Las Sobras

"Las Sobras" - The Leftovers

These pea sized polymer beads are made from trimmings from other beads  - in this case the red and blue Talhakimt pendants that I made for a commission from Hungary.

The clay is rolled out to a uniform thickness, cut into little circles, rolled into balls, pierced, cured, and buffed.  While each bead is slightly different from all the others they are also very similar.

Average size: 6 x 9 mm.  Average weight: .4 gm.

Price: $ .50 each.

Thank you, Heather!

Prairie wildflowers

These beads were inspired from old Venetian trail decorated lampwork beads that were excavated in the 1950s from a Nez Perce site in the Northwest region of the United States (see "Collectible Beads: a universal aesthetic" by Robert K. Lui, page 167).

My version is made with translucent and cream colored polymer clay with decorations of red, blue, yellow, and green.  Each bead is cured, sanded, and polished to a very high glass like sheen.

Largest bead: Size 26 x 16 mm., weight 6 gm.  Smallest bead: Size 19 x 14 mm., weight 3 gm.

Price: $8.00 each

Red discs

These discs may be used as spacers between other beads or strung together as heishi beads.  They are made from a blend of translucent and several red colors of polymer clay, cured, sanded, and highly polished along the edges.

Average size: 3 x 14 mm.

Average weight: .5 gm

Price: $ .50 each

Tiny, tiny beads

These tiny polymer beads are reminescent of the small striped beads often see in Zulu beadwork.

Each bead has a white base with narrow blue stripes, which started as a large roll of white and blue clay,was reduced drastically in size, cut into individual beads, and pierced from each side with a large needle.

Average size: 3 x 5 mm.

Average weight: .1 gm.

Price: 10 for $2.00

Nyeusi, Nyekundu, Njano

This series of large African inspired beads is named "Nyeusi, Nyekundu, Njano" - Swahili for "Black, Red, Yellow".   All of them are made from a base color of black and translucent polymer clay, embellished with "canes" and "snakes" of red and yellow. 

The beads are cured, sanded, and polished to a high sheen.

From left to right, A, B, C, D, E, and F with enlargements of each shown below.

 A - Size 19 x 28 mm., weight 13 g.

Price $8.00

B - Size 15 x 31 mm., weight 13 gm.

Price $8.00

 C -Size 19 x 28 mm., weight 13 g.

Price $8.00

 D - Size 17 x 30 mm., weight 13 gm.

 E - Size 16 x 30 mm., weight 12 gm.

Price $8.00

F - Size 31 x 15 mm., weight 8 gm.

Price $8.00

International Commission

Amala Beads Worldwide has received it's first international commission from a designer in Hungary!

As requested, these are the ten Talhakimt pendants she ordered.  Made of a blend of three or four colors of polymer clay, they were cast in a mold made from a glass Talhakmit made in Bohemia over 90 years ago.

These pendants have been made in glass, metal, stone, plastic, and now in beautiful custom colored polymer.

Custom orders for Talhakimts in your favorite colors are available upon request.

Average size: 54 x 34 mm.  Average weight: 6 gr.



Price: SOLD

Steel Necklace

This necklace, handmade by Amala Beads Worldwide, is made from annealed .05mm (approximately 16 gauge) steel wire links, hammered flat, then joined together.  The links are of various lengths which adds to the necklace's unique look.

The necklace is very light and strong with a hook and loop clasp

This example is made of five strands.  The necklace is also available by special order in three, seven, nine, and eleven strand versions.


Length including the clasp 79 cm.  Weight 41 g.

Priced at $75