Preciosa Ornela 5x16mm Orchid Purple Picasso Thorn Beads

Preciosa Ornela's 5x16mm Thorn Beads give you a long, tapered pressed-glass shape that brings genuine structural drama to beadwork — and the Purple Picasso colorway makes that silhouette even harder to ignore.

The Picasso finish layers earthy, matte-edged irregularity over a purple base, giving each thorn an organic, almost mineral quality that reads as moody and rich rather than flat.

Specifications

• Size: 5x16mm
• Color: Purple Picasso
• Material: Glass, made in Bohemia, Czechia

What to make with them

Their elongated thorn profile works beautifully as a spike element in bead embroidery, radiating outward from a focal point, or strung in alternating directions on a multi-strand necklace to create a rhythmic, textural fringe effect.