I liked the Viking necklaces I made so much that I went to the bead show and got pretty beads to make more.
Here's some of my loot:



Notice the strands of green "leaf" beads, suitable for Viking Laurel danglies.
And the great lampworked beads in the background.

Here's another view:



The tube-shaped beads on the far left are Russian aventurine. The jade-colored beads are, well, jade. The rest of the beads are a a mixture of glass, ceramic, and semi-precious stones.

And here's one more view:



I heart my beads!