Paper to Pearls | An Initiative of Voices for Global Change

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The Paper to Pearls Story
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Making the Necklaces
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Lucy: A Beader's Story
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In the News

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Paper to Pearls received a wonderful writeup in a June 2011 issue of Hand/Eye magazine, a unique publication that explores the multiple and exciting connections among artisans, exporters, importers, designers, artists, retailers and consumers, all in the spirit of "Connecting Cultures and Inspiring Action". Read the article here.

Paper to Pearls is again featured in Live Green Magazine. For the publication's fall 2010 issue, Barbara wrote about the journey that one of our beaders was planning to make in January 2011 to the Galapagos Islands, as part of an initiative with the National Geographic Society and Lindblad Expeditions. You can read the article here.

Paper to Pearls is prominently featured in the premier issue of Live Green Magazine, an exciting new publication that celebrates and encourages a modern green lifestyle. You can read the P2P article here.

P2P's "Eyes" photo is the cover of the Live Green issue. The beautiful eyes are those of our former intern, Yodit Kifle. We thank Melketsadek at www.baobabstudios.net for this fabulous image.

We are happy to know that there is buzz about our project and products! Paper to Pearls is appearing more and more frequently on blogs, in on-line alternative gift boutiques and on green and fair trade sites. And of course we highly value broadcast coverage. All are testament to our beaders' beautiful work. We include highlights below.

ABC7 did a "Working Woman" interview with Barbara. If you haven't seen it, do take a look.

City Shop Girl

On March 23rd 2009, CityShopGirl featured the Paper to Pearls bag as the ‘deal of the day’. This bag is a collaborative project with KuraDesign—they provide the sassy bag and our beaders create a custom matching handle that can also be detached and worn as a necklace! To check out the posting, visit cityshopgirl.com. Or to purchase this limited edition bag, visit http://www.kuradesign.com.

City Shop Girl Handbag

Well-known environmentalist and blogger Summer Rayne Oakes recently selected Paper to Pearls jewelry as one of her "Top 10 Coolest Fair Trade Fashions". You can read all about it at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/summer-rayne-oakes/the-top-10-coolest-africa_b_165578.html

White Apricot Newsletter White Apricot is a "delicious" on-line newsletter that is all about "Fashion, Beauty and Lifestyle for the eco and socially conscious". Please pay them a visit, and especially the edition that featured Paper to Pearls! Be sure to scroll down this page: http://www.whiteapricot.com/newsletter/archive/issue_28.html