If you enjoy nature-themed projects, these are the beads for you. These leaves are hand-carved and are old enough that they represent the kind of work you rarely see anymore. Each leaf is beautifully veined on each side. The color on the aquas is a delicate blue. There is some variation of size of the leaves within the strand. The leaves range from 18 to 8 mm long. The average is 12 mm long. The leaves are 5 mm thick on average. Each strand is 16 inches long and contains approximately 28 beads.