Seen as there has been loads of interest in tumbling our beads... here's a link to the tute off C's website :)
Les xx
http://www.corinabeads.com/pages/tumbling.php
do you think just old indian mass produced cruddy glass beads you dont want anymore could be used in place of the pony beads? or anything else?
Nut shells, thats what I have but haven't tried it yet. :)