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Swarovski Margaritas

No, it's not a drink — although that's not a bad idea! This is Swarovski Style 3700 — a multi-petaled flower bead known as a Margarita — with a center hole.

This is a "sew on stone" as Swarovski calls it — originally designed for the fashion clothing market — makes great jewelry too — put on a headpin (especially with a crystal in it), bend 90 degrees, thread on some crystals, and make a loop, and hey presto, instant earrings.

Some are foil-backed, others have are transparent, or have other finishes.

Wasting away again in Margarita-ville
searching for my lost swarovski bead
some people claim it was the bead thread to blame
but I know ... it was that d--- knot's fault.

Everyone has been going crazy too for making these cute little Christmas tree earrings, as detailed in a recent magazine, using a 4 mm cube, 3 Margarita in graducated sizes, (i.e. 6, 8 and 10 mm, or 8, 10, and 12), and topped with a bicone, usually a 3 mm. String these on a headpin (1.5 inch fine headpin will do) and hang on an ear wire and you are good to go, or make wine charms, or decorations for mini-trees! (As shown, the Crystal AB is made with the larger Margaritas, and the green one is the Crystal Vitrail Medium.)

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Swarovski Sew-on Stones - 10 mm Margarita Flowers (3700) - Crystal (1)
Style 3700 - multi petaled flower bead with a center hole. A sew on stone, technically. Many other ways to use it. 10mm x 3.5mm By the each.
Price: $ 0.88
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Swarovski Sew-on Stones - 6 mm Margarita Flowers (3700) - Crystal (1)
Style 3700 - multi petaled flower bead with a center hole. A sew on stone. 6mm By the each.
Price: $ 0.35
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Swarovski Sew-on Stones - 6 mm Margarita Flowers (3700) - Crystal / Silver Foil (1)
Style 3700 - multi petaled flower bead with a center hole. A sew on stone - silver foiled back. 6mm By the each.
Price: $ 0.39
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Swarovski Sew-on Stones - 10 mm Margarita Flowers (3700) - Crystal AB (1)
Style 3700 - multi petaled flower bead with a center hole. A sew on stone, technically. Many other ways to use it. 10mm x 3.5mm By the each.
Price: $ 0.99
Quantity:
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Swarovski Sew-on Stones - 12 mm Margarita Flowers (3700) - Crystal AB (1)
Style 3700 - multi petaled flower bead with a center hole. A sew on stone, technically. Many other ways to use it. 12mm x 4mm By the each.
Price: $ 1.75
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Swarovski Sew-on Stones - 6 mm Margarita Flowers (3700) - Crystal AB (1)
Style 3700 - multi petaled flower bead with a center hole. A sew on stone. 6mm By the each.
Price: $ 0.47
Quantity:
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Swarovski Sew-on Stones - 8 mm Margarita Flowers (3700) - Crystal AB (1)
Style 3700 - multi petaled flower bead with a center hole. A sew on stone - iridescent coated back. 8mm By the each.
Price: $ 0.65
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Swarovski Sew-on Stones - 6 mm Margarita Flowers (3700) - Crystal AB / Silver Foiled (1)
Style 3700 - multi petaled flower bead with a center hole. A sew on stone. Foiled silver on one side for more dazzle. 6mm By the each.
Price: $ 0.47
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Swarovski Sew-on Stones - 10 mm Margarita Flowers (3700) - Crystal Transmission (1)
Style 3700 - multi petaled flower bead with a center hole. A sew on stone, technically. Many other ways to use it. Crystal Transmission is a variation on the finish, like the AB finish. (Not what you use to change gears in a glass car.) 10mm x 3.5mm By the each.
Price: $ 0.99
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Swarovski Sew-on Stones - 10 mm Margarita Flowers (3700) - Rose (1)
Style 3700 - multi petaled flower bead with a center hole. A sew on stone, technically. Many other ways to use it. 10mm x 3.5mm By the each.
Price: $ 0.99
