Glass leaf beads reveal a dramatic statement to where ever situated and emphasize the all over appeal of the craft. Engraving their own niche in the glass bead market, they are so popular that entire shops are now devoted towards selling them and it is also possible to make these colorful beads on its own from craft materials.

Design
Usually, glass leaf beads are curved and flat in shape. Some of them are top drilled where as some are side drilled. Ideal for needle work, fringes and jewelry designs, glass leaf beads are available in several shapes, textures and colors. Most common finishes applied over them are Iris and Luster.

Manufacturing process
Glass leaf beads can be crafted out of any glass bead making technique and any type of glass like matt glass, dichroic glass, furnace glass, frosted glass, fused glass, blown glass and lamp worked glass. In the whole procedure, firstly glass becomes molten and after that it is given the desired shape of a leaf. Finally, some decorative effects are added on the leaf and several colors of glass interact with each other.

Popular forms
Whatever design is chosen for glass leaf beads, definitely result will be beautiful, charming and eye catching. Decorated with dots, spots, stripes and eyes, glass leaf beads are multicolored, grooved, feathered and foiled. Most popular forms of leaf beads are etched rectangle, leaf drop, heart, curved leaf drop, ivy, fat leaves, spear leaf, dagger leaf, maple, pointed, gold etch pointed, spikey, curved, bamboo, large grape etc.