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  • Amber Recycled Glass Beads (7mm) - The Bead Chest
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    Amber Recycled Glass Beads (7mm)

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    Take a look at this beautiful strand of root beer brown recycled glass beads. These beads are unusually small, in a hard-to-find 7mm size. Great fo...

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  • Root Beer Brown Recycled Glass Beads (11mm) - The Bead Chest
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    Root Beer Brown Recycled Glass Beads (11mm)

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    Recycled glass beads are a type of indigenously produced African bead from Ghana West Africa. These beautiful root beer color recycled beads are ma...

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  • Dark Brown Recycled Glass Beads (18mm) - The Bead Chest
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    Dark Brown Recycled Glass Beads (18mm)

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    These great beads are made by the Krobo People of Ghana, Africa. Powder glass beads are made by crushing glass to a fine powder and heating it so t...

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  • Amber Swirl Recycled Glass Beads (14mm) - The Bead Chest
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    Amber Swirl Recycled Glass Beads (14mm)

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    Recycled glass beads are a type of indigenously produced African bead from Ghana West Africa. These beautiful brown color recycled beads are made u...

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  • Brown Recycled Glass Beads (11mm) - The Bead Chest
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    Brown Recycled Glass Beads (11mm)

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    Recycled glass beads are a type of indigenously produced African bead from Ghana West Africa. These beautiful brown color recycled beads are made u...

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  • Honey Brown Java Glass Button Beads (8mm) - The Bead Chest
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    Honey Brown Java Glass Button Beads (8mm)

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    Admire these delightful brown glass beads handcrafted on the island of Java. Indonesia has a ancient and storied tradition of glass-making that ext...

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  • Beige Ashanti Glass Saucer Beads (14mm) - The Bead Chest
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    Beige Ashanti Glass Saucer Beads (14mm)

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    Checkout this beautiful strand of Ashanti glass saucer beads. The process of making these beads is unique to Africa and has been used for over 1000...

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  • Root Beer Brown Rondelle Recycled Glass Beads - The Bead Chest
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    Root Beer Brown Rondelle Recycled Glass Beads

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    These great beads are made by the Krobo People of Ghana, Africa. Powder glass beads are made by crushing glass to a fine powder and heating it so t...

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  • Mocha Recycled Glass Beads (14mm) - The Bead Chest
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    Mocha Recycled Glass Beads (14mm)

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    Recycled glass beads are a type of indigenously produced African bead from Ghana West Africa. These beautiful mocha color recycled beads are made u...

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  • Mocha Brown Recycled Glass Beads (11mm) - The Bead Chest
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    Mocha Brown Recycled Glass Beads (11mm)

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    Recycled glass beads are a type of indigenously produced African bead from Ghana West Africa. These beautiful mocha color recycled beads are made u...

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  • Brown Ashanti Glass Saucer Beads (14mm) - The Bead Chest
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    Brown Ashanti Glass Saucer Beads (14mm)

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    Checkout this beautiful strand of Ashanti glass saucer beads. The process of making these beads is unique to Africa and has been used for over 1000...

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  • Amber Color Recycled Glass Beads (14mm) - The Bead Chest
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    Amber Color Recycled Glass Beads (14mm)

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    These great beads are made by the Krobo People of Ghana, Africa. Powder glass beads are made by crushing glass to a fine powder and heating it so t...

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  • Honey Beige Java Glass Beads - The Bead Chest
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    Honey Beige Java Glass Beads

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    Admire these delightful glass beads handcrafted on the island of Java. Indonesia has a ancient and storied tradition of glass-making that extends b...

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  • Amber Black Swirl Recycled Glass Beads (7mm) - The Bead Chest
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    Amber Black Swirl Recycled Glass Beads (7mm)

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    These beautiful recycled glass beads are handmade by artisans in the West African country of Ghana. Each bead is individually handcrafted through a...

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  • Amber Rondelle Recycled Glass Beads - The Bead Chest
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    Amber Rondelle Recycled Glass Beads

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    Take a look at these beautiful rondelle shaped recycled glass beads. Powder glass beads are made by crushing glass to a fine powder and heating it ...

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  • Brown Medley Krobo Beads - The Bead Chest
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    Brown Medley Krobo Beads

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    This beautiful strand of African powder glass beads was made by the people of Krobo Mountain in Ghana, West Africa. Many designs of Krobo beads are...

