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Wood, Nut, Bone, Simulated Bone and Ivory, Amber Beads — Beads by Nature but Not Stone!

To round out the ethnic look, or invent a new look entirely. Here's some fun choices in non-stone beads. All are lightweight - an advantage when making sizeable jewelry!

Wood: Wood - lightweight, good for guy jewelry, or using them as a base for beading over with netting techniques.

Tagua Nut — “Vegetable Ivory”: Carved or sliced from the seed of the Tagua, or Ivory Palm. (Phytelephas aequatorialis) (Gobs more info and pictures here - will open in new window.) The nut from this tree, while pulpy and edible when new, hardens with time into a creamy white seed, about the size of an egg. These seeds can be carved, dyed, painted, used to simulate ivory, or go beyond that to be medium of their own! This is what we know as the Tagua nut, or vegetable ivory!

Bone Beads: Hand selected, as most of the bone beads we see are rather crudely made, or are indistinguishable from plastic! We prefer to pass on those. Mostly made in India or China, and are probably cow bone.

Amber: Amber - fossilized tree resin. The soft and meltable nature of Amber lends itself to reprocessing, such that they are huge facilities in Russia, melting down low-grade Amber and refining it and re-manufacturing it into stunning beads of breath-taking quality. We try to distinguish "Natural" Amber - unprocessed except for the shaping and polishing process - and other Ambers that have been heavily processed (where we know).

Resin — Simulated Wood, Ivory: Those of you who know us, know that we have avoided "plastic" beads for a long time - preferring to stock better quality beads for making better quality and heirloom jewelry. However, some extremely nice beads are now available that are really quite lovely - and are made of resins, polymers or other man-made items. In particular - we thought these beads were nice, and they do have the added benefit of being lightweigh, despite their significant size.

We try to choose consistent stock, but the nature of natural beads is that there will be inconsistency between strands and between individual beads.

