Doria Midnight/white & Bright Red Necklace

Doria Midnight/white & Bright Red NecklaceThis amazing necklace is handmade from hand painted fair trade ceramic beads. The clay used to make these beads is responsibly mined from the foot of Africa's second tallest mountain Mt. Kenya. The beads are handmade by our maker mums who roll and shape the clay by hand. Some of the women have been at this art for more than 50 years. The raw bead is sun dried for a day before its fired in a kiln (bisque firing) at 900 degrees to harden it. After this,

you are supporting meaningful work that promotes women entreprise and supports education

in this marginalised community

The beads are handmade by our maker mums who roll and shape the clay by hand

The leather is highest quality full grain that is vegetable tanned using oak tree extracts and therefore does not use harmful chromium in the tanning process

This Elephant sculpture is handmade from ceramic clay then hand painted and fired in a kiln

measure your current belt from the hole used to the point where the buckle attaches to the leather in inches

The gracious Giraffe

The raw bead is sun dried for a day before its fired in a kiln (bisque firing) at 900 degrees to harden it

If you would like to gift your friends and family

We are helping their women cope with the effects of climate change through monetizing their century old beading skills

Alternatively

recycled brass and hand stitching makes this the most environmentally sustainable leather belt