 Vintage Flexible Plastic Flower Beads:
Unlike the crisp, almost glass-like qualities of lucite, our flexible plastic component finds have a kitschy & fun appeal. Around here we call it the 'Gumball Chic' look. We have just added to the site lots of custom dyed colors in the flexible plastic vintage spike flower. And we have also learned that we are at the end of our vintage stock in the 'swirl flower' line. So what we have left is limited. Made in the Far East between the 1960's and early 80's, these pieces are fantastic for easy, read-made earrings, pendants & more.
Deco Glass Pendants:
Lovely lampwork beads featuring sparkly copper flecks, referred to as Aventurine or 'goldstone'. The glass is heated & then rolled in the copper frit loveliness. Sometimes the base is then coated with clear hot glass to encase the sparkle, and other times it's left bumpy, or smoothed but left on the bead's surface. Aventurine is used in most countries' glass houses including Japan common in the 1940's pieces, and India, common in the early to late 1980's.
 Antique Rose Montees:
The queen of the sew-on beads. The Rose montee was originally manufactured for the use in the garment and textile industry. Made primarily in France in the early 1900's our collection of rose montees features lush milk glass colors including beige & pink & crystalline transparent colors such as topaz & ruby. These often feature mulit- or criss-cross holes, making them th perfect component for creative woven or multi-strand inspiration. Limited in availability.
Adventurine Glass Beads:
 Lovely lampwork beads featuring sparkly copper flecks, referred to as Aventurine or 'goldstone'. The glass is heated & then rolled in the copper frit loveliness. Sometimes the base is then coated with clear hot glass to encase the sparkle, and other times it's left bumpy, or smoothed but left on the bead's surface. Aventurine is used in most countries' glass houses including Japan common in the 1940's pieces, and India, common in the early to late 1980's.
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