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Dyed chalcedony beads resembling Larimar --- beadiste ( 2021-02-25 16:11 ) (96 reads) file img

Thanks for heads up! --- Joyce ( 2021-02-26 22:50 ) (25 reads)
Are they dyed�or are they beizen? (no text) --- Beadman ( 2021-03-03 15:43 ) (2 reads)

"Pagan Sorceress" necklace from Isle of Man exhibited --- beadiste ( 2021-02-23 08:06 ) (97 reads)

I didn't, so I'm glad you posted it! (no text) --- Luann Udell ( 2021-02-23 11:55 ) (9 reads)
Thanks for posting this -- it led me to several articles I was not aware of (no text) --- Karlis ( 2021-02-23 19:08 ) (7 reads)
Thsnk you Chris. Very cool! (no text) --- beadman ( 2021-02-25 08:46 ) (2 reads)

BEADS Vol. 28 Reprinted � Imitation Amber Beads, Bavarian Beads, etc. --- Karlis ( 2021-02-19 09:34 ) (84 reads) file img

Missing links --- Karlis ( 2021-02-19 09:40 ) (45 reads)
Great News! --- Joyce ( 2021-02-23 20:44 ) (23 reads)
Bavarian Bead article especially significant --- Rosanna ( 2021-02-24 10:55 ) (35 reads)

What happened here?? African brass beads gone crusty... --- Luann Udell ( 2021-02-14 18:51 ) (117 reads) file img

Re: What happened here?? African brass beads gone crusty... --- petrusgeorgius ( 2021-02-14 23:35 ) (73 reads)
Re: What happened here?? African brass beads gone crusty... --- Hans06 ( 2021-02-15 02:43 ) (75 reads)
- Re: Re: What happened here?? African brass beads gone crusty... --- Hans06 ( 2021-02-15 02:48 ) (70 reads)
  - Thank you! --- Luann Udell ( 2021-02-19 21:46 ) (26 reads)
    - And fortunately, I have plenty of masks now. :-D (no text) --- Luann Udell ( 2021-02-19 21:47 ) (14 reads)
      - ??? Don�t understand (no text) --- Hans06 ( 2021-02-20 00:08 ) (11 reads)
      - ??? Don�t understand (no text) --- Hans06 ( 2021-02-20 01:23 ) (6 reads)
      - ??? Don�t understand (no text) --- Hans06 ( 2021-02-20 01:25 ) (3 reads)
      - Something went wrong, sorry (no text) --- Hans06 ( 2021-02-20 01:27 ) (6 reads)
      - heh (no text) --- Logan ( 2021-02-22 16:12 ) (4 reads)
  - UPDATE: Boiled 'em! --- Luann Udell ( 2021-02-23 11:52 ) (38 reads) file img

box of rocks --- art ( 2021-02-14 13:45 ) (182 reads) file img

WOW!! --- Luann Udell ( 2021-02-14 18:45 ) (44 reads)
Gives a new meaning to �Feelin� Blue�! --- Joyce ( 2021-02-17 22:45 ) (37 reads)
Love them all, but a soft spot for the green. Thanks for showing us!! --- karavanserai ( 2021-02-18 08:41 ) (29 reads)
- Natural --- Joyce ( 2021-02-18 14:10 ) (38 reads)
- Green turquoise is my favorite, too! (no text) --- Luann Udell ( 2021-02-19 21:43 ) (4 reads)
- Green turquoise is my favorite, too! (no text) --- Luann Udell ( 2021-02-19 21:44 ) (3 reads)
  - I love it so much, I posted twice! :-D (no text) --- Luann Udell ( 2021-02-19 21:45 ) (5 reads)
Turquoise is my hobby --- art ( 2021-02-18 23:24 ) (51 reads) file
direct picture, not file --- art ( 2021-02-18 23:27 ) (67 reads) file img
- Very nice! Thanks for showing. --- karavanserai ( 2021-02-20 02:06 ) (21 reads)
  - Greenest --- art ( 2021-02-21 22:21 ) (53 reads) file img
    - Beauties! (no text) --- Joyce ( 2021-02-21 23:05 ) (3 reads)
    - Thank you, you made my week!!!! Love them. --- karavanserai ( 2021-02-22 09:50 ) (18 reads)
      - Re: Thank you, you made my week!!!! Love them. --- art ( 2021-02-22 22:20 ) (24 reads)

