Sandcast Beads

A strand of about 65 Sandcast Recycled Glass Beads strung on string 34″ long. The beads are around 5×15 mm but vary and are blue and yellow. 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 woodburning earthen oven. Ghana is famous for this type of bead.