These Glass Bead Mixes are made in China. They offer well made furnace and lampwork beads at lower prices those made in either the United States or Czech Republic.
Bead Mixes are an inexpensive way to get a lot of variety at a reasonable price. Be aware that the exact beads that make up the mix may change over time—be sure to buy enough at one time to complete your project. When mixtures change significantly, we take new pictures and update the descriptions provided.
'Furnace glass' - all in shades of blue. These furnace beads are made in China, keeping the price very reasonable. This mix has beads with profiles (end view) are circles, squares, rectangles, and triangles. Sizes vary from about 10 to 15mm; hole sizes vary from 1.5 to 3.5mm. These are sold in 50 gram bags (about 20-55 beads, depending on size).
If you are looking for a "super economy" mix of seed & bugle beads, check out this mix of colorful beads. All beads in this mix are manufactured in China. Most of the seed beads are 11/0, but can range from 12/0 to 6/0. The bugle beads range in length from 2.5-6mm. You'll get transparent, opaque and silver-lined beads in this assortment. The larger detail picture shows less than half of the beads that are contained in one 50 gram package.
These are Chinese made lampwork beads - and come in a mix of six colors - in both transparent and opaque glass. Each bead has three 'eyes' applied in glass to the surface. These make great spacers at 7-8mm x 2.5mm. The hole size is large enough (2.5 - 3mm) to accommodate any of our cord products. Sold in packages of approx. 25 beads.
$1.55
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'Eye' Donut Spacers are perfect for stringing on cord, such as Greek Leather. This design features a red center bead from our India Bumpy Bead Mix, and various silver beads from the India Silver bead page. Beads are kept in their place using a simple knot in the leather cord. Design by Kyra Traxler.