Re: So what is the real difference between antique flowers?

by Fuzzyfeet Tue Mar 08, 2011 9:29 am

Amazing AFs ladies Very Happy

by Trolls Tue Mar 08, 2011 10:22 am

What an amazing collective collection of old AF....
I don't think it made sense to change the design but keeping the same name of this bead or the pink prism...The new versions looks nothing like the old ones and IMO no way as nice either

by lobby Tue Mar 08, 2011 10:28 am

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This is my collection and I love them all...

by Clochard Tue Mar 08, 2011 10:36 am

oh my gosh lobby...

AMAZING!!!!!.... breath-taking!

by lobby Tue Mar 08, 2011 11:10 am

I love these beads I was lucky enough to have 7 then a friend wanted to sell 3 and I can tell you I jumped at the chance.....the most I have of any beads but I am sooo happy... Jump

by Trolls Tue Mar 08, 2011 12:18 pm

lobby, absolutely stunning!!!

by Amanda Mac (Dot) Wed Mar 09, 2011 7:26 am

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This is my collection and I love them all...

An AMAZING bracelet - and I would love to see your avatar bracelet in detail too....... could you oblige, pretty please? Very Happy

by lobby Wed Mar 09, 2011 7:52 am

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For Amanda Mac...hope u like.... Laughing

Note to self...please get photos in some order....

by Trolls Wed Mar 09, 2011 9:04 am

lobby, you have some stunning OOAK's! Purple is such a lovely colour...need more purple beads!!

by Amanda Mac (Dot) Thu Mar 10, 2011 6:53 am

lobby wrote:

For Amanda Mac...hope u like.... Note to self...please get photos in some order....

Lobby - TFS - so kind of you to oblige. I think that is the most stunning AF combo I have seen. LOVE it!! I would love to copy but don't have any of the Chinese silvers - and I didn't want any till now!!! AARGH!!

by lisa Thu Mar 10, 2011 7:57 am

All these AFs are so wonderful. I love wide variation. Wish I'd bought more when they were current. At the time I felt greedy with 4. Embarassed

by Pandabee(uk) Sat Mar 26, 2011 6:53 pm

Lollipop wrote:I think I have a photo of a few - now getting it to post may be a different matter...!

Hope this works!

I LOVE this bead, one of my absolute favourites! When I first started collecting my aim was to have enough for a whole bracelet, and I have just found a my final one (not on pic).

I love the ones with purple flowers, but I now have 2 with blue flowers, just to add a bit of interest

I have noticed that there are 2 main types of old AF. The first (and the ones I actually found hardest to find) are the ones with the lovely sage colour green and violet flowers. The sage green does vary in shade, but the colour is the same if that makes sense :/ The other type has a brighter green with clearly pale blue flowers. I have a few that look as though they are somewhere in the middle, but on closer inspection I think they fall into the 'violet' group.
On the violet flower type I have seen the sage green glass vary from almost opaque to very translucent. On the pale blue flower type i have only seen translucent green glass, but it is often stripy.

Hope this helps!
(from a huge AF enthusiast )