The Leakey Collection™, known for the design and manufacture of eco-chic jewelry that is hand made by the Maasai women of Kenya, is debuting their Spring/Summer Collection at the California Gift Show, January 20-23, at Kentia Hall in the Fair Trade Pavillion, Booth 1025-27

Get ready to Tango with our Zulugrass Spring/Summer Color Collection for 2012. Dramatic colors with seductive sophistication that speaks romance with a lot of depth.  You can mix beautiful strands of Juicy Lucy with Tangerine and you have a combination of vivaciousness that emanates heat and energy. Tangerine with a lot of Tango!

Multi-Strand Bright New Colors show a dazzling display of color, an eco-fashion statement!  Our newest colors Bright Angani and Red Hot Chrystal sparkle with romance.  16 strands of Zulugrass in a beautiful combination strung with Czech glass beads for extra sparkle. This necklace is adjustable from a 13″ choker to a 31″ long necklace by simply pulling on the satin cording. Be sure to add the matching bracelet to your ensemble.

Eco-Chic Earrings – A combination of sterling silver combined with Zulugrass, Czech glass beads, fallen wood and raffia with a contemporary drop hoop style. Come by to see all the dazzling colors and styles.

 I AM-Charms with Meaning – Designed to remind us of the important things in life, these bracelets symbolize the values that women cherish. Made from fallen branches, each charm is hand-branded with one of our meaningful signs. Check out our new additions. Our newest bracelets speak to Compassion and Awareness and include the PINK Ribbon for Breast Cancer Awareness, Yellow Ribbon Veterans Support and our Paw print bracelet.

Beads for Learning – Utilizing remnants of Zulugrass, Maasai artisans are designing one-of-a kind bracelets to symbolize the bright futures of educated children.  The Leakey Collection™ will donate 100% of their profits from the sales of these bracelets to pay for local teachers’ salaries.

 We introduced Beads for Learning less than a year ago. At that time, there were a total of 4 teachers in the remote bush where we reside with student to teacher’s ratio of 80:1, with a wide range of ages in each classroom.  Beads for Learning Bracelets, has helped us to employ another 5 teachers.  This brings the total to 9 and classroom sizes have been cut in half.

As Sara Snow so eloquently stated “BUY BRACELETS = EDUCATE KIDS”

Earth Day Collection- As a company dedicated to sustainable living for a healthier planet we are big supporters of Earth Day and created a collection based on this years theme, Mobilize the Earth. This collection is a nice addition to our previous Earth Day Collections, Billion Beads of Green and Celebrate the Earth.