My sister-in-law brought me back a lovely bag full of Kazuri beads the last time she visited Kenya! Since they were not matched sets, but rather just a large pile of random beauty, it took me some time to figure out what I wanted to do with them. I was guided by my desire to string them, but in such a way that my final necklace would have interchangeable segments. This is what I came up with!
I used a thin black cord to string my beads, alternating the Kazuri beads with small black wooden rounds. You can google "Kazuri beads" to find many sellers...I don't have a particular one to suggest, but please try to buy them from a legit fair trade company that actually benefits the makers.
I finished each strand by threading it through a lobster claw clasp and adding a few smaller beads to the tail. The transitional components that I used to link to the chain strand are two earring findings!
I used two twisted wire jump rings to attach a length of curb chain to the two earring findings.
Then, of course, I had to make a couple more strands!
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