Whatever happened to zebra stone?

[marym]

lol- I'm not sure we are EVER above goodies of the beaded variety!!

Our Curved Big Eye needle might work a little better than trying to create a hook. I saw the look of Mollies needle when she was done and let me tell you- that needle won't live to bead again.  
 
These pretty end caps are on the way back to you- by the way. I agree with Mollie and would take it a step further and say these are designed SPECIFICALLY for multi-stranded seed bead work, where one continuous strand can be tied off at almost any point in the necklace.

-And the gemstone ID of A and C???  I'm unsure. Russ?

[Luann Udell]

Wow, A & C must be the ultimate "mystery stones"!   '>  

I actually bought a bracelet from a catalog that had similar stones--they referred to it as "river stone" which is another nice generic moniker that means nothing when I try to google it.

Now I'm wondering if C might a "chalk", like all the dyed chalk "turquoise" beads out on the market now?  Except that I bought them about 4-6 years ago, before the "chalk bead craze" hit the market.  I almost had the idea they might be from Indonesia, if that's any help (although the store owner seemed to know less than I did about the provenance of her beads...!!)

A is still puzzling, though.  I bought several of these beads from a friend who bought them years ago.  She's unsure of what they are, but the beads ranged from this lovely powder green with brownish flecks to a darker green with brown inclusions.  I only have a few of them, which is why I just sent one for ID.