more)

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(G1320)

12mm sky blue polished triangles

(Beads with serious defects are eliminated before shipping. Please click the picture to read more)

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(G1323)

12mm blue polished triangles

(One of my customers recently told me these top-drilled beads don't "lie well" in necklaces, but I assume they're still good for earrings)

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(G717)
12mm milky aqua picasso rectangles

(The new batch of these beads is milkier than the batch picture, and actually looks much better to me)

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(G1153)

10mm bluish-turquoise picasso coins

(Important: The new batch is a shade darker than the beads pictured. The supplier's price went up, so I had to raise my price also)

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(G1409)

10mm greenish-turquoise picass coins

(The bluish-turquoise beads were very popular, so I thought my customers would like these)

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(G1105)

12mm teal/white picasso rectangles

(OUT OF STOCK)

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(G569)
 12mm turquoise picasso rectangles

(Important: I have two batches of these beads, a batch which is thinner, and a batch which is thicker (the thicker ones are pictured). I'll be sending out the thin ones unless you tell me that you want the thick ones. If so, you should attach a comment with your order. Both batches are a little lighter than the beads pictured, and have a lighter picasso coating)

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(G682)

12mm turquoise picasso oval

(I photographed these beads a little too close-up; they are not larger than the other window beads on this page)

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(G1289)

12mm dark aqua polished rectangles

(Please click the picture to read my extensive comments about these beads)

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(G1297)

10mm dark aqua polished coins

(Despite the colors shown in the pictures, these beads are more blue than the dark aqua rectangles to the left; also, the coating is lighter than the picture shows)

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(G1346)

12mm seafoam picasso rectangles

(This light green is so light that it often looks white, depending on the color it is laid against. These are polished beads)

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(G753)

12mm peridot picasso rectangles

(Beads with serious defects are eliminated before shipping. Please click the picture to read more)

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(G938)<