bead ID help please? --- lindabd ( 2021-02-13 10:24 ) (126 reads) file img

Re: bead ID help please? --- Stefany ( 2021-02-13 10:30 ) (69 reads)
- I have these beads too, and they are Thai. I don't know much more, offhand. (no text) --- Beadman ( 2021-02-13 18:08 ) (19 reads)
- Thank you! (no text) --- lindabd ( 2021-02-14 21:45 ) (6 reads)

Happy Valentine's Day! --- paigar ( 2021-02-13 18:54 ) (105 reads) file img

Re: Happy Valentine's Day! --- Stefany ( 2021-02-14 08:42 ) (36 reads)
Beautiful beads (no text) --- beadweyr ( 2021-02-14 10:03 ) (12 reads)
Happy VD! --- Joyce ( 2021-02-14 10:20 ) (32 reads)
Love these! --- Rosanna ( 2021-02-14 19:04 ) (24 reads)

Short articles for The Bead Forum newsletter --- Rosanna ( 2021-02-12 14:50 ) (72 reads)

Old bead journals, etc --- Eric Mort ( 2021-02-08 13:25 ) (91 reads)

Re: Old bead journals, etc --- frank ( 2021-02-08 18:28 ) (75 reads)

2021 Tucson Bead Symposium: all online on Feb 6 --- floorkasp ( 2021-01-27 02:33 ) (178 reads) link file img

This one is better... --- floorkasp ( 2021-01-27 02:36 ) (119 reads) file img
Thank you Floor - I'll "be there"! (no text) --- Rosanna ( 2021-01-27 11:44 ) (28 reads)
Re: 2021 Tucson Bead Symposium: all online on Feb 6 --- Joyce ( 2021-02-05 20:55 ) (47 reads)
- Re: Re: 2021 Tucson Bead Symposium: all online on Feb 6 --- floorkasp ( 2021-02-06 08:08 ) (36 reads)
  - Re: Re: Re: 2021 Tucson Bead Symposium: all online on Feb 6 --- Joyce ( 2021-02-06 22:41 ) (31 reads)
    - Please let us know whenever the replay is available. :) (no text) --- Joyce ( 2021-02-06 22:50 ) (16 reads)
Thank you for organizing this interesting online symposium! --- Anansi ( 2021-02-07 02:09 ) (42 reads) file img
- Re: Thank you for organizing this interesting online symposium! --- Anansi ( 2021-02-07 02:30 ) (39 reads) file img
- Re: Thank you for organizing this interesting online symposium! --- Ms J ( 2021-02-08 01:07 ) (21 reads)
Video available! --- Floorkasp ( 2021-02-07 08:13 ) (39 reads)
- Link here --- floorkasp ( 2021-02-07 08:16 ) (45 reads)
  - Many thanks to everyone involved! --- Joyce ( 2021-02-07 10:14 ) (29 reads)

Early Blue Beads in Pre-Contact Contexts in Alaska ??? --- Karlis ( 2021-01-28 18:09 ) (271 reads) file img

Hmmm.... --- Beadman ( 2021-01-29 13:19 ) (118 reads)
- Re: Hmmm.... --- Karlis ( 2021-01-29 17:44 ) (108 reads)
  - Chinese Blue Beads --- Beadman ( 2021-01-31 18:20 ) (112 reads)
    - More of the Same Stuff --- Beadman ( 2021-02-07 04:27 ) (50 reads)
IIa40 ? --- beadiste ( 2021-02-05 10:44 ) (56 reads)
No mass spectrometry work? --- beadiste ( 2021-02-05 10:57 ) (48 reads)

positive bead research stuff for 2021!! --- Stefany ( 2021-01-03 02:20 ) (327 reads)

