{"product_id":"brass-lost-wax-cast-twisted-wire-beehive-design-from-ghana-strand-of-21-beads","title":"Brass, Lost Wax Cast Twisted Wire \"Beehive\" Design from Ghana, Strand of 21 Beads","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStrand of 21 Ghana lost wax cast \"beehive\" lost wax cast beads, sizes range from 19x15mm to 20x15mm in soft rectangular shapes. Red and black glass spacers complete the strand. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThese beads have a softly textures surface without any sharp points or snags\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTo make a lost wax cast bead, first it has to be created in bee's wax. Not an easy task in a tropical climate. Next, the wax is covered by fine, wet, clay, Once it's dry, the clay mold with the wax inside is heated so the wax runs out through openings left for that purpose.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMolten recycled metal is poured into the mold. After cooling, each clay mold is broken open and the individually unique bead is removed, cleaned, and polished.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt's a laborious and convoluted process and small flaws are nearly inevitable, but have hardly any. Only one bead is affected.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Beadazzled.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53594359202101,"sku":"AFM-436","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0269\/4388\/1301\/files\/AFM-436Beadazzled.com.jpg?v=1789516723","url":"https:\/\/www.beadazzled.com\/products\/brass-lost-wax-cast-twisted-wire-beehive-design-from-ghana-strand-of-21-beads","provider":"Beadazzled.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}