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Vanessa Mooney “Some Like It Hot” One-of-a-kind African Glass Bead Necklaces

• Made in the United States
• Avoid undue moisture and store pieces appropriately when not wearing
• One of a kind African Glass Beads vary slightly

Vanessa Mooney jewelry is hand made in Los Angeles, CA. The pieces are created to feel unique and one of a kind.Vanessa Mooney jewelry is hand made in Los Angeles, CA. The pieces are created to feel unique and one of a kind.

List Price: $ 197.50

Price: $ 197.50

Where To Find “Push” Actress Camilla Belle’s African Trade Bead Bracelets That Benefit Charity in Africa

WHO: Camilla Belle, InStyle Magazine July 2009 Issue

WHAT: InStyle July 2009 Issue Featuring Camilla Belle for HELP (Malawi, Africa) wearing

the African Trade Bead Bracelets in the “Where Can I Find” section.

WHEN: July 2009

Fun Facts about Camilla’s Bracelets:

 

The term “Trade Beads” typically applies to beads made predominately in Venice and Bohemia and other European countries from the late 1400s through to the early 1900s and traded in Africa and the Americas. Many of these beads have been attributed to being made in Germany, France and the Netherlands as well.

The heyday of this “trade” period was from the mid 1800s through the early 1900s when millions of these beads were produced and traded in Africa. The Venetians dominated this market and produced the majority of the beads sold during this time. The J.F. Sick and Co, based in Germany and Holland was one of the largest bead brokers/importers during this period.

The popularity of these beads was revived in the late 1960s when they began to be exported from Africa into the United States and Europe. The term “Trade Beads” became very popular during this time period and is still used for the same bead reference today. The millefiori beads were also called “Love Beads” and used in necklaces with peace symbols during the Hippie days.

As the popularity and availability of these old beads grew they started getting “named”. We started hearing terms like “Russian Blues”, “Dutch Donuts”, “King Beads”. Although some of these folklore names are totally meaningless…ie….”Lewis and Clarke” beads, they do describe a specific type of bead.

And today these beads are more popular and collectable than ever. Thousands of these beads are in private collections around the world. The African Traders are having to go deeper and deeper into Africa to find more of these beads and many styles which were readily available just 5 years ago are no longer seen today.

There are exceptional museum collections of trade beads at the Museum of Mankind in London, the Pitt River Museum in Oxford, the Royal Museum of Central Africa in Belgium, the Murano Museum of Glass in Italy, the Tropical Royal Institute of Amsterdam, the Bead Museum in Arizona, US and the Picard Trade Bead Museum in California, US to name a few.

One of the most intriguing aspects to these beads is how they have survived a hundred or more years of wear and the travel through at least three continents. Another mystery is who wore them before us who will have them next…….after us.

Question by 123: How long will my papier mache sculpture last?
So I made a few papier mache sculptures of African ladies and I used non-acidic paper and tissue, flour and water paste, aluminum foil and wire for the armature, covered the pm in a thin layer of plaster to smooth it out, and I painted over it with acrylics and then sealed it and it also has decorations like glass beads and stone and bone. And I let it dry good at each stage. I like them alot and want them to last for all my life, I’m 16, will they? How long would they last? Is there any way I can make papier mache last longer?
The tissue is non acidic too. Also should I be using something different than flour and water to bind it? Something that will last longer if you know? And is aluminum foil bad?

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Answer by Debonair
I’ve just recently given away a mask that I made about ten+ years ago. I used news paper and corrugated cardboard to construct the mask,both with high acid pH. The inside and outside were both coated with acrylic paint. And for the most part the mask is in fairly good condition only suffering from being handled over time. Besides acid levels in the paper probably the biggest concerns would be moisture and insects. Aluminum foil should not be of any concern. I also have a small dinosaur that someone gave to me probably close to being twenty years old that was made using solid papier mache in pulp form. It was never painted or sealed with anything,collected dust over the years rarely cleaned and has held up very well. If your sculptures are handled with care I don’t see why they would not last.I hope that you enjoy them for many years to come

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This workshop is about mixed cutures and mixed children. By mixed cultures we mean different cultures that are a reflection of the identity of mixed children who intrinsically come a result of two people from different cultures coming together. Mixed culture also reflects contemporary african culture which still retains old african traditions within a modern setting. I would like to see how the mixed children to learn both cultures because it is important for them to fully know and understand who they are. I would like to arrange a workshop about recycling glass beads to show them how we The reason why I am involving women is because they have been the bearers of this music tradition and are the best teachers to anyone interested especially the young generation who need direction and have a culturally strong perspectives. Most ofI learnt a lot from them and i would to support them and continue to make my own music called Sankofa ital traditional music. The whole purpose of these productions is to show the significance of the cultural heritage in Gombaland. It is all about mixed cultures – African culture, Ghananian culture, culture. There are subcultures within the cultures and there are also similarities between cultures, and cultures influence each other reflecting who we are in a mixed world of cultures. I would like to advise the youth about our mothers that is important for us.I remember the nine months that they carried us in the womb which is someting which we can …
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98-torquise, Sterling Silver Core Murano Glass Slide-on and Slide-off Glass Bead , 14 X 6mm. 5mm Core so Fits Most Bracelets, Compatible with Pandora, Trollbeads Chamilia,silverado,biagi and Many More…

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98-TORQUISE, Sterling Silver Core Murano Glass Slide-on and Slide-off Glass Bead , 14 X 6mm. 5mm core so Fits Most Bracelets, Compatible with Pandora, Trollbeads Chamilia,silverado,biagi and Many More…

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The History of Venetian Glass and Murano Glass Beads is Long and Venerable

Copyright (c) 2010 Alison Withers

Using silver and glass beads to make up a unique charm bracelet has become very popular because they can be assembled to suit the wearer’s tastes and preferred style or colours.

