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| Fair Trade Jewelry |
| Handmade fair trade jewelry from around the world adds the finishing touch to your socially responsible wardrobe. Delightful in their simplicity, these carefully crafted fair trade necklaces, bracelets and accessories provide the means to a better life for the artisans who create them as well as a great look for you. |
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Fair Trade Brass Pendant Choker | ||
| Made from brass and zinc on a multi strand fiber cord, this striking necklace is crafted by a woman owned metal casting workshop in Cape Town, South Africa. The care that goes into making these pendants is evident from first glance. A great match for lots of styles and an easy way to support fair trade with fashion. Choose from Square or Circle. | |||
| 14" with 2" chain |
$18.00 |
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| Fair Trade Brass African Mudfish Pendant | |||
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Able to breath out of water, and attributed with mythical powers, the mudfish has been an icon of wealth and divine power in Africa. It's ability to move across land and water symbolized the mudfish's power to move between two realms -- life and death, earthly and spiritual, thus becoming a symbol of the king's divinity. It may bestow great power and wealth upon you, or it may just make you look divine. Fair trade, so you can feel divine about wearing it. Made by a woman owned metal casting workshop in Cape Town, South Africa in the style of the lost wax bronze castings of the Asantes of West Africa from the 14th and 15th centuries. Two inch pendant on a coiled metal cord. | ||
| 15" |
$22.00 |
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Fair Trade Glass Bead Necklace & Earrings | ||
| You'll absolutely sparkle in this multi strand choker necklace with brilliant red seed beads highlighted with black, white and silver accent beads and matching earrings. Made in Kenya by artisans whose attention to detail make this such a lovely work of wearable art. | |||
| 16" |
$32.50 |
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| Fair Trade Brass Bead Cuff Bracelet | |||
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Unique and lovely, this comfortably light weight fair trade cuff bracelet is made from interwoven brass beads with an antique finish. Flexible, so it fit most wrists, yet keeps its shape nicely. Easy to wear with a subtle beauty that goes with anything, this charming bracelet is made by artisans from Asha Handicrafts. Sanskrit for ‘hope’, Asha has been a leader in fair trade since 1975, fostering the preservation of India’s traditional crafts while providing meaningful work, health care, educational assistance, training and fair wages for artisans. | ||
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$18.00 |
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Fair Trade Earthtone Necklace | ||
| Gorgeous 10 strand fair trade wood and glass and seed bead necklace with lobster clasp adds subtle class to any outfit. Handmade in India by members of Tara Projects, this 18" necklace represents the crafts that help fight poverty, social injustice and exploitation of its thousand members across India. Sales of member crafts provide health programs, schools, training centers and adult literacy aid, helping children to stay in school. Delicate, well made and lightweight, this charming necklace is a joy to wear. | |||
| 18" |
$16.00 |
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Fair Trade Moss Necklace | ||
| Also from Tara Projects, this lovely 23" fair trade necklace is artfully crafted from tiny moss colored seed beads, round glass and cylindrical wood beads. Beautiful with it's six strands and lobster clasp, this necklace adds presence with a light feel. The green color is a reminder of Tara Project's long term commitment to environmental recovery in India, which includes reforestation projects and rainwater harvesting to aid water needs in dry states. | |||
| 23" |
$16.00 |
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| Fair Trade Bead Eyeglass Chain | |||
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It looks like a wonderful tribal bead necklace, but it also holds your glasses. Not only will you look good, you'll be able to see, too. When you don't want or need to wear glasses all the time, you can hang them around your neck for those times when your arms just aren't long enough. These wood and multicolor glass bead eyeglass chains are made by members of Trinity Jewelry in Mathare Valley. On the outskirts of Nairobi, it is one of poorest areas in Kenya with limited access to employment and education. Trinity Jewelry provides members with a monthly income, profit sharing and a pension plan. The beads, made by local families who use amber, wood, glass, clay and seeds, are lovely in their own right. You may never view your glasses the same after you add this chain to them. | ||
| 26" |
$16.00 |
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| Colorful Fair Trade Bead Necklace | |||
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Don’t wear glasses, but still want to adorn yourself with these magnificent fair trade beads? We don’t blame you. Be your own fashion festival with this double strand of colorful seed and glass beads in a variety of shapes and sizes on clear elastic thread. 21 inches long, it fits over your head to grace your neck. This delightfully bright bead necklace, like the fair trade bead eyeglass chain above, is made in Kenya by members of Trinity Jewelry in Mathare Valley. | ||
| 21" |
$16.00 |
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| Fair Trade Glass Bead Bangle | |||
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Add a touch of glamour with these handmade glass bead bracelets from a fair trade cooperative in India. Open back bangles fit most wrists. Expand your fashion horizons while you help to improve the lives of artisans. Pink, Turquoise or Leaf. | ||
| 1" wide x 8¼" |
$8.00 |
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| Fair Trade Bangles in Handmade Heart Box | |||
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Three wood and glass bead wire bracelets from India fit most wrists. When you’re not wearing these beauties, you can keep them in the handmade round paper heart box from Bangladesh. Fair trade, so you can feel good about looking good. | ||
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$26.00 |
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