A special color made for Tancredi who requested something to tie the greens together. Except this is green sometimes and purple other times, depending on how the light hits it. You can see the effect in the photo. These are from 1958, one of the "newer" ones. Measure 6mm, bicones. Maybe they exist in rounds or other shapes too but I have not come across that yet.

Suspended

A rectangle as you can see, one of the earlier ones and therefore just about gone now. Measure 10x12mm, in Palian. This is not a common bead at all, in fact the only one found so far in this exact item. Incredible faceting throws the color off like nothing you have ever experienced, in case you do not know it is the faceting that determines the fire in any crystal bead, that is why diamonds, crystallized carbon, are faceted. This is a very unusual and rare bead.... Sold in lots of 6 for $36, buy 2 lots and pay $30 per lot. And that is a steal!!. A golden finish on the back completes it. First time I have ever seen that either!! ORDER # BDVN6652.

Ambrosia margaritas. Ambrosia takes on all sorts of different colorations depending on the shape and facet of the bead it occupies. These are 6mm, they have a decidedly dark shiny silver on the back. Although they look different in the photos, the various ambrosia items all come together when used in a single creation. Sold in lots of 12 for $18, not bad considering the effect that ambrosia has on the soul. Not a whole bunch available so do not wait and regret later. ORDER # BDVN6365.

Scarabee ovals. We have these in two sizes, I will get to that later. If you have been reading this catalog then you will know my feelings about scarabee, indeed, were it not for this color I might very well have never entered the bead world. Then where would you be? Probably just trying to make do with modern things, none of which compare to the vintage! Every bead in this photo is identical, yet they look so different due to the way light reacts to the direction they face. Look closely at the photo, you will see what I mean. Depending on how they lie determines what colors of the spectrum they reflect. How many beads can do that? We have these in two sizes, 6x4mm and 7.5x5mm. The smaller ones are sold in lots of 6 for $18 and the larger in lots of 6 for $24. ORDER # BDVN6346 for the larger and BDVN6342 for the smaller .

Kknown in its day as Citrus, a deep yellow slightly orangey bead in AB, we have these here in 4mm only. Sold in lots of 18pcs for $13.50. ORDER # BDVN6266T

White mini margaritas with the offset hole near the top. See picture. These measure 6mm, sold in lots of 12pcs for $7.50, if you buy 4 lots you can save 20%. Chalk white, which these are, were made in 1954 and have long been discontinued. ORDER # BDVN6359

Desert Margaritas, in 4 sizes .

A rare item, white ovals, facetted and AB, measures 7x5mm. AB is clear here.

Sold in lots of 6 for $10 Item # BD-VN-1330.

Article 364 measures 8mm, in the version of Double Scarabee AB on Dark Montana. This bead looks so much better in life, the scarabee against the dark montana just does not photo well at all. Actually one of the sexiest beads we have, and only in this size, no other size has ever shown up. Sold in lots of 6 for $11.50 Order # BDVN6607.

Apple Green 14mm, long time gone color and size. These are article 5000, actually a very rare bead and sold for at 6pcs for $33. Order Item #BDVN6490. These are really old and the package is really yellow like that. A few packages for sale, 36pcs in a package, at $208. We have many old Swarovski packages on this site, be sure to look around and see them all.

Hadium with some unknown coating on it, probably Janelle which was made for Monet and used often by them in the late 50's-early 60's. These are article 199, 5mm and are sold in lots of 12 for $16.50. Item #BDVN6642.

One more in the same coating except the base bead is jet, you know, the black one. Also a Monet special used in the late 50's-early 60's. These are article 199, 5mm and are sold in lots of 12 for $16.50. Item #BDVN6638.

Extremely rare white ovals from Swarovski, measure 9X10mm, egg shape. Have a band of facetted AB around the middle, and only the middle. The frosted ones didn't last too long, how long do you think these are gonna be here? Better get them while you can, or kick yourself in the hooha for all time to come!! Sold in lots of 2 for $25, # BD-VN-1181.