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 Grandissima (60) 
I'm celebrating the official start of fall this week with a truly grand set! You have a multitude of window- beads, portholes, lentils and for some serious designing fun I've added matching little sparkly spacers, round ivory spacers and some elongated spacer "bars" or nubbins... all in all a whopping 60 lampwork beads.

Rich fall colors combined with dark ivory, the transparent colors include various shades of amethyst, ink blue, topaz and amber.

Each window bead or porthole could probably work as a focal in itself, they are about 22 mm square, and portholes 19 mm hole to hole, or group them together for a rich, detailed, opulent piece that will definitely command attention. You actually probably have more than enough for a necklace, bracelet and some earrings, but it is for you to decide - I just made the beads!

It definitely takes time and patience to create these beads, and you probably won't see me make a set this large in this style anytime soon - if ever! 

SIZES
You are looking at 60 lampwork glass beads in this auction. The entire strand  includes 4 portholes (about 19 mm hole to hole), 6 window beads (22 mm) , 6 lentils (16 mm hole to hole) , 14 "long" spacers (5 mm wide and about 12 mm long), 20 sparkly spacers (10-11 mm wide), and 10 dark ivory spacers; all beads made on 1/16th inch mandrels. 

GUARANTEE
All beads come with a money-back guarantee. If you are not happy with your item, for any reason, contact me immediately by email for instructions, then return it to me within 10 days, and I will refund your money (less shipping charges) promptly, and cheerfully. 

BUYERS SAFETY:
Due to recent auction "hijackings" please check the seller ID before bidding.  If the seller ID is anything other than "patriciasantana" it is also a scam, if you have any questions or concerns, you can contact me through my website that you can find from the "about me" page. I will also not sell "second chance offers." So if someone offers you these beads through a "second chance offer" through eBay, it is a scam.

Thank You for looking!
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All rights reserved. 

PAYMENT
PayPal is recommended, but I will also accept money orders, cashier's checks, and personal checks. (Personal checks will ship as soon as check has cleared.) Winning bidders have 7 days to submit payment after auction end.  Insurance is optional (however, highly recommended) at buyer's expense. I cannot be held liable for uninsured packages. Thanks for your bid and I wish you luck!! Please contact me within 3 days of winning.  
Add 8 % sales tax for California residents. 

SHIPPING & HANDLING
Beads usually ship within 2 business days of payment. Please combine shipping on multiple auctions wins. Shipping options available:

Free First Class Shipping in the US.
Optional: $4.00  for Priority Mail

Insurance is additional and I highly recommend it. The insurance rates are as follows, please  specify if you would like me to ship with insurance: 
$0.01 to $50.00 = $1.30
$50.01 to $100.00= $2.20 
$100.01 to $200.00 = $3.20
$200.01 to $300.00 = $4.20
$300.01 to $400.00 = $5.20
$400.01 to $500.00 = $6.20

Buyers outside the us: 
Please contact me BEFORE BIDDING for shipping charges.
Final value will be stated as item value customs purposes.
Buyer responsible for any and all customs charges.

Thank You for looking! Good luck in your bidding!

MY LAMPWORK
I use Italian Effetre (also called Moretti) and German Lauscha glass to create these handmade lampwork beads in my studio perched on a hill above the beautiful Monterey Bay in California.

I follow my creativity as I make the designs,  and if you see a design you like, bid accordingly as I don't know when the bead muses will inspire me to remake that design. (And I am so busy with special orders, that I rarely even get to put a set up here.) I also will not take orders to re-create a set sold here.

I carefully create each bead over an open flame, it is then kiln annealed overnight in a digitally controlled kiln, and each bead hole is cleaned individually with a diamond drill bur. 

You are bidding on the strand pictured. Photos are enlarged to show detail, a ruler is handy to gauge the size of these beads.  Questions? Feel free to email, I love to hear from you!