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Blue Swirl Recycled Glass Beads (18mm)

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259 Reviews
Original price $23.55 - Original price $23.55
Original price $23.55
$23.55
$23.55 - $23.55
Current price $23.55
Approx. 35 beads |
3-4mm Hole |
24 inches Strand Length
These great beads are made by the Krobo People of Ghana, Africa. Powder glass beads are made by crushing glass to a fine powder and heating it so that the particles fuse together. The glass is then poured into clay molds, with a cassava leaf stem used to make the hole. They are baked in an oven and the glass fuses and the cassava stem burns up. This technique has been used in Africa for centuries.

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These great beads are made by the Krobo People of Ghana, Africa. Powder glass beads are made by crushing glass to a fine powder and heating it so that the particles fuse together. The glass is then poured into clay molds, with a cassava leaf stem used to make the hole. They are baked in an oven and the glass fuses and the cassava stem burns up. This technique has been used in Africa for centuries.

Specifications

Strand Length 24 inches
Bead Size 15-17 x 18-20mm
Hole Size 3-4mm
Number of Beads 35 (approximation)
Found In Ghana
Material Glass
Color Blue
Shape Round
UPC 739325853106
SKU RCY-RND-BLU-521

How Recycled Glass Beads are Made

5.0
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
Based on 259 reviews
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259 reviews
  • SM
    sam m.
    Verified Buyer
    I recommend this product
    Used For Arts & Crafts
    Type of Use Personal
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    8 minutes ago
    Just what I wanted

    Perfect size for hanging with driftwood

  • RM
    roberta m.
    Verified Buyer
    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.
    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

    Great sea glass beads. Bead Chest is the best.

  • 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

  • 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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