Dorcus Beads

Upcoming Designs

The beauty for crafts and jewellery production is the extensive hunger for new designs, and exploring what the market is looking out for, the trends and what is selling well.

This is an upcoming design, using several coaster sets to produce, kitchen mats for multiple purposes.

Keep reading the space and please be intouch.

Thanks

DB

Mistletoe

This will be our second time to visit Rosylene Academy for their annual Mistletoe event. As usual Dorcus Beads was there, April and Meble engaged in conversations with many other vendors but also continued to share the vision for Dorcus Beads and the impact the process has had on many women in Kenya.

House 'Decos'

Another new venture has been the house Decos, the very typical African brooms used with the different types, size and coloured dorcus beads to add beauty to the brooms which are being used as house decorators.

contact us for prices and further information.

Thank you

DB

Christmas Garlands

Christmas is on the way, check out our new venture, Christmas garlands..

They come in ..
Three types, and can be joined together and used around finished Christmas presents, Christmas trees, and as a wall decorator, can also be used individually as a multiple strand necklace.

for further information, please contact us;

ajfsareg@maf.or.ke, or mvilika@gmail.com

Thank you

DB

West Nairobi School 7/11/09

A team of two people from Dorcus beads, Meble and Christine Katumbe, visited West Nairobi School on the 7 November for a one day sale. Parents, teachers, families and friends of West Nairobi school had the opportunity to shop and and hear the story of Dorcus beads production.

It was an opportunity for DB team to connect with other vendors but also market the products.


Thanks

DB

Dorcus Beads:

The Team: Visit to Kazuri Beads

Exposure Visits: Kazuri

Dorcus Beads is focused on mentoring and building the capacity of the women who are linked to the production in Kenya and in Uganda.

As part of the exposure visit for learning, the team organized a one day tour at the Kazuri beads to see/talk/reflect and experience a different setting for beads production. The team travelled from Kasikeu Kenya ( 2.5hrs drive) away from the City of Nairobi and joined in the one day visit to Kazuri in Karen ( Nairobi).

The team was taken on a tour right from the kneading of the clay to the final products at display, such an overwhelming but organized process.

"It was a learning opportunity and a motivation for me to see this" said Margaret the team leader from Kasikeu.

DB

New Products: Five Strand Layered Necklace

Its similar to the normal five strand necklance, but has different layers of the 'strands', - fit for a modern business woman.

They also come in different colours, and can also be folded to make a bracelet or twisted to hung around your bag.

DB

New Products: Extra Long Necklace

They come in different colours...

They are long enough to be used as a: bracelet, several layered necklace, single strand long necklace.

They are light, fashionable and official, depending on how you want to wear them.

DB

New Products: Cell phone bags

They come in two sizes......

They come in different colours.....

They have a long handle, long enough to fold and make a one layered necklace....

Dorcus Beads.

Team: Renaissance Sale April 26, 09

The team at the Renaissance culture and craft fair April 26, 2009.

AWA: Kenya Renaissance 2009

The Dorcus beads team, spent one day at the International School of Kenya (ISK) for a renaissance culture and craft fair for 2009 which was organized by the American women's Association of Kenya (AWA).

The team which comprised of April, Meble and Margaret spent the day at ISK sharing the stories of the recycled magazine products as well as making new connections to expand the market within Nairobi.

The team was also joined by a friend from the States who became part of the big sale for that day.

Great job AWA - the craft was fantastic.