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Blue Recycled Glass Beads (18mm)

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Original price $23.66 - Original price $23.66
Original price $23.66
$23.66
$23.66 - $23.66
Current price $23.66
Approx. 34 beads |
3mm Hole |
28 inches Strand Length
Krobo tribes-people are world-reknown for the beautiful recycled glass beads they create using a process developed by their forebears. Interestingly, the powder glass method used to make these African beads is as simple as it is elegant. The artists that specialize in making these beads will go about and gather old, broken, or otherwise unutilized pieces of glass. These they crush with stones or other tools into a versatile powder that can be shaped in bead molds designed for this purpose. Once heated inside a clay bead mold, the glass melts from thousands of small pieces into a single piece of glass that solidifies at room temperature. The production these recycled glass beads is most common in Ghana where is both good for the local economy, friendly to the environment, and a testament to an ancient bead making tradition that is both beautiful and historic at the same time.

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Krobo tribes-people are world-reknown for the beautiful recycled glass beads they create using a process developed by their forebears. Interestingly, the powder glass method used to make these African beads is as simple as it is elegant. The artists that specialize in making these beads will go about and gather old, broken, or otherwise unutilized pieces of glass. These they crush with stones or other tools into a versatile powder that can be shaped in bead molds designed for this purpose. Once heated inside a clay bead mold, the glass melts from thousands of small pieces into a single piece of glass that solidifies at room temperature. The production these recycled glass beads is most common in Ghana where is both good for the local economy, friendly to the environment, and a testament to an ancient bead making tradition that is both beautiful and historic at the same time.

Specifications

Strand Length 28 inches
Bead Size 18mm
Hole Size 3mm
Number of Beads 34 (approximation)
Found In Ghana
Material Glass
Color Blue
Shape Round
UPC 739325853267
SKU RCY-RND-BLU-766

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259 reviews
  • SM
    sam m.
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    I recommend this product
    Used For Arts & Crafts
    Type of Use Personal
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    7 minutes ago
    Just what I wanted

    Perfect size for hanging with driftwood

  • RM
    roberta m.
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    I recommend this product
    Used For Designing Jewelry
    Type of Use Personal
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    3 days ago
    rose recycled glass beads

    beautiful. thank you. I thought I had ordered 14 mm but got 18mm instead. I'll use them in a future project.

  • SS
    Sally S.
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    I recommend this product
    Used For Designing Jewelry
    Type of Use Personal
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    1 week ago
    Nice beads

    Great sea glass beads. Bead Chest is the best.

  • SS
    Sally S.
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    I recommend this product
    Used For Designing Jewelry
    Type of Use Personal
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    1 week ago
    Nice Beads

    Nice sea glass

  • SS
    Sally S.
    Verified Buyer
    I recommend this product
    Used For Designing Jewelry
    Type of Use Personal
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    1 week ago
    Nice beads

    Nice sea glass beads.

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