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19 Handpainted Recycled Beads with a yellow background and white designs with blue and white dots or as some call them 'eyes'. Each bead is about 10 x 12 mm. The beads are handmade so will vary in size, colour and shape. Eye beads can bring peace of mind, ward off evil, expel bad luck and bring good fortune to its wearer. More recently, their meaning has expanded to include the cultivation of positive thoughts and happiness, too. Eye Beads. There are many different variations of "evil eye" beads. These beads were made for Funky Frog by an innovative Bead Maker, Tet located just outside Accra, Ghana.
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Two bracelet sized strands of about 21 hand painted Recycled Glass Beads on each bracelet which is strung on string 10" long. The beads are about 11mm and are navy blue with a yellow, green and white hand painted design. These recycled glass beads were handcrafted in Ghana, Africa by crushing old, discarded glass, adding colorant and then pouring the powder into clay molds. The stem of a local plant is added, this burns away during firing, leaving a hole for stringing. The beads are fired in a wood burning earthen oven. The beads are then hand painted and then refired. If you would like to read more about this and see photos please check out the blog: Recycled Glass Beads ... Ghana is famous for this type of bead.
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Out of stockA bracelet sized strand of about 68 disk shaped Recycled Glass Beads on string. Each bead is about 11x4 mm and are Blue handpainted with yellow, green, light blue and dark blue stripes. These recycled glass beads were purchased straight from the small factory which hand crafts them using the methods of their ancestors, from crushing recycled bottles all the way to firing them in a wood burning oven.
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A strand of about 14 Recycled Glass Beads with a white Circles and Black handpainted design. Please note: The beads have a base of blue in some strands and a base of red in others but they are all painted on the surface with same pattern. The beads are 11x20 mm. These beads are handmade so will vary in size, colour and shape.
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One bracelet sized strand of about 14 hand painted Recycled Glass Beads on each strand which are strung on string 10" long. The beads are about 20x9mm and are teal blue with white and royal blue hand painted 'eyes'. These eyes were used to ward off evil and to act as protection.(There were 2 bracelets but have broken up the pair.) These recycled glass beads were handcrafted in Ghana, Africa by crushing old, discarded glass, adding colorant and then pouring the powder into clay molds. The stem of a local plant is added, this burns away during firing, leaving a hole for stringing. The beads are fired in a wood burning earthen oven. The beads are then hand painted and then refired. If you would like to read more about this and see photos please check out the blog: Recycled Glass Beads ... Ghana is famous for this type of bead.
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Two bracelet sized strands of about 55 hand painted Recycled Glass Beads on each strand which are strung on string 10" long. The beads are about 2x9mm and are dark blue with hand painted pale blue dots . These recycled glass beads were handcrafted in Ghana, Africa by crushing old, discarded glass, adding colorant and then pouring the powder into clay molds. The stem of a local plant is added, this burns away during firing, leaving a hole for stringing. The beads are fired in a wood burning earthen oven. The beads are then hand painted and then refired. If you would like to read more about this and see photos please check out the blog: Recycled Glass Beads ... Ghana is famous for this type of bead.
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A bracelet sized strand of about 14 hand painted Recycled Glass Beads which are strung on string 10" long. The large beads are about 21x13mm and are dark blue with hand painted white stripes . These recycled glass beads were handcrafted in Ghana, Africa by crushing old, discarded glass, adding colorant and then pouring the powder into clay molds. The stem of a local plant is added, this burns away during firing, leaving a hole for stringing. The beads are fired in a wood burning earthen oven. The beads are then hand painted and then refired. If you would like to read more about this and see photos please check out the blog: Recycled Glass Beads ... Ghana is famous for this type of bead.
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A bracelet sized strand of about 14 hand painted Recycled Glass Beads which are strung on string 10" long. The large beads are about 21x13mm and are green with hand painted yellow, white and red designs . These recycled glass beads were handcrafted in Ghana, Africa by crushing old, discarded glass, adding colorant and then pouring the powder into clay molds. The stem of a local plant is added, this burns away during firing, leaving a hole for stringing. The beads are fired in a wood burning earthen oven. The beads are then hand painted and then refired. If you would like to read more about this and see photos please check out the blog: Recycled Glass Beads ... Ghana is famous for this type of bead.
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A bracelet sized strand of about 14 hand painted Recycled Glass Beads which are strung on string 10" long. The large beads are about 21x13mm and are various colours with hand painted designs . These recycled glass beads were handcrafted in Ghana, Africa by crushing old, discarded glass, adding colorant and then pouring the powder into clay molds. The stem of a local plant is added, this burns away during firing, leaving a hole for stringing. The beads are fired in a wood burning earthen oven. The beads are then hand painted and then refired. If you would like to read more about this and see photos please check out the blog: Recycled Glass Beads ... Ghana is famous for this type of bead.
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A strand of about 11 Handpainted Recycled Glass Beads with a black background and a pink swirly design. The beads are about 8x22 mm. These beads are handmade so will vary in size, colour and shape. There is a smaller version of a similar design here.
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Out of stockA strand of 6 polka dot recycled glass beads. These beads are bought directly from the beads markets of Ghana, West Africa. These beads are 15 mm and are black with white polka dots. Several clients have shopped exclusively for black and white beads hence this 'collection' was born. There is a whole drawer full of Black and White Goodness now on line! $3/6 beads
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A strand of about 60 hand painted Recycled Glass Beads strung on string 24" long. These beads are blue with red and creamy yellow designs. They are handmade so will vary in size and colours. Each bead is approx. 11x14 mm. These recycled glass beads were purchased straight from the small factory which hand crafts them using the methods of their ancestors, from crushing recycled bottles all the way to firing them in a wood burning oven.
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A strand of about 66 hand painted Recycled Glass Beads strung on string 27" long. These beads are green with red, yellow and white designs. They are handmade so will vary in size and colours. Each bead is approx. 11x14 mm. These recycled glass beads were purchased straight from the small factory which hand crafts them using the methods of their ancestors, from crushing recycled bottles all the way to firing them in a wood burning oven.
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A strand of about 69 hand painted Recycled Glass Beads strung on string 29" long. These beads are dark blue with yellow and white designs. They are handmade so will vary in size and colours. Each bead is approx. 11x14 mm. These recycled glass beads were purchased straight from the small factory which hand crafts them using the methods of their ancestors, from crushing recycled bottles all the way to firing them in a wood burning oven.
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A strand of about 52 hand painted Recycled Glass Beads strung on string 19" long. These beads are green with lime and white designs. They are handmade so will vary in size and colours. Each bead is approx. 8 mm. These recycled glass beads were purchased straight from the small factory which hand crafts them using the methods of their ancestors, from crushing recycled bottles all the way to firing them in a wood burning oven.