Introducing The Mushana Collection by indiviJewel designs

I just met a wonderful woman named Angela Robinson through my sister, Jenny Pirc. Angela has formed an alliance with a small group of woman in Uganda. They create beads by hand in a variety of ways. The one thing these beads have in common is that they all require the sun. Light to work by, and warmth to dry their creations. “Mushana” is translated into “under one sun”. Because we are all under the same sun, that name is so inspirational to me. I love that my creations have pieces of these women’s heart and soul incorporated into them. I bought several strands of a few different types of beads. The one pictured here used beads that were made by rolling magazine paper. They are then given their striking color using vegetable dye. I have mixed these gorgeous bee hive shaped beads with Jade, fresh water pearls, glass crystals and seed beads.

Not only are these beads first purchased, a portion of all my sales using Mushana beads goes back to these woman, helping them make a living and feed their families.

I am honored and pleased to announce a whole new collection is presently being created using these beads from Mushana. Look for the new collection coming soon.

Also please visit www.mushana.com to see more of what Angela is doing.