Handpainted Recycled Glass Beads

1 bracelet sized strands of 11 tubular Hand painted  Beads strung on string. These Recycled Glass beads are about 6×24 mm and are dark grey with blue and grey swirls. These recycled glass beads were handcrafted in Ghana, Africa by crushing old, discarded glass and then pouring the powder into clay molds. The beads are then handpainted. 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. Ghana is famous for this type of bead.

Funky Frog bought these beads straight from the Bead Maker in Ghana.