Thursday, 14 August 2014

THROWBACK THURSDAY!!

Hello loves:)
Its throw back Thursday, and you know what that means, right?
About a month ago i graduated from University, and man was the feeling awesome, (screams):D
So for that day i decided to have all my accessories made of brass. 
For the earrings, i made long dangling statement brass rings and coiled wire as my dress had a lace detail around the waist so a neck piece would have made my outfit look totally out of place.
So instead, i went with lots of rings, all made by hand and from brass, (totally feeling rings right now, kinda become a staple for me) and this beautiful gold statement bracelet which i got as a gift from a good friend of mine.
Here are some of the pics i had for the big day.
Closer look at the rings

So in my head lies the power to read hehehe

Left: Kid bro, Hillary. Center: Me. Right: Good friend, Priscilla


Have a good one!
Pryde artz

Monday, 30 June 2014

20something...


Hey dolls, been a minute hope you are all well. Been hella busy the past two months but am more than grateful for the wonderful opportunities that have come my way.
i came across this post in one of my favourite bloggers' site ESS sometime last year and i thought i would share this with you guys.
Hope this puts a smile on your face! :-)

Your 20's are your selfish years.
Old enough to make the right decision and young enough to make the wrong ones.
Be selfish with your time - travel, explore, fall in and out of love.
Be ridiculous,
Be silly,
Be stupid,
Be wild.
Be 20something.
 
Being in your twenties...
It is when you stop going along with the crowd and start
realizing that there are many things about yourself that
you didn't know and may not like.You start feeling
insecure and wonder where you will be in a year or two,
but then get scared because you barely know where you
are now.
You start realizing that people are selfish and that,
maybe, those friends that you thought you were so close
to aren't exactly the greatest people you have ever met,
and the people you have lost touch with are some of the
most important ones. What you don't recognize is that
they are realizing that too, and aren't really cold, catty,
mean or insincere, but that they are as confused as you.
You look at your job... and it is not even close to what
you thought you would be doing, or maybe you are
looking for a job and realizing that you are going to have
to start at the bottom and that scares you. Your opinions
have gotten stronger. You see what others are doing and
find yourself judging more than usual because suddenly
you realize that you have certain boundaries in your life
and are constantly adding things to your list of what is
acceptable and what isn't. One minute, you are insecure
and then the next, secure.
You laugh and cry with the greatest force of your life. You
feel alone and scared and confused. Suddenly, change is
the enemy and you try and cling on to the past with dear
life, but soon realize that the past is drifting further and
further away, and there is nothing to do but stay where
you are or move forward.
You get your heart broken and wonder how someone you
loved could do such damage to you. Or you lie in bed and
wonder why you can't meet anyone decent enough that
you want to get to know better. Or maybe you love
someone but love someone else too and cannot figure out
why you're doing this because you know that you aren't a
bad person. You want to settle down for good because
now all of a sudden that becomes top priority. Getting
wasted and acting like an idiot starts to look pathetic.You
begin to think a companion for life is better than a
hundred in the shack and for once you would not mind
standing tall for that special someone which otherwise
you had never thought of until now.
You go through the same emotions and questions over
and over, and talk with your friends about the same topics
because you cannot seem to make a decision. You worry
about loans, money, the future and making a life for
yourself... and while winning the race would be great,
right now you'd just like to be a contender!
What you may not realize is that every one reading this
relates to it.We are in our best of times and our worst of
times, trying as hard as we can to figure this whole thing
out. 
We call it the "Quarter-life Crisis".

