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More close-ups on the bottom of this page below the details.....
 Please note that pictures are enlarged to show detail.

 

Tinta Twilight... (18)
...the last of the pink disappears from the horizon, and the twilight takes over, it darkens the Budapest sky to a deep ink blue - right before nightfall. Tinta, incidentally means "ink" in hungarian, the first of the five languages I ever learned.

Not that any of that has anything to do with the beads, I just felt compelled to explain the name and the inspiration. Regardless of what it is called, it is a beautiful set, combining light pink and ink-y blue, which is almost slightly purple. It is elaborate in a muted classy sort of way.   

The dark beads with white flowers are deep ink blue (not black as they look in the picture.) On the bottom is a close up picture of the pear shaped bi-cone, and an imperfect heart that I will also send the winner of this auction. The heart is actually really pretty, but is slightly FLAWED it had a nick on it, because I put another hot (sticky) bead next to it in the kiln and it had a little scar leftover from it. So I sandblasted a little heart to cover it up. It is sort of cute - but not perfect, I just didn't have the heart ( no pun intended! ) to split it up from the rest of the set. The picture is "before" sand-blasting. I don't have a photo of it "after".

OH,  and if you like IVORY creamy and smoky colors, check out my other auction here!
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BEADS
You are bidding on a total of 18  hand crafted lampwork glass beads made from Italian Effetre and Lauscha glass. There are  4  lentils, 12 round beads and  small sliding spacer, and a little semi-bicone little pear shape, with lots of transparency. The heart at the bottom of this page is included but flawed.

SIZES
Beads are on the petite side, the round ones are 11-13 mm across (diameter), and about 9-11 mm from hole to hole (length), and are made on 1/16th inch mandrels. The lentils are are 13-14 mm from hole to hole and about 8 mm in its thickest spot, the cone  shape is 17 mm long. The entire strand is 7 1/2 in long.

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

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 notification of total.  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.
$4.00  for Priority Mail

Buyers outside the us, please contact me for information on shipping charges. You will also be responsible for any customs charges if applicable.

Insurance within the is additional and I highly recommend it. The insurance rates for the U.S. 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
Insurance rates for international buyers will differ, please inquire.

Thank You! 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 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!

  

 

   

HEART NOTE:

See the nick on the top right lobe of the heart? That is where there is a little sandblasted heart now! (Another warning on this heart - the bottom hole is a little sharp, and the back cleft of the heart is not entirely straight down the middle) Ok, so now you've got the disclaimers! Bid accordingly!