I don't make beaded jewelry, but after spending some time with Debby Arem and her Etsy shop, Eureka Eureka, I'm sorely tempted to begin. Debby's shop has several things I love: rocks, gems, and stories of far-off lands. With her husband, Joel Arem (who worked for the Smithsonian and authored seven books on gems and minerals), Debby traveled all over the world in search of the finest and most unusual beads.
The ones I'm showing here are her favorites: glass beads from West Germany. Some of these are from the 1950s, and as anyone who sells or loves vintage knows, they don't make 'em like they used to.
The rest of Debby's shop is equally fascinating, with beads from Pakistan, China, Japan, Italy, Czechoslovakia--you name it. To read more about her beads and her career as a jewelry designer, check out this interview on the Etsy Vintage Street Team blog.
6 comments:
Wow! Does she ever have cool stuff! Thanks for the intro
What beautiful beads..
I am totally adding her as a favorite. Beautifulo beads and what a fun life, traveling around looking for cool stuff. Thats the kind of job I would like!!
well if that wee selection of beads is anything to go by i.m gonna want to buy, buy, buy : )
am off to check out her shop.
Pretty beads!! Great feature!
beautiful selection...the avocado green beads are absolutely beautiful.
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