Bowerbirdsjewelry

Bowerbirds

Houston, Texas
6,863 Sales | 5 out of 5 stars

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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.

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 Feb 26, 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.

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.

Items

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Green Blue UV Active opaque w/ Golden Brown picasso Red decor 14mm Hawaiian flower links with detailed design. Set of 4, 6 or 10.

$3.50

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

$4.00

True Red opaque w/ Gray picasso 9mm flat table cut daisies. Set of 12 or 25.

$4.00

Blue Green Medium opaque w/ Sage Green picasso 9mm flat table cut daisies. Set of 12 or 25.

$4.00

Apple Two Tone Green opaque w/ picasso 5 x 7mm rondelles. Set of 25.

$3.00

Rose Pink opaline w/ Gold luster 9 x 8mm button beads. Set of 15 or 30.

$4.00

Sky Blue opaque w/ picasso finish 16 x 6mm smaller oval spindle beads. Set of 5 or 10.

$3.50

Purple opaline w/ picasso finish 16 x 6mm smaller oval spindle beads. Set of 6 or 12.

$3.00

Aqua transparent Cream streaks Glow in Daylight 9 x 14 curved leaf bead. Set of 10, 20 or 28.

$5.80

Sapphire Blue deep round 14mm cup flowers. Set of 12 or 25.

$4.50

Pale Soft Yellow Orange transparent 10mm shallow cup flowers w/ incised details. Set of 12, 25, 50 or 94.

$3.00

Light Soft Yellow Orange streaky matte translucent puffy thinner 14 x 4mm flat flowers. Set of 7, 8, 15 or 30.

$2.50

Coral Orange opaque w/ White luster flat daisy 8mm flower link. Set of 12 or 25.

$3.00

Spring Green opaline deep round 14mm cup flowers. Set of 12 or 25.

$4.50

Carnelian Red Brown translucent puffy thinner 15 x 4mm flat flowers. Set of 7, 8, 15 or 30.

$2.50

Sapphire Blue transparent w/ White luster UV active 10mm shallow cup flowers w/ incised details. Set of 12, 25 or 50.

$3.00

Amber transparent matte 12 x 15mm petal beads. Set of 10 or 20.

$4.00

Green iris 6 x 9mm rondelles. Set of 25.

$7.00

Smoky Blue Purple transparent deep round 14mm cup flowers. Set of 12 or 25.

$4.00

Pale Yellow transparent w/ matte edges 12 x 8 x 3mm rectangle. Set of 12 or 25.

$4.50

Capri Blue Teal transparent w/ aurora borealis 7 x 7mm small trumpet flower bead, drilled down middle. Set of 12 or 25.

$3.00

Only 2 left

Rose opaque Amber transparent 12mm pinwheel incised pattern center drilled flat flowers. Set of 12 or 25.

$4.00

Fuchsia Pink transparent 8mm button flower bead. Set of 25.

$3.00

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

$4.50

Purple transparent square 7 x 7 x mm cup flowers. Set of 12 or 25.

$3.00

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

$4.50

Yellow transparent w/ White luster UV active 10mm shallow cup flowers w/ incised details. Set of 12, 25 or 50.

$3.00

Blue Green transparent w/ Cornflower Blue opaque 6 x 9mm rondelles. Set of 12 or 25.

$4.50

Black 10mm shallow cup flowers w/ incised details. Set of 12, 25 or 50.

$3.00

Mint Green Raspberry Pink glaze UV active 7 x 7mm small trumpet flower bead, drilled down middle. Set of 12 or 25.

$3.50

Purple opaque 7 x 7mm small trumpet flower bead, drilled down middle. Set of 12 or 25.

$3.00

Sea Green cloudy w/ Light Blue UV active streaks 17 x 7mm oval spindle beads. Set of 10.

$6.50

Only 3 left

Pink opaque givre Crystal blend transparent 12 x 8mm thin rectangle. Set of 15.

$5.00

Pale Rose transparent w/ matte edges 12 x 8 x 3mm rectangle. Set of 12 or 25.

$4.50

Orange White translucent Crystal transparent 11mm smooth square tile beads. Set of 15.

$7.00

Beige opaque w/ Brown picasso 8mm button flower bead. Set of 12 or 25.

$4.00

Kathryn Jolly

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Kathryn Jolly

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About Bowerbirdsjewelry

Sales 6,863
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 September 23, 2020
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 1-3 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.