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Rare & Unusual Beads
Mabe Pearl Beads Ivory White
Category: Rare & Unusual Beads, Unique Collection, Jewelry Beading Supplies
Appx 17mm. ’A’ Grade - These are two Mabe Pearls fused together and drilled to give you a wonderfully unique strand of beads. These are in the "Oh My God" gorgeous!!! Must have. Get these while they last.
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$110/15.5" strand
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Item #16026 |
Lapis - 8mm Rounds - Rare!
Category: Rare & Unusual Beads, Unique Collection, Jewelry Beading Supplies
8mm rounds. 2A +Grade. Afghanistan lapis rounds in an Amazing quality!
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$75/16" strand
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Item #15607 |
Lapis Round-10mm-RARE! AAA
Category: Rare & Unusual Beads, Unique Collection, Jewelry Beading Supplies
10mm rounds. AAA Grade. Afghanistan lapis rounds in a nice 10mm size. Amazing!
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$145/16" strand
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Item #15606 |
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Sold out
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$165/16" strand
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Item #15268 |
Lemon Chrysoprase 20mm Honkers!-RARE!
Category: Rare & Unusual Beads, Unique Collection, Jewelry Beading Supplies
20mm rounds. WOW! You won’t find these honkers everyday! These are AAA grade, all natural lemon chrysoprase beads. Really nicely polished. Very limited!!!!!
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$128/16" strand
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Item #15266 |
Rainbow Tourmaline Faceted Rondell Beads
Category: Rare & Unusual Beads, Unique Collection, Jewelry Beading Supplies
5.5-6mm. Colors and shapes vary slightly from strand to strand. All are A quality!!!!! Limited.
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$155/16" strand
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Item #14746 |
Tourmaline Faceted Rondell Beads
Category: Rare & Unusual Beads, Unique Collection, Jewelry Beading Supplies
7.5-8mm highly faceted quality rainbow tourmaline beads. OMG - these are lovely!
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$270/16" strand
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Item #14745 |
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Category: Rare & Unusual Beads, Unique Collection, Jewelry Beading Supplies
300 +/- carats per strand. These are gently graduated from 7mm to 13mm. A nice attractive AB grade. Each strand varies in colors. All are naturally pretty.
$125/16"
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Item #14633 |
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Aquamarine 12mm Rounds-RARE!
Category: Rare & Unusual Beads, Unique Collection, Jewelry Beading Supplies
12mm. Very nice quality Aquamarine rounds. Transparent blue and green beads. What a stunning combination!
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$195/16" strands
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Item #13939 |
Rainbow Tourmaline Disc Beads - Stunning!
Category: Rare & Unusual Beads, Unique Collection, Jewelry Beading Supplies
10mm discs. These are stunning!!! 409.5 carats of tourmaline in a rainbow of colors. The quality is AA grade. The size is enormous for tourmaline beads. Only one strand available. Rare!
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$550/16" strand
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Item #13423 |
Larimar 3A Grade- 12mm Rounds-RARE!
Category: Rare & Unusual Beads, Unique Collection, Jewelry Beading Supplies
12mm rounds. These are stunning! 12mm, 3A grade, Larimar rounds. Each bead is unique in its mixture of blue, green and white coloration. These are hard to come by, and we only have one strand!
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$1975/18" strand
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Item #13168 |
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$175/strand
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Item #12939 |
Ruby Faceted Rondells-RARE!
Category: Rare & Unusual Beads, Unique Collection, Jewelry Beading Supplies
4 x 6.5mm rondells. 194 carats of faceted ruby rondells. These are gorgeous!
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$700/16" strand
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Item #12886 |
Larimar Rounds - Rare!
Category: Rare & Unusual Beads, Unique Collection, Jewelry Beading Supplies
10mm round beads. This is a 18" strand with 46 beads in total. This is a one of a kind beauty!
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$850/18" strand
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Item #11605 |
Purple Turquoise Rondells
Category: Rare & Unusual Beads, Unique Collection, Jewelry Beading Supplies
4 x 6mm rondell bead. These beauties are made of Sleeping Beauty Turquoise. They are highly polished and quite lovely!
