What fun to work with seed beads! This seed bead necklace is an abundance of varied sizes of glass beads, agate and one Pink Ivory wood turned bead by Brenda Behrens, Prescott Wood Turner.
Pink Ivory wood, a sacred wood of Zulu chiefs in Southern Africa, has long been treasured as a rare wood. At one time, it was said to be rarer than diamonds.
The wood grows in various parts of Africa, and takes hundreds of years to reach a size suitable to make a bowl blank. It has a very fine grain and takes as high a polish as you would like to give it. Finishes that block UV light can be advantageous, since sunlight will gradually darken the wood. A fantastic ornamental turning wood also. Very hard and heavy, with the ability to take very fine details. This information on Pink Ivory was taken from: http://www.exoticwood.biz/pinkivory.htm
Also, pictured is Baltic Amber, Agate, Kahlua lampwork beads and some fresh water pearls.