9mm Pastel Green/Lavender Picasso Polished Diamond Oval Beads [20]

Style no.:  G1895
 
Beads per lot:  20

Cost per bead:  21

Bead material:  Glass

Country of origin:  Czech Republic

Size/shape:  9mm (long) x 8mm (wide) x 4mm (thick) ovals with hand-polished sides or "windows".  The windows have a cross or diamond shape.

Colors/description:  A mixture of opaque pastel green and pastel lavender with a golden-brown mottled coating around the edges.
 
Hole size:  1mm (estimated).

Defects:  I eliminate seriously defective beads before shipping.  I can't eliminate every bead which has a slight defect, so I use my judgement as to which defects are so serious that the bead can't be used.  Certainly, cracks, deep or long scratches, large pits, partially polished sides, large spots of picasso coating on the sides, and malformations are all enough for me to eliminate a bead.  But I may not eliminate a bead if it has very shallow scratches, small pits, or very small spots of picasso coating on the sides, or other small anomalies that don't ruin the overall appearance.  If you receive any beads with serious defects, that means that I overlooked them, and you should contact me for a pro-rated refund.

How photographed:  At the window in natural daylight.

Comments:  I have carried a few beads with this mix of pastel colors, which I love.  The colors are very light, but the beads still have a rich look to them.  This is one of those beads that looks better in real life than in the picture.  Added later:  I am having to eliminate 30% to 40% of these beads because of little chips at the edges of the "windows".  Because of that, I have had to raise the price, since the remaining good beads are all the more expensive.
 
Date first posted:  February 8, 2011
 
Supplier:  B
 
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