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$84/16 " strand
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Item #11456 |
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Category: Rare & Unusual Beads, Unique Collection, Jewelry Beading Supplies
These are an AA+ Grade. Sold in 9" strands. That’s 28 beads per strand. Very nice quality here!
$465/9" strand
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Item #11141 |
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Yellow Sapphire Rondell Beads - Rare
Category: Rare & Unusual Beads, Unique Collection, Jewelry Beading Supplies
1.5 - 2.5mm. These are small faceted sapphires. They are a stunning quality and color. Sold in a 16" strand. We have more rare sapphires listed in the RARE & UNUSUAL section of the site.
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$160/16" strand
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Item #10361 |
Top Quality Tanzanite Faceted Rondells - Rare
Category: Rare & Unusual Beads, Unique Collection, Jewelry Beading Supplies
3 - 5.5mm. These tanzanite beads are stunning! This strand is graduated & 18 inches long. A very nice strand of top quality tanzanite beads!
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$700/18" strand
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Item #10358 |
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$180/16" strand
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Item #10357 |
Angel Skin Coral Graduated Branch Barrel Beads - Rare!
Category: Rare & Unusual Beads, Unique Collection, Jewelry Beading Supplies
9 to 14mm. These are natural! Large beads made of a large branch of angle skin coral. Rare indeed. Nicely graduated. 18" long too. Only one available.
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$756/18" strand
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Item #9922 |
Lapis Round Beads - 14mm Rare!
Category: Rare & Unusual Beads, Unique Collection, Jewelry Beading Supplies
Another stunning find. Top quality Afghanistan lapis rounds in a nice 14mm size. Stunning!
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$375/15.5" strand
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Item #9840 |
Lapis 25mm Rounds - A Rare Find!
Category: Rare & Unusual Beads, Unique Collection, Jewelry Beading Supplies
These are a 3A grade. Stunning Afghanistan lapis rounds. 16 beads on the strand. I rarely come across lapis this size. And this fine grade is a first here!
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Sold out
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$1200/strand
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Item #9838 |
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Category: Rare & Unusual Beads, Unique Collection, Jewelry Beading Supplies
45mm long x 17mm. This is a rare item indeed! Hand carved peas in a pod. Made of genuine angle skin coral. Beautiful detail that makes this a rare piece of art!
$345
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Item #9698 |
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Category: Rare & Unusual Beads, Unique Collection, Jewelry Beading Supplies
This strand has varying sizes of stones18 x 12 - 15 x 28mm. Each bead is polished and the colors are fantastic. Another must see in person to appreciate.
$225/16" strand
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Item #8740 |
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Category: Rare & Unusual Beads, Unique Collection, Jewelry Beading Supplies
2.5 - 4mm. 68 Carats. Gently graduated and beautifully polished rondelles. My favorite color in sapphires!
$950/18" strand
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Item #8417 |
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Category: Rare & Unusual Beads, Unique Collection, Jewelry Beading Supplies
3.5 to 9mm. These are really unique in shape! Fabulously faceted! 165 carats of beads. That adds up to a 20 inch strand of wonderful tanzanite.
$985/20" strand
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Item #8412 |
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Category: Rare & Unusual Beads, Unique Collection, Jewelry Beading Supplies
3 to 5mm Gently graduated. .. . . .Hummmm. These are so very sparkly and wonderfully transparent. The strand is 16" of stunning beads!
$625/16" strand
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Item #8411 |
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Larimar Graduated Rectantular Polished Beads
Category: Rare & Unusual Beads, Unique Collection, Jewelry Beading Supplies
11 x 14 - 14 x 17mm. This strand has a total of 30 beads that are matched up nicely for rich deep blue color and a gentle graduation in size. Nice strand.
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$735/16" strand
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Item #7847 |
Mother Natures Pearls of Wonder!
Category: Rare & Unusual Beads, Unique Collection, Jewelry Beading Supplies
up to and over the 10mm size in thickness. They are very hard to size as each pearl is unique.These are what you could call mother natures’ mistakes. We call them "Pearls of Wonder." Mother Nature sometimes adds an extension of nacre, called a nodelle to the pearl offering endless creative possibilities. These beauties are natural in color. Some are peach and some have more pink in them. The luster is top grade. Very rare find. Only a few available. Net pricing here*
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$385/per 16" strand
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Item #4142 |
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