{"product_id":"wedding-globular-blue-trade-beads-154227","title":"Wedding Globular Blue Trade Beads","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"gmail_default\"\u003e\"Wedding Beads\" were made in the Czech Republic specifically for the African trade in the 1950s and started being exported from Africa to the US and Europe in the 1980s.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese beads come in several different shapes, colors and patterns. One of the most popular shapes are the round teardrop. Another attractive shape is the flat teardrop. \"Wedding beads\" were also made as flat tabular shapes, stylized claw shapes and other varieties.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhoto is an example. Yours will be similar. You are purchasing one.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis strand is not intended to be a ready-to-wear necklace. Although the strand can be worn \"as is,\" the \u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eraffia \u003c\/span\u003eholding it together is not durable and may break with use. For this reason, we recommend that you re-string the beads before wearing them.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"_MetafieldRow_17rwl_1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"_MetafieldField_18aa6_4\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"_RowWrapper_ni3is_6\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"_FormFieldLabel_ni3is_25\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Polaris-Text--root Polaris-Text--bodyMd\"\u003eStrand Length: \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e26 inches (including string\/raffia)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eBead Size: \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e23-24 mm diameter. See picture with penny for size comparison.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e154227\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"sku 154000","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51272964276519,"sku":"154227","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0826\/1015\/9911\/files\/IMG_1922_f4884347-5702-4a39-b445-d9bc25a7c556.jpg?v=1775752221","url":"https:\/\/africadirect.com\/products\/wedding-globular-blue-trade-beads-154227","provider":"Africa Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}