Need these seeds!

It those are the same galvanized beads that I'm thinking of, be aware that the fade quickly in light. I won't use them.

Tina

Hummm....Galvanized (which is just a metal looking coating that can rub off easily) is pretty inexpensive...between 3 to 5 bux depending.

There is a 24K gold electroplated size 11...much more expensive. I sell 20 grams for around $8.50 I think, (gee, been away from work for awhile...lol)

Larger holes usually mean it is a Japanese seed bead. Were they strung or loose? If loose, were there any little threads mixed in? If not, they are most likely Japanese. The stock number doesn't ring any bells.

Do you have any way to scan them? If not, you are welcome to send me a sample and I can see if I can match them for you, or tell you where to go.

Beki

These aren't those kind, that's why I'm not sure what to call them. They're more even and the finish is much more like metal than like other galvanized beads I've seen, in both look and color. They feel cooler than glass beads, too.

Do you think they're silver electroplated? They do look like antique silver. I figured silver would be much pricier, but then I don't know that much (yet) about metals pricing...

They were loose, in a little 1/2 oz bag. Here's a scan of them:

Thank you for trying to help me! I've got a commission riding on finding these things.

Hmnmmm, that could be possible...

There is Scaperchick. There is a 24K white gold electroplate (big time pricy) a silverplate and a nickle plate. The ones in your scan look like nickle. Stock # 464 on this page

Beki

The nickle is a duller darker color than the white gold, so I would say they have an antique look to them.

Beki

Thank you!!!

An update... Beki, I ordered some of the nickel-plate ones, and they're not quite the same but are quite close! They're close enough that they'll do, so thank you for pointing them out to me!

Do you think it was a dyelot change, or do they seem to be a different bead all together?

Beki

They're actually a different bead - I only just noticed, while beading with a magnetic clasp on my board, that the unknown beads did not stick to the magnet (whereas the nickel-plate do stick).