The bead offering this month is a pair of Arizona-handmade Raku earring beads. They measure 1-1/8" long, 1/2" wide. You might simply add a jump ring and ear wire, and it's done... or you can wire wrap the holes to extend them into longer earrings and add more Raku beads from our website. You can use just one for a delicate choker and start to create a three-necklace stacked choker statement which is the hottest new look in jewelry. Check out the Garnet and Tourmaline gemstone choker kits on our site: items #GK-ToC and #GK-GC.

Raku is a style of Japanese pottery associated with the tea ceremony, defined by hand-shaped rather than wheel-turned clay. Fired at low temperatures, the pieces are removed from the kiln while still hot, put in a container filled with pine needles that caused combustion, resulting in the unique Raku glazes.

These earring pairs are no longer being made, and this is the last time we can offer them.

Price is for one set of Raku Earring beads.

Comes with a monograph on the history of Raku.