Aruba Happiness Beads - Loretti Design

Aruba Happiness Beads Project

 

 

Talented local artist Deborah de Weerd has created beautiful hand-crafted glass beads imbued with the bright colors of Aruba’s national flag as her contribution to the philanthropic Carry a Bead© program. This foundation collects these tokens of hope to send to sick children undergoing treatments in hospitals around the world. Each of these beads are also infused with a bubble of fresh ocean air to encapsulate the island’s inherent healing happiness. The children receive the beads as milestones in their treatments, and they string them to create strands to memorialize their courage through difficult journeys. But it’s often the handwritten notes from strangers that they cherish the most. The concept is to harness a transfer of positive energy. The kits consist of two identical beads and a blank return card. Wear them during an inspirational experience, then return one bead back to the Beads of Courage© foundation along with a note about why you chose that activity to transfer encouraging vibes to the child they will send it to. Purchase Aruba Happiness Beads from the artist herself at Loretti Design Studio.