Welcome to Bead Paradise!

We have a large and varied stock of AFRICAN TRADE BEADS, RARE GLASS BEADS, FOLDED GLASS BEADS, ISLAMIC BEADS, ANCIENT AMBER BEADS, STERLING SILVER & GOLD CHAINS & BEADS, BRASS BEADS, BRONZE BEADS, VENETIAN & CZECH BEADS, MILLEFIORI TRADE BEADS, OLD SILVER AMULETS FROM INDIA, TRIBAL AMULETS & BEADS, ANTIQUE TRADE BEADS, CHEVRON TRADE BEADS, UNUSUAL AND RARE QUARTZ BEADS, JADE AND TURQUOISE, ANCIENT ROMAN GLASS BEADS, VINTAGE SEED BEADS, TRADE WIND BEADS, SWAROVSKI™ CRYSTAL, VINTAGE JEWELRY,  FINDINGS, GIFTS, ETHNIC PENDANTS FROM INDIA, CHINA, MOROCCO, NIGERIA, MALI, AFGHANISTAN, THAILAND, MEXICO, NEPAL, and MORE wonderful jewelry from the world over!

Our Hours:

Mon-Sat 10-6 • Sun 12-5


Please Note: We will be switching our "server" in the next two weeks... just in case you notice that the site acts a little odd now and again.  You can still place orders as your card information is processed through our ultra-secure e-commerce site not associated with this server.

We are now on FACEBOOK!

We've UPDATED our TAMABA STRANDS! Many Rare and soon-to-be gone forever (never to be restocked again!!!) strands.  Get 'em while they're HOT!

GERMAN, CZECH & JAPANESE  STRANDS of VINTAGE GLASS BEADS!

Winter 2010 WORKSHOP SCHEDULE!

Bead Paradise is best experienced in person! Our selection has been dazzling avid and experienced beaders for 20 years! We concentrate on rare, antique and ethnic things, as well as vintage glass beads, cabs, pendants and sew-ons. Our selections of all the mainstream and trendy beads and findings are also unparalleled. The store is wheelchair accessible -- just ring the bell at the front of the store, and we'll bring a ramp out for you.

We have a new array of handmade matte finished stone beads in crackled crystal, flourite, apatite, opal, turquoise, serpentine, pipestone, and natural onyx. The smooth finish combines perfectly with antique silver and gold beads. We have a huge new selection of natural-dyed olivewood in various colors, shapes, and finishes. Also, some new etched agate beads in several shapes, sizes, and motifs made using the same process as the ancient carnelian beads from the 2000 BC Indus Valley, but beautifully made in contemporary motifs. Our selection of 18K and 22K gold beads is the best, including many antique gold pendants. We carry all the findings and some earwires with ruby, emerald, sapphire or diamond. We have raw diamond beads, and some various black diamond beads and briolettes. The list is endless!

Our web store focuses on the old and rare beads and components Ruth has collected over the past 25 years. These relics from the European, Asian, and African bead trade are increasingly difficult to find. Here you will see antique Czech (or Bohemia) cut and pressed glass, Venetian fancy lamp-wound beads, pre-1900 seed beads, and Dutch glass from the African bead trade.

We carry a variety unsurpassed by any other known business of rare coin-silver, brass, bronze, and copper beads and components from Yemen, India, Afghanistan, Nigeria, Cameroon, Mali, Niger, Ethiopia, Mauritania and Morocco. We have many traditional tribal body adornments from the Fulani, Tuareg, Berber, Baulle, Yoruba and Maasai tribes. We carry ancient stone beads excavated in Djenne, Mali, Nigeria, and the Indus Valley (Pakistan and India).

We offer design ideas and suggestions to help you on your path of creating new jewelry with antique and ancient beads. Search no further! We will add new items to our online store monthly, and will never stop searching for the most exquisite rare beads in the world. It is our passion and our pleasure to bring these precious beads and tribal jewelry to you!

Please help us as we get off the ground and advise us of any issues or errors you encounter while visiting our web store.

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