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ACCESSORY JEWELRY ORIGINAL ASIAN PRAYER AMULET NECKLACE CERAMIC BEADS ETHNIX $125.00

ORIGINAL CREATION ASIAN JEWELRY AMULET HANDCRAFTED CERAMIC BEADS NECKLACE ETHNIX $125.00

Greek ceramic geometric beads 10x8mm- 2.000 pcs $69.07

CDD52 Hotpink Murano Porcelain Ceramic European beads Core Fit Charm Bracelet $82.59

CDD76 Hotpink Murano Porcelain Ceramic European beads Core Fit Charm Bracelet $82.59

CDD54 Hotpink Murano Porcelain Ceramic European beads Core Fit Charm Bracelet $82.59

CDD56 Hotpink Murano Porcelain Ceramic European beads Core Fit Charm Bracelet $82.59

CDD59 Hotpink Murano Porcelain Ceramic European beads Core Fit Charm Bracelet $82.59

CDD61 Hotpink Murano Porcelain Ceramic European beads Core Fit Charm Bracelet $82.59

CDD53 Hotpink Murano Porcelain Ceramic European beads Core Fit Charm Bracelet $82.59

CDD55 Hotpink Murano Porcelain Ceramic European beads Core Fit Charm Bracelet $82.59

CDD57 Hotpink Murano Porcelain Ceramic European beads Core Fit Charm Bracelet $82.59

CDD58 Hotpink Murano Porcelain Ceramic European beads Core Fit Charm Bracelet $82.59

CDD64 Hotpink Murano Porcelain Ceramic European beads Core Fit Charm Bracelet $82.59

CDD65 Hotpink Murano Porcelain Ceramic European beads Core Fit Charm Bracelet $82.59

CDD71 Hotpink Murano Porcelain Ceramic European beads Core Fit Charm Bracelet $82.59

CDD67 Hotpink Murano Porcelain Ceramic European beads Core Fit Charm Bracelet $82.59

CDD72 Hotpink Murano Porcelain Ceramic European beads Core Fit Charm Bracelet $82.59

CDD62 Hotpink Murano Porcelain Ceramic European beads Core Fit Charm Bracelet $82.59

CDD63 Hotpink Murano Porcelain Ceramic European beads Core Fit Charm Bracelet $82.59

CDD69 Hotpink Murano Porcelain Ceramic European beads Core Fit Charm Bracelet $82.59

CDD68 Hotpink Murano Porcelain Ceramic European beads Core Fit Charm Bracelet $82.59

CDD73 Hotpink Murano Porcelain Ceramic European beads Core Fit Charm Bracelet $82.59

CDD66 Hotpink Murano Porcelain Ceramic European beads Core Fit Charm Bracelet $82.59

CDD78 Hotpink Murano Porcelain Ceramic European beads Core Fit Charm Bracelet $82.59

CDD79 Hotpink Murano Porcelain Ceramic European beads Core Fit Charm Bracelet $82.59

CDE7 Hotpink Murano Porcelain Ceramic European beads Core Fit Charm Bracelet $82.59

CDE9 Hotpink Murano Porcelain Ceramic European beads Core Fit Charm Bracelet $82.59

CDE10 Hotpink Murano Porcelain Ceramic European beads Core Fit Charm Bracelet $82.59

CDE2 Hotpink Murano Porcelain Ceramic European beads Core Fit Charm Bracelet $82.59

CDE12 Hotpink Murano Porcelain Ceramic European beads Core Fit Charm Bracelet $82.59

CDE13 Hotpink Murano Porcelain Ceramic European beads Core Fit Charm Bracelet $82.59

CDE15 Hotpink Murano Porcelain Ceramic European beads Core Fit Charm Bracelet $82.59

CDE16 Hotpink Murano Porcelain Ceramic European beads Core Fit Charm Bracelet $82.59

CDE17 Hotpink Murano Porcelain Ceramic European beads Core Fit Charm Bracelet $82.59

CDE18 Hotpink Murano Porcelain Ceramic European beads Core Fit Charm Bracelet $82.59

CDE19 Hotpink Murano Porcelain Ceramic European beads Core Fit Charm Bracelet $82.59

CDE20 Hotpink Murano Porcelain Ceramic European beads Core Fit Charm Bracelet $82.59

CDE21 Hotpink Murano Porcelain Ceramic European beads Core Fit Charm Bracelet $82.59

