Czech Glass Table Cut Hibiscus Flower Beads 8mm, Pink Crystal AB, Set of 10

These are lovely little things. Each bead is an 8mm hibiscus flower shape, table cut by artisan glassworkers in the Czech Republic, with a pink base and a soft AB finish that gives the surface that gentle iridescent shimmer you can never quite capture in a photo. The table cut faceting catches the light beautifully and adds real definition to the flower shape.

You get ten beads in a set, which is a nice amount to work with. They sit well as a run of matching flowers along a bracelet, or paired up for simple floral earrings where the AB finish does all the work for you. They also mix naturally with other Czech pressed glass shapes - leaves, melons, or coin beads - if you are building something more layered.

The pink-lilac colouring is delicate rather than bold, so these tend to suit designs where you want a soft, pretty focal point rather than something that shouts.