Cousin DIY Multicolor Acrylic Shambala Bead Strand, 17 in, 62 Piece, Jewelry Making, Adult

These beads are gorgeous ! I am absolutely obsessed with them. They are very sparkly and the marbled beads are terrific too! Have been using them for bracelets and junk journal charms. They are also lovely on beaded pens.

I am very pleased with these beads, very pretty color shades, light pink, yellow, red, orange, light teal blue, dark royal blue, green %26 purple. There are a total of like 4 beads per color, consisting of 2 gem stone like beads %26 2 swirl designed beads, EXCEPT for the 2 blue shades. There are 2 dk royal, and 2 light teal blue gemstone beads and I think it was 3 or 4(?) 2-TONED SWIRLbeads, that match both shades of the blue gem stone beads, for like a mix or match use. There are space beads/discs in between every bead in the string. I look at those, like a special bonus gift! Lol The strings were longer than I expected, and with the spacer beads, it gave me more beads than I had expected to get, when I actually received them. I am well pleased all the way around. They are all, approx 10mm in size, and love how the gem stone looking beads sparkle, and look like they light up and twinkle in regular light, but really come alive in sunlight. Not sure what they’re made of, but are extremely light weight, (lighter than the swirl design beads are, although the swirl designed beads are pretty light too.) The ONLY DRAW BACK that I can see, is that you would have to buy several strings, to even have a small quantity of just one color choice of bead. I do larger crafts that call for sometimes larger quantities of beads, in both certain color shades as well as assorted color choices, and it would be unreasonable for me to have to buy enough of these to get enough of one color of these beads to make it. I really wish they were also sold by color, as well as by assorted colors! The colors are beautiful shades, and I’d buy a lot of the gem stone looking beads if they were sold by color choice too. Other than that, I felt like it was a good value for the quantity received, fast shipping delivery, and a spacer beads bonus, too! Lol I’ll definitely buy more of these, and save them up until I get enough of each of the certain colors needed or wanted, to make suncatchers with! I need waaay more of the gem stone looking beads, but boy oh boy how that suncatcher is gonna sparkle and shine! I can hardly wait to see one like that! Lol (it’s gonna be real p-r-e-t-t-t-y!)😁