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In the Workshop there are shelves of single beads in jars - looks like a Candy Shop! These Opaque Recycled Glass Bodoms are Brown with White Stripes and about 30 x 26 mm. These beads are handcrafted using the methods of their ancestors so the beads will vary in size, colour and shape. These beads make a colourful focal point... $3/bead
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In the Workshop there are shelves of single beads in jars - looks like a Candy Shop! These Opaque Recycled Glass Bodoms are Blue+White and about 21 mm round. These beads are handcrafted using the methods of their ancestors so the beads will vary in size, colour and shape. These beads make a colourful focal point... $2.50/bead
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Two bracelet sized strands of about 28 tiny tube hand painted Recycled Glass Beads which are strung on string. The beads are about 9x7 mm and are colourful with a soft lime green background and blue dots circled in brown. The beads are all handcrafted so will vary in colour, size and shape. The strands you will received will be similar to the photo but may have variations in colours. 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 Recycled Glass Waist beads strung on string 13" long. These are the smallest recycled glass beads and great spacer beads. These beads are a light pink. The waist beads are hand made and therefore there will be variations in size and colour. Funky Frog loves to use these beads in tassels!
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A strand of Recycled Glass Waist beads strung on string 16" long. These are the smallest recycled glass beads and great spacer beads. In the photos you will see photos of 4 very similar blues with subtle but real variations. This blue is the third one to the left as you face the image. This blue has a bit of smokey grey in it. Funky Frog loves to use these beads in tassels!
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A strand of 71 black Recycled Glass Beads strung on string 18" long. These beads are size 1 (about 5 mm in diameter). The beads are unpolished and natural. Photos don’t do these beads justice as they are translucent so it seems somehow the camera can’t quite catch them! They are handmade so colour, size and shape vary. 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. These small beads are the hardest to make as the smaller the bead is the easier it is to break.
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A strand of about 53 size 3 (10 mm) translucent black Bodom Recycled Glass Beads on string 21" long. These beads have an earthy, natural feel and look. Ghana is famous for these recycled beads made from recycled glass bottles. These recycled beads were bought directly from the small factory 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.
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A strand of about 75 pastel blue Recycled Glass Beads strung on string 18" long. These beads are size 1 (about 5-6 mm in diameter). The beads are unpolished and natural. Photos don't do these beads justice as they are translucent so it seems somehow the camera can't quite catch them! They are handmade so colour, size and shape vary. 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. These small beads are the hardest to make as the smaller the bead is the easier it is to break during the process of making them.
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Indian glass beads traded in Ghana, W. Africa ...Funky Frog found these beads in the Agboblushi Market, Accra. These red with blue and white patterns swirled in beads are a donut shape about 20 x 11 mm. Their texture is like velvet. Even though they are contemporary beads they have a vintage feel to them. $8/6 beads
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3 large black and white flat round fused Recycled Glass beads that are about 11x23 mm. These beads would make good focal 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! $3/ 3 beads
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Sale!Funky Frog's Bead Soup.... a collection of gorgeous African Recycled Glass beads... This Bead Soup is various Grey Recycled Glass Beads in various sizes and shapes. Included in this soup are several Mali Clay Beads and a Wooden Bead. There are three Bead Soups to choose from. You will receive all the beads in the image.
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Sale!Funky Frog's Bead Soup.... a collection of gorgeous African Recycled Glass beads... This Bead Soup is various Yellow Recycled Glass Beads in various sizes and shapes.There are three Beads Soups to choose from. You will receive all the beads in the image.
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Sale!Funky Frog's Bead Soup.... a collection of gorgeous African Recycled Glass beads... This Bead Soup is various Orange Recycled Glass Beads in various sizes and shapes.There are two Beads Soups to choose from. You will receive all the beads in the image.