Welcome to our buying, selling, trading, meeting, greeting and networking place for bead lovers, bead workers, bead jewelry designers, and bead makers who want life to be filled with beads, pieces, people and more.

We love Art Clay, metal clay and we offer ancient, antique, vintage and contemporary beads, pieces, jewelry, art and textiles with an emphasis on unique and unusual items from the world markets. Materials include glass, semi-precious/gemstone, pearls, shell, bone, metals, crystal, ceramic, resin, bakelite and any other wonderful, out of the ordinary "treasures" that we find.

There are many more items which will be added to the site, so visit every so often to see the them.

Collection of the Arts: Includes African Art and textiles, glassware, finished bead jewelry to include antique, vintage, ethnic, and mixed media, artifacts,furniture, rugs,and a treasure trove of articles from the world markets, as we find them .

We specialize in African trade, ethnic, stone, vintage and pearls and have some components, supplies, tools and lamp work materials. Full and partial strands, loose and individual beads are available. There are no minimums.

If we do not have what you want, we will try to help you find it. Check out our events and news page for bead and art info and links to other sites. We welcome your questions and input.

HERE IS A LIST OF WHAT WE OFFER:

Ancient
Neolothic, Chinese, Middle Eastern, Warring States

Antique
Roman Period, Islamic, Pre-Colombian, African Trade

Art Clay
Wow! Are we excited about Art Clay Silver and Gold, the new product we now offer. This is an amazing medium, limited only by your imagination. Contact us for information, class schedules and prices. We also offer introductory, specialty and certification classes. All classes include everything needed for the class, no additional charge.

Vintage
Glass, acrylic, bakelite, celluloid, and organic material from Germany, Czech Republic, Austria, Bavaria, Japan, Africa, the USA and probably some other places that I am not thinking about now

Contemporary
Lampwork, glass, semi-precious/stone, organic (i.e., bone, shell, amber, seed pods), ceramic and some tools,components and supplies

Collection of the Arts
Includes African Art and textiles, wearable art, glassware, finished jewelry to include antique, vintage, ethnic, and mixed media, artifacts,furniture, rugs,and a treasure trove of articles from the world markets, as we find them

African Trade
A term used primarily for beads acquired from West African dealers which, if they are old, most likely have been originally made in Murano or Venice. Newer items are often made in West Africa by contemporary artisans and are sometimes effectively aged

Semi-Precious/Stone
Natural material, not gem quality. Diamond, emerald, etc, - precious. Agate, jasper, Peruvian opal, chrysoprase, lapis, onyx, chalcedony, quartz etc, semi-precious. Unpolished & primitive beads, African Amazonite & excavated, ancient & fossil mats - stone

Specials
Don't miss these! A "heads up" on items priced below current market value, for a variety of reasons. Could be an overstock, we got a great deal, we might be watching it become an antique, or we are almost ready to give it away & we will do that sometimes!

Finished Jewelry
A completed piece that is ready to wear.