Recycled glass beads, hand-made in Ghana

These colourful, powdered glass beads are hand-made using recycled glass in Ghana.

Some beads are made of layers of powdered glass mixed with dyes; others are painted with delicate designs.

I source my beads directly from the makers, like my friend Florence Marty of TK Beads near Accra. Also, I spend hours pouring over the fantastic, ever-changing array of beads in the bead markets at Krobo-Odumasi and Koforidua.

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Large Powdered
Glass Millifiori Beads

Code: BPW015

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Large Powdered
Glass Millifiori Beads

Code: BPW016

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Large Powdered
Glass Stripe Mix

Code: BPW024

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Large Powdered
Glass Mix

Code: BPW025

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Large Powdered
Glass Beads

Code: BPW017

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Large Powdered
Glass Beads

Code: BPW018

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Medium Powdered
Glass Mix

Code: BPW026

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Small Powdered
Glass Mix

Code: BPW027

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Large Powdered
Glass Beads

Code: BPW021

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Large Powdered
Glass Beads

Code: BPW020

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Small Powdered
Glass Kente Mix

Code: BPW028

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Small Powdered
Glass Kumasi Mix

Code: BPW029

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Large Powdered
Glass Beads

Code: BPW022

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Large Powdered
Glass 'Eye' Beads

Code: BPW023

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Zagba Powdered
Glass Mix

Code: BPW009

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