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Sale!Funky Frog's Bead Soup.... a collection of gorgeous African Recycled Glass beads... This Bead Soup is various Earth tones .. taupe, brown 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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5 small tubular recycled glass beads with a smooth stone like finish. There are 4 colours to choose from: chocolate brown, sunflower yellow, royal blue and a soft white. These beads vary in size as they are handmade. Each bead is around 17 mm long by 7 mm wide. Funky Frog acquired these beads directly from the small factory in Accra which hand makes them.
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A beautiful Bodom ... each one one of a kind. You will get one of the bodoms in the photo. The Bodom is about 20x28 mm with terracota, white and blue designs. They are each handmade so will vary in size, shape and colour. Little pieces of abstract art!! ... Would make an amazing focal for any project.
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30 Polished Mixed Colours with a band of earthy oatmeal or green Sandcast Football shaped Beads strung on string 24" long. Each bead is approximately 14x22 mm. These beads are handmade so will vary in size, colour and shape. They make a fantastic necklace as is or restrung. Funky Frog got these in the last Bead Hunt from the Bead Makers themselves in Accra, Ghana.
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A strand of about 24 tubular Batik Bone Beads from Kenya strung on raffia 28" long. These beads have a bold geometric design and shape that will give any necklace an eye catching tribal feel. Each bead is approx. 30x6 mm and the hole size fits a 2mm cord. These beads are handmade so will have variations in colour, design and size.
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A gorgeous strand of 12 colourful Fused Recycled Glass beads. 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, Ghana's answer to Fimo Beads! The beads are melted together in a clay oven to make this beautiful mosaic of colors. Each coin shaped bead is approx. 11x22 mm. The beads are handcrafted so will vary in size and shape. You will receive one of the strands in the image. The Rainbow Collection consists of three size of round beads, 3 sizes of disk beads, a long oblong bead and a hexagon shaped bead and this coin shaped bead.
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A gorgeous strand of 6 colourful Fused Recycled Glass oblong beads. 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, Ghana's answer to Fimo Beads! The beads are melted together in a clay oven to make this beautiful mosaic of colors. Each bead is approx. 15 x32 mm. The beads are handcrafted so will vary in size and shape. You will receive one of the strands in the image. The Rainbow Collection consists of three size of round beads, 3 sizes of disk beads, a long oblong bead and a hexagon shaped bead.
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A gorgeous strand of 32 colourful Fused Recycled Glass beads on string 22" long. 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, Ghana's answer to Fimo Beads! The beads are melted together in a clay oven to make this beautiful mosaic of colors. Each bead is approx. 14 x19 mm. The beads are handcrafted so will vary in size and shape but they are all a hexagon or 6 sided shape. The Rainbow Collection consists of three size of round beads, 3 sizes of disk beads, a long oblong bead and a hexagon shaped bead.
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A gorgeous strand of colourful Fused Recycled Glass Beads in a rainbow of colours. 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. Since the beads are handmade there will be variations in size, colour and design. You will receive a strand pictured in the photo. The beads are available in Small, Medium and Large clearly depicted in the third image. The strand of the small 9 mm Fused Recycled Glass Beads has 54 Beads on string 20″ long. $12 / strand The strand of the medium 14 mm Fused Recycled Glass Beads has 48 Beads on string 20″ long. $16 / strand The strand of the large 16 mm Fused Recycled Glass Beads has 40 Beads on string 22″ long. $19 / strand The Rainbow Collection consists of three size of round beads, 3 sizes of disk beads, a long oblong bead and a hexagon shaped bead.
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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
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A strand of about 108 gorgeous Rainbow Fused Recycled Glass Lifesaver beads on string 18" long. These recycled beads were bought directly from a Trader in 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. 10 mm. There are 3 sizes of the lifesaver or disk beads. These are the small size. The Rainbow Collection consists of three size of round beads, 3 sizes of disk beads, a long oblong bead and a hexagon shaped bead.
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A strand of about 90 gorgeous Rainbow Fused Recycled Glass Lifesaver beads on string 20" long. These recycled beads were bought directly from a Trader in 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. 13 mm. There are 3 sizes of the lifesaver or disk beads. These are the medium size. The Rainbow Collection consists of three size of round beads, 3 sizes of disk beads, a long oblong bead and a hexagon shaped bead.
