Mixed glass beads involve the combination of two or more patterns giving birth to a vast denomination of bead designs. Some common types are as follows:

Surface Trail Mix: These beads engage the use of opaque as well as transparent colors which are then decorated with intricate patterns of surface trails, particularly gold lustre flecked glass. Aventurine Mix: These beads display a variety of shapes, the surfaces of which are treated with gold and floral decorations. Fancy Amethyst Mix: These beads display colors ranging from deep lilac to deep amethyst with differently colored cores and fancy pressed shapes. Dot and Bumpy Bead Mix: Popularly known as eye beads, these beads carry small and large dots on their surface in contrasting colors. Clay Bead Mix: Clay bead mixes are first usually carved in different designs, shapes and sizes in white clay which are then later colored in vibrant shades. Bone Bead Mix: Bone beads come in combinations of brown and white with intricate carvings on their surfaces. Some pieces also display stained work on them.

Mixed glass beads display a variety of innovative designs and unique patterns, paving way for their use in a variety of applications such as adorning apparels to making jewelry and beaded curtains in a highly creative manner. Manufacturing of these items is a skilled art and has caught up great popularity not only in India but abroad as well.