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These bright and colorful purple glass beads were hand-strung on raffia in West Africa. Each bead measures approximately 1-3 x 3mm with a hole size...
View full detailsBeautiful strand of recycled glass beads from the island of Java. These unique purple color beads have been fashioned so that they look like pieces...
View full detailsFun and easy to work with, these colorful Druzy Agate Stone Beads are a great choice for creative and custom jewelry designs. The name Druzy genera...
View full detailsThese round wooden beads are made of top quality natural wood and are perfect for your jewelry and craft projects. Available in a variety of natur...
View full detailsFun and easy to work with, these colorful Druzy Agate Stone Beads are a great choice for creative and custom jewelry designs. The name Druzy genera...
View full detailsTake a look at this beautiful strand of African vinyl beads in a purple color. Beads such as these are found in Ghana and Nigeria where they are so...
View full detailsCheckout this beautiful strand of purple sandcast beads from Ghana, West Africa. Beads such as these are often worn as traditional waist beads. The...
View full detailsFun and easy to work with, these colorful Druzy Agate Stone Beads are a great choice for creative and custom jewelry designs. The name Druzy genera...
View full detailsThese round wooden beads are made of top quality natural wood and are perfect for your jewelry and craft projects. Available in a variety of natur...
View full detailsBeautiful strand of purple recycled glass beads from the island of Java. These unique faceted glass beads have been fashioned so that they look lik...
View full detailsTake a look at this beautiful strand of magenta African vinyl beads. Beads such as these are found in Ghana and Nigeria where they are sometimes wo...
View full detailsBeautiful strand of purple glass beads from Ghana. Each bead measures approximately 2-6 x 4mm with strand length of 30". Some variation in individu...
View full detailsTake a look at this beautiful strand of African vinyl beads in a purple color. Beads such as these are found in Ghana and Nigeria where they are so...
View full detailsThese delightful purple glass seed beads are versatile and fun to work with. The smooth matte surface and somewhat irregular shape give them a rust...
View full detailsThese interlocking beads are carved from agate in a shape that resembles snake vertebrae. The shape is common to vintage Czech beads which were use...
View full detailsTake a look at this beautiful strand of African vinyl beads in a purple color. Beads such as these are found in Ghana and Nigeria where they are so...
View full detailsThese round wooden beads are made of top quality natural wood and are perfect for your jewelry and craft projects. Available in a variety of natur...
View full detailsGarnet gets it name from the Latin word malogranatum which means pomegranate. In ancient times it was believed that Garnet was a great protection s...
View full detailsTake a look at this beautiful strand of African vinyl beads. Beads such as these are found in Ghana and Nigeria where they are sometimes worn as wa...
View full detailsTake a look at this beautiful strand of African vinyl beads. Beads such as these are found in Ghana and Nigeria where they are sometimes worn as wa...
View full detailsTake a look at this beautiful strand of red African vinyl beads. Beads such as these are found in Ghana and Nigeria where they are sometimes worn a...
View full detailsAdmire these delightful glass beads handcrafted on the island of Java. Indonesia has a ancient and storied tradition of glass-making that extends b...
View full detailsThese Lavender Frosted Sea Glass beads are truly inspiring. Whether your looking to add a distinctive touch to your jewelry designs or looking to w...
View full detailsTake a look at this beautiful strand of magenta African vinyl beads. Beads such as these are found in Ghana and Nigeria where they are sometimes wo...
View full detailsWant an authentic and luxurious feel in your jewelry designs and home decor style? Our purple beads might be the best option for you! You can be confident in our selection purple beads. The color purple represents truth, quality, vision, containment, spiritual awareness and chic simplicity. With shades from plum to magenta, from lilac to grape, from violet to mauve, from eggplant to amethyst, from wine to periwinkle and from orchid to lavender our massive selection of purple tones will help you create chic and sophisticated jewelry designs like you’ve never seen before.
All around the world the color purple is associated with royalty, wealth, nobility and spirituality. In Japan purple signifies wealth and position. The highest ranked Buddhist monks wear purple robes to represent their spiritual enlightenment. In Tibet, purple amethyst is considered to be sacred and is often seen used in rosaries and fashioned to Buddha statues. In China purple signifies physical and mental healing. In China purple is said to be a lucky color that will bring luck and fame. In ancient Egypt purple denoted virtue and perseverance. Catholicism associates the color purple with piety and faith. All across the world you can find Catholic cathedrals with spectacular stained glass windows with many shades of purple used in the designs. In Iran the color purple represents what is to come in the future. In the United States purple is considered to be a color of the highest honor and the US military awards purple hearts to military service members who have sacrificed and served for their country.
When it comes to purple beads here at The Bead Chest your options of shade, color, size and material are abundant. Create a divine bracelet or necklace with our purple shaded Ashanti glass saucer beads. Our recycled lavender paper beads from Uganda can add that worn down feel you’ve been looking for to any of your jewelry designs. Want a touch of royalty and luxury? Our purple Java glass beads or lavender glass beads from West Africa may be your best option. From Afghanistan to Ghana our hues and tones of iridescent purple beads are ready for the taking.
There is no better time than now to emanate the uplifting and decadent energy of purple! So please feel free to peruse our collection of purple beads.