These pretty beads, one of the new shapes from Swarovski, are drilled "between tne wings" from top to bottom for mounting on headpins, to make a pendant, or for threading wire or thread through. They are finely facetted, see small picture for schematic image. These beads work very well with other shapes such as leaves and hearts in pastel shades, such as  beads in the Czech and Bavarian Glass section of tne online shop.