Time to pull-out my decorations! It's one month before Christmas!
I love vintage glass Christmas beads—and I can attest that my customers do, too (as I have no problem selling them.) At home, however, I don't use my beads on my Christmas tree. I prefer to hang them—drape them in parabolic swags—in the archways between rooms. They add a small touch of holiday color and sparkle against the dark oak trim—and give me an excuse to dust the "trim ledge" once a year.
This set of multi-color garland is strung with "double beads." Beads such as these would have been blown in a mould—a long "stick" of beads two or three feet long. Once the "stick of beads" has cooled and removed from the mould, they could be cut-down into individual beads (or doubles, as shown here). Click on the photo above to learn more about them.
Though our Greenwich Village store is now permanently closed, LEO Design is still alive and well! Please visit our on-line store where we continue to sell Handsome Gifts (www.LEOdesignNYC.com).
We also can be found in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, at The Antique Center of Strabane (www.antiquecenterofstrabane.com).
Or call to arrange to visit our Pittsburgh showroom (by private appointment only). 917-446-4248