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Re: Mental style tube beads

Valbeads — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 02:27:01 GMT

Ooo, they DO look like spent cartridges! That's really kinda cool!

My goodness, Donna! Did you have cataract surgery?

Re: Mental style tube beads

jewelrymaking11 — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 01:49:00 GMT

It seems like bullet casings. You may be clear from the pictures.

Re: Mental style tube beads

D.M.Z — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 00:09:10 GMT

Sue, good guesses and both could be right. Also, there have been some tubes offered in the bead mags that you cover with a small piece of cloth.........like patterned silk...........to make beads out of. The tubes in that bracelet look like they have finished ends. So if they are brass tubing someone took the time to round and smooth the ends, time consuming. There were some others offered in the past that looked almost like a little bobbin and you could fit a small patch of beadwork around them. Check both the bead mags......... I still can't see straight or I'd look. Maybe Designer Findings?

It is a nice looking bracelet, something I'd wear as it would be amusing. Donna

Re: Mental style tube beads

SCB1 — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 22:47:50 GMT

can't tell the size by the picture, but they could be many different things. They could be bullet casings, or even small pieces of brass tubing, Those two things came to mind right away.

Re: Mental style tube beads

Valbeads — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 20:04:48 GMT

Those are cool! I've never seen metal bugle beads before.

Re: Mental style tube beads

noodlebead — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 11:55:58 GMT

what are these beads?

Mental style tube beads

jewelrymaking11 — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 09:11:18 GMT

Very cool bracelet, yeah?

This is the first time I see this kind of beads, very cool.