The store also features Swarovski crystals

all are purchased through fair trade The shop’s walls are adorned with strings of African Trade beads, freshwater pearls, coral, shell, exotic woods, glass, seeds and mood beads. “We have 200 different kinds of gemstones,” she said. “Some are precious, and others are semiprecious.”

The store also features Swarovski crystals, Pandora-style beads and Czech glass.“It’s primo glass,” Mailman said. “They’ve been making it since the 16th century. They have it down pat.”

The store gets new beads every week, and all are purchased through fair trade, which down ensures that those who make the jewelry pieces are paid a fair wage for their labors, the shop owner said.