Blue Russian Trade Beads and Dentalium Shell are a Classic Combination

Russian Blue Trade Beads with Dentalium Shell in 20 inch necklace with earrings

                      Both Owen and I at Walker Goldsmiths are nuts about Trade Beads. We’ve been collecting, learning, trading and creating jewelry with trade beads for over 40 yrs. We’ve seriously focused on faceted Cobalt Blue Russians because we love the […] Read more »

Trade Bead Necklace TBA31 with Harpoon Head

Photo of Red and Black Trade Bead Necklace with Harpoon Head Pendant

Here’s a pretty Trade Bead necklace, TBA31, that celebrates the colors red and black, by Janet Walker.  I’ve created this necklace for the “Red and Black” show at the Stonington Gallery in Seattle this April.   From the Stonington Gallery posting; “Red and Black. Color brings vitality and depth to […] Read more »

Walker Goldsmiths Booth at the 2012 Seattle Gift Show

Photo of Walker Goldsmiths Booth 2012 Seattle Gift Show

Walker Goldsmiths did the Seattle Gift Show again this year and it’s been fun to see lots of old friends from AK and the lower 48.  We definitely noticed that the buying was slower and more cautious in volume and that folks are totally sick of having to be this […] Read more »

What are Blue Russian Trade Beads?

Graduated strand of Blue Russian Trade Beads

  More interest about one of my favorite subjects, Trade Beads, is always a treat for me.  I’ve received quite a few questions about Trade Beads in the last few months and have determined that we really need a blog post about them on Walker Goldsmiths not just on Active Artists . […] Read more »