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Out of stockIndian glass beads traded in Ghana, W. Africa ...Funky Frog found these beads in the Agboblushi Market, Accra. These terracotta beads with colourful designs are egg shaped 12x15 mm. Their texture is like velvet. Even though they are contemporary beads they have a vintage feel to them. $4.50/6 beads
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Beautiful dark brown Wood Prayers Beads.... found in the Kejetia Market in Kumasi, Ghana. The main bead is about 7mm. The rosary is about 27" long with a tassel about 6" long. These beads are gorgeous and very light weight. Funky Frog has various prayer beads available .. just search Prayer Beads in the list or in the search box.
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Beautiful Olive Wood Prayers Beads.... found in the Kejetia Market in Kumasi, Ghana. The main bead is about 7mm round. The rosary is about 26" long with a tassel about 6" long. These beads are gorgeous and very light weight. There are 3 sizes in this Olive Wood Bead. This is the small size. The medium sized beads are here. There are also larger and a bit lighter brown Olive Beads here .... these are not made up in the rosary.
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Beautiful dark brown cubed Wood Prayers Beads.... found in the Kejetia Market in Kumasi, Ghana. The main bead is about 7mm. The rosary is about 30" long with a tassel about 6" long. These beads are gorgeous and very light weight. Funky Frog has various prayer beads available .. just search Prayer Beads in the list or in the search box.
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Beautiful Olive Wood Prayers Beads.... found in the Kejetia Market in Kumasi, Ghana. The main bead is about 9mm round. The rosary is about 34" long with a tassel about 5.5" long. These beads are gorgeous and very light weight. There are 3 sizes in this Olive Wood Bead. This is the medium size. The small beads are here. There are also larger and a bit lighter brown Olive Beads here .... these are not made up in the rosary.
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Beautiful Olive Wood Prayers Beads .... found in the Koforidua Market in Ghana, W.Africa. There are two shapes to choose from. The round wood beads comes in sets of 12 or 40 beads. The long beads come in sets of 12. These beads are gorgeous and very light weight. There are 3 sizes in this Olive Wood Bead. This is the largest size. The slightly darker brown small beads are here and the medium size is here.
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A colourful strand of 100 Mali Wedding Beads strung on fishing wire 27" long. 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 a strand similar to the one in the photo.
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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.
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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.
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Out of stockTwo bracelet sized strands of about 33 hand painted Recycled Glass Beads strung each string 8" long. The beads are 5x7 mm and are dark brown with hand painted white+yellow polka dots. 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.
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Sale!Indian Glass Beads Soup with over 100 assorted beads ... made in India, traded in Ghana, W. Africa and now available in Montreal, Canada!! Definitely beads that have traveled!! You will receive the mix you see in the photo. Two Bead Soups to choose from.
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6 medium sized Ebony Wood round beads with copper and brass inlay. Each strand includes 6 high-quality, handmade beads about 20 mm. Since they are handcrafted they will vary in size, shape and colour. These beads would make a unique addition to a special project. In the last image you can see the jumbo ebony beads that you can find here.
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3 Jumbo Ebony Wood round beads with copper and brass inlay. Each strand includes one jumbo and two large high-quality, handmade beads. The jumbo bead measures approximately 30 mm and the two large beads are about 25mm. Since they are handcrafted they will vary in size, shape and colour. These beads would make a unique addition to a special project. In the last image you can see the smaller ebony bead that you can find here.
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A strand of Ebony Wood football shaped beads with copper and brass inlay strung on string 32" long. Each strand includes approximately 25 high-quality, handmade beads, each measuring approximately 16x30 mm. These beads would make a unique addition to a special project. The beads are handmade so will vary in size, shape and colour. There is an option of breaking a strand and each bead would be about $3.20. If you would like just one bead or several beads please contact us and we could make an arrangement.
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2 strands of Vintage Sandcast Beads mix to choose from. These beads are handcrafted so will vary in size, shape and colour. 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.
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2 strands of Vintage Sandcast Beads mix to choose from. These beads are handcrafted so will vary in size, shape and colour. 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.
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2 strands of Vintage Sandcast Beads mix to choose from. These beads are handcrafted so will vary in size, shape and colour. 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.
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2 strands of Vintage Sandcast Beads mix to choose from. These beads are handcrafted so will vary in size, shape and colour. 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.
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4 strands of Vintage Sandcast Beads mix to choose from. These beads are handcrafted so will vary in size, shape and colour. 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.
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Two strands of Vintage Sandcast Beads mix to choose from. These beads are handcrafted so will vary in size, shape and colour. 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.