CDE22 Hotpink Murano Porcelain Ceramic European beads Core Fit Charm Bracelet $82.59

CDE23 Hotpink Murano Porcelain Ceramic European beads Core Fit Charm Bracelet $82.59

CDE24 Hotpink Murano Porcelain Ceramic European beads Core Fit Charm Bracelet $82.59

CDE25 Hotpink Murano Porcelain Ceramic European beads Core Fit Charm Bracelet $82.59

CDE27 Hotpink Murano Porcelain Ceramic European beads Core Fit Charm Bracelet $82.59

CDE28 Hotpink Murano Porcelain Ceramic European beads Core Fit Charm Bracelet $82.59

CDE29 Hotpink Murano Porcelain Ceramic European beads Core Fit Charm Bracelet $82.59

Greek ceramic spacer beads 3,5mm - 1.000 pcs $60.43

Greek ceramic spacer beads 7x25mm - 750 pcs $60.82

Greek ceramic tube beads 16,6x,6mm - 2.000 pcs $59.07

Greek ceramic spacer beads 7x20mm - 750 pcs $55.53

Greek ceramic tube beads 6x5mm - 4.000 pcs $52.62

Greek ceramic tube beads 8,5x4,7mm - 4.000 pcs $52.62

Greek ceramic spacer beads 8mm - 5.000 pcs $41.00

Greek ceramic spacer beads 5x5mm - 1.000 pcs $39.40

Lot of 99 Macrame Beads Wooden Ceramic Big Small Sizes Brown Orange Green $44.99

Greek ceramic tube beads 3x8,4mm - 5.000 pcs $37.79

Greek ceramic tube beads 9,6x7,8mm - 1.520 pcs $37.25

80 X FANTASTIC BAG GORGEOUS CERAMIC BEADS (B4) $29.94

One of a kind Yellow French Beaded Flowers in a Ceramic Bathtub $49.00

CDD60 Hotpink Murano Porcelain Ceramic European beads Core Fit Charm Bracelet $47.08

CDD70 Hotpink Murano Porcelain Ceramic European beads Core Fit Charm Bracelet $47.08

CDD75 Hotpink Murano Porcelain Ceramic European beads Core Fit Charm Bracelet $47.08

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CDD80 Hotpink Murano Porcelain Ceramic European beads Core Fit Charm Bracelet $47.08

CDD77 Hotpink Murano Porcelain Ceramic European beads Core Fit Charm Bracelet $47.08

CDE3 Hotpink Murano Porcelain Ceramic European beads Core Fit Charm Bracelet $47.08

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CDE4 Hotpink Murano Porcelain Ceramic European beads Core Fit Charm Bracelet $47.08

CDE11 Hotpink Murano Porcelain Ceramic European beads Core Fit Charm Bracelet $47.08

CDE8 Hotpink Murano Porcelain Ceramic European beads Core Fit Charm Bracelet $47.08

CDE14 Hotpink Murano Porcelain Ceramic European beads Core Fit Charm Bracelet $47.08

CDE26 Hotpink Murano Porcelain Ceramic European beads Core Fit Charm Bracelet $47.08

CDE30 Hotpink Murano Porcelain Ceramic European beads Core Fit Charm Bracelet $47.08

Beaded Flower Arrangement Ceramic White Basket $45.95

Greek ceramic spacer beads 2mm - 1.000 pcs $29.19

Greek ceramic geometric beads 5,4x5mm - 2.000 pcs $30.95

Beads Assorted Seed Ivory Shell Metal Ceramic wWood $30.00

wholesale 200p 10*15mm mix color ceramic fit European bracelets beads $36.99

90x White Ceramic Porcelain Charm Mascot Beads 140362 $36.48

985 Ceramic Name Beads Letters 3/8" and Designs 3/4" Rounds NEW WHOLESALE CRAFT $19.99

FireBrick Ceramic / Porcelain Beads European Charms fit Bracelet PDR5 $35.55

Light Blue Ceramic / Porcelain Beads European Charms fit Bracelet PDR12 $35.55

PaleVioletRed Ceramic/ Porcelain Beads European Charms fit Bracelet PDR21 $35.55

Green Spot Pattern Ceramic / Porcelain Beads European Charms fit Bracelet PDR14 $35.55

Purple Ceramic / Porcelain Beads European Charms fit Bracelet PDR13 $35.55

PDE 30 Colors Mulit Murano Porcelain Ceramic European beads Core Fit Bracelet $35.50

