We are here at the New York International Gift Show and it is a pleasure to have Katy and Philip with us.  Here are just a few pictures of the fun and excitement.

Philip Leakey with Barbara Savage

Barbara Savage from Santa Barbara Museum of Art has shopped with us many years.  She has traveled extensively in Africa.

And of course all of our wonderful Zulugirls who have worked and supported the Maasai women for years. Their passion is infectious! 

Left to Right:Jan, Kristan, Katy & Philip Leakey, Tina, Susan

 

 

 

 

 

A Distinctive Style interviewed Katy & Philip Leakey, to see what they were up to, in the bush of East Africa.  You can find their interview here on page 55.  The article starts with Philips quote,  ” If I haven’t learned something new today, then today was a failure!”-Philip Leakey.

Kristen is the mom of four children within four years via birth and adoption, and has been  a mommy blogger  at Rage Against the Minivan  since 2004.

Kristen is a Marriage and Family Therapist, a freelance writer, and a musical theater geek.  She is the managing editor of ShePosts, an online news magazine for women in social media, as well as the editor of Mama Manifesto, a collaborative parenting blog.    She is also a columnist at ConversantLife, an online community dedicated to faith and culture, and at the OC Register where she writes a parenting advice column.

Her savvy Gift Guide List for 2011 focuses on Gifts that Give Back. We were excited that she asked us to participate.

As we approach the Thanksgiving holiday, we pause to reflect on our blessings and reasons for gratitude. You are one of those reasons! So we’d like to offer you a way to express your gratitude to someone in your life with a *free* Zulugrass strand.

For every order you place over $50 (excluding s&h) through November 28th at www.leakeycollection.com, we’ll send a free strand to your special someone with a PERSONALIZED note saying “I am so thankful that you are in my life!”  At check-out, make sure the box  Do you want to add a gift message? is checked. Then add your friend’s name and address in the box. We will send that person a Zulugrass strand beautifully packaged.

As author William A. Ward said, “Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.” Now you can do both!

*Color of the Zulugrass strand will be chosen by The Leakey Collection

susquehannaStyle magazine featured one of our  wonderful partners, Kimmans Gifts  and their products for the holidays. Featured in the section of eco-friendly finds is our beautiful Zulugrass.

You can always find a beautiful array of Zulugrass in their store complimented by their wonderful  personalized service.

One of our partners is promoting Fair Trade and will be holding a spectacular event Saturday, October 15th, and we love to spread the good work that our partners do.

Compleat Gourmet & Gifts has been around for 27 years.  Joan and Barb most recently passed the ownership and baton to Connie Stevenson, who introduced  Rwanda baskets to sell in their stores.  Connie believes that we can all “Shop To Make A Difference” by supporting USA made and global fair trade products. We agree!

October is Fair Trade Month, and the store will hold  their Fair Trade Event Saturday, October 15th.  Connie will be introducing a wide array of products from around the world including our beautiful Zulugrass.

Compleat Gourmet & Gifts Location

7592 S. University Blvd.

Centennial, CO • 303-290-9222

If you haven’t checked them out, Style Substance and Soul wrote a fabulous story on The Leakey Collection and the Amazing Women of Kenya back in August. We loved the way they told the stories  of  two Maasai women whose lives have been changed because of the work opportunities Katy & Philip have created.

Once again, these three best friends who have created an online gathering of women who strive to look good, feel good and do good have wrote a guest post on The Budget Fashionista on accessories that are good for your soul. Check it out!!

We are so excited that our  Kuponya bracelet was featured in People StyleWatch as the hand-selected piece by Holly Robinson Peete to benefit breast cancer awareness for OpenSky.com.

OpenSky is a place where you can connect with the brightest stars in food, healthy living, style and design. First, select your own team of celebrity curators and experts. They’ll be your personal shoppers and hand-pick the best products in food, design, health and style—just for you.

You can read the entire article here

Each season, the Pantone Color Institute, the world-renowned authority on color, forecasts color trends that provide the key color palette for each season’s fashions. “Taking cues from the great masters, sepia tones of old Hollywood, Chinese opera, city scapes and countryside, designers are paying close attention to texture, contrast and color for fall 2011 – pairing menswear with feminine twists, warm prints with cool metals, incorporating both old and new influences, and creating an intriguing balance between colors.”

You are so lucky if you bought some of the Summer Color Trend Collectionbecause the summer’s colors offer a continuity - the pinky-red tone (Honeysuckle as Color of the Year), as well as the golden yellow, orange, lavender and silver cloud – and are still perfect to mix with these new fall shades.

The Fall Color Trend Collection mixes delightfully with  some strands from the Summer Trend Collection, so have fun mixing & matching. You can’t go wrong.

We are excited to announce that The Leakey Collection Amani piece was selected for a style feature Balanced Beauty in the August edition of Yoga Journal. Some our favorite musicians are featured as well…check it out to see who they are.

Featured in August 2011 edition of Yoga Journal

One of Katy’s favorite necklaces, “Amani” means strength in Swahili. Our Amani line earns its name from the bold colors in the combination of  Zulugrass, dyed with colorfast, low-impact dyes , TLC Porcelain, fired with lead free glazes and  in our “bush kiln”, and Zuluwood beads made from fallen acacia wood.

Each necklace is 28″ which allows you to wear it multiple ways.

We are releasing  great new colors for Fall and they can be found at the stores below.

Mimas of Warwick
25 Main Street
Warwick, NY 10990
845-986-3399

Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens
One Schenley Park
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
412-622-6915

Green Mosaics
228 E. Ponce De Leon Ave.
Decatur, GA 30030
404-371-5777

Kimman’s For Gifts
57 North Beaver Street
York, PA 17401
717.854.0440