A sparkling plant
you can’t kill
A window full of refracted colour, every bead threaded and twisted by hand in California, USA. 449 sold, and 58 reviews — every one 5 stars.
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Made in California, USA
Strung, packed and mailed from Cerritos, California.
Tracked USPS
Shipping quoted honestly at checkout, never buried in the price.
Made by hand
One person, one bead at a time, only after you order.
The collection
Every piece, counted by the bead
Tiny Wicker Basket
10 strands · falls 11–11.5"
Mini White Pot
15 strands · falls 14–14.5"
Large Ceramic Pot
24 strands · falls 27–28"
Small Ceramic Pot
16 strands · falls 16–16.5"
Mini Woven Basket
15 strands · falls 14–14.5"
The beads
The bead I use, and the four I don’t
Acrylic, plain glass, electroplated, AB coated and lead crystal are all sold as “crystal suncatcher beads”, and they do not behave alike. I use AB coated — it is the only one of the five whose colour changes as the sun moves.
Watch what it does to light
Splits the light, then shifts it.
RI 1.52
Part mirror, part window. As the sun moves, the colours move.
Plain, electroplated and AB coated are the same glass — 1.52 in all three. Only the coating changes.
Simplified — real light scatters across every facet
Splits the light, then shifts it.
Refractive index 1.52
Aurora borealis coating is a micro-thin layer of metal vapour deposited in a vacuum chamber. It is transflective — part mirror, part window — so light still passes through and still splits, but picks up interference colour on the way, the same physics as oil on water. As the sun moves, the colours move.
Bead packs
Teardrop glass, by the bag
Faceted teardrop beads, loose. Six colourways, 40 or 90 pieces to a bag.
Before you buy
Everything here is
checkable
Handmade is easy to claim and hard to verify, so nothing on this site asks to be believed. Each of these can be checked against someone else’s website, a reverse image search, or a physics textbook.
Comparison
Who actually made it
Shipping policies quoted from the source, with links and dates, plus one caution worth reading before you buy from anyone.
ReadGuide
What a dropshipper cannot do
Eight things the warehouse model cannot match, line by line — then the same tests run on this shop, so you can check the table.
ReadGuide
Only AB coated follows the sun
Five beads get sold as "crystal" and one of them changes through the day. Rendered side by side in real glass, with the numbers.
ReadPractical
Shipping, returns and looking after it
What the wait is, what it costs to post, and what happens if it arrives broken. Written plainly.
ReadEvery order gets a real ship-by date, taken from what I am actually working through rather than a stock estimate. If you need it for a particular day, message first and I will tell you honestly whether it can be done.
What buyers say
5.0
58 reviews · 449 pieces sold · 1,591 people saved a listing
This piece is gorgeous and catches the light beautifully. It's good quality and looks great next to my window
it’s so beautiful i could cry. arrived well-packaged and looks just like the pictures. each “vine” is made of wire which allows them to be bent into whatever position you want. will definitely be getting these as gifts for friends in the future
I apologize I didn’t take the best picture, but the item is as described. It’s very pretty and well made.
Absolutely stunning in person! You can tell a lot of love, time, and craftsmanship went into making it! Be patient as shipping did take a while but that's because you're receiving a piece of art! Thank you so much for my new lovely addition to my home! Finally have a beautiful plant that I can admire and not have to worry about!
Super pretty! Love the sparkle and shine that these beads give off! Exactly what my car needed. Super pleased and happy.
Beautifully crafted! Beads feel like they are high quality glass beads. Definitely worth the price and the wait! Shipping was fast once shipped. 10/10 would buy again!
Absolutely sunning piece , very well crafted and beautifully made. Hung this in my kitchen window and when the sun hits it ,it puts off an array of colors. I’ve gotten so many compliments on it! Love it!!!
This is a GORGEOUS sun catcher!! First of all, packing was adorable 😍 The catcher is extremely high quality and shines like in the ad video. I’m so glad I didn’t go with a much cheaper option I found. It’s pretty heavy so I was nervous about using it on my rear view mirror but it’s just the right length that it doesn’t hit the window when it sways. I’ve had it less than a full day and am getting so many smiles on the road, even some men in a construction work truck loved it. Ha! So fun!
Looks so beautiful and is good quality!