Kitengela Glass

Yesterday for Emily's birthday we traveled down a very very bumpy road to a glass factory. It was actually very cool and reminded me of some of the things from First Friday in downtown San Antonio. All of the things made here are from recycled Kenyan glass or other recycled items. They have pottery, beads, and the glass factory.

The factory aka making glass process was on holiday break so we did not see actual items being made. However, I have seen glass made before. My first time at the Tacoma Glass Museum in Washington and the last time in Vermont with my cousin Apryl!

They had a whole room dedicated just to glass beads. You could even purchase individual beads or products such as bracelets, necklaces, key chains, and other items. They even had little bugs made from glass beads and wire. Also, these door coverings with long strings and lots of BEADS. I really liked this shop the best!!

The items they had for sale included glasses of all kinds, candlestick holders, vases, bowls, candy dishes, small jugs, apothecary bottles, and many other things too! All the glasses were pretty sweet. The areas in the store were separated by color which was nice. I really enjoyed the solid blue glass and the green glass too.

I will try to upload pictures before we head back to the states but the internet here is being really funny. I actually typed this whole blog entry already but the internet and the computer just turned off due to the electricity turning off and I lost everything!!! Well this is Africa and things like that happen a lot actually!

heres their website . . . kitengela glass check it out!

Well I better post this soon before I lose it all again.