Glass beads are a fascinating, beautiful creation. They have functioned as currency, gifts, works of art and symbols of high status. They are recorded as being created, traded, and worn as jewelry by the earliest civilized societies, from Egyptians to Romans, Vikings to Native Americans. There are nearly as many types of glass beads as there are colors in the spectrum. Artbeads.com carries a variety of popular glass beads, including
Czech glass beads,
lampwork beads and
cat's eye beads. We also feature many
dichroic glass beads from Paula Radke and
hand-blown glass beads from Fire Designs. Whether creating a necklace for yourself or embellishing a lamp shade, you're sure to find the glass beads you need at Artbeads.com.