Airopal
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sort of an AB opal - only availble in the 6100 pendant
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Alexandrite (v)
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changeling! pale blue changing to pale purple in proper light - reissued
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Ambrosia (v)
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a pale champagne (I think) - as a finish it's reds & yellows on a champagne bead
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Amethyst
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in the purple family
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Andrus (v)
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made for Trifari, c. 1954 - along the lines of Sun, but darker with a metallic finish
I'll add more pictures soon, as I just got these
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Antique Green
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think Coke bottle green intensified - in the Strass pendants only
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Antique Silver (v)
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in the same family as Ghost .... pale gray (8mm only)
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Antique Gold (v)
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in the same family as Silk and Champagne ... pale peachy-gold (8mm only)
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Aquamarine
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in the blue family - think of a cat with blue eyes
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Bermuda Blue
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in the aqua family, but slightly darker & more green
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Black Diamond
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a gray tone with hints of silver & brown
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Black Lace (v)
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the vintage name for what is now called CosmoJet - a clear bead with colored but not solid finish creating "windows" - in vintage it was only available in black
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Blue Diamond (v)
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Black Diamond with a blue finish (possibly Bermuda Blue)
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Blue Opal Light (v)
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a pale pale blue opalescent
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Blue Opal Dark (v)
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a medium blue opalescent
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Blue Violet
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Ask Crayola.... a purple with blue undertones - in the Strass pendants only
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Bordeaux
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a rosy wine color - in the Strass pendants only
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Blue Zircon
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turquoise
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Brandy
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2008 - new!
Several new "colors" just came out - Crystal Brandy, Crystal Verde, Crystal Lemon, Crystal Titan, Crystal Chili Pepper, Crystal Ice. These are actually finishes, or coatings ... check them out on that page!
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Burgundy
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in the red family, with brown & purple tones
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Calicon (v)
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may refer to the finish....bead appears to be dark champagne or perhaps black diamond
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Cantaloupe
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changeling! green changing to cantaloupe in flourescent light
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Capri Blue
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a medium blue - Aqua + Sapphire = Capri
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Cardinal
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no it's not red, but rather a light purple
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Caribbean AB Or (v)
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Possibly a commissioned bead - 1956 - a deep carribean blue with a golden AB X2
The King calls the Caribbean - I added the AB Or
I'll add more pictures as soon as my order gets here
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Caribbean Blue Opal
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strong aqua opalescent
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Ceylon Topaz
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Desert + Jonquil = Ceylon
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Chalk White (opaque)
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white. don't know if it's any different from White Alabaster or if they're different names for the same color
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Cherry (opaque)
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bright red....like that cake frosting that tastes nasty
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Chili Pepper
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2008 - New!
Several new "colors" just came out - Crystal Brandy, Crystal Verde, Crystal Lemon, Crystal Titan, Crystal Chili Pepper, Crystal Ice. These are actually finishes, or coatings ... check them out on that page!
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Chrysolite
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a pale green
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Cinnamon (v)
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a deep orange-brown ... darker than Cognac. Specially made for Weiss in the early 50s.
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Citrine
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a bright yellow with a tinge of green
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Citrus (v)
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deep yellow with a hint of orange. One step darker than Mango
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Cobalt
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a medium/medium dark blue
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Cognac
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a medium brown - found in vintage stock as well as a commissioned reissue by 2beads.com
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Colorado Topaz
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a sandy brown with hints of yellow
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Creole Grey (v)
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a dark gray with an yellow-orange tint
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Creole OR (v)
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creole gray with a gold finish (Comet OR)
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Crystal
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clear
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Crystal Copper
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clear with an orange/rust. Not solid color, more of an effect.
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Crystal Dorado
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special edition 2x coating
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Crystal Golden Shadow
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a pale champagne color
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Crystal Blue
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clear with a tinge of blue - may only be in the Strass pendants
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Crystal Ice
|
2008 - New!
Several new "colors" just came out - Crystal Brandy, Crystal Verde, Crystal Lemon, Crystal Titan, Crystal Chili Pepper, Crystal Ice. These are actually finishes, or coatings ... check them out on that page!
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Crystal Meridian Blue
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darker tinge of blue than Crystal Blue
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Crstyal Metallic Blue
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special edition Metallic Blue coating 2X
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Crystal Moonlight
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crystal with a satin-y white? effect
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Crystal Silver Shade
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a pale pale clear silver gray
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Crystal Titan
|
2008 - New!
Several new "colors" just came out - Crystal Brandy, Crystal Verde, Crystal Lemon, Crystal Titan, Crystal Chili Pepper, Crystal Ice. These are actually finishes, or coatings ... check them out on that page!
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Crystal Verde
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2008 - New!
