BeadforLife fair trade jewelry

this was featured on the daily candy the other day and i liked it so much i wanted to share it.  BeadforLife is a network of women in Uganda who create jewelry made of colorful recycled paper – from magazines, calendars, pamphlets and cereal boxes.  so not only is the BeadforLife jewelry pretty, purchasing it supports hard-working people in an impoverished community.  you could purchase the jewelry online or in the stores in Uganda or Boulder, CO.

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6 Responses to “BeadforLife fair trade jewelry”
  1. Robert Garcia 21 September 2009 at 11:15 pm #

    These are really some wonderful pieces of jewelry.

  2. Lara 22 September 2009 at 7:41 am #

    i have one of these necklaces! it’s from “paper to pearls” and it’s teal paper so the beads look like turqoise. great post!

  3. kristen 23 September 2009 at 11:48 am #

    yeah – i love the color. thanks for stopping by robert!

  4. kristen 23 September 2009 at 11:48 am #

    nice lara! that’s awesome that you have one of these. i love the fact that they are made from recycled paper too.

  5. fidgetrainbowtree 25 September 2009 at 10:58 pm #

    I really do love these – paper beads have gone a long way since my mother taught me how to make them some 25 years ago!

  6. erika 22 October 2009 at 10:52 am #

    I love these! I am lucky to have one brought from Uganda. Thanks for pointing them out!

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