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  • Translucent Amber Ghana Glass Seed Beads (2mm) - The Bead Chest
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    Translucent Amber Ghana Glass Seed Beads (2mm)

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    We are captivated by the vibrant tone of these Amber Ghanian Glass Seed Beads. Ghanian Seed Beads are known for their striking translucence and bri...

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  • Amber Sea Glass Java Faceted Bicone Beads - The Bead Chest
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    Amber Sea Glass Java Faceted Bicone Beads

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    Beautiful strand of recycled glass beads from the island of Java. These unique amber color beads have been fashioned so that they look like pieces ...

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  • Brown Ashanti Glass Saucer Beads (10mm) - The Bead Chest
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    Brown Ashanti Glass Saucer Beads (10mm)

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    Checkout this beautiful strand of Ashanti glass saucer beads. The process of making these beads is unique to Africa and has been used for over 1000...

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  • Translucent Brown Matte Glass Seed Beads (3mm) - The Bead Chest
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    Translucent Brown Matte Glass Seed Beads (3mm)

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    These delightful brown glass seed beads are versatile and fun to work with. The smooth matte surface and somewhat irregular shape give them a rusti...

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  • Dark Brown Java Gooseberry Beads - The Bead Chest
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    Dark Brown Java Gooseberry Beads

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    Admire these delightful glass beads handcrafted on the island of Java. Indonesia has a ancient and storied tradition of glass-making that extends b...

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  • Jumbo Amber Recycled Glass Beads (23mm) - The Bead Chest
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    Jumbo Amber Recycled Glass Beads (23mm)

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    Take a look at this exceptionally large strand of jumbo-sized brown recycled glass beads. Large beads such as these are hard to find and even harde...

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  • Amber Recycled Glass Beads (11mm) - The Bead Chest
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    Amber Recycled Glass Beads (11mm)

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    Take a look at this beautiful strand of brown recycled glass beads. You will receive a 25" strand with approximately 50 beads. Recycled glass beads...

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  • Mocha Recycled Glass Beads (7mm) - The Bead Chest
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    Mocha Recycled Glass Beads (7mm)

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    Take a look at this beautiful strand of brown recycled glass beads. These beads are unusually small, in a hard-to-find 7mm size. Great for bracelet...

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There is nothing more alluring than adding the refined and reflective touch of glass beads into your jewelry designs. For thousands of years glass beads have been made and incorporated into jewelry designs by master artisans. At The Bead Chest we have a diverse curated selection of glass beads at your disposal. From our unique strands of ancient Roman glass to our vibrant Czechoslovakian glass beads and from our luminous strands of Ghanaian recycled glass beads to our captivating Nepalese glass chevron beads you’re going to have to take your time to browse our striking curated section of glass beads.

The creation and technology for the production of glass beads dates all the way back 5,000 years. Glass beads and jewelry adornments have been found in the ancient tombs of Egypt, as well as, many other archaeological dig sites across East Asia. Initially glass beads were produced by either glass blowing or winding techniques. Glass bead winding is done by dipping a rod into hot glass and winding the glass around the rod. As time moved on the techniques of glass making improved. One of most influential times for artisan glass bead making can be attributed to the 1300s in Venice Italy. Many Venetian glass bead making techniques were developed and refined during this time. The glass bead making techniques for creating glass seed beads, chevron beads, blown beads and wound beads were all refined during this period. By the late 15th century, trade routes from Europe had expanded all over the world. Travelers, traders and explorers all carried glass beads with them to use as a form of currency and the demand for glass beads began to increase. Since the demand for Venetian glass beads had inflated so much, Venetian artisans started outsourcing uncut glass to Bohemia (The Czech Republic) to be cut and fashioned into bead strands. Master glass crafters from Bohemia started to travel to Italy to work in local glass factories to learn and refine their glass bead making skills even more. Through the 19th century the Bohemian glass industry continued to grow and improve. By the 20th century Czech glass beads started being imported into countries all over the world. As the demand and popularity for Czech glass beads increased so did their prices and quality and throughout the 20th century Czech glass beads maintained their high status and demand. Artisan glass beads to this day are still in high demand!

So what are you waiting for? Now is the time to add the refined and artistic touch of glass beads to your jewelry designs. So please take a moment to browse our diverse catalogue of distinct and assorted glass beads. We know you’re going to find the perfect strands for your jewelry design and interior design projects!