Eco Friendly Jewlery From Bead For Life
All too often, eco friendly products are way too expensive for the average consumer, especially high end products like clothing and jewlery.
Well, count yourself lucky because you just found a way to buy beautiful, eco-friendly jewlery that helps Ugandan women rise out of poverty – and the prices start at just $5. So much good for so much less than you’d expect to pay.
Watch the video below for more information about Bead For Life, a fascinating non-profit that helps Ugandan women learn to make beautiful beaded jewlery out of recycled paper so that they can afford to feed their families and put a roof over their head.
This isn’t the paper jewlery that you might be thinking about from your childhood days of rolling paper…..No, this is definitely not that! These beads look just like glass or seashells. The colors are vibrant, the quality is amazing, and the story behind the jewlery is perhaps the most valuable of all.
Why It’s Better for Your Health: Metallic jewlery bought in discount stores or department stores, unless solid gold or silver, might contain a lot of additives that you’re not aware of. Lead in children’s jewlery is a major concern, but don’t think it can’t be in adult’s jewlery, too.
Typically, your jewlery lies against naked skin, whether on your neck, your arm, in your ears, etc. Don’t you want whatever is lying against your skin all day, especially if you’re sweating, to be as eco-friendly as possible?
Why It’s Better For the Earth: Bead for Life jewlers use recycled paper that would otherwise go to waste to craft their jewlery. The resins are now eco-friendly, as well.
