{"title":"Newest Items","description":"Our Newest Items!","products":[{"product_id":"crayons","title":"Box of Crayons Charm","description":"Pewter charm in the shape a of a box of crayons, with the word \"Crayons\" on the front!  Box measures 11 mm x 20 mm.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll Beadstore.com charms are solid pewter or brass and made in the United States!","brand":"generic","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":313844027,"sku":"crayons","price":2.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0231\/5283\/products\/Crayons.jpg?v=1571438635"},{"product_id":"perfectly-matched-african-amber-strand","title":"Perfectly Matched African Amber Strand","description":"\u003cp\u003eBeautiful long strand of perfectly matched African Amber beads.  Finding old African Ambers beads that are this nicely matched up is a real treat.  The beads measure 25 mm in diameter (or approximately 1 inch in diameter), which makes them a very manageable size for making jewelry.  The strand measures 31 inches long of beads, plus an additional approximately 6 inches of cord (making the total length slightly over 36 inches in total).   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese \"amber\" beads are actually not amber at all -- but are an early form of plastic pioneered in Germany and used for bead making in the early 20th century.  Technically, they are a phenolic resin.  However, the beautiful thing about these early plastics is that they actually age with time, developing crackling and picking up the oils in the skin of their wearers.  These beads were traded extensively throughout Western Africa, but were particularly embraced by peoples in Mali and Mauritania.  Indeed, these particular beads were sourced in Mali.   \u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eNote that these beads are more yellow than they appear in the picture.  The \"cherry amber\" tones are less obvious when you see the beads in person. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"generic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":3541027525,"sku":"AfAmber","price":1150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0231\/5283\/products\/AfAmb-2.jpg?v=1571438649"},{"product_id":"medium-sized-king-bead-strands","title":"Medium Sized King Bead Strands","description":"\u003cp\u003eGreat strand of really unusual King Beads, made in Venice and traded throughout West Africa, particularly Ghana.  These glass bicones are a particularly unusual color and really a nice size.  Most of the beads are in good-to-excellent condition, with a few (especially in the middle) showing extensive wear.  Most of the beads in the middle and top of the strand are actually in pretty decent condition, though most show at least minor wear.  Several of the beads have a nice light pink ring around the bottom, which is quite different.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe strand measures 32 inches, plus approximately two inches of raffia cord.  The center bead measures 18 mm in diameter, while the smaller beads are 14 mm in diameter.  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"generic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":3541789573,"sku":"trade166","price":385.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0231\/5283\/products\/trade166-4.jpg?v=1571438649"},{"product_id":"yellow-trail-decorated-trade-beads","title":"Yellow Trail Decorated Trade Beads","description":"\u003cp\u003eGreat strand of really neat pale yellow trade beads from the middle of the 19th century.  These glass beads were made in Venice and traded throughout West Africa.  These particular beads are quite hard to find, with a beautiful delicate green lattachino glass design.  Indeed, these beads came out of the estate of a prominent Washington DC bead collector.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeads of this vintage and style are notoriously delicate, and these are no exception.  Several of the beads show fairly extensive wear and three beads are completely broken towards the back of the string.  Others show minor chips, largely at the edges.  Additionally, as you can see in the close up, the pink glass flower design appears to have preferentially worn away on most of the beads.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe strand measures 22 inches long.  The rectangular beads measure 10 mm in diameter by 18 mm in length.  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Charity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":3541960389,"sku":"AFCJ40","price":165.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0231\/5283\/products\/AFCJ30-2.jpg?v=1571438649"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.beadstore.com\/collections\/new-for-july-2015\/july-2015.oembed","provider":"beadstore.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}