African Sandcast Beads with Sterling Cross Pendant pmc Mixed Metal rectangle earrings

Mixed Metal rectangle earrings

7mm x 7mm and includes a base metal clutch pin

Also available in Amethyst

Wear this three different ways

Pulverized glass of various colors is poured into a clay mold

African Sandcast Beads with Sterling Cross Pendant pmc Mixed Metal rectangle earringsAmazing 20" necklace designed out of black Ghana glass disk beads with a sterling silver cross. The process of making these beads is unique to Africa and has been used for over 1000 years. Pulverized glass of various colors is poured into a clay mold, using a cassava stem for the bead's hole. The mold is placed in a furnace and heated until the glass particles congeal without actually melting and the stem burns out. The Ghanaians have been making