Thx and remember BCN is a safe place to post, it is too quiet here lately (no text) --- Hans06 ( 2021-01-03 03:03 ) (49 reads)
The Lockdown opportunity for a big research project --- Stefany ( 2021-01-23 06:56 ) (83 reads)
- YES, please! --- Luann Udell ( 2021-01-23 15:10 ) (45 reads)
- Nice, (no text) --- Hans06 ( 2021-01-25 02:47 ) (22 reads)
- An ambitious effort, keep us informed! (no text) --- Rosanna ( 2021-01-25 08:00 ) (24 reads)
- Thank you. Please don't stop! (no text) --- karavanserai ( 2021-01-30 03:31 ) (19 reads)
  - Re: Thank you. Please don't stop! --- Stefany ( 2021-01-30 11:13 ) (41 reads)

Coral? and silver necklace --- Will ( 2021-01-23 11:45 ) (148 reads) file img

Re: Coral? and silver necklace --- Stefany ( 2021-01-23 14:05 ) (103 reads)
- Re: Re: Bamboo coral (!) and silver necklace --- Will ( 2021-01-23 19:28 ) (97 reads) file img
  - Re: Re: Re: Bamboo coral (!) and silver necklace --- alipersia ( 2021-01-24 02:27 ) (79 reads)
    - Re: Re: Re: Re: Bamboo coral (!) and Vietnamese porcelain --- Will ( 2021-01-25 10:07 ) (73 reads) file img
- Re: Coral Notions --- Beadman ( 2021-01-25 02:36 ) (80 reads)
  - Re: Re: Coral Notions --- Will ( 2021-01-25 10:29 ) (79 reads) file img
  - Re: Re: Coral Notions --- Will ( 2021-01-25 10:32 ) (65 reads) file img
    - Re: Coral Reefs Impacted --- Beadman ( 2021-01-25 12:30 ) (78 reads)

New projects for 2021? Please post yours! --- Rosanna ( 2021-01-07 14:35 ) (178 reads) file img

Good match and beautiful beads! What I'm working on... --- Luann Udell ( 2021-01-18 19:58 ) (50 reads)
- owl beads --- Luann Udell ( 2021-01-18 20:18 ) (83 reads) file img
  - horse shrine --- Luann Udell ( 2021-01-18 20:24 ) (84 reads) file img
And this one of mine projects --- Hans ( 2021-01-19 05:00 ) (88 reads) file img
- and another one, already finished --- Hans ( 2021-01-19 05:15 ) (85 reads) file img

Bead Study Trust- --- Stefany ( 2021-01-16 01:41 ) (112 reads)

Re: Bead Study Trust- --- Stefany ( 2021-01-16 13:25 ) (70 reads)
- Please see my private reply. (no text) --- Beadman ( 2021-01-16 14:28 ) (33 reads)
  - Re: Please see my private reply. --- Stefany ( 2021-01-17 03:22 ) (59 reads)

BEADS 32 is coming --- Karlis ( 2021-01-09 14:02 ) (157 reads) file img

Re: BEADS 32 is coming --- frank ( 2021-01-09 17:04 ) (80 reads)
Re: BEADS 32 is coming --- frank ( 2021-01-09 17:05 ) (58 reads)

covid 19 bead colector members --- alipersia ( 2021-01-04 05:23 ) (170 reads)

Covid.... --- Joyce ( 2021-01-06 07:00 ) (122 reads)
- Re: Covid.... --- alipersia ( 2021-01-07 09:12 ) (87 reads)

Merry Christmas to All! --- Rosanna ( 2020-12-25 12:00 ) (143 reads) file img

Re: Merry Christmas to All! --- Logan ( 2020-12-27 02:01 ) (48 reads)
And a Stay Healthy New Year ! (no text) --- Hans06 ( 2020-12-27 03:16 ) (28 reads)
Happy holidays everyone. Wish you a fantastic 2021! (no text) --- karavanserai ( 2020-12-28 06:06 ) (23 reads)

Happy Holidays --- Karlis ( 2020-12-25 12:53 ) (128 reads) file img

International recycled glass beads? --- Luann Udell ( 2020-12-19 16:46 ) (180 reads) file img

