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Sunday, April 25, 2010

Beaded Animals


These beaded animal figurines are handcrafted by talented disadvantaged bead-and-wire artists in the townships near Cape Town, South Africa. Making and selling them provides a livelihood for many entrepreneurial and creative South Africans, who would otherwise be destitute. Read more.....








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11 comments:

  1. Queen BugApril 25, 2010 at 10:02 PM

    The first one reminds me of King Julian, in Madagascar... "It is I, King Julian. Who here is attracted to me." hahahaha

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  2. More Than WordsApril 25, 2010 at 10:26 PM

    Wow, those are really cool, and so colorful!

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  3. BuckeroomamaApril 26, 2010 at 4:09 AM

    The owls are cute!!! :)

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  4. char_charApril 26, 2010 at 8:09 AM

    Those are so cool! I really like the seahorses. :)

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  5. TS HendrikApril 26, 2010 at 9:10 AM

    Those are really amazing. Surprising amount of detail.

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  6. Liz MaysApril 26, 2010 at 9:27 AM

    I want a seahorse!!! I love it!

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  7. PamApril 26, 2010 at 1:23 PM

    Those are so cool I want the lemur.

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  8. yoncaApril 26, 2010 at 4:46 PM

    Wow! Pretty cool! Love the pelican :)Have a great week Veronica! xoxo

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  9. Deb KApril 26, 2010 at 7:20 PM

    Love them!!

    I am now following you from MBC :-)

    You can find me here~

    http://debshere.blogspot.com/

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  10. Tired Mom TésaApril 27, 2010 at 11:24 AM

    Those look like they would take forever! Kind of pretty though.

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  11. beaded animalsJune 8, 2010 at 11:59 AM

    Thank you for blogging about our amazing, handmade, fair trade beaded animals! if you have any questions about our African bead art feel free to contact us.

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