September 7th, 2008
This morning I was reading yesterday’s copy of the Toronto Star with my morning coffee. I often enjoy reading the World section as I have a keen interest in world cultures. The Toronto Star often picks up interesting stories on various cultures and their current situation.
The article that interested me is entitled, “Poverty is driving Maasai to cities” by Guled Mohamed. You can find the whole article by clicking on the article title.
As you may know, the Maasai are an ancient warrior tribe from Kenya, known for their distinctive dress and beaded jewelry. They are a large part of the tourist appeal to Kenyan Safaris however they make little revenue from this tourist economy which is among the top three foreign revenue generators for Kenya.
Part of the goal of Pangea Collection is to help enable artisans to preserve their traditional crafts while also achieving the art of self reliance. This is why we believe that supporting Fair Trade is important.
Before Tribal jewelry was hot on the runway, Pangea Collection was featuring Kenyan Fair Trade Jewelry.
Choose to support Fair Trade wherever possible.
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September 4th, 2008
The Pangea Collection artisan and fair trade jewelry customer is a socially conscious consumer. She is educated and takes great pleasure in exploring the world through travel, art and culture.
She takes pride in her personal style and enjoys artisan jewelry and fair trade jewelry pieces which reflect her individual personality. At the same time she is proud to be contributing to enabling artisans through the practice their traditional jewelry craft. In doing so the artisan is able to achieve the art of self reliance.
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September 3rd, 2008
Beautiful artisan jewelry is the perfect finishing touch for any outfit, below are a few suggestions on how to pair your artisan jewelry with various outfits.
I. Little black dress
The answer to this depends on the occasion and the personality of the woman.
For a more formal evening, a classic look of either handmade silver jewelry or semi precious jewelry, such as a silver link necklace or bold semi precious stone necklace paired with a coordinating handmade bracelet would be lovely.
If you prefer a cocktail ring to the bracelet go with that, just don?t ?overdo? the jewelry. If you choose a statement cocktail ring, go more subtle on the bracelet and vice versa.
I use the word ?coordinating? above as it is not necessary