Making do --- Luann Udell ( 2020-12-19 16:50 ) (109 reads) file img
Not powderglass --- Hans06 ( 2020-12-20 03:36 ) (99 reads)
- Pretty thick for window glass --- Luann Udell ( 2020-12-21 17:11 ) (66 reads)
  - Re: Pretty thick for window glass --- Hans06 ( 2020-12-22 04:15 ) (71 reads)
  - Shop window glass? (no text) --- Hans06 ( 2020-12-22 04:57 ) (44 reads)
Not powderglass --- Hans06 ( 2020-12-20 03:36 ) (80 reads)
- Television beads --- Hans06 ( 2020-12-20 03:58 ) (106 reads)
Re: Indonesian Recycled Glass Beads --- Beadman ( 2020-12-21 11:04 ) (103 reads) link
- Re: Indonesian Recycled Glass Beads --- Beadman ( 2020-12-21 11:36 ) (80 reads) link
- TV beads et. al. --- Luann Udell ( 2020-12-21 17:22 ) (81 reads)
  - Re: Names --- Beadman ( 2020-12-21 17:57 ) (93 reads)
    - Thank you for the clarity & definitions. I'll try to remember them all! :-) (no text) --- Luann Udell ( 2020-12-24 12:25 ) (29 reads)

International recycled glass beads? (no text) --- Luann Udell ( 2020-12-19 14:20 ) (71 reads)

New Tucson Gem Show dates ( unconfirmed ) --- Joyce ( 2020-12-16 19:39 ) (127 reads)

Re: New Tucson Gem Show dates ( unconfirmed ) --- Veniceusa ( 2020-12-17 04:43 ) (82 reads)
- Tucson shows..... --- Joyce ( 2020-12-17 21:59 ) (93 reads)
Interesting news - hope they can pull it together in April! (no text) --- Rosanna ( 2020-12-17 10:04 ) (37 reads)
Re: New Tucson Gem Show dates ( unconfirmed ) --- Veniceusa ( 2020-12-18 18:59 ) (64 reads)

Venetian Glass Beads and UNESCO --- veniceusa ( 2020-12-17 18:34 ) (188 reads)

Venetian Glass Beads and UNESCO: Bravo Indeed! --- Joyce ( 2020-12-17 22:37 ) (69 reads)

'tis the season --- judy ( 2020-12-16 16:45 ) (122 reads) file img

Thank you, Judy! Happy Holidays, may 2021 be a year of healing! (no text) --- Joyce ( 2020-12-16 19:34 ) (30 reads)

Faturan? --- Fionna ( 2020-12-12 02:30 ) (168 reads) file img

Re: Faturan? Recent plastics. --- Hans06 ( 2020-12-12 02:46 ) (99 reads)
Re: Faturan? Recent plastics. --- Hans06 ( 2020-12-12 02:46 ) (81 reads)
- Re: Re: Faturan? Recent plastics. --- Fionna ( 2020-12-12 05:37 ) (88 reads)
  - Re: Re: Re: Faturan? Recent plastics. (no text) --- Hans06 ( 2020-12-13 00:41 ) (50 reads)
  - Maybe Rosanne can help? (no text) --- Hans06 ( 2020-12-13 00:42 ) (46 reads)
They look like new polyester beads --- Rosanna ( 2020-12-13 06:10 ) (76 reads)
Re: "Faturan" --- Beadman ( 2020-12-13 11:37 ) (92 reads) link
- A L O N G Dialogue from 2006 --- Beadman ( 2020-12-13 11:43 ) (78 reads) link
- A Recent Dialogue on "Faturan" --- Beadman ( 2020-12-13 11:49 ) (73 reads) link
A link to my Faturan bead article --- Rosanna ( 2020-12-13 21:09 ) (88 reads)
- Re: A link to my Faturan bead article --- Fionna ( 2020-12-13 23:56 ) (76 reads)
- Re: A "Faturan" Card --- Beadman ( 2020-12-14 21:35 ) (86 reads)
  - Why do you think that? --- Rosanna ( 2020-12-15 05:31 ) (70 reads)

