and I am the Canadian author of this different kind of jewelry blog. Anyone can make jewelry or become more knowledgeable about jewelry, gemstones and beads. All you need to blossom forth is some inspiration and information. More. ...

Two Maasai women's groups in Kenya contributed their work to Beads of Change. One is a Women's Empowerment Center that makes traditional jewelry, and the other uses Zulu grass beads. Each provides jobs for women to encourage independent ...

The Zulu people developed a complex code using colored beads. Young girls learned bead work and the meaning of the symbols and colors used from their older sisters. The bead work was usually worn as a head or neck band. ...

They are very delicate and beautiful, and it is nice to see the artist’s hand come through in the work. In some ways it’s amazing that the beaded work, which sometimes takes over a year to create, still has a feeling of the artist’s ...

Product Ethicsback to top ». The The Leakey Collection Zulu Grass - Purple with Purple product ethics are indicated below. To learn more about these product ethics and to see related products, follow the links below. Education ...

The glass beads used in Lou’s work are all from the Czech Republic; she explains that Czech beads “are really the most wonderful beads on earth.” Though she originally bought them in small packets, she now buys so many at a time they’re ...

During colonization', the Europeans facilitated and monopolized the glass bead market, and the Zulu nation became even more closely tied to this art form. The Zulu people were not fooled into believing that glass beads were precious ...

LADY ROOTS: After more than 25 years in corporate America, I moved to the south coast of Jamaica, where I design & create beaded jewelry. I install point-of-sale/inventory mangagement software for Jamaican businesses ready to convert to ...

And my mother would pass her more beads and thread. Ms. Makeba has suffered greatly before and during her exile. Before leaving South Africa, she and her band mates had been in a terrible accident with another car. ...

You can see more of Terri's beaded creations in her etsy shop called AZBeadedTreasures As a Designer and teacher, it is so nice to hear from someone who has created something from one of your patterns or instructions. ...