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Amber Beads - 2 Hole Faceted Square - Cognac Amber - Natural (1)
Faceted on one side, flat on the back. 10mm x 10mm By the each.
Price: $ 1.50
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Amber Beads - Half Moons - Cognac Amber - Natural (1)
Cute half moon or half circle beads. Single hole. 10mm x 15mm x 3.5mm By the each.
Price: $ 2.30
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Ceramic Pendant - Oval - Smiling Lady with Secret (1)
Look at that face - she has a secret smile that would put the Mona Lisa to shame! Ceramic pendant (picture is only on one side). Bezel mount and ring to hang. Handmade, each a little different. 30mm x 35mm By the each.
Price: $ 7.20
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Ceramic Pendant - Teardrop - Blue Willow China (1)
That blue willow look - in fact - that make be exactly what it is - pieces of china, shaped and made into jewelry. Ceramic pendant (picture is only on one side). Bezel mount and ring to hang. Handmade, each a little different. 27mm x 43mm By the each.
Price: $ 9.40
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Decoupage Picture Beads - 30 mm Coin - Autumn Glory (1)
Featherlite beads with decoupaged pics of autumn leaves. Random pic - ya getz whatz ya gets/ 30mm x 30mm By the each.
Price: $ 2.15
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Decoupage Picture Beads - 20 x 45 mm Rectangle - Assorted Ladies (1)
Featherlite beads with decoupaged pics. Assorted ladies from famous paintings. Or maybe obscure paintings. Sorry - can't be specific as to which you'll get - if you want to pick - you'll have to come to the store. I know it's not fair - but we just didn't get that many of each one. 20mm x 45mm x 6mm By the each.
Price: $ 5.30
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Decoupage Picture Beads - 30 mm Round - Scrolled Vines (1)
Featherlite beads with decoupaged pics. Assorted scroll-like vines and flowers. Very Art Newv-oh! 30mm x 30mm x 7mm By the each.
Price: $ 3.15
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Decoupage Picture Beads - 13 mm Square - Itteh Bitteh Doggie Committee (1)
Featherlite beads with decoupaged Doggie pics in colour. Assorted doggies - you getz whatz you getz. 13mm x 13mm x 6.5mm By the each.
Price: $ 1.80
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Decoupage Picture Beads - 13 mm Square - Night Birdies (1)
Featherlite beads with decoupaged coloured birdies on a dark background. Assorted - you getz whatz you getz. 13mm x 13mm x 6.5mm By the each.
Price: $ 1.80
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Decoupage Picture Beads - 20 mm Square - Assorted Goggies (1)
Featherlite beads with decoupaged pics. Assorted doggies - sorry - can't be specific as to which you'll get - if you want to pick - you'll have to come to the store. I know it's not fair - but we just didn't get that many of each one. You might get One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven or even others! We got more in this time - but it's still not many of each! 20mm x 20mm x 6mm By the each.
Price: $ 2.15
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Decoupage Picture Beads - 20 mm Square - Night Birdies (1)
Featherlite beads with decoupaged pics. Assorted birdies on a black background. Backside is the same as the front side. 20mm x 20mm x 6mm By the each.
Price: $ 2.15
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Resin Beads - 20 x 32 mm Crackle Gooseberries - Topaz (1)
Big but light! Lovely smooth oval shape with cool crackle pattern. Like some big stone fruit from a buried tomb. The rich warm amber colour of these make them resemble amber - and their light weight is consistent with amber too, making them a consistent amber simulant. 20mm x 32mm By the each.
Price: $ 0.95
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Resin Beads - 20 x 32 mm Crackle Gooseberries - Olivine (1)
Big but light! Lovely smooth oval shape with cool crackle pattern. Like some big stone fruit from a buried tomb. These have a vaguely translucent quality that makes them look jade-like - but they weigh a fraction of the real thing. 20mm x 32mm By the each.
Price: $ 0.95
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Resin Beads - 20 x 32 mm Crackle Gooseberries - Mint (1)
Big but light! Lovely smooth oval shape with cool crackle pattern. Like some big stone fruit from a buried tomb. 20mm x 32mm By the each.
Price: $ 0.95
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Resin Beads - 16 mm Crackle Rounds - Olivine (1)
Big but light! Lovely smooth round shape with cool crackle pattern. Translucent, the colour of kiwi fruit. Really look like a berry. 16mm By the each.
Price: $ 0.25
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Resin Beads - 16 mm Crackle Rounds - Mint (1)
Big but light! Lovely smooth round shape with cool crackle pattern. 16mm By the each.
Price: $ 0.25
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Resin Beads - 20 x 32 mm Crackled Olive - Topaz (1)
Looks great, less weight. These strongly resemble amber - but they are not - they are a modern polymer. 12mm x 26mm By the each.
Price: $ 0.65
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Resin Beads - 20 x 32 mm Olive - Sim Wood (1)
Looks great, less weight. These strongly resemble wood - but they are not - they are a modern polymer. 12mm x 26mm By the each.
Price: $ 0.65
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Resin Beads - 20 x 32 mm Olive - Sim Jasper (1)
Looks great, less weight. These strongly resemble jasper - but they are not - they are a modern polymer. 12mm x 26mm By the each.
Price: $ 0.65
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Stone Beads - Tumbled Nuggets - Amber (1)
Sizable - but very varied in shape. 15mm x 25mm By the each.
Price: $ 5.00
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Stone Beads - Tumbled Nuggets - Amber (Reconstituted) (strand)
Reconstituted Amber. 7 - 8mm x 7 - 11mm Approx. 45 beads on 17 inch strand. (strand)
Price: $ 7.88
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Tagua Nut - Slices - Dark Persimmon (1)
Tagua nut - seed of the Phytelephas aequatorialis - known as vegetable ivory. A slice, sanded, coloured and polished. Lightweight. Size varies. ~30 - 50mm Hole is front to back. By the each.
Price: $ 2.80
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Tagua Nut - Slices - Dried Banana (1)
Tagua nut - seed of the Phytelephas aequatorialis - known as vegetable ivory. A slice, sanded, coloured and polished. Lightweight. Size varies. ~30 - 50mm Hole is front to back. By the each.
Price: $ 2.80
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Tagua Nut - Slices - Dark Peacock (1)
Tagua nut - seed of the Phytelephas aequatorialis - known as vegetable ivory. A slice, sanded, coloured and polished. Lightweight. Size varies. ~30 - 50mm Hole is front to back. By the each.
Price: $ 2.80
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Tagua Nut - Slices - Tahitian Teal (1)
Tagua nut - seed of the Phytelephas aequatorialis - known as vegetable ivory. A slice, sanded, coloured and polished. Lightweight. Size varies. ~30 - 50mm Hole is front to back. By the each.
Price: $ 2.80
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Tagua Nut - Slices - Ebony Black (1)
Tagua nut - seed of the Phytelephas aequatorialis - known as vegetable ivory. A slice, sanded, coloured and polished. Lightweight. Size varies. ~30 - 50mm Hole is front to back. By the each.
Price: $ 2.80
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Wood Beads - 10 x 20 mm Rectangle - Butterfly (1)
Wood beads, stained, with carved out 4-petal butterfly pattern which could have been a flower, except for the antennae. Some variation in the darkness of the stain. Pattern is on both sides. 10mm x 20mm x 6mm By the each.
Price: $ 1.20
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Wood Beads - 10 x 20 mm Rectangle - Flower (1)
Wood beads, stained, with carved out 4-petal flower pattern which could have been a butterfly - except for the whole absence of a body thing. Some variation in the darkness of the stain. Pattern is on both sides. 10mm x 20mm x 6mm By the each.
Price: $ 1.20
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Wood Beads - 20 x 23 mm Rectangle - Spiraled Heart (1)
Wood beads, stained, with pattern that resembles ivory inlay. Except I'm sure it's not ivory and fairly certain it's not inlaid. But it looks like it. Pretty cool anyway. Intriguing pattern - very strong graphic design. Pattern is on both sides. Some variation - they look handmade. 20mm x 23mm x 5mm By the each.
Price: $ 1.95
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Wood Beads - 13 mm Square - Warm Brown (1) - Discontinued - 30% off!
Silky smooth wood squares. Lightweight. 13mm x 13mm x 5mm By the each. Close Out! Was: $.35
Price: $ 0.25
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Wood Beads - 26 mm Square - Celtic Knot (1)
Wood beads, stained, with pattern that resembles ivory inlay. Except I'm sure it's not ivory and fairly certain it's not inlaid. But it looks like it. Pretty cool anyway. Pattern is on both sides. Some variation - they look handmade. 26mm x 26mm x 4mm By the each.
Price: $ 2.30
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