SALE, Recycled Glass Pearly Beads from Ghana, Tranquility, 9mm, Strand of 75 Beads #GHL-716
Handmade, rustic, pastel blues and golds, with lots of variance in size, shape, hole size, color, clarity. African recycled glass. You'll get approximately 75 beads, roughly 9mm / 3/8" in diameter. They will be on a 22" strand.
From Ghana, each bead is artisan-made from glass bottles and sometimes windows, crushed to a powder, mixed and blended, and kiln-baked in hand made clay molds. They are tumbled and polished by hand usually with mud. These have a stunning, pearly translucence and not-quite-shiny glow.
Artisans in Ghana have made beads basically this way for hundreds of years, using no electricity or machines. But, each batch of glass is different in color and texture and mix. And since they're hand made with the artist's vision and personal style, it's impossible to say whether we'll have more of these exact beads or not.
