I bought this mixed hank of beads at the Bead Shack one time, and I had purchased the agate slice at the State Fair in Palmer a couple of years before. I was sitting at my work table one evening looking at the hank of beads and trying to decide what I wanted to do with them when I accidently knocked over a box and there in the box was the agate...it exactly matches the colors in the beads.....coincidence? Don't think so..I believe my "Muse" was working over time. I liked the way it turned out. It is a large piece, well maybe we should call it a "Statement" piece. Anyway, its beautiful colors.