“A percentage of the retail price of each piece will go toward helping farmers in West Africa through “Fashioning a Better Future,” a project set up by Hamnett and run by the Organic Exchange, a registered U.S. charity.”
—The Alternative Consumer - green your summer – eco essentials
June 2010
33 posts
“So, here we are are all worried about whether our cotton is organic and how many chemicals go into giving denim a stone wash. Are we as concerned about our jewelry? We should be. I used to work for a company that purported to make its jewelry in the USA – and yes, the components were assembled here – but they came from China and pretty much the only regulations were no nickel and no lead. Who knows what “base” metal(s) they were made from and how – and are metals of any kind “sustainable?” And gems for that matter? We’ve all been alerted to the diamond situation in Africa – mining is dangerous and oftentimes unethical. Metals don’t grow back like cotton… Plus, talk about chemicals and potential danger. I took a silver smithing class once – there are some seriously toxic chemicals involved. I don’t even want to begin to speculate what the factories that make these trinkets look like and what the working conditions are – I just imagine a lot of heat and fumes…(for more info read this Guardian article that just came out!) I could be wrong, but: here’s a more pleasant and eco-friendly alternative – fabric jewelry! Fabric jewelry can be made from cutting floor scraps, both minimizing waste from garments and nixing the need for any virgin/toxic materials to be produced and it can be just as beautiful as metal jewelry.”
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Complex as you are, you remain our inspiration and because of this, we endeavor to bring you an unimagined experience.” —Fair Winds Trading
“The Honor Bead Project
01 December 2009 Make a glass bead for a local hero at the Honor Bead Project. Drop into Artstation for a free glass beadmaking workshop on Sunday December 6th between 12pm and 4pm. Creating a sense of community takes a great deal of work and effort. We believe it’s time we worked together to honor some extraordinary people - our local heros. Drop into Artstation and show your support by making a glass bead. The Honor Bead project is a new local event to acknowledge and honor ordinary heroes within our local community. Most of us know ordinary people who donate hours of their time, energy and often their own money to local projects with love, without question, and often without recognition. We believe it’s time our community worked together to honor more of these local heroes. We have five nominations and will hold an open glass bead-making workshop at Artstation where visitors will have the opportunity to learn how to make glass beads. Beads made over the course of the workshop will be strung into necklaces for the nominees. It’s going to be loads of fun, so drop by, learn how to make glass beads and show your support.
Location/venue: Artstation (1 Ponsonby Rd, Auckland)
Date: 6 Dec 2009
Cost: Free
Entry details: # Sunday December 6th
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Submitted by Isla Osborne on Tue, 01/12/2009 - 8:17am.
QUICKFIND TAGS * Glass * Jewellery * Object Art * Auckland Region * Auckland * Artstation * beadmaking * Honor Bead Project * lampworking * Workshop/Seminar * Login or register to post comments * 70 reads * Email this page Member Profile * Isla’s picture Isla Osborne Isla Osborne… …in today’s world of mass production, original hand crafted works of art are becoming rare. Each piece of jewellery I design is unique and individual, even work from the same collection. view full member profile and contact this member. Also by this member * Who said being an artist is glamorous? Submitted 25 Feb 2010 In Events * Exhibition: Heart of Glass Submitted 19 Jan 2010 In Events * Isla Osborne | Podshow PODSHOW - new work by Isla Osborne Submitted 28 Aug 2009 In Events Skip to Navigation
Connect” —The Honor Bead Project | The Big Idea | Te Aria Nui
01 December 2009 Make a glass bead for a local hero at the Honor Bead Project. Drop into Artstation for a free glass beadmaking workshop on Sunday December 6th between 12pm and 4pm. Creating a sense of community takes a great deal of work and effort. We believe it’s time we worked together to honor some extraordinary people - our local heros. Drop into Artstation and show your support by making a glass bead. The Honor Bead project is a new local event to acknowledge and honor ordinary heroes within our local community. Most of us know ordinary people who donate hours of their time, energy and often their own money to local projects with love, without question, and often without recognition. We believe it’s time our community worked together to honor more of these local heroes. We have five nominations and will hold an open glass bead-making workshop at Artstation where visitors will have the opportunity to learn how to make glass beads. Beads made over the course of the workshop will be strung into necklaces for the nominees. It’s going to be loads of fun, so drop by, learn how to make glass beads and show your support.
