Kazuri in Swahili means “small and beautiful”. The workshop, based near Nairobi, Kenya, produces a wide range of hand-formed and hand-painted ceramic beads. It is a fair-trade organization that primarily hires single mothers to make the beads.
(Above) Made with Kazuri Porini in Greenwood & Fudge ceramic beads and accented with hand woven mini peyote beaded beads #11 seed beads. The ear wires are hypo-allergenic French antique brass.
(Below) Made with Kazuri Pita Pat Gabby in Neapolitan and accented with hand woven mini peyote beaded beads #11 Delicas. The ear wires are hypo-allergenic antique silver.
These one of a kind Kazuri bead earrings are $28/pair, which includes shipping and handling in the USA.
Kazuri produces handmade, hand-painted ceramic beads and jewelry in Nairobi, Kenya, East Africa. Each bead is shaped by hand, without the aid of molds or forms, by one of the over 140 local women employed by Kazuri. The beads are then polished and kiln fired, painted and fired again.
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