Several new "colors" just came out - Crystal Brandy, Crystal Verde, Crystal Lemon, Crystal Titan, Crystal Chili Pepper, Crystal Ice. These are actually finishes, or coatings ... check them out on that page!
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Crystal Vitrail Medium
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Vitrail Medium on a crystal bead
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Crystal Ultra (v)
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Crystal with a special sharper faceting for extra sparkle
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Dark Ambrosia
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darker champagne
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Dark Amethyst (v)
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darker purple, but not as dark as grape
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Dark Lavender (v)
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I've only seen it in a 4mm bicone with a Heliotrope finish
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Dark Mink (v)
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dark brown with gold tones
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Dark Sapphire
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dark blue
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Daylight (v)
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clear
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Deep Desert (v)
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a medium sand/champagne color
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Desert (v)
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sand color
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Desert Dawn (v)
[not it's real name]
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another mystery color that I've taken the liberty of naming. Napier, 1954. Silver coating on a rosey-desert bead
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Driftstone (v)
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1957 - multicolor finish on a light gray bead? Throws purples, greens, grays, blues.
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Early Desert (v)
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a lighter shade of sand
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Elestria Dark (v)
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custom for the Weiss Co, c. 1956
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Emerald
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dark green
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Erinite
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in the emerald family - but lighter
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Fire Opal
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a red orange (combined with a Jonquil color in the 6100 pendant)
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Forest (v)
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dark green
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Fuschia
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dark but bright pink with purple tint
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Garnet
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deep red
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Golden Teak
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a darker champagne color bordering on brown - in the Strass pendants only
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Grape (v)
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grape....think grape jelly
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Green (v)
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think spring grass....not too dark - nice medium green
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Green Apple (v)
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or Apple Green - reminds me of a Crayola I once knew....
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Green Alexandrite (v)
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a green/gray
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Green Tourmaline
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another name for just Tourmaline or Turmaline
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Hadium (v)
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light purple/gray
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Hadium II (v)
[not it's real name]
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Hadium with a scarabee finish, for Weiss. 50s/60s
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Heliotrope (v)
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in the same purple family with a bit of gray
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Hemo (v)
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blood red ... the name & color didn't last long
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Honey (v)
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commissioned for Napier in 1954. Article 199 in 5mm &6mm
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Hyacinth
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orange with just a hint of red....makes me think not of Hyacinth but Zinnias
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Indian Red
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medium red with rust tones....fall leaves
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Indian Sapphire
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medium blue with gray tones ...
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Indicolite
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dark aqua
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Ivory (opaque) (v)
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ivory/off-white
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Jet
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black
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Jet Nut
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a bronze finish on a jet bead, also comes in special edition 2x
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Jonquil
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pale yellow
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Jouelle Dark (v)
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a deep fuschia pink with a gold/AB coating ?? likely made on consignment
I'll add more pictures soon as I just got these
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Joulan (v)
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a dark rose - made on consignment
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Joulet (v)
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a deep garnet - made on consignment
Probably my favorite 4mm bicone bead :)
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Kaleidescope
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Commissioned bead for Royal - Madrid with a special finish
I'll add more pictures soon
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Khaki
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more green than tan - so don't think pants, think olive drab
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Lavender
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pale pale purple
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Lemon
|
New 2008!
Several new "colors" just came out - Crystal Brandy, Crystal Verde, Crystal Lemon, Crystal Titan, Crystal Chili Pepper, Crystal Ice. These are actually finishes, or coatings ... check them out on that page!
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Lilac
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similar to lavendar, but more pink
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Lime
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not lime like you would think lime, more, lime when dried up and shrivelled. More of an olive drab ugly green. Sorry - just my opinion.
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Light Amethyst
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pale purple
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Light Azore
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pale aqua
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Light Colorado Topaz
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a sandy champagne color, no yellow to speak of
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Light Emerald (v)
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light green
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Light Grape (v)
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light purple - similar to lavendar, but more gray
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Light Grey Opal
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very pale silver grey opal
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Light Meadow (v)
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pale green
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Light Olivine
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think lime, but not Swarovski Lime, fruit lime, inside
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Light Peach
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pale....peach
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Light Rose
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pale pink
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Light Sapphire
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pale blue
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Light Sapphire Satin
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also called Denim
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Light Siam
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light red
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Light Smoked Topaz
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sandy brown with a hint of orange/rust...
