At For the Love of Beads, we just can’t get enough of this great material – it’s nowhere near as popular as it should be! It looks beautiful, comes in lots of shapes and colors, and is good for the environment! And its not just that it prevents elephants from being hunted for their ivory either, by buying products made with vegan ivory you are supporting the natural lifestyles of indiginous tribes who plant the trees and harvest the nuts. And it doesn’t even stop there! The more nuts they are able to sell, the more trees they plant to support demand thus replenishing otherwise rapidly diminishing rain forests.
Even if you don’t care about all that, these beads are strong, bright, and look wonderful when mixed with other natural products, metals, or glass – the possibilities are nearly endless! (In fact, here’s one design I made using the above stars and another one using similar hearts.) These are just a few of the new designs just added – remember there will be more colors added next week as well!
Happy crafting!
Comment by Jp — February 10, 2010 @ 8:07 am
the colors are very attractive and peaceful to look at.
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