11mm Purple/White Oval Beads [25]

Style:  G1913
 
Beads per lot:  25

Cost per bead:  16 cents

Bead material:  Glass

Country of origin:  Czech Republic

Size/shape:  11mm (long) x 9mm (wide) chubby ovals or barrel-shaped beads, with the hole through the long direction.

Colors/description:  A cloud of white inside translucent dark-amethyst purple.
 
Hole size:  1mm (estimated).

Defects:  The picture revealed one bead with cracks, and there may be more.  However, I will be inspecting the beads before I send them out, so you shouldn't get any cracked beads.  If you do, please contact me for a pro-rated refund (this applies to any other significant defects also).

How photographed:  At the window in natural daylight.

Comments:  These beads are nice, but they're not as nice as I was hoping.  They look a little dull to me, and I don't like the vertical seams that run the length of each bead (although all Czech beads have them).  The glass has a normal shine to it, but I think they would look better if the glass were glossier.  Regardless, they were very expensive, so they are priced as premium beads.  Important:  In August, 2011, I increased the number of beads to 25 per lot instead of 20 (effectively lowering the price).  I just decided that the beads aren't nice enough to sell them at such a high price.  There's nothing really wrong with them, they just aren't as nice as Premium beads should be.
 
Date first posted:  February 18, 2011
 
Supplier:  E
 
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