Chinese openwork cloisonne dragon beads --- beadiste ( 2020-11-15 10:54 ) (286 reads) file img

More pix --- beadiste ( 2020-11-15 10:55 ) (132 reads) file img
Re: Chinese openwork cloisonne dragon beads/ Question please --- AnneLFG ( 2020-11-20 02:10 ) (80 reads)
- Blog posts --- beadiste ( 2020-11-20 11:57 ) (78 reads) link
  - Re: Blog posts/Thanks so much! (no text) --- AnneLFG ( 2020-11-20 13:00 ) (47 reads)
Re: Chinese Cloisonn� Dragon Beads --- Beadman ( 2020-11-23 21:57 ) (114 reads) file img
- Older artist vs younger --- beadiste ( 2020-11-25 12:14 ) (89 reads) link
- Re: Chinese Cloisonn� Dragon Beads --- Beadman ( 2020-11-30 17:58 ) (75 reads) file img
  - Re: Re: Chinese Cloisonn� Dragon Beads --- Beadman ( 2020-11-30 18:00 ) (64 reads) file img
  - Re: Chinese Cloisonn� Dragon Beads --- Beadman ( 2020-11-30 18:01 ) (61 reads) file img
  - Re: Chinese Cloisonn� Dragon Beads --- Beadman ( 2020-11-30 18:03 ) (55 reads) file img
  - Re: Chinese Cloisonn� Dragon Beads --- Beadman ( 2020-11-30 18:04 ) (67 reads) file img
    - Re: Re: Chinese Cloisonn� Dragon Beads- what i find attractive --- Stefany ( 2020-12-01 02:07 ) (78 reads)

Sahara jasper pendant --- frank ( 2020-11-29 17:46 ) (194 reads) file img

Re: Sahara jasper pendant --- frank ( 2020-11-29 17:48 ) (96 reads) file img
Amazing! - looks like a window into a scene of the desert sands (no text) --- Rosanna ( 2020-11-30 10:04 ) (34 reads)
This looks like the material that is routinely commercially called "picture jasper." (no text) --- Beadman ( 2020-11-30 17:51 ) (39 reads)
- Re: This looks like the material that is routinely commercially called "picture jasper." --- frank ( 2020-11-30 18:30 ) (88 reads)

Scammer using Mark Kenoyer's name & SBR affiliation --- Rosanna ( 2020-11-26 13:25 ) (176 reads)

Use of gift cards is apparently a fave way to launder money these days. --- beadiste ( 2020-11-26 13:46 ) (100 reads)
- Re: Use of gift cards is apparently a fave way to launder money these days. --- frank ( 2020-11-26 15:14 ) (113 reads)

help with id --- sammi_tenn ( 2020-11-22 05:07 ) (150 reads) file img

They look like Czech / Bohemian pressed glass from the interwar period --- Rosanna ( 2020-11-22 11:08 ) (62 reads)
- Re: They look like Czech / Bohemian pressed glass from the interwar period --- sammi_tenn ( 2020-11-23 05:03 ) (54 reads)

Who am I and what am I seeking from your bead expert community? --- ZoeK ( 2020-11-03 02:34 ) (270 reads) file

Photos of my jewellery --- ZoeK ( 2020-11-03 02:52 ) (205 reads) file
- Re: Photos of my jewellery --- ZoeK ( 2020-11-03 02:59 ) (191 reads) file
Re:your Granny.. --- Stefany ( 2020-11-03 03:58 ) (168 reads)
- Re: Re:your Granny.. --- Zoek ( 2020-11-03 06:08 ) (156 reads) file img
  - Re: Re: Re:your Granny.. --- Zoek ( 2020-11-03 06:12 ) (172 reads) file img
    - splendid images! (no text) --- Stefany ( 2020-11-03 10:51 ) (86 reads)
      - I really enjoyed this thread --- judy ( 2020-11-03 17:12 ) (117 reads)
        
        Me too! --- Joyce ( 2020-11-03 21:30 ) (91 reads)
        
