6mm Light Turquoise Marble Coated Round Beads [75] (see Comments)

Beads per lot:

75

Cost per bead:

6 cents

Bead material:

Glass

Country of origin:

Czech Republic

Size/shape:

6mm and 8mm round (i.e., spherical).

Colors/description:

Glass beads (probably white) with a synthetic coating of light turquoise mixed with swirls of black.

Hole size:

1mm (estimated).

Defects:

The coating on Czech coated beads is fairly thin, and I don't know how durable it will be.  Inevitably, a few beads will be missing their coating around one of the holes (a common defect).  A few beads may also have some anomalies in the coating, such as bumps, indentations or a bit of dirt.  Some beads may have a sharp little "tag" of coating sticking out around one or both holes; the best way to remove it is with cuticle nippers.  Important:  Since these are synthetically coated beads, and they have some blue in them, the color may change or fade with time.  However, after several years sitting on the shelf, they still look very attractive.

How photographed:

At the window in natural daylight.

Comments:

Important:  The picture isn't accurate.  The actual beads are lighter, and the turquoise color isn't quite as rich as the picture shows.  Despite that, I think they are very nice-looking beads -- and you might actually like the lighter color.

For whatever it's worth, in my opinion the actual beads look better than the picture.