In 2013 I evidently co-ordinated a valentine's day bead exchange, which gave me the opportunity to photograph everyone's offerings. These sorts of designer beads really look nice when there's a bunch of them, which after all is how this sort of bead is supposed to be used. They're presented in the same order I photographed ’em:) three years ago, in 2013.

Claudia Martinez

Frances Ross

Frances Ross

Sylvus Tarn. Definitely the weirdest & least usable of the lot. The design is based on a European bead that iirc Diane Fitzgerald showed me.

Kim West

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