Paper Bead Works

09/08/2015

Hey Ottawa! We're excited to announce our three day sale coming up next weekend. Come join us August 14-16 at Philip Craig Studio to see the latest creations from the Lacan Kwite artists!

When: August 14th: 10-7, August 15th: 10-5, August 16th: 12-4
Where: 1-101 4th Avenue, The Glebe

13/11/2013

With Christmas right around the corner, PaperBeadWorks is proud to announce our involvement in African Inspirations, a Pop-Up Event from November 29th to December 3rd, located at Cafe Arts, 627 Queen West, Toronto.
For those in the Toronto area, come out and enjoy a fun filled evening of African art and jewellery, and support the Lacan Kwite Beading Group from Northern Uganda. Please spread the word!

05/11/2013

It's almost that time of year again! Christmas is right around the corner! If you live in the Southern Georgian Bay area, there will be an Open House and Sale of Ugandan Jewellery Nov. 22-24 from 10-5 at Holy Crow Beads. Come see our African Market, enjoy refreshments and give support to our Lacan Kwite Beading group from Gulu, northern Uganda. Pass this on to your friends!

23/07/2013

PaperBeadWorks has completely redone the store! Check out the latest paper bead fashion and support the Lacan Kwite's effort to struggle out of poverty

http://www.paperbeadworks.com/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=6&vmcchk=1&Itemid=6

Note that each necklace is as individual as the craftsperson who made it, and we cannot guarantee that your necklace will have the exact color or pattern as the one shown in the picture. If you have a specific color request, please include it in the comments, however we cannot guarantee the exact co...

10/07/2013

This past June, award winning jewellery designer Beverley Smith and her 3 associates returned to Uganda for the third time to continue working with the Lacan Kwite Group, whom they have been working with since 2008. These beautiful, individual pieces of art are a testament to the resilience, determination, and creative skills of the 36 individuals who have endured 25 years of chaos. While each person bears a unique story of hardship, the Lacan Kwinte group is now creating a brighter future for its members through the art of jewellery creation.

30/03/2012

Watch the our new video respnose to the Kony 2012 campaign here:

http://www.paperbeadworks.com/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=6

22/03/2012

Some photos of training to create some of the new paperbeadworks designs!

13/09/2010

Paper
Bead Works has just confirmed its participation in the Our Valuable
Children (OVC) program with our partner NGO AVSI. This program already
has a five year history of ensuring children have access to education
and health care, and we are expanding the program into the community of
the beaders. The community and AVSI are meeting today, check the facebook group and website for progress!

11/09/2010

How are they made?

To make the bead, they roll the paper tightly around a small stick (to
create a hole for threading) and glue the pointed end. It is important
that they are rolled tightly to ensure a quality product.

The beads are then strung on a string
and dipped in sealant called Mukica Blue, is specially made for sealing
paper beads and is low odour and eco friendly.
After a several staged process of
sealing and drying the beads that takes about a week, the beads are
restrung to make bracelets, necklaces and earrings. Finally, before
being shipped every strand is inspected for defects and if a bad bead is
seen, the whole necklace is restrung. The women are proud of their
work, and are committed to making beautiful and original products.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jvo57leqrZY&feature=player_embedded

Meeting of the Lacan Kwite Beaders with Antonia Andrews from Paper Bead Works a Canadian Non Profit Company that is currently importing recycled paper beads from Uganda to Canada. This video shows the process of making the beads by wrapping specially cut pieces of paper and then glueing the end to ...

11/09/2010

Meet the beaders: Christine Bai

Christine Bay is the treasurer of the Lacan Kwinte group. She is currently caring for 7 children, 3 of which are hers and 4
are orphans. Christine has plans to utilize the increased markets for
the group's products to provide more structure to the group and hopefully
grow it in the near future. The most important thing to Christine is her children, and the money that she gets from beading is used largely to pay the school fees for her children.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00tB6ux2zzU&feature=player_embedded

Christine bay is the treasurer of the Lacan Kwite Beading group in Gulu, Northern Uganda. She is being interviewed by staff from Paper Bead Works a Canadian non profit company that is currently importing beads from the Lacan Kwite group and deal regularly with Christine

11/09/2010

This is the Lacan Kwinte beading group, a growing collective of craftspeople near Kampala, Uganda. The group started in the Karimbe internally displaced peoples (IDP) camp, however recently many families have been able to move back to their homes. The group still meets regularly to make beads, share stories and provide support.

100% of profits form the sale of beads is returned into the community either through direct sales of beads or community support programs developed by our partner company AVSI, who has a 20 year history of work in the area.