PDE 30 Colors Mulit Murano Porcelain Ceramic European beads Core Fit Bracelet $35.50

PDE 30 Colors Mulit Murano Porcelain Ceramic European beads Core Fit Bracelet $35.50

PDE 30 Colors Mulit Murano Porcelain Ceramic European beads Core Fit Bracelet $35.50

PDE 30 Colors Mulit Murano Porcelain Ceramic European beads Core Fit Bracelet $35.50

PDE 30 Colors Mulit Murano Porcelain Ceramic European beads Core Fit Bracelet $35.50

PDE 30 Colors Mulit Murano Porcelain Ceramic European beads Core Fit Bracelet $35.50

PDE 30 Colors Mulit Murano Porcelain Ceramic European beads Core Fit Bracelet $35.50

PDE 30 Colors Mulit Murano Porcelain Ceramic European beads Core Fit Bracelet $35.50

PDE 30 Colors Mulit Murano Porcelain Ceramic European beads Core Fit Bracelet $35.50

PDE 30 Colors Mulit Murano Porcelain Ceramic European beads Core Fit Bracelet $35.50

PDE 30 Colors Mulit Murano Porcelain Ceramic European beads Core Fit Bracelet $35.50

PDE 30 Colors Mulit Murano Porcelain Ceramic European beads Core Fit Bracelet $35.50

PDE 30 Colors Mulit Murano Porcelain Ceramic European beads Core Fit Bracelet $35.50

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Handmade, Detailed and Beautiful Kenyan Beads by Deanna Collins

At the foot of the Ngon'g Hills found on the outskirts of Nairobi in Kenya there lays a farm. This farm has become remembered by many as a result of Karen Blixen's 'Out of Africa'. Both book and film's title are translated from the Latin saying which translates to "there is always something new out of Africa.' It just so happens this saying has once again become truth, when almost thirty years ago this truth bestowed upon us the birth of Kazuri Beads.

The colorful ceramic beads made at Kazuri on the old Blixen estate are now famous world-wide and are featured in the Gratitude Collection. The Gratitude Collection's Signature "g" Bead is made exclusively for the collection by workers at Kazuri.

Lady Susan Wood, an African-born Englishwoman, and her doctor husband were committed to the welfare of the Kenyan people. In the 1970s Susan Wood founded a small project to help and empower women without any other means of support. That enterprise evolved into Kazuri Beads, a Fair Trade project that empowers local people.

The project whose name means 'small and beautiful' in Swahili began with two women finding themselves at a huge disadvantage. With now hundreds of needy people, many of whom are women, being employed by this endeavor, it is hard to believe it started with only two disadvantaged women and a garden shed. Now many with disabilities, single mothers as well as women left widowed by the Aids epidemic have an option to receive an income to help support their families.

Made from clay found in the foothills of the mountains of the Kenyan Highlands, Kazuri Beads are also providing an income for various farmers in the area. The Kazuri plant processes the clay to remove any impurities that may be found. Added to the raw clay is quartz and feldspar, enabling the work on the beads to be done with clay of higher quality.

Once this initial process is complete, the clay is then hand made into ceramic beads which bake in the sun prior to being fired at about 1100 degrees Celsius in electric kilns. Each bead is individually hand-painted and glazed before the 2nd baking period. With the meticulous quality control, quality clay and the skilled painting of each bead ensures the beads are flawless. Entire batches have been lost due to power cuts disrupting the entire process.

The names of many beads created in this manner evoke their African origin, such as Acacia; Benin Splash or Kalahari. This is African jewelry is styled contemporarily and globally at the same time as in an ethnic, folk art flavor. Whether in bright and vibrant tones or more of an earthy and warm look, the variety of styles and designs of discs, tubes or small shell shapes you are sure to find something that pleases your tastes, whether or not you decide to go with traditional designs or something totally unique to one particular painter.

Women at Kazuri Beads do so much more than just make and paint the beads. They also put the beads together in finished products such as necklaces, bracelets and earrings which are then exported around the world. You can find beads applied to sandals or purses, and other items as well. The project has also been venturing out into making other ceramic items.

Kazuri Beads are an integral part of the Gratitude Jewelry Collection. Visit the site to view these inspirational designs and learn more about the Kenyan beads that add tremendous beauty to these important pieces.

Article Source: http://www.earticlesonline.com/Article/Handmade--Detailed-and-Beautiful-Kenyan-Beads/502369

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