African Trade Beads -- These beads were manufactured throughout Europe during the last few hundred years and taken into Africa to trade with the natives. Most are glass (often vitrified with age) and were crafted in a pre-industrial manner that made them wonderfully irregular in shape, consistency and color. Just to name a few, you’ll see Italian millifiori (many flowers), Russian blue & black, squared Juwa beads from Hebron, Massai egg beads, small striped Owali beads and eye beads of all kinds.

Ancient Tibetan and Himalayan beads -- Hand crafted, often etched and sterling and/or stone-set capped beads, they include: Naga ~ carved conch shell, copal amber, Sherpa & natural coral, Dzi beads ~ usually tube style and uniquely painted, Buddha clay beads and many more.

Sterling silver and gold vermeil -- Meticulously crafted and hand made, these beads are created in Turkey, Peru, India and Bali, Indonesia. The sterling is .925 and the vermeil is created by plating those sterling beads with 18K gold.

Lampwork glass beads -- Individually made by the artist using a mandrill and an open torch, lampworking is a revived Old World art that produces beads with magnificent colors and limitless designs.

Polymer clay beads -- Artist-made in many different styles and techniques, most that I use are created using the Japanese Mokume Gane multi-layering process.

Collectibles -- Most are old beads or antique parts, pieces, pendants……or items with interesting potential that have been gathered from around the world.