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  • A bicone Sandcast bead in blue with white,red and yellow designs. Each bead is about 12x13 mm . The beads are handmade so will vary in size, shape and colour.
  • A special bead in the shape of a barrel with a two tone design - pink and white with a leafy design. Each bead is about 10x13mm. The beads are handmade so will vary in size, shape and colour.
  • Rectangular opaque  Recycled Glass Beads.. Each bead varies but is about 28x23 mm and is polished velvety smooth. These beads have a bold contemporary look. The upscaled recycled glass beads were purchased straight from the small factory which hand crafts them using the methods of their ancestors, from crushing recycled bottles all the way to firing them in a wood burning oven run by an innovative Bead Designer. This set of colours includes brown, green, light yellow, orange, teal and yellow.  .50/bead We also have a second set of colours; red, black , taupe (mustard yellow), royal blue, white and light blue. And there are 2 different strands of variable colours. Just search 5rg.
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  • There is a small village, Kokofrom just outside Kumasi, Ghana where there are artisans who make lost wax brass beads in the same way as their ancestors. These brass disk were made for Funky Frog. The brass disks are great spacers and give the project something a bit different. These disks are about 1x16mm. They are handmade so will vary in size, shape and colour. The artisans use whatever scrap metal they can get their hands on from old taps to pipes to .. but they call it 'brass'. 10 disks / $7  
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    3 gorgeous Moroccan African Amber Bead measuring from  20-26 mm with Mali Prayer Beads as spacer beads. The Mali Prayer beads are dark Ebony wood with silver inlay. These beads are traded directly from a Trader in Ghana.
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    Fancy brass filigree beads in the shape of a flat football. These beads are handcrafted using recycled metal and have a brass colour. Each bead is approx. 38 x 18 x 10 mm.  These beads are handmade so will vary. $3/bead
  • 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.
  • A special bead in the shape of a triangle with a two tone design - pink and white with a leafy design. Each bead is about 6x16mm. The beads are handmade so will vary in size, shape and colour.
  • 12 Black and White recycled glass disks or lifesaver beads  about 5 x 14 mm. Several clients have shopped exclusively for black and white beads hence this ‘collection’ was born. There is a whole section of Black and White Goodness now on line! $2/ 12 beads  
  • Tubular brass bead with small raised dots approx. 30 x 11 mm . These beads are handcrafted using recycled metal and have a brass colour and will vary. $2/bead
  • A bicone Sandcast bead in a sand with black swirls- very dramatic. Each bead is about 19 mm . The beads are handmade so will vary in size, shape and colour.
  • A large translucent Mali Blue With dark swirls  Recycled Glass Bodom Bead. Each Bead is 25 mm. Ghana is famous for these recycled glass beads which are still handmade using the ancient methods from crushing recycled glass to firing the beads in a woodburning oven.
  • A strand of colourful Handpainted Recycled Glass Beads strung on string 26" long. These beads vary in size, design and colour. The shape is tubular. This strand would make a fabulous necklace as is or broken up would brighten up any project. Definitely one of my favourites!!  The bead is also sustainable as it is made of crushed glass bottles ground to a fine powder. Each bead is then handpainted. A little work of art!!
  • Wood+Bone Beads

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    A beautiful wood and bone bead made in Tanzania the Trader at the market said.  Since these beads were handmade they will vary quite a bit in size shape and colour. There are 4 different Beads to choose from. You will receive a bead similar to the ones in the photo of the grouping you have chosen. A beautiful focal bead for any piece ...  
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  • Orange Indian Glass Bead with whimisical inlays ... made in India, traded in Ghana, W. Africa and now available in Montreal, Canada!!  Definitely a bead that has travelled!!  About 21 mm with large hole.
  • Gorgeous African Amber Beads with silver insets. There are three options for these beads. These Beads are handmade so will vary in size, colour and shape. You will receive a bead similar to the beads in the photo. 1. A medium sized African Amber Bead with 2 Silver Insets about 27 mm x 17 mm in a warm honey colour.  This bead has two holes - one going side to side and the other front to back ... makes for interesting beading possibilites! 2. A medium sized African Amber Bead with 2 Silver Insets about 26 mm x 17 mm in a rich amber colour.  You will receive a bead similar to the beads in the photo.This bead has an interesting crackling throughout. 3. An African Amber Bead with 2 Silver Insets about 30 mm x 16 mm in a deep yellow colour.  
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  • Polished Yellow with a band of earthy brown oatmeal Sandcast Beads. Each bead is approximately 12 mm.  
  • A strand of small Translucent Green Glass Beads about 4 mm strung on raffia about 26" long bought by Funky Frog directly from the bead market in Ghana, W. Africa. These beads have a vintage look and feel.
  • Small hearts made of recycled glass beads.. about 20 mm height! There are a mixture of colours available as you can see in the image ... There is yellow, orange, red, green, taupe and white.
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    Indian 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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    Indian glass beads traded in Ghana, W. Africa ...Funky Frog found these beads in the Agboblushi Market, Accra. These royal blue   beads with colourful designs are squashed circle 12 x 9 mm.  Their texture is like velvet.  Even though they are contemporary beads they have a vintage feel to them. $4.50/6 beads
  • A Fused Recycled Glass bead in fusion of colours. Each bead is about 18 mm . The beads are handmade so will vary in size, shape and colour.
  • A Rectangular Recycled Glass Bead that is polished and has a smooth, velvety texture. Ghana is famous for these recycled beads made from recycled glass bottles. The upscaled recycled beads were bought directly from the small factory 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. The Bead Designer of these beads creates beautiful, very contemporary recycled glass beads. The beads have brown flecks giving the beads an earthy, organic look. This set includes teal, light blue, green and yellow rectangular recycled glass beads. There is another set which includes white, blue and red rectangular recycled glass beads.
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  • 3 Saphire Blue Indian Glass Beads with gold specks and light blue glass embedded in the beads. The beads are about 27 mm and are a triangular shape. These beads would make a great focal bead for any project!
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