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A strand of 24 fused Red, White + Yellow Recycled Glass Beads in the shape of a large tulip. These translucent beads are about 25x15 mm. These beads are handmade so will vary in size and shape and even colour. 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. -
A strand of 24 fused translucent orangewith yellow + green swirled in Recycled Glass Beads in the shape of a tear drop. These translucent beads are about 12x15 mm. These beads are handmade so will vary in size and shape and even colour. 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. -
A strand of 24 fused translucent yellowwith opaque yellow + green swirled in Recycled Glass Beads in the shape of a tear drop. These translucent beads are about 12x15 mm. These beads are handmade so will vary in size and shape and even colour. 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. -
A strand of various Fancy Heritage African Recycled Glass Beads handcrafted in Ghana. There are two strands to choose from. The largest bead is about 25x31mm. These beads were bought in the Agormanya Market from the wonderful Bead section there... These beads are contemporary but have a very vintage feel because of the way the beads were made. Definitely a collector item or some amazing beads for a special project! -
A strand of various Fancy Heritage African Recycled Glass Beads handcrafted in Ghana. The strand is about 13" long and the largest bead is about 28x33mm. These beads were bought in the Agormanya Market from the wonderful Bead section there... These beads are contemporary but have a very vintage feel because of the way the beads were made. Definitely a collector item or some amazing beads for a special project! -
A strand of various Fancy Heritage African Recycled Glass Beads handcrafted in Ghana. The strand is about 13" long and the largest bead is about 29x36mm. These beads were bought in the Agormanya Market from the wonderful Bead section there... These beads are contemporary but have a very vintage feel because of the way the beads were made. Definitely a collector item or some amazing beads for a special project! -
Gorgeous yellow Recycled Glass Beads with a look of the old beads ... so Funky Frog has named these Heritage Glass. New but with a vintage vibe! There are 4 different strands to choose from. The beads are handmade so will vary in size, shape and colour. You will receive a strand shown in the photos. -
Because of popularity we got lots more of this Blue Glass with embedded crushed stone during the 2024 Bead Hunt ... Recycled Blue Glass Beads with embedded crushed stone in a smaller disk shape...the beads are about 8x20 mm. The beads are handcrafted so will vary quite a bit in size, shape and colour. The strand of 10 beads + 2 smaller beads you will get are similar to the ones in the photo. The beads are translucent and really come to life in the light. -
Because of popularity we got lots more of this Blue Glass with embedded crushed stone during the 2024 Bead Hunt ... A large Recycled Blue Glass with embedded crushed stone Bodom Bead + 8 various disk beads...the Bodom Bead is about 22x30 mm and the disk beads are various graduating sizes. The beads are handcrafted so will vary quite a bit in size, shape and colour. The strand of 1 Bodom Bead and 8 disk beads you will get are the ones in the photo. The beads are translucent and really come to life in the light. -
New!! During the last Bead Hunt the Kokofrom metal smiths made Funky Frog some new bells including these. There are two sizes in this new shape - this one is the smaller Bell at 2.5" long. It makes a lovely jingle!! -
New!! During the last Bead Hunt the Kokofrom metal smiths made Funky Frog some new bells including these. There are two sizes in this new shape - this one is the larger Bell at 3" long. It makes a lovely jingle!! -
New!! During the last Bead Hunt the Kokofrom metal smiths made Funky Frog some new bells including these. There are now 4 sizes of this shape, xtra large, large, medium and small. This new one is in between the medium and xtra large size at about 20 mm. It makes a lovely ring!! -
During a Bead Hunt Funky Frog made a big order from the Kokofrom Cooperative outside Kumasi. These bells were made especially for Funky Frog . The process these metal smiths are using is the same as their ancestors... back then it was gold now it is any metal they can get their hands on!! If you would like to see the intricate process check out the blog here ... These large brass bells are about 23 mm across. The bells make a lovely jingle. There are now four sizes of these bells, small, medium, large and Xtra large. These are the Xtra large sized. $6/bead -
During a Bead Hunt Funky Frog made a big order from the Kokofrom Cooperative outside Kumasi. These bells were made especially for Funky Frog . The process these metal smiths are using is the same as their ancestors... back then it was gold now it is any metal they can get their hands on!! If you would like to see the intricate process check out the blog here ... These brass bells are about 18mm. The bells make a lovely jingle. There are now4 sizes of these bells, small, medium, large and xtra large. These are the medium sized. $4/bead -
These small brass bells are about 11mm. The bells don't make a noise when shaken on their own but paired up they make a lovely jingle. There are now 4 sizes in this bell... xtra large, large, medium and small ... these are the smallest size. $2/bead -
Beautifully made Yellow, White and Purple Recycled Glass tube beads. There are two sizes to choose from. You will receive a bead from grouping in photo. These beads are handmade so will vary in size, shape and colour. Funky Frog got these beads directly from the amazing designer and maker Tet in Accra, Ghana. -
Beautiful rectangle Recycled Glass Beads 13x19 mm in soft grey,orange, blue, yellow and white with colourful specks. You will receive a bead from grouping in photo. These beads are handmade so will vary in size, shape and colour. Funky Frog got these beads directly from the amazing designer and maker Tet in Accra, Ghana. -
Beautiful tile shaped Recycled Glass Beads 10x28-32 mm in black, soft red,blue and oatmeal. You will receive a bead from grouping in photo. These beads are handmade so will vary in size, shape and colour. Funky Frog got these beads directly from the amazing designer and maker Tet in Accra, Ghana. -
Beautiful tile shaped Recycled Glass Beads 10x28 mm in teal, soft orange and oatmeal. You will receive a bead from grouping in photo. These beads are handmade so will vary in size, shape and colour. Funky Frog got these beads directly from the amazing designer and maker Tet in Accra, Ghana. -
Short strands of mixed small glass beads that were all over the Kejetia Market this 2024 Bead Hunt ... just a bit bigger than a bracelet. If you would get 3 strands you would get three bracelets ... There are 4 different strands to choose from. You will receive a strand from the pile you chose from. No two strands are alike but the piles are similar. Please contact us if you would like more help choosing!! -
20 Rainbow Fused Recycled Glass beads on cord. These recycled beads were bought directly from the small factory, TK Beads in Accra, Ghana where the artisans hand make the beads in the labor intensive method of their ancestors from crushing glass to baking the final product in wood ovens. These beads are made by recycling previously used beads. The beads are melted together in a clay oven to make this beautiful mosaic of colors. Each bead is approx. 19x7 mm. The Rainbow Collection consists of three size of round beads, 3 sizes of disk beads, a long oblong bead and a hexagon shaped bead. $14/20 beads -
26 colourful bulb Mali Wedding Beads ready to be made into a gorgeous piece. Like many African Trade Beads, these multicolored, tear shaped, glass beads were originally made in what was then known as Czechoslovakia and later traded to Africa. In Mali it is a tradition to present these beads to the bride on her wedding day. You will receive the wedding beads in the photo. -
26 colourful bulb Mali Wedding Beads ready to be made into a gorgeous piece. Like many African Trade Beads, these multicolored, tear shaped, glass beads were originally made in what was then known as Czechoslovakia and later traded to Africa. In Mali it is a tradition to present these beads to the bride on her wedding day. You will receive the wedding beads in the photo. -
6 tube Recycled Glass beads that are about 12x25 mm. These beads would make good contrast beads. Several clients have shopped exclusively for black and white beads hence this 'collection' was born. There is a whole section of Black and White Goodness now on line! $4/ 6 beads
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