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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. -
A strand of 36 Teal football shaped Recycled Glass beads strung on string 24". The beads have a smooth polished finish and are a 14 x 17" football shape. These beads are designed by an innovative designer, Tet who has a cottage industry making beads by hand just outside Accra. It is always a pleasure to go and check out what he has made. During this last Beads Hunt we made our regular stop there .... you can check out our blog by clicking here. -
A strand of 44 teal Recycled Glass beads strung on string 22". The beads have a soft smooth texture and are a 15 mm bicone shape. These beads are an unusual shape and designed by an innovative designer (seen adding up my beads in photo!) who has a cottage industry making beads by hand just outside Accra. It is always a pleasure to go and check out what he has made. Check out the blog about our visit here ... -
A strand of 6 Soft Grey tubular shaped Recycled Glass beads strung on string. The beads have a smooth polished finish and are a 9 x 20" tubular shape. These beads are designed by an innovative designer, Tet who has a cottage industry making beads by hand just outside Accra. It is always a pleasure to go and check out what he has made. During this last Beads Hunt we made our regular stop there .... you can check out our blog by clicking here. -
1 bracelet sized strands of 11 tubular Hand painted Beads strung on string. These Recycled Glass beads are about 6x24 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. -
1 bracelet sized strands of 46 small thick disk Beads strung on string. These Recycled Glass beads are about 5x7 mm and are bright royal blue with white stripes. 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. -
1 bracelet sized strands of 23 round Handpainted Beads strung on string. These Recycled Glass beads are about 12 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. -
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 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. -
A strand of about 12 Handpainted Recycled Glass Beads with a grey background and a white and orange star design. The beads are about 8x22 mm. These beads are handmade so will vary in size, colour and shape. -
A strand of about 11 Jumbo Handpainted Recycled Glass Beads with various colours and designs. The beads are about 12x30 mm. These beads are handmade so will vary in size, colour and shape. -
A strand of 10 Handpainted Recycled Glass Beads with a grey background and a blue, red and white design. The beads are 25x11 mm. These beads are handmade so will vary in size, colour and shape. -
2 bracelet sized strands of 21 tubular Sandcast Beads strung on string 10" long. The beads are 9x6 mm and are an oatmeal with a brown circle in the middle. 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 different colours come from the different coloured powdered glass that is poured into the molds (rather than being painted on later). 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. There are also larger beads this same oatmeally colour as shown in the last photo.. -
2 bracelet sized strands of 31 short tubular shaped Sandcast Beads strung on string 10" long. The beads are 11x8 mm and are an oatmeal with brown/yellow circle in the middle. 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. Ghana is famous for this type of bead. There are smaller beads with a similar design to this one as shown in the last photo.. There are also larger beads this same oatmeally colour as shown in the last photo.. -
In the Workshop there are shelves of single beads in jars - looks like a Candy Shop! These bodoms are a cement colour with lots of colourful flecks ...their beauty is hard to capture in a photograph! The beads are handcrafted using the methods of the ancestors so the beads will vary in size, colour and shape. These beads make an one of a kind focal point... There are 3 sizes to choose from. $3/ bead -
Vintage Glass Beads that look a bit like glass seeds. You can choose out of 4 variations of 4 strands of various colours or a strand of white glass beads. These glass beads have an opalescent quality and come in pink, green, grey, blue and white. The white beads are about 2x12 mm. The other coloured beads are about 4x9 mm. -
A bicone Sandcast bead in a teal with rust, yellow and white designs. Each bead is about 12x15 mm . The beads are handmade so will vary in size, shape and colour. -
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A bicone Sandcast bead in a teal with light brown and white designs. Each bead is about 12x13 mm . The beads are handmade so will vary in size, shape and colour. -
A bicone Sandcast bead in a teal with light brown and red designs. Each bead is about 12x13 mm . The beads are handmade so will vary in size, shape and colour. -
A bicone Sandcast bead in black with light brown, rust and teal designs. Each bead is about 12x13 mm . The beads are handmade so will vary in size, shape and colour. -
A bicone Sandcast bead in brown with lighter brown and teal designs. Each bead is about 11x12 mm . The beads are handmade so will vary in size, shape and colour. -
A bicone Sandcast bead in a sand colour with white,brown and teal designs. Each bead is about 11x12 mm . The beads are handmade so will vary in size, shape and colour. -
A tubular Sandcast bead in black with a teal stripe. Each bead varies in size from 10-12 x 20-23 mm . The beads are handmade so will vary in size, shape and colour. -
A tubular Sandcast bead in a cement grey with yellow, rust and black Stripes. Each bead is about 11x17mm. The beads are handmade so will vary in size, shape and colour.
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