Location/venue: Artstation (1 Ponsonby Rd, Auckland)
Date: 6 Dec 2009
Cost: Free
Entry details: # Sunday December 6th
376 3221
Submitted by Isla Osborne on Tue, 01/12/2009 - 8:17am.
QUICKFIND TAGS * Glass * Jewellery * Object Art * Auckland Region * Auckland * Artstation * beadmaking * Honor Bead Project * lampworking * Workshop/Seminar * Login or register to post comments * 70 reads * Email this page Member Profile * Isla’s picture Isla Osborne Isla Osborne… …in today’s world of mass production, original hand crafted works of art are becoming rare. Each piece of jewellery I design is unique and individual, even work from the same collection. view full member profile and contact this member. Also by this member * Who said being an artist is glamorous? Submitted 25 Feb 2010 In Events * Exhibition: Heart of Glass Submitted 19 Jan 2010 In Events * Isla Osborne | Podshow PODSHOW - new work by Isla Osborne Submitted 28 Aug 2009 In Events Skip to Navigation
Connect” —The Honor Bead Project | The Big Idea | Te Aria Nui
“There are 21 different Bravery Beads in all. “It’s a way for them to express their emotions,” says Jackson, touching each bead as she talks about its meaning. “We have beads for hair loss, it has a bald eagle on it … and we have beads for when they relapse, that’s a bigger bead, that shows that it’s just another mark in their chemotherapy and we have a bead with a sunshine on it for their last day of chemo.” It’s a round blue bead with a big yellow sun on it. The Bravery Beads also give kids a way to have some choices about their illness and hospitalizations. Jackson explains, “They don’t have a lot of control over stuff but they get to pick their bead out. It’s just a little piece of glass, ceramic or plastic, but for kids with cancer, Bravery Beads represent big accomplishments and lots of memories, some bad and some good. It brightens their little world,” says Jackson. “It brings a smile to their face and their little heart.”
—Beads of Honor for the Bravest Children - Fire Mountain Gems and Beads
“About the Overnight Honor Beads For many, the Out of the Darkness Overnight is a journey of remembrance – a time to acknowledge the ways in which suicide and depression have affected our lives and our loved ones. Various color honor beads acknowledge your personal connection to the cause, and help you to identify others who may know just how you feel. Honor Bead Colors Signify: Lost a Child – White Lost a Spouse or Partner – Red Lost a Parent – Gold Lost a Sibling – Orange Lost a Relative or Friend – Purple Struggled Personally – Green Support the Cause – Blue Honor beads will be distributed at the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention tent at the Opening Ceremony”
—AFSP: Honor Beads
“Worry dolls (Spanish: Muñecas quitapenas, “Dolls [that] remove worries”)[1], or trouble dolls, are very small and colorful dolls traditionally made in Guatemala.[2] A person (usually a child) who cannot sleep due to worrying can express their worries to a doll and place it under their pillow before going to sleep. Some medical centers use them in conjunction with treatment for disease in children.[3][4] According to folklore, the doll is thought to worry in the person’s place, thereby permitting the person to sleep peacefully. The person will wake up without their worries, which have been taken away by the dolls during the night. Parents may remove the doll during the night, reinforcing the child’s belief that the worry is gone.[5] Some parents involve the child in making the dolls to further increase the psychological benefits of releasing worries, and instructions may be found online.”
—Worry doll - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
“A more modern version of these worry beads continues to gain increasing popularity. Sometimes called wigglers, these simple strings of beads can be used in a number of ways, including both one- and two-handed methods that involve rapidly wiggling the beads in various directions. Fans claim that wiggling the beads creates a rush of adrenaline, followed by a soothing, calm sensation.”
—Kombolói - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
“Komboloi are constructed from any type of bead, although amber, amber resin (such as faturan) and coral are preferred, as they are thought to be more pleasant to handle than non-organic materials such as metal or minerals.”
—Kombolói - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