        Me three! What an unjoyable thread! (no text) --- lindabd ( 2020-11-04 07:57 ) (67 reads)
        :) (no text) --- Logan ( 2020-11-05 07:26 ) (52 reads)
        This touching thread brought me out of lurking! --- Adjichristine ( 2020-11-20 09:49 ) (98 reads)
        
        HUG!! --- Logan ( 2020-11-20 14:55 ) (80 reads)
        
        Re: HUG!! --- Adjichristine ( 2020-11-21 20:49 ) (81 reads)
        Re: HUG!! --- Adjichristine ( 2020-11-21 20:50 ) (66 reads)
        
        Re: I really enjoyed this thread --- ZoeK ( 2020-11-05 01:35 ) (85 reads)
dear Zoe i posted a private message to you with my email address-- (no text) --- Stefany ( 2020-11-06 16:07 ) (56 reads)

Cleaning glass disease from beads --- beadiste ( 2020-11-11 11:21 ) (186 reads) link

Okay, I misread the intent of "glass disease".... --- Luann Udell ( 2020-11-11 16:47 ) (92 reads)
Thank you, a nice way to read away the gloomy days. (no text) --- karavanserai ( 2020-11-12 09:48 ) (47 reads)
Re: Cleaning glass disease from beads/Thanks --- AnneLFG ( 2020-11-16 19:36 ) (70 reads)
Re: Cleaning glass disease from beads/also Watch Temp Changes Ancient Beads --- AnneLFG ( 2020-11-16 22:14 ) (111 reads)

A Handy Search --- Beadman ( 2020-11-02 17:32 ) (269 reads)

And... did you find your specific bead.? (no text) --- Hans06 ( 2020-11-03 09:40 ) (59 reads)
- Ha-ha-ha..., I did not (!). (no text) --- Beadman ( 2020-11-05 13:28 ) (49 reads)
Beautiful results! Now I've been looking for half an hour.... (no text) --- Luann Udell ( 2020-11-03 18:34 ) (61 reads)
�beadcollector.net photos� --- Joyce ( 2020-11-03 21:17 ) (157 reads)
- photos I remember --- Logan ( 2020-11-05 07:30 ) (124 reads)
  - I am so grateful for BCN!! --- Luann Udell ( 2020-11-10 19:16 ) (75 reads)
Re: A Handy Search --- Jerri P ( 2020-11-11 17:14 ) (75 reads)
Re: A Handy Search/Thanks! (no text) --- AnneLFG ( 2020-11-15 23:04 ) (43 reads)
Re: A Handy Search/Thanks! (no text) --- AnneLFG ( 2020-11-15 23:04 ) (43 reads)

Levin "Traded for Slaves" card long faceted glass beads --- beadiste ( 2020-11-10 11:20 ) (211 reads) file img

More examples of molded? beads --- beadiste ( 2020-11-10 11:39 ) (157 reads) file img
Re: Long Faceted Glass Beads --- Beadman ( 2020-11-13 02:31 ) (133 reads)
- Checked Beads of Gablonz --- beadiste ( 2020-11-13 15:52 ) (120 reads)

Unusual Long Iridescent Bead --- sohall909 ( 2020-11-05 12:38 ) (233 reads) file img

Re: Unusual Guru Bead --- Beadman ( 2020-11-05 13:26 ) (145 reads)
- Re: Re: Unusual Guru Bead --- Sohall909 ( 2020-11-05 16:04 ) (120 reads)
reworked image --- uwe ( 2020-11-06 04:33 ) (130 reads) file img
- Thank you for helping. (no text) --- Logan ( 2020-11-07 04:04 ) (55 reads)

Molded glass beads. Just delightful --- lindabd ( 2020-11-04 22:09 ) (140 reads) file img

Nice! Very Art Deco. (no text) --- Beadman ( 2020-11-05 13:32 ) (48 reads)

there was a time when beads were really dangerous... --- Stefany ( 2020-11-05 02:06 ) (157 reads) file img

Re: There was a time when paranoia might not be so paranoid..., but sometimes was. (no text) --- Beadman ( 2020-11-05 13:31 ) (49 reads)

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