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I want to introduce you to Zulugrass, one of the lines of natural material jewelry marketed by The Leakey Collection. The company was founded in 2002 by Katy and Philip Leakey when a devastating drought in Kenya (2001) forced the men to leave behind the women and children, so they could take the surviving cattle far up country in search of grazing land. The Leakey’s found themselves helping to support as many as 100 Maasai families by giving them money for food, school fees, medical expenses and housing. This was not sustainable for either party and the Leakeys knew they had to find another way.
The answer came from the fibrous, hollow, drought-resistant grass that is a plentiful natural resource of Kenya. It so tough that even the Maasai’s hungry cattle won’t eat it. In fact it was regarded as such a unusable nuisance. Now that very grass is turned into beautiful jewelry.
Zulugrass is the flagship line in their collection. The work includes the design and manufacture of contemporary jewelry that is hand made by the Maasai women and men of Kenya from environmentally sustainable materials. Zulugrass is sold in individually or in multi-strands, which allows you to get precisely the color, depth and weight of the jewelry that you want. It has an earthy, organic look and feel, yet is completely modern.
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I am really pleased to be able to pass on to you two lovely pieces of Zulugrass jewelry that were sent to me for review! One is a multi-strand twisted green bracelet, and the other is a two-strand brown and tan set that can be worn multiple ways. Leave me a comment below and you’ll be entered into the drawing. Tweet the contest or post it on your facebook and you can leave a second comment to be entered twice! If you are involved with any fund-raising or socially beneficial companies like this one, please leave a link as part of your comment…we all want to know what opportunities are out there for helping others through our work!
Here is a video which shows you the many ways you can wear your Zulugrass jewelry:
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What a great idea! Love it! Love it Want all of them! Sign me up !!!
How fabulous. My students would love to see these up close. What a lesson this would be for them to learn about other cultures.
These beads are amazing and I can’t get enough!!
this stuff is amazing get the word out these women are so talented and their work devine
I HAVE HAD THE WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT KENYA AND SURROUNDING AREAS, I SAW MANY MASAI GROUPS. I LOVE WHAT THEY ARE MAKING, IT IS BEAUTIFUL AND STYLISH. WOULD LOVE TO WEAR THEM. I KNOW THIS WILL BE A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS FOR THEM. THE NECKLACES ARE WONDERFUL!!!!! ENTER ME INTO THE CONTEST.
Very pretty – thanks for the chance to win
How cool! I love this collection! I can’t wait to purchase some. So many beautiful. Where can I purchase? Love all of the colors.
How fabulous! This is amazing! Using a natural fiber for jewelry is wonderful! Helping people by using it is even more wonderful! Where can I buy this?
I love the combinations of colors in the multi strands! Very nice options for changing the look of the beads. What a wonderful way to support the Maasai women too. I would love to know more about where to purchase the beads.
This is gorgeous stuff. Please enter me!
I would love to win. This is the kind of grass I like…the stuff you don’t have to mow, weed or fertilize.
Ooooh, such beautiful colours!! I’d have liked to hear more about the women that produce it, though. Wonder how much of the profit they get?
That is so cool! Thanks for letting us know about it!
I’d love to see this up close, it looks wonderful on the video. Thanks!
Beautiful and natural! Would love to wear this!
What a beautiful product and I love the story behind the line. Thanks for bringing awareness of this jewelry.
There’s just something about this Zulugrass that I can’t get out of my head. I adored the video and love the concept of using a “nuisance” grass to create jewelry and give people in need an opportunity to feel useful and make money. Plus, the jewelry itself it gorgeous and fun and versitile and lends itself to creativity. I’m thinking about buying some to wear and some to give away with my jewelry sales and perhaps even to become a retailer. What an incredible concept the Leakys came up with! Thanks so much for posting this wonderful product! I’m hooked!
Wow .. I am in awe of this! I would be proud to wear & support this effort.
What great information! I will pass this along to my middle school students! I would love to win on of the pieces just to show it to them and try to inspire them when we do persuasive papers. Perhaps it would encourage someone to create something new and different from our environment! Thanks so much!
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