About two weeks ago we decided to take a break from bag production in the Design Center and focus on making jewelry out of recycled materials, namely inner tube, pieces of can, recycled glass beads, cow horn, and copper wire.
After spending some time experimenting on new designs, we chose a few that we would produce more of. There was a Christmas gift bazaar going on at the Australian High Commission in a week's time, and we were going to sell some of the jewelry there. We made each piece unique and asymmetrical, using bright beads to contrast with dark inner tube.
It was a really fun project and we had a lot of fun working on the pieces. Before the bazaar we spent some time finishing the clasps of the necklaces and making sure they had matching earrings. I helped with a simple package design for the pieces.
Lauren and I accompanied Auntie Renee to the bazaar at the Australian High Commission. We set up a table with our jewelry as well as some of the recycled bags and clothing they have made earlier at the institute. We sold several pieces, and I was able to meet some very important people in Ghana's government as well as some international ambassadors wives. With the money that we made we were able to give each of the Design Center workers a 10 cedi bonus, and give 100 cedis to the trainee house to buy food and household supplies. It was a fun day, and a successful one.
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