Austrian Crystals – 38mm AB Aspen Crystal Suncatcher
With Exclusive Austrian Crystal Bead Hanger with Glass Accents
$29.00
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Description
Item # AB38-8741-8445
The aspen has a shimmery effect, much like the shimmering leaves of an aspen tree. Add Aurora Borealis for extra sparkle and color, and it’s a winner. This crystal is 38mm or 2 in. high. Included is a 6.5 in. crystal beaded hanger in clear or pastel.
Our exclusive, Crystal Realm bead hangers are made in a variety of beading patterns using Austrian crystal beads and either long glass bugle beads (shown) or seed beads. Please choose the main color you want, and we will choose a beaded strand that complements your crystal beautifully.
Our bead hangers are strung right here in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and assembled with your crystal prism.
Allow five working days for your crystal suncatcher to ship.
Please note, the distance between two long lines on our scale represents 5mm (6.4mm = .25 in.).
What is AB – otherwise known as an Aurora Borealis coating – on a crystal prism?
Austrian crystals, made by Swarovski, are colored in various ways, using different metal oxides. A crystal that is perfectly clear but colored has metal oxides mixed in with the lead and silica when the crystal is created. Examples of metal oxides are gold for red, cobalt for blue, or nickel for light green, violet, or blue. Our sapphire or red hearts or stars are examples.
Very often, a clear or colored crystal is further treated by adding a subtle, extremely fine, colored coating to the crystal. This results from a vacuum process in which the metal oxides are applied to a surface of the crystal, usually the back, or in the case of round prisms, on one portion of them.
A lightly, pastel-colored coating is known as Aurora Borealis, or AB for short. The result is a gorgeous crystal with extra color, sparkle and shine.
In suncatchers, colored crystals will give the same rainbow display that clear crystals give when in the direct sun. Add the AB coating to a clear or colored crystal and the color display will be even more riotous: rainbows and solid swatches of mauve, aqua, orange.
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