Of course you aren’t. Not in jewellery that uses blood diamonds and gold that was mined by young children and that was produced in huge factories by “artisans” that work 16 hour days for US$2 per day…
Porcupine quill earrings with hematites
You can have nice jewellery and fabulous designs and not pay over the odds [...]
I would like to get something off my chest – that something is the general public attitude towards leather, fur and bones used in fashion and other accessories like homewares.
Generally speaking I don’t like fur. Nor do I like wearing necklaces and bracelets made from bone. I do wear leather boots though – so there! [...]
Launching my own skin care label has been a challenge. I wanted to make sure that all my products come from fair trade sources using sustainable resources and ingredients harvested under organic principles. Furthermore I wanted my skin care to be packaged in environmentally friendly tubs, jars and bottles – and I wanted to offer [...]