Beads by Mail Vintage Beads and Components Collection
A Select Group of Vintage Beads & Stone-set Components
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Antique Yoruba Jewelry
This necklace and earring drops are handmade brass and bead artifacts that you can wear. String the brass hand made beads
with the tapered pendant and an earring in the center. Or just wear the necklace as is.
It will fit over your head. There are 96 dotted brass beads, all 8mm. The handwork is really impressive.
The 1-3/4" long pendant is also handmade with interesting twisted wire lines applied. Some slight damage, it is old.
These pieces are historical and one of a kind. 3-piece set of Yoruba artifacts, $125.00.
Sea glass, beach glass, sea glass shards
National Geographic August 2008 has a page devoted to those sparkly pieces of smooth, scoured glass you find on beaches (top photo). They call the pieces sea glass. I always called it beach glass. There is a North American Sea Glass Association (yes there is!), and the president says "we are at the end of the sea glass window". So I am glad I collected & saved mine! I have about 10 pounds of it and now that i live inland, my collection wont be growing. It takes years for glass to get that wonderful smooth crystalline finish and to wash up on a beach. Some of my pieces are in the photo below left. I never found any in red. Lavender is rare but I do have some. But the majority is white or green. I got a metal finding that I can epoxy to the edge to the pieces for hanging. The jewelry design possibilities are endless! You can also drill a hole with the dremel hand drill tool. I saw an art work at a museum that consisted of a single long line of eyeglass lenses suspended horizontally from a fishing line. The lenses moved and shone in the air currents. It was fascinating! So I got the idea to do that with my sea glass. And I will share! You can order sea glass from me. The pieces will be unpredictable in size and mostly pale green and crystal white. Combine them with shark teeth (see below). Avast ye mateys! Another site is selling 5 pieces of pendant size sea glass for FIFTY DOLLARS!!!! Sea glass random pendant size pieces, 5 for $18.99.
Restock of Best Selling Vintage Beads
The faceted fire polish rondel has a color combination that I have never seen, of red, blue, purple, topaz, olivine, and rose, which creates a gemstone effect and from a distance this bead looks almost like tourmaline. Very finely finished, 8mm x 7mm. Much more vibrant than in photo. Czech multicolor rondel, 25 for $15.00.
Unusual Flatbacks for Wire Work & Collage
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Here is a well done pressed glass flatback, no hole (you glue it) that comes in a pale transparent pink identical to rose quartz, and a dark blue that is like lapis. The blue one shows all the detail down to the folds in his skirt--he smiles. You can epoxy this to a fancy item such as a handmade box or you can glue a post with pad onto the back to make an earring. The backs are a bit "rough" to make the glue bond securely. Buddha carving, $2.99 each light rose or lapis. |
Beautiful Old Glass Cabochons
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| These exquisitely hand-colored glass cabochons ("cabs") made in Germany don't have holes. You glue an earring finding onto the back and create a pair of completely unique earrings in 2 minutes! The red on the left is 18mm, the blue on the right is 24mm. Plenty of gold trim with the colors. The side view is rounded on the front and flat in back. For the earring finding please go to the toolbox page and select post with pad. We also have clips with pad, please inquire. German painted cabs, $4.99 a pair same color red or blue. |
Rare Vintage Pendants Limited Supply!
Above, we show 3 vintage pendant pieces in molded glass. Each is totally unique,
we think you will agree--only the triangle is available.
On the left a triangle (sacred shape) with a clear crisp image of the sphinx. The
black glass has been plated with platinum! Hole at top. About 31mm, this will look great with all your
tops and will impress your colleagues.
Platinum plated triangle pendant, $10.99 each.
Center, a very artistic Oriental look in glass tinted the rich shade of carnelian. Rounded
triangle is detailed on both sides. 35mm x 22mm x 6mm.
Carnelian glass floral pendant, $10.99 each.
Turquoise embossed oval pendant, SOLD OUT.
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