We've restocked some of our most popular items and have added a couple of new items.

DAY OF THE DEAD:



Flying praying tin Day of the Dead skeleton angel ornament (facing left or facing right)
Aged tin skeleton heart Day of the Dead door ornament

FOLK ART:


Handpainted tin saint retablo ornaments

BONE BEADS:



handcarved bone Indonesian moon face beads

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We have these beads back in stock this week:

resin skull beads

bone skull mala beads in two sizes: 7x9mm and 9x10mm

small wood skull mala beads

bone poker tile beads

mah jongg tile beads in two sizes

more restocks on ceramic skull beads are coming!

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We have some great new beads in stock this week including:

Russian serpentine jasper in a couple of different shapes: twisted square, oval, trident donut
Peruvian opal beads
Mixed jasper beads
Bone butterfly focal point bead with geometric carving
Bone butterfly focal point bead with scrolled carvings
Large bone elephant beads with scrimshaw details
Large bone skeleton focal point bead with scrimshaw details
Bone dragonfly bead with scrimshaw details
Jasper square diamond beads

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We were able to get these back in stock - finely carved Indonesian white large (32mm) bone skull beads!


The detail in these large handcarved white bone skull beads is incredible. Note that this bone has not been aged or smoked and is a creamy white color. Several hanging holes are drilled. Beads measure 32mm long by 15mm wide (remember that 25mm~1 inch!). Made in Indonesia

Fabulous detail and antiquing on these resin skull beads. With large side drilled holes, these beads measure 16mm wide by 22mm long. Sold individually.


These bone poker playing card tile beads are similar to our mah jongg tile beads except that they are patterned after a standard deck of poker cards. The beads are two-sided and are drilled top to bottom. They are 25mm high and 19mm wide. The hole is approximately 1mm. They are carved and the color is inlaid (painted). They are not perfectly done (there's some coloring outside the lines!) but we think that adds to their charm!




RESTOCKED: This is a spectacularly fine bone carving of a female torso. Nicely antiqued with a small hole for your jump ring or bail, this is really a unique pendant. Hand carved in China. Pendant measures approximately 1-1/2 inch long by 1-1/4 inch wide at its widest point.


Wood bead skull malas in small size are back in stock! Each strand of tiny skull beads has 108 beads and is strung in the mala style on a silk cord. The smaller skull bead is tiny, measuring 5/16" from top to bottom (6-7mm). The generous holes are drilled top to bottom.



RESTOCKED: Similar in quality to our oval Indonesian carved face beads, these round face beads are a creamy white bone with detailed moon face carving. The beads are approximately 25mm in diameter and are sold individually. Please see the photo for the placement of the holes on the back.

NEW SKULL BEADS:


These 15x16mm bone skull beads are nicely carved with large eye holes. Drilled from top to bottom, these skull beads come in a pack of 10 beads.

As with all of our hand-carved beads, there is some variation in the beads but all are lovely.

These wonderfully carved bone skull bead malas measure approximately 9x10mm and come on a silk cord. There are 108 beads on the cord. Use as is or take apart for a generous supply of these wonderful skull beads for all your jewelry projects.

We have other sizes by this same carver--we're delighted to add this larger size to our handcarved bone skull bead inventory!

Limited availability. Hand-carved.



These extra-large hand-carved bone skull beads measure a generous 30 x 31 mm. Nicely carved and reasonably priced, these giant bone skull beads will add a unique accent to your next chunky jewelry project or would make a great head for an art doll!

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Back in stock, these two-sided bone butterfly beads are drilled top to bottom and have exquisite handcarving and detail. They measure 20mm wide and 15mm tall. They are sold individually.

We finally have the smaller size of our cute hand-carved, bone turtle beads with scrimshaw markings.

This strand of coin-shaped Chinese zodiac bone beads has raised carving and scrimshaw detailing. In addition to beads representing the 12 animals of the zodiac, there are 5 additional decorative round beads, a bone pony bead and Chinese knot. Each of the zodiac beads measure 18mm in diameter the round accent beads are slightly smaller at 15mm and the head bead is slightly larger at 21mm (Remember 25mm~1 inch). These sets are spectacular! These are stunning and are in limited supply. Sold by the strand.

These folk art items have also been restocked:

This silver metal fortune telling ornament is from the Andes. Either heart, round or horseshoe-shaped with people, symbols and animals . . . it would be a great embellishment for an altar or shrine:

These diminutive good luck packets, made in Peru, contain the following items: metalfigures of saints, saints images, horseshoe, miniature broom and a red huayruru seed. All items bestow upon the carrier good luck and protection.

Each vinyl wrapped packet measures 1 inches h by 2 inches w.


The Mexican Saint's Wallet is a crochet-edged vinyl-and-rayon mini-folio filled with Mexican-Catholic symbols. Colors and images vary, but all contain images of saints/religious figures, a tiny religious medal on a small string of seed beads, miniature hand tinted reproductions of saint photo postcards, and a folded and cellophane-wrapped novena prayer.

Shown open, the miniature wallet measures 5-1/8" by 2-1/8 inches open and 1-1/4 inches by 2-1/8 inches folded (it has a snap closure).


Handcarved woodblocks have been the traditional means of printing in Nepal for centuries. Even today, prayerbooks in Himalayan Buddhist monasteries are printed from such blocks.

Handheld tools are carefully used to cut the designs out of "sisau", a type of cedar. Lokta paper handmade from the bark of the Daphne tree is traditionally harvested so that the tree may regenerate.

To print, simply press your woodblock onto the inkpad provided. Then on a padded surface (for example on a pile of newspapers or several layers of cloth), place a piece of lokta paper and firmly pres the woodblock. Gently rock the block in all directions to achieve a clear print.

Each set includes handcarved woodblock stamps, a stamp pad, a generous amount of natural lokta paper, all housed in a lokta covered tray. Because these are hand-carved, expect slight variations in each set.

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We're continuing to restock some of our popular items that were out of stock.

Today, we restocked the following items:



Extra large wood malas



antiqued 14mm skull bone beads



poker playing card bone tile beads



tiny antiqued mah jong tile beads

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Here's what we have new and restocked in our bone beads today!

Note that we now have medium turtle beads that have nice detail on the turtle legs. Limited initial availability on these but we can restock.





These large handcarved bone elephant beads are large. They measure nearly 2 inches at its widest point. They are two sides -- the detailed carving is on both the front and the back.





This unusual bone pendant is handcarved with a skull and crossbones and other decorative touches. The pendant measures 1.5 inches long and 1 inch wide.


And last but not least we have restocked the carved Indonesian bone face bead cabochons!

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We've restocked several items this week including the following lead-free pewter charms: assorted heart charms, arms and leg charms, large face charm.


We've also restocked the value pack of assorted mini felted beads:



Bone torso bead/pendants are also back in stock as are the round Indonesian bone bead/cabochons:

Tags: lead-free charms, felted beads, bone beads

We have some fabulous new beads in stock today (just added to the catalogue). Click on the links for more information or to purchase.

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Melanie Doerman has created a fabulous kaleidoscope bracelet, a project that is described (including instructions) in the current issue of Beadwork magazine. (Note that she is using the "eyes open" version of the cabochon/bead and we have the "eyes closed version") It's a terrific project -- thanks Melanie for citing us as a source!

Here's the link to our face cabochon/beads And we have others in slightly different sizes here

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