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Swarovski Sew-on Stones - 10 mm Margarita Flowers (3700) - Light Siam (1)
Style 3700 - multi petaled flower bead with a center hole. A sew on stone, technically. Many other ways to use it. 10mm x 3.5mm By the each.
Price: $ 0.99
Quantity:
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Swarovski Sew-on Stones - 12 mm Margarita Flowers (3700) - Light Siam AB (1)
Style 3700 - multi petaled flower bead with a center hole. A sew on stone, technically. Many other ways to use it. 12mm x 4mm By the each.
Price: $ 1.75
Quantity:
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Swarovski Sew-on Stones - 6 mm Margarita Flowers (3700) - Sun (1)
Style 3700 - multi petaled flower bead known as a Margarita - with a center hole. A sew on stone - originally designed for the fashion clothing market - makes great jewelry - put on a headpin (especially with a crystal in it), bend 90 degrees, thread on some crystals, and make a loop, instant earrings! 6mm By the each.
Price: $ 0.35
Quantity:
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Swarovski Sew-on Stones - 10 mm Margarita Flowers (3700) - Light Colorado Topaz (1)
Style 3700 - multi petaled flower bead with a center hole. A sew on stone, technically. Many other ways to use it. 10mm x 3.5mm By the each.
Price: $ 0.99
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Swarovski Sew-on Stones - 10 mm Margarita Flowers (3700) - Crystal Vitrail Medium (1)
Style 3700 - multi petaled flower bead with a center hole. A sew on stone, technically. Many other ways to use it. Foiled on one side, but still pretty enough that shows ok. Green metallic foil and the other side is a liquid pool of forever green with flashes of pink, gold and teal. 10mm x 3.5mm By the each.
Price: $ 0.99
TEMPORARILY OUT OF STOCK
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10737001061001
Swarovski Sew-on Stones - 6 mm Margarita Flowers (3700) - Crystal Vitrail Medium (1)
Style 3700 - multi petaled flower bead with a center hole. A sew on stone. 6mm By the each.
Price: $ 0.47
Quantity:
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10737001135001
Swarovski Sew-on Stones - 8 mm Margarita Flowers (3700) - Crystal Vitrail Medium (1)
Style 3700 - multi petaled flower bead with a center hole. A sew on stone - green coated back. 8mm By the each.
Price: $ 0.65
Quantity:
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Swarovski Sew-on Stones - 10 mm Margarita Flowers (3700) - Emerald (1)
Style 3700 - multi petaled flower bead with a center hole. A sew on stone, technically. Many other ways to use it. 10mm x 3.5mm By the each.
Price: $ 0.99
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Swarovski Sew-on Stones - 6 mm Margarita Flowers (3700) - Emerald (1)
Style 3700 - multi petaled flower bead with a center hole. A sew on stone. 6mm By the each.
Price: $ 0.39
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Swarovski Sew-on Stones - 8 mm Margarita Flowers (3700) - Emerald (1)
Style 3700 - multi petaled flower bead with a center hole. A sew on stone. 8mm By the each.
Price: $ 0.65
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10737001027360
Swarovski Sew-on Stones - 6 mm Margarita Flowers (3700) - Erinite (1)
Style 3700 - multi petaled flower bead with a center hole. A sew on stone. 6mm By the each.
Price: $ 0.39
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Swarovski Sew-on Stones - 12 mm Margarita Flowers (3700) - Peridot (1)
Style 3700 - multi petaled flower bead with a center hole. A sew on stone, technically. Many other ways to use it. 12mm x 4mm By the each.
Price: $ 1.60
TEMPORARILY OUT OF STOCK
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Swarovski Sew-on Stones - 6 mm Margarita Flowers (3700) - Peridot (1)
Style 3700 - multi petaled flower bead with a center hole. A sew on stone. 6mm By the each.
Price: $ 0.39
Quantity:
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s15143
Swarovski Sew-on Stones - 8 mm Margarita Flowers (3700) - Peridot (1)
Style 3700 - multi petaled flower bead with a center hole. A sew on stone. 8mm By the each.
Price: $ 0.65
Quantity: