Bowerbirdsjewelry

Bowerbirds

Houston, Texas
8,078 Sales | 5 out of 5 stars

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This shop got multiple 5-star reviews in the past 7 days.

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Announcement    Welcome to Bowerbirds, your source for lovely Czech glass beads and findings. Personal alcohol swabs included with all orders.

Dear international customers: these days First Class International mail service has been running late (3+ weeks), please bear with us.

For your browsing pleasure, I have arranged beads by color after the first few pages.

Our shipping policy: if you order from Bowerbirds and your shipping costs exceed mine by $2.00 or more, I do my best to discern this and refund the difference to you. I will ship your orders together, gratefully, when they take place within a few days of each other, by refunding to you postage on the subsequent order.

Our returns policy: I will accept returns, when requested beforehand, and when I have given you my explicit agreement.

If you're looking for and not finding your particular beads on my site, tell me. If I have it in stock, I could list it upon request. Convo me with your bead wishes.

Bowerbirds accepts Etsy cards, PayPal, and all major credit cards.

Announcement

Last updated on Aug 22, 2021

Welcome to Bowerbirds, your source for lovely Czech glass beads and findings. Personal alcohol swabs included with all orders.

Dear international customers: these days First Class International mail service has been running late (3+ weeks), please bear with us.

For your browsing pleasure, I have arranged beads by color after the first few pages.

Our shipping policy: if you order from Bowerbirds and your shipping costs exceed mine by $2.00 or more, I do my best to discern this and refund the difference to you. I will ship your orders together, gratefully, when they take place within a few days of each other, by refunding to you postage on the subsequent order.

Our returns policy: I will accept returns, when requested beforehand, and when I have given you my explicit agreement.

If you're looking for and not finding your particular beads on my site, tell me. If I have it in stock, I could list it upon request. Convo me with your bead wishes.

Bowerbirds accepts Etsy cards, PayPal, and all major credit cards.

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Yellow opaline w/ Bronze finish five point 6 x 9mm cup flowers. Set of 25 or 50.

$4.50

Only 3 left

Olive Green transparent matte w/ Red Gold metallic finish 12 x 15mm petals. Set of 10, 20 or 40.

$4.00

Only 2 left

Fuchsia transparent w/ White givre 9 x 15mm petals. Set of 10, 20 or 25.

$4.00

Brown opaque w/ Gold decor 12 x 9 x 4mm flat oval beads. Set of 12 or 25.

$4.00

Spicy Mustard opaque w/ Golden Brown picasso Red decor 14mm Hawaiian flower links with detailed design. Set of 10.

$9.00

Yellow opaque Red incised decor 9mm scallop shell bead. Set of 12, 25 or 50.

$3.50

Amber Capri Green transparent Bronze edges 18 x 7mm oval spindle beads. Set of 5 or 10.

$4.50

Red transparent Orange opaque w/ Brown picasso medium 12mm wheel bead. Set of 6 or 12.

$3.50

Yellow Green opaque four point 6 x 9mm bell flowers. Set of 25 or 50.

$4.00

Brown Pink Purple Gold metallic mix five point 6 x 9mm cup flowers. Set of 25.

$4.00

Red Orange semitransparent w/Brown picasso 10mm pressed glass English cut beads. Set of 10 or 15.

$3.00

Carnelian Orange Brown opaline 4mm firepolished rounds. Set of 50 or 100.

$3.00

Yellow Orange opaque 6 x 14mm serrated dagger bead. Set of 30 or 60.

$3.00

Only 2 left

Gaspeite Yellow Green opaque Gray Blue transparent blend w/ golden brown picasso 6 x 9mm rondelles. Set of 12 or 25.

$5.00

Yellow Orange opaline w/ picasso finish 21 x 8mm oval spindle beads. Set of 10.

$4.00

Mineral Blue opaque w/ Golden Brown picasso 7 x 12mm leaf bead. Set of 12 or 25.

$3.00

Dark Red opaque w/ Gray Brown picasso 13 x 11mm pressed glass turbine beads. Set of 5, 10 or 15.

$3.00

Yellow Orange opaque Gray Brown picasso 11 x 10mm pressed glass turbine beads. Set of 7, 8 or 15.

$5.60

Yellow opaque w/ Bronze medium 12mm Hawaiian hibiscus flower bead. Set of 6 or 12.

$5.00

Multicolored Bright and/or Neutral opaque Toasted Top 9 x 8mm button beads. Set of 21, 25 or 46.

$6.75

Rose opaque Olivine Green transparent glaze 11 x 8mm melon bead. Set of 15.

$6.00

Yellow opaline medium size 16 x 5mm daggers. Set of 25, 50 or 100.

$4.00

Blue Green transparent w/ Golden Brown picasso matte edges table cut 18 x 12 x 4mm oval drop bead. Set of 3, 4, 5, 6 or 10.

$4.50

Only 3 left

Warm White opaque w/ Golden Brown picasso medium 12mm Hawaiian hibiscus flower bead with detailed design. Set of 6 or 12.

$4.00

Lemon Yellow opaline w/ picasso finish 18 x 7mm oval spindle beads. Set of 10.

$4.00

Yellow opaque w/ Dark Brown and Tan picasso 8 x 7mm button beads. Set of 15 or 30.

$4.00

Lapis Blue opaque w/ Gray Green picasso 13 x 8mm ribbed drop beads. Set of 10 or 20.

$5.25

Chalk White opaque w/ Bronze decor 13 x 8mm ribbed drop beads. Set of 10 or 20.

$4.00

Cream Beige Lilac Pink opaque w/ Golden Brown picasso 15 x 11mm larger carved rectangles. Set of ten.

$7.00

Maroon Red opaque smaller 3 x 5mm rondelles. Set of 30 or 60.

$4.00

Purple opaline White opaque w/ Dark Bronze decor medium 12mm Hawaiian hibiscus flower bead. Set of 6 or 12.

$4.00

Light Purple opaline 10mm shallow cup flowers w/ incised details. Set of 25.

$3.00

Only 2 left

Sage Green opaque w/Golden Brown picasso 10mm pressed glass English cut beads. Set of 10 or 15.

$4.00

Rose Beige Moss Green blend opaque 10 x 4mm flat flower link. Set of 10 or 20.

$4.00

Spring Yellow Green matte transparent w/ AB 13 x 11mm maple leaves. Set of 15 or 30.

$4.25

Only 3 left

Dark Red Brown opaque w/ Gray Green picasso 9 x 8mm button beads. Set of 12 or 25.

$4.00

Kathryn Jolly

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Kathryn Jolly

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About Bowerbirdsjewelry

Sales 8,078
On Etsy since 2014
  • Here are the glass Brazil nuts I was telling you about.
  • I find Czech beads, with their consistent quality and range of colors, a joy to use in jewelry design. You will too!
  • While the pandemic has put in-person shows on pause, treat Bowerbirds as your personal bead show. Enjoy!

All bowerbirds spend their lives either making or choosing beauty, so I named my business after them.

Czech beads: Beads that glow under UV light. The inner light in opaline glass. Picasso finish. Sumptuous true color glass beads. Floral and geometric beads.

This shop, Bowerbirdsjewelry, is where I sell the beads that I have grown to love the most, Czech pressed glass beads. Back in 1990, after the 'velvet revolution' in Czech Republic when vintage glass beads started appearing in US gem shows, I bought what I could and made jewelry. Some of the beads back then were weird: consider a capri blue glass Brazil nut, clearly made from a cast of a real Brazil nut probably late at night in the factory and under the influence of excellent beer.

Eventually the original 1930s beads disappeared from view; I never saw them at shows. When the Czech beadmaking industry came out with new beads, I was thrilled, and I feel the same way now. Welcome to my shop!

Shop members

  • Kathryn Jolly

    Owner, Customer Service, Designer

    Thanks for coming to my Etsy shop!

Shop policies

Last updated on July 24, 2021
Welcome to Bowerbirds! We sell supplies here, mainly Czech pressed glass beads. We also offer some vintage findings from US costume jewelry manufacturers' stock, quality vintage or collectible glass beads, and our own handmade jewelry made with Czech pressed glass beads. Our jewelry is offered for sale and also shown to give you some design inspirations for use of our beads.

Accepted payment methods

Paypal Mastercard Visa American Express Discover Apple Pay Klarna Giftcard
Accepts Etsy Gift Cards and Etsy Credits
Returns and exchanges
I gladly accept returns, exchanges, and cancellations
Contact me within: 14 days of delivery
Ship items back within: 30 days of delivery
Request a cancellation within: 24 hours of purchase
Questions about your order?
Please if you have any problems with your order.
Returns and exchange details
I refund the cost of any product if it isn't satisfactory.

Convo (contact) me with any concerns within 7 days of receiving your order if you are dissatisfied for any reason. I allow returns, if notified as above, up to two weeks after shipping domestic orders, and for up to 5 weeks after shipping international orders. Mail returns to: Bowerbirds, P O Box 271688, Houston, TX 77277.

All items purchased from me and sent back for a refund to you must be accounted for and should be in the original condition as received.

I do not normally refund shipping costs, because by the time I am asked for a refund, that money has gone to the shipper (USPS) and not to me. I refund shipping costs only when necessary to make right an obvious error I have made, such as having sent the wrong item to you. If the laws of your country demand more, I will comply, but reserve the right to monitor transactions with and cease to do business with your country. Thank you for understanding.
Payment
We accept all credit cards, Paypal, US money orders, and Etsy gift cards.
We ship your orders 3-5 business days after you place your orders.

If for some reason we need more time (if we are on the road, etc.) to fill and ship your orders, we'll mention it up front in our store announcement paragraph.

If you pay by US money order, expect a delay on the shipment of your order until I have received and processed your money order payment.

If there's any problem, please convo (contact) me and let me resolve it before posting a bad review. If you like us, please give us a good review.
Shipping
We ship your orders 1-3 business days after you place your orders. For domestic and international orders, we ship USPS first class package or priority flat rate mail.

If you have a larger order that cannot be well packed in a padded envelope, we will ship it in a small priority mail flat rate box.
Additional policies and FAQs
Fair trade is the foundation of human civilization. I will do my best for you.

Note to international customers: I am required by law to list your items on a customs form, with accurate values and descriptions.