Being in your twenties...
It is when you stop going along with the crowd and start
realizing that there are many things about yourself that
you didn't know and may not like.You start feeling
insecure and wonder where you will be in a year or two,
but then get scared because you barely know where you
are now.
You start realizing that people are selfish and that,
maybe, those friends that you thought you were so close
to aren't exactly the greatest people you have ever met,
and the people you have lost touch with are some of the
most important ones. What you don't recognize is that
they are realizing that too, and aren't really cold, catty,
mean or insincere, but that they are as confused as you.
You look at your job... and it is not even close to what
you thought you would be doing, or maybe you are
looking for a job and realizing that you are going to have
to start at the bottom and that scares you. Your opinions
have gotten stronger. You see what others are doing and
find yourself judging more than usual because suddenly
you realize that you have certain boundaries in your life
and are constantly adding things to your list of what is
acceptable and what isn't. One minute, you are insecure
and then the next, secure.
You laugh and cry with the greatest force of your life. You
feel alone and scared and confused. Suddenly, change is
the enemy and you try and cling on to the past with dear
life, but soon realize that the past is drifting further and
further away, and there is nothing to do but stay where
you are or move forward.
You get your heart broken and wonder how someone you
loved could do such damage to you. Or you lie in bed and
wonder why you can't meet anyone decent enough that
you want to get to know better. Or maybe you love
someone but love someone else too and cannot figure out
why you're doing this because you know that you aren't a
bad person. You want to settle down for good because
now all of a sudden that becomes top priority. Getting
wasted and acting like an idiot starts to look pathetic.You
begin to think a companion for life is better than a
hundred in the shack and for once you would not mind
standing tall for that special someone which otherwise
you had never thought of until now.
You go through the same emotions and questions over
and over, and talk with your friends about the same topics
because you cannot seem to make a decision. You worry
about loans, money, the future and making a life for
yourself... and while winning the race would be great,
right now you'd just like to be a contender!
What you may not realize is that every one reading this
relates to it.We are in our best of times and our worst of
times, trying as hard as we can to figure this whole thing
out. 
We call it the "Quarter-life Crisis".
- See more at: http://www.thisisess.com/2013/08/being-in-your-twenties.html#more-3300

Being in your twenties...
It is when you stop going along with the crowd and start
realizing that there are many things about yourself that
you didn't know and may not like.You start feeling
insecure and wonder where you will be in a year or two,
but then get scared because you barely know where you
are now.
You start realizing that people are selfish and that,
maybe, those friends that you thought you were so close
to aren't exactly the greatest people you have ever met,
and the people you have lost touch with are some of the
most important ones. What you don't recognize is that
they are realizing that too, and aren't really cold, catty,
mean or insincere, but that they are as confused as you.
You look at your job... and it is not even close to what
you thought you would be doing, or maybe you are
looking for a job and realizing that you are going to have
to start at the bottom and that scares you. Your opinions
have gotten stronger. You see what others are doing and
find yourself judging more than usual because suddenly
you realize that you have certain boundaries in your life
and are constantly adding things to your list of what is
acceptable and what isn't. One minute, you are insecure
and then the next, secure.
You laugh and cry with the greatest force of your life. You
feel alone and scared and confused. Suddenly, change is
the enemy and you try and cling on to the past with dear
life, but soon realize that the past is drifting further and
further away, and there is nothing to do but stay where
you are or move forward.
You get your heart broken and wonder how someone you
loved could do such damage to you. Or you lie in bed and
wonder why you can't meet anyone decent enough that
you want to get to know better. Or maybe you love
someone but love someone else too and cannot figure out
why you're doing this because you know that you aren't a
bad person. You want to settle down for good because
now all of a sudden that becomes top priority. Getting
wasted and acting like an idiot starts to look pathetic.You
begin to think a companion for life is better than a
hundred in the shack and for once you would not mind
standing tall for that special someone which otherwise
you had never thought of until now.
You go through the same emotions and questions over
and over, and talk with your friends about the same topics
because you cannot seem to make a decision. You worry
about loans, money, the future and making a life for
yourself... and while winning the race would be great,
right now you'd just like to be a contender!
What you may not realize is that every one reading this
relates to it.We are in our best of times and our worst of
times, trying as hard as we can to figure this whole thing
out. 
We call it the "Quarter-life Crisis".
- See more at: http://www.thisisess.com/2013/08/being-in-your-twenties.html#more-3300
Being in your twenties...
It is when you stop going along with the crowd and start
realizing that there are many things about yourself that
you didn't know and may not like.You start feeling
insecure and wonder where you will be in a year or two,
but then get scared because you barely know where you
are now.
You start realizing that people are selfish and that,
maybe, those friends that you thought you were so close
to aren't exactly the greatest people you have ever met,
and the people you have lost touch with are some of the
most important ones. What you don't recognize is that
they are realizing that too, and aren't really cold, catty,
mean or insincere, but that they are as confused as you.
You look at your job... and it is not even close to what
you thought you would be doing, or maybe you are
looking for a job and realizing that you are going to have
to start at the bottom and that scares you. Your opinions
have gotten stronger. You see what others are doing and
find yourself judging more than usual because suddenly
you realize that you have certain boundaries in your life
and are constantly adding things to your list of what is
acceptable and what isn't. One minute, you are insecure
and then the next, secure.
You laugh and cry with the greatest force of your life. You
feel alone and scared and confused. Suddenly, change is
the enemy and you try and cling on to the past with dear
life, but soon realize that the past is drifting further and
further away, and there is nothing to do but stay where
you are or move forward.
You get your heart broken and wonder how someone you
loved could do such damage to you. Or you lie in bed and
wonder why you can't meet anyone decent enough that
you want to get to know better. Or maybe you love
someone but love someone else too and cannot figure out
why you're doing this because you know that you aren't a
bad person. You want to settle down for good because
now all of a sudden that becomes top priority. Getting
wasted and acting like an idiot starts to look pathetic.You
begin to think a companion for life is better than a
hundred in the shack and for once you would not mind
standing tall for that special someone which otherwise
you had never thought of until now.
You go through the same emotions and questions over
and over, and talk with your friends about the same topics
because you cannot seem to make a decision. You worry
about loans, money, the future and making a life for
yourself... and while winning the race would be great,
right now you'd just like to be a contender!
What you may not realize is that every one reading this
relates to it.We are in our best of times and our worst of
times, trying as hard as we can to figure this whole thing
out. 
We call it the "Quarter-life Crisis".
- See more at: http://www.thisisess.com/2013/08/being-in-your-twenties.html#more-3300

