Lenka Bindzar, owner of Raven’s Journey, specializes in Czech glass beads. The quality, expertise, detail and modernizing she puts into her Czech bead designs helps to obtain an overall mission of continuing Czech Republic tradition and customer satisfaction. Check out these new Raven’s Journey Czech beads we’ve just added to our inventory!

Before starting Raven’s Journey, Lenka’s own journey started when she settled in Seattle, WA from Czechoslovakia. While looking for beads to make a collar for her dog, she stumbled upon a shop that sold Czech beads. With the small selection she encountered, she traveled back home in search of finding Czech bead manufacturers. She happened to find a small family-owned bead pressing company. And from there, her ideas flourished and has been designing and creating pressed glass beads since. You can see the hard work she puts continuing her mission to “work closely with artisans in the Czech Republic to continue the tradition of creating and producing the finest quality glass beads in the world.” We are proud to support the tradition and history of Czech glass beads!

We love the coin beads with pressed lotus, owls, skulls and bird bead.

One of the most popular Czech bead shapes are rondelles. Some mimics a picasso finish, opaque, translucent and more. These Czech beads has an organic look and color, making them easy to use and pair up with different beads like gemstones, boro glass, pearls, etc.

Czech rondelles: Z018261, Z018263, Z018266, Z018270, Z018280, Z018310, Z018311, Z018314, Z018315, Z018349, Z018363

One of our favorites are the beautiful Czech Hibiscus. They are prefect for summer jewelry designing or for flower-lovers! And they come in a smaller 7mm size. Try these hibiscus beads with Porcelain beads, Swarovski crystals and wood beads.

Czech hibiscus: Z018246, Z018247, Z018248, Z018254, Z018255, Z018256, Z018257, Z018258, Z018259, Z018260

What is your favorite Czech beads and how do you like to use them?