12mm Pastel Green/Lavender Polished Rectangle Beads [20]

Style:  G1795
 
Cost per bead:  21 cents

Bead material:  Glass

Country of origin:  Czech Republic

Size/shape:  12mm (long) x 8mm (wide) x 3mm (thick) rectangles with hand-polished sides or "windows".

Colors/description:  A subtle mixture of opaque pastel green and pastel lavender, with a medium-brown picasso 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, unpolished or 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 a short, shallow scratch, small pits, or very small spots of picasso coating on the sides, or other small anomalies that don't ruin the overall appearance.  Translucent beads which have gotten picasso coating in the holes, so that the holes are dark, are not eliminated.  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:  This color combination -- pastel green and lavender -- may be my favorite color combination in all the world.  To me it is just heavenly -- subtle and gentle.  The medium-brown color of the picasso coating is a perfect complement.  Regarding the price, I didn't get these from my usual supplier.  Although I got these beads at one of my expensive suppliers, they were priced reasonably.
 
Date first posted:  May 23, 2010
 
Supplier:  B
 
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