July 20, 2006
do you know these red seeds?
My latest creation for sale. I love red. Such an emotional colour.
I have used various Vintage as well as new beads.
The vintage seeds however have me stumped.
When you crack them open they have the insides of a seed. The hard outer layer is naturally red. And for the life of me I have no idea what they are! (Other than seeds).
Do you recognise these seeds? Have you seen them on a local street corner one Saturday night?
Can you help me solve this mystery?
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July 21st, 2006 at 11:10 am
The size and shape is very similar to tamarind seeds… however tamarind seeds are a lovely rich brown colour. Just wondering if they might be related? Lovely work.
October 17th, 2006 at 6:32 pm
Could those red seeds be Jumbie Beads? - see Cathy Yow’s book called Jewelry from Nature. They could also be Mescal Beans -same book.
December 30th, 2006 at 11:06 pm
(I may have already sent this message; I was interrupted while writing it).
Indeed, the red seeds are jumbie beads (Adenanthera pavonia). They are terrific seeds for jewelry and are used commonly in botanical jewelry around the equatorial world.
I can’t see the other seeds well enough to identify them.
Hope this helps.
Cathy Yow