The famous Murano beads are among the most popular glass beads made in Venice, the home of glass making.

It’s thought that glassmaking in Murano began as early as the 9th Century influenced by Asian and Muslim culture because Venice was a major trading port. The technique of enamelled glass came from the Syrians and after the fall of Damascus in 1400 and Constantinople in 1435 other techniques of decoration were added to the Venetian craftsmen’s repertoire.

In 1271 the Venetian authorities banned the import of foreign glass and forbade foreign glass makers from working in the city and in 1291, fearing fire in the city’s mostly wooden buildings the authorities ordered glassmakers to move their foundries to the island of Murano.

It was a skill that was jealously guarded and the Murano glassmakers were not allowed to leave the Venetian Republic, though some did take the risk, travelling as far as the Netherlands and England to set up their furnaces.

Glass is made from silica, which becomes liquid at high temperatures. There is a period during cooling from liquid to solid when it is soft and can be worked and shaped.

The Murano glassmakers developed several techniques including enamelled glass, called smalto, glass with threads of gold, called aventurine, and multicoloured glass, called millefiori, milk glass, called lattimo, and imitation gemstone glass.

Various other materials are added to glass that can produce different finishes. Soudium is used, for example, to make the glass surface opaque.

One of the most famous is the millefiori design, which is made by layering coloured, liquid glass with each layer shaped by a mould into a star, that is then stretched into long rods, called canes. When these have cooled the canes are sliced across. The cross section looks like a collection of flowers, hence the name millefiori (a thousand flowers).

Colour canes, with the colour introduced using chemical compounds, are the basis for making Murano beads. A very precise mix of copper and cobalt makes aquamarine colour, while a gold solution is the colouring agent for ruby red.

The method for bead-making was invented in the 1700s using two techniques, called wound lampworking and the torch and mandrel.

The process called lampworking is the most time-consuming as each bead is made individually. In this method the canes are heated to molten, wrapped around a metal rod and then worked by adding layers of different coloured glass as well as gold or silver leaf to achieve different effects.

Once the beads are cold and have turned solid they can be removed from the metal rod leaving a hole through which they can be threaded.

Among the most popular lampworked beads are the wedding cake – with glass overlays either featuring flowers or patterns of swirls or dots – and Venetian foil beads – fusing colour with gold or silver.

Canes are melted then blown to make blown beads. This is called the Filigrana or Filigree method.

Given the rich variety of the beads’ finishes, colours and pattens, it’s possible to create a unique bead charm bracelet with special significance for its owner.

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Recycled Glass Beads—Helping the Planet and Looking Fabulous!

Recycled glass can be used for much more than for just making new glass containers. When we think of recycling glass we typically think of turning in our old beer bottles to make…more beer bottles! And why not? This is something that we should all be doing to try to help cut down on wasted resources. Yet, recycling to make more of the same seems awfully boring, doesn’t it?

Luckily, for those of us who are slaves to fashion, there is a much more hip second-life for our old beer bottles and various glass objects: beads! Not only can we fight to save the planet, but we can look good doing it!

Recycled glass beads come in many forms. My favorites are beads made out of beach glass. These are shards of broken glassed washed smooth and frosted by years and years in the ocean, and then churned up on a beach somewhere. The most beautiful beach glass beads are light sea-foam greens, or deep, azure blues.

The glass used is often older, heavier glass that is less fragile than the glass used in today’s containers. Artisans will typically use the shape of the shard that was found, and the edges are already smoothed so there’s no risk of getting cut. Plus, the frosted look—created by the constant rubbing against sand over time—gives the glass an air of sophistication.

Another type of recycled glass bead has been around for years and years and is still made using the same processes. Found in the African country of Ghana, Kiffa beads are sought after for their rustic and native beauty.

Kiffa beads are made by packing powdered glass into molds—usually made out of sand—and then heated to melt the glass together into a single bead. This very ancient technique is used to make very intricate and delicate designs.

The powdered glass used in making Kiffa beads is typically crushed glass from old bottles. This type of bead making has become an art form, and artisans in Africa know exactly which types of bottles to use to bring about the striking combination of colors in their beads.

True Kiffa beads, those made decades or even centuries ago, are hard to find and are collected, and some pay huge prices for certain very rare Kiffa beads. However, because the technique is still used today, modern Kiffa beads are easily found in most bead stores across the world.

A strand of beach glass beads might cost between -.00 per strand, while a single Kiffa (or African Trade Bead as they’re sometimes called) will usually cost around .00 each.

The best thing about using these beads, whether the beach glass beads or the recycled crushed glass beads, is the knowledge that you are helping to rid the world of more clutter: you’re saving the planet while looking great!

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Blue Ribbons Murano Glass Charm Bead with solid .925 Sterling Silver Core. This hand blown glass bead has brilliant blue ribbons on a blue ground. Unthreaded to slide onto your bracelet. Each murano style bead is hand made by skilled artisans and may vary slightly from the photos.

BLUE Ribbons Murano Style Glass Sterling Core Bead fits European Charm

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