Friday, 25 April 2014

THE TRADE BEADS

Hey dolls,

I know am a bit late with this but i still hope you all had as much fun as I did this Easter, which I spent with my family, lots of food, fun and laughter. I look forward to much more of that.

Throughout the past 3years I have enjoyed seeing just how far I have come with my beading skills. I didn’t think that at one point and time I will supply my items to stores like BVT  and get to be invited to so many wonderful events just because of my beading.

Over the past few months, I have been keener on beads from West Africa, mostly the Handmade Recycled Glass Ghana Trade beads. I got in touch with some dealers who operate from Ghana to Kenya and I fell in love with the beads ever since. 

The process includes recycling glass which is done by the people of Krobo in Ghana. One of the dealer explained to me that the beads are put through fire twice, before and after being hand painted hence making the paintings on the beads permanent, hence no worries about fading jewelry. Making the Recycled Glass Ghana Trade Beads amazing beads to create your fine jewelry with.

I used this green glass bead with orange and yellow hand painted details on it to make this very tribal statement neckpiece and used brass pendants and brass wire to join the beads together. It is available in the BVT store and goes for Ksh3000.

Look out for more posts on beads and beading:)
PrydeArtz!




Wednesday, 16 April 2014

EVERYTHING ART!

Hey Lovelies!

Thank you for dropping by! :-)
I love everything art, but most importantly, i love and take pride in handmade jewelry that portray art.
I make handmade jewelry from bones, clay beads, ceramic beads, glass beads, Maasai beads to mention but a few.
Jewelry can make or break your outfit, and i believe that we all need to have jewelry in our outfits.
Join me in this amazing journey and learn how to make your own handmade jewelry, how to wear jewelry for different occasions and get to purchase handmade jewelry as well.
Hope we all get educated in this critical area of fashion.




Have a lovely day.
Pryde Artz!