Coffee Bean ‘Wedding’ Beads

Gorgeous strand of 82 vintage ‘Wedding’ Coffee Bean beads that have the look of tiger eye … a mix of brown hues streaked through with white. Beads are about 6×8 mm in size but vary as they are handmade. “Known as a stone that anchors the heart and soul, the Brown Agate brings comfort and weight where it is needed, ensuring that you feel safe and stable no matter how strong the emotional winds are blowing.”

Wedding beads come in several different shapes, colors and patterns, these beads are shaped like a coffee bean, hence the name.”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.