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Welcome to Mzuribeads,
Home of Uganda's Handmade Recycled Paper Bead Jewellery & Loose Paper Beads.

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Welcome to our site, we would like to introduce you to todays most contemporary, eco friendly, and ethical fashion accessory.

Looking for the perfect buy ?....

Your wish is answered our products are fashionable, ethical...mega colourful, and lightweight. Whatever your style, Mzuribeads designs will highlight your outfits. This recycled paper jewellery is ALL handmade individually from used magazines to make the most special birthday gifts for any age or style. Each item comes with a story tag, signed by the jeweler who handmade those beads, to create that unique accessory for you. Furthermore, your beads or jewellery will be packaged for you in our funky recycled magazine cones, bags and boxes!!

For bead lovers and jewellery makers , you'll just love us. Create the most colourful, independent, and lightweight designs using our variety of ethical, handmade beads.

If you haven't yet found us at the many bead and jewellery fairs throughout the UK, find a stockist shop or visit our online shop.

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a design made for you, from a mag that you threw..........mzuribeads paper jewellery and beads.

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We want to share our ethically traded, recycled style throughout the world! Please contact us for any wholesale enquiries, or spread the word about Mzuribeads to your local jewelery store.

Our jewelery is designed using a collection of beads made from strips of magazines pages! The strips of paper are rolled around a needle and varnished for a glossy and water resistant finish. Find out more and see photos on how we roll. By keep our presentation funky and green we sell our loose beads in Ugandan banana leaf pouches, and even are gift bags are made from recycled magazines..

Mzuribeads is doing many crafts fairs and events. For a list of where to find us please view our events diary. You may also find us following our African connections via the music scene.

We love doing festivals, (the latest was the Mela Festival 2008...super!) with Samba Scene & Diwan who famously spread an afro jazzy beat around Scotland. We also had great fun designing the jewellery for the 'New Ugandan Beat', performed by Kika Troupe (July 2008). Mzuribeads are prepared to work with a range of materials for any project or event. We have also been successful in providing beautiful little bracelets for weddings. Please view our wedding favour packets in our online shop.

We are Ugandan based cooperative of over over 20 women who live and work in a village/suburb outside Kampala. Kirstie MacLean is the managing director, (from the UK) who met the women whilst volunteering.

Mzuribeads believe in ethical trading and fair pay for all.

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