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Sterling Beads — Noodles, Tube Beads, Floating Rings, Bead Frames, Big Holes and other Non-Traditional bead shapes.

Ah, the tradition of sterling silver, but in some funky new shapes.

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s16727
Bead Frame - Tooled Leather Half Moon - Sterling (1)
Resembles a folded cut-out circle of tooled leather. Interestingly enough, the fold does not create the hole alone for stringing, but there is a little tube inside that is the real stringing access. Nice touch, will keep it better aligned. Some interesting possibilities with these. 12mm x 22mm By the each.
Price: $ 5.70
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Findings - Link - 8 mm 4 Loop Clover - Bright Sterling (1)
4 Loop link 8mm x 8mm x .75mm By the each.
Price: $ 0.63
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r15166
Findings - Link - 8 x 10 mm 4 Loop Cross - Bright Sterling (1)
4 Loop link 8mm x 10mm x .75mm By the each.
Price: $ 0.66
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s16713
Findings - Link - Bubble Bath - Bright Sterling (1)
Foamy bubbles! 11mm x 19mm By the each.
Price: $ 4.20
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r15172
Findings - Link - 11 x 18 mm Cratered Ovals - Bright Sterling (1)
Cratered, hammered texture. 11mm x 18mm By the each.
Price: $ 2.08
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s16718
Findings - Link - 20 mm Helianthus - Bright Sterling (1)
Helianthus - sunflower! This is a very psychedelic sunflower! 17mm x 20mm By the each.
Price: $ 4.10
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s16719
Findings - Link - 28 mm Helianthus - Bright Sterling (1)
Helianthus - sunflower! This is a very psychedelic sunflower! Very trippy. This one is large! 25mm x 28mm By the each.
Price: $ 6.30
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r15164
Findings - Link - 8 mm Tri-foil - Bright Sterling (1)
3 Loop link 8mm x 8mm x .75mm By the each.
Price: $ 0.56
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s10548
Sterling - Floating Rings - 8.5 mm Twined Rings - Sterling (1)
Love these - big nested ring look - are actually soldered together. 8.5mm x 8.5mm x 2.7mm Hole size is approx. 3.8. By the each.
Price: $ 2.15
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s12308
Sterling Bead Frame - 10 mm Circle - Brushed Sterling (1)
These simple frames are all about the shape and the beads. String beads through them, or use wire to link them together in an open chain. Just float some of these on a necklace - tres kewel. 10mm x 10mm x 3mm By the each.
Price: $ 1.40
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s12309
Sterling Bead Frame - 11 mm Circle - Brushed Sterling (1)
These simple frames are all about the shape and the beads. String beads through them, or use wire to link them together in an open chain. These are deeper than the other circles as well as slightly larger. 11mm x 11mm x 4mm By the each.
Price: $ 2.35
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s12304
Sterling Bead Frame - Curvy Flame - Brushed Sterling (1)
These simple frames are all about the shape and the beads. String beads through them, or use wire to link them together in an open chain. Play with the shapes. 9mm x 18mm x 3mm By the each.
Price: $ 2.20
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Sterling Bead Frame - 21 mm Flower Outline - Sterling (1)
String a bead within a frame. Light and delicate. Open space in the center is about 7 mm across. Some seedbeads could look cool too, w maybe a dagger bead or a top drilled bicone in the centre to represent the centre of the flower? 21mm x 21mm x 3mm By the each.
Price: $ 5.95
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helssfr001
Sterling Bead Frame - 22 mm Nouveau Diamond Square - Sterling (1)
String a bead within a frame. Inner Square hole is 10 x 10 mm. 22mm x 22mm x 1.5mm By the each.
Price: $ 5.55
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s13296
Sterling Bead Frame - 11 mm Square - Brushed Sterling (1)
These simple frames are all about the shape and the beads. String beads through them, or use wire to link them together in an open chain. Slightly deeper and larger and heavier than our last shipment - figures - so we offer these as a separate product. Some have the holes drilled dead centre (front to back) and some are slightly closer to the front (or the back - depending on your point of view.) 11mm x 11mm x 4mm By the each.
Price: $ 3.45
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helssfr0011
Sterling Bead Frame - 15 mm Star Outline - Sterling (1)
String a bead within a frame. Light and delicate. Open space in the center is about 7 mm across. Would look cool floating on an illusion necklace! 15mm x 15mm x 2.5mm By the each.
Price: $ 2.95
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helssfr007
Sterling Bead Frame - 13 mm Wavy Warped Square - Sterling (1)
String a bead within a frame. This one is quite hefty. Inner Square hole is 7 x 7 mm. 13mm x 13mm x 4mm By the each.
Price: $ 10.10
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s11926
Sterling Beads - Bali - Dog Collar - Sterling (1)
Love these - use as a spacer between large beads, 6 mm and up. 10mm x 3.5mm x 4.75mm Hole size is approx. 4.75 mm. By the each.
Price: $ 1.75
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s11646
Sterling Beads - 36 mm Bent Nail Curved Tube Noodle - Sterling (1)
Curved tube bead - great for bracelets. 3mm x 36mm Hole size is approx. 2 mm. By the each.
Price: $ 4.75
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s16246
Sterling Beads - Carved Boulders - Bright Sterling (1)
Looking like cast sterling silver replicas of boulders, or perhaps ice chunks, riven from their floe - these massive, craggy beads are surprisingly light. What a stunning accent they would make to some stone beads! They vary in shape and style, the size is an average. 17mm By the each.
Price: $ 6.60
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ss116-08
Sterling Beads - Floating Ring - Sterling (1)
Big, shiny rings. Cool next to bigger beads, or strung over smaller beads to "float" back and forth. Or hang as dangles. Lots o' possiblities! 11mm Hole size is approx. 7 mm. By the each.
Price: $ 1.90
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Sterling Beads - Hammered Nuggets - Bright Sterling (1)
Kewel - lumpy, random nuggety shapes. Size varies a little, some are wider but shorter, others are longer but narrower. In the 11 - 14 mm range. By the each.
Price: $ 5.60
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helss13905
Sterling Beads - 1.5 inch Heart Snake Curved Tube Noodle - Sterling (1)
Curved tube bead - great for bracelets. Little heart pattern all over, like if a snake had heart shaped scales. 5mm x 37mm Hole size is approx. 4 mm. By the each.
Price: $ 7.26
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helss13901
Sterling Beads - 1.5 inch Herring Bone Curved Tube Noodle - Sterling (1)
Curved tube bead - great for bracelets. Little heart pattern all over, like if a snake had heart shaped scales. 5mm x 37mm Hole size is approx. 4 mm. By the each.
Price: $ 7.26
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s10876
Sterling Beads - 19 x 15 mm Hex Cube - Sterling and Marcasite (1)
Stunning. Huge bead - huge hole. What a great focal or accent. Marcasite set in sterling silver lattice. 19mm x 15mm Hole size is approx. 9 mm. By the each.
Price: $ 25.95