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Light Steel (v)
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4mm bicone with a silver blue finish ... throws silver, blue, purple tones
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Light Topaz
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light amber
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Livid (v)
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a deep pink-red, a little redder than fuschia
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Madrid (v)
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a bright medium red - an earlier name for .... siam, I think
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Madeira (v)
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a rust topaz-y brown
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Mango (v)
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a bright yellow ... darker than jonquil
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Mardi Gras (v)
[not it's real name]
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this isn't the real name of the color/finish. There isn't one - but since we have green and purple, I went with Mardi Gras .... Commissioned for Tancredi, 1958
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Mardi Gras II (v)
[not it's real name]
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Hadium bead with an unknown coating (likely Janelle) - which means this was probably a custom bead for Monet in the late 50's to early 60s
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Mardi Gras Jet (v)
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a jet bead with the same coating as above - likely a custom Monet bead
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Meadow (v)
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a medium green, new leaf color
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Mediterranean (v)
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a light blue, in the aqua tones
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Medium Emerald
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a midtone green
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Medium Sapphire
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a midtone blue
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Midnight (v)
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black...looks like it has a Fantasy coating....
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Mink (v)
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brown with gold tones
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Mint Alabaster
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opal-y/opaque minty blue/green
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Mocca (2008)
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new color for 2008. Deep coffee brown
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Modrite (v)
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the pale blue that the v. Alexandrite changes to - but on it's own, in it's own bead
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Montana
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dark blue - think of an unpolluted sky at 8:42 pm on an evening in May
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Morion
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blue-y gray & slightly purple ... vintage but recently reissued
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Navy (opaque)
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medium/dark blue
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Ocean Blue
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medium Aqua - only availble in the 6100 pendant
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Olivine
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a medium yellow-green
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Pacific Opal
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take turquoise and opal and mix....greeny-blue opalescent
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Padparadscha
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a peachy red....no orange tones....it's almost the color of a red glow-stick
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Peppermint (v)
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very pale icy plue, reportedly made for Trifari c. 1957
I'll try to get more shots of these, as I bought some. The blue ranges from very pale to a deeper color if you look at just the right angle
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Peridot
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a light bright green
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Pink Alexandrite (v)
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a changeling! from pink/peach/cantaloupe to light olive drab/light khaki in flourescent light
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Purple Velvet
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royal purple, also in AB
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Raspberry (v)
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similar to Fuschia - very bright dark pink
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Red Topaz
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red orange
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Rosaline
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palest pink
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Rose
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vibrant pink
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Rose Alabaster (opaque)
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an opaque pink
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Ruby
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dark red - in between siam & sangria
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Ruby/Blue (mixed)
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a conjoining of the two colors in one bead...also in topaz/green....kinda ugly
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Sand Opal (2008)
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new for 2008, another in the Opal line
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Sanduca (v)
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steel gray
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Sangria (v)
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deep dark red
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Sapphire
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bright blue
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Sarnell (v)
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hard to tell with the AB coating....perhaps a green/gray
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Sea (v)
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It's nearly impossible to tell what the bead crystal color is, since I only have this in a Margarita. The finish is probably what "Sea" refers to. Backside ranges from pinks-oranges-greens-blues. Colors reflecting thru crystal are the pink at the center, midtone blues & greens and the edges occasionally catch a browny-burgundy-purple shade
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Seafoam
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a pale blue-green (or green-blue if you like) ... reminiscent of beach glass
(as of 7/11 has disappeared from page 2 - Robert is verifying his inventory)
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Siam
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red, true red, leaning towards dark rather than bright
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Silk
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new color (2007)! champagne with a hint of peachy-pink
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Shadow Crystal
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an effect as well as color....a champagne tone that seems to hold its sparkle deep inside
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Smoked Topaz
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Topaz w/o the yellow - more brown, like mild Cognac
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Smoky Quartz
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a dark gray-brown
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Starlight (v)
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a smokey gray...a previous name for Black Diamond I believe
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Steel (v)
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a 1940s custom order for an unknown manufacture in Providence RI - a silver blue finish on a clear/gray bead.
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Sun
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a dark orange
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Sunburst Dark (v)
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either a crystal or black diamond bead with a metallic coating that throws mostly yellow but shades of orange and pink as well
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Sundew (v)
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a dark gold orange brown
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Sunscape (v)
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bright orange-red
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Sunset (v)
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a dark yellow-orange
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Tangerine (v)
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bright orange...
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Tanzanite
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medium purple with a tinge of blue
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Teal
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med-dark aqua
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Terrenum (6100)
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a rust brown, only availble in the 6100 pendants
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Topaz
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amber color - orangey yellow - or a yellowy orange...hint of brown
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Topaz/Green (mixed)
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topax & green in a conjoined mix....it was tried with ruby & blue as well....kinda ugly
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Tourmaline
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green, a shade or two darker than emerald
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Turquoise
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special edition AB 2X
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Turquoise (opaque)
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really, self explanatory....
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Violet
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a pale purple
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Violet Opal
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pale purple opalescent
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Walnut (v)
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rich brown
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White Alabaster (opaque)
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plain old white
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White Opal
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opalescent minus any underlying color
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Wine (v)
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purple pink .... think of a good red wine heavily diluted
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