Silpada Designs New Jewelry

But I worry about the many subtle ways many Holyoke events are exclusionary. There ae many, many ways to make this subtle suggestion. How many feature what only may be called "whitebread" or European-ethnic music or country music, none of which appeal to these groups (at the risk of generalizing). How many have "advanced reservations" only to folks with anglo names.

The public was invited to the party in an effort to learn about the jewelry and the women who make it. BFL parties help impoverished women in Uganda beat poverty, AIDs and starvation. The colorful beads are eventually fashioned into different types of necklaces and other jewelry pieces, and then sold at BFL parties like Moul’s. Prices for the jewelry range from $5 to $30 and 100 percent of the proceeds go to BeadforLife, for the women who make the beads. It’s so nice to mingle with friends and buy gifts of jewelry, especially knowing that all of the money is going to such a wonderful cause,” Moul said of Pekin’s first BFL party. “They’re so beautiful and very unique,” Cindy Worner, principal of Altman School, said of the hundreds of fashionable beaded jewelry offered. At the party, women watch a video of Ugandan women rolling beads by hand. BFL, a cottage industry through Uganda, helps provide income for thousands of women who work by hand-rolling beads from recycled paper.

( Springfield , MO ) -- A Silpada home jewelry show in a woman's world. This maybe the perfect hobby. "I call myself an accidental manager," says Lisa Cox. "I manage a team because I started just for the fun and I just to have something to do.

The Women's Auxiliary of Canonsburg General Hospital will host a jewelry sale from 8 am to 4 pm on Friday and Monday in the hospital's main lobby. Gift wrapping is available and Silpada Designs will ship anywhere in the continental United States.

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27, from 2 pm until 6 pm at the Kimball Junction Library, 1885 Ute Blvd. The fundraiser will feature Silpada jewelry and 100 percent of the profits will be donated for library materials and programs. The fundraiser will also be online at

Brightening up the day was Angela and Shane Shaeffer of Caroline Street Catering who took a new approach to the big day — comfort food. Their macaroni and cheese martini bar was the talk of the bridal show. “It's a big hit today,” Angela said.