How to Make

Your Own Style

by Customizing

Your Lanyard

Table of Contents

How to Make Your Own Style by Customizing Your Lanyard 3

A Mother's Promise from Their Home to Yours 8

I f you are in the market for a

lanyard, you don’t have to look very far.

They are in fact becoming quite common

place these days since they are such a

useful and practical tool. But maybe

you’re one of the ones who doesn’t want

to be just part of the crowd.

Perhaps you want the convenience of

fashion lanyards, but want to add your

own little personal twist. Well thank-

fully, now you can enjoy the handiness

of a lanyard while also keeping your

very own sense of style.

ID badge holders have typically been

quite boring in the past. White or grey

coloring that is affixed to the front of a

shirt. But times are changing and now

you can be at the forefront of an office

make-over. Even if you aren’t overly

artistic, it isn’t hard to pick up a few

simple materials to customise your

fashion lanyards. Any type of dollar

store will have tons of trinkets and pins

that you can affix to your lanyard to

give it that personal edge. Some people

choose to have their names as a part of

their lanyard. This can be done in a mat-

ter of minutes with supplies you can find

at any arts and crafts store. Another

possible idea is having small buttons of

bands that you like, or even dogs or cats.

Whatever you feel is the strongest and

most important aspect of your

personality can be easily emblazoned on

your lanyard.

Of course ID badge holders have

one main purpose but that doesn’t mean

it has to end there. Depending on the

nature of your ID badge, you might even

be able to dress it up a little bit as well.

However, it is important to keep

professionalism in mind when decorating

your badge. But if you are working for a

volunteer organization or working with

children, it could be a good idea to spice

it up with some extra colors. This can be

accomplished with stickers or even with

a color marker.

But these steps might not even be

necessary in the first place if you choose

the right fashion lanyards to begin with.

There are literally hundreds of different

styles to choose from, so you are sure to

find one that fits your personality to a

tee. But there is no reason that you can’t

make it even better on your own. What

some people choose to do is use the

regular lanyard for a few weeks and once

they begin to tire of seeing it every day,

they start adding their own creative flare.

Lanyards are becoming more and more

popular every day and it is no wonder

why.

They are just so incredibly practical

and have so many uses. But unless you

want to look like everyone else, you

should ensure that you put some thought

into your fashion lanyards. And if you

want to make absolutely sure that you

aren’t emulating anyone else, add your

own creativity to the mix.

A Mother's Promise from

Their Home to Yours

L anyards have become

increasingly popular in recent years.

People use them for a variety of reasons

ranging from hanging identification

badges to keeping keys on them. But

there is another story behind some of

these lanyards that you may not be aware

of.

The online company BooJeeBeads has

spearheaded successful program that in-

troduces Free Trade lanyards to their

customers. The program is called 'A

Mother's Promise' and it works on a

simple principle. Talented mothers in

Guatemala use their skills to create

beaded and weaved lanyards for

BooJeeBeads.com. They receive a fair

wage for their work, which allows them

to provide food, clothing and shelter for

their children.

Some of the living conditions in

Guatemala are far removed from how we

live here in the Western world. It is not

uncommon for families to barely be able

to put enough food on the table to feed

their large families. And often times,

medical needs are pushed to the side

because the money simply isn't there. It

is difficult for mother's to secure

employment outside of the home

because they are largely needed by their

families as well as their communities.

And that is what makes the Free Trade

lanyards program so special. The

mother's are able to make a living wage

without ever having to leave their home.

They can tend to their children while

earning an income.

The BooJeeBeads program has been

so successful that the company hopes to

expand it in years to come. They see

that their customers not only get the

benefit of knowing that they are helping

a family in need, but they also get

unusually beautiful hand-crafted

lanyards. Wearing a Mother’s Promise

lanyard is a great way to refer other peo-

ple to this program. What a way to assist

mothers overseas so they can create a

better life for themselves and their fami-

lies.

If you want to support this Fair Trade

program but don't see a use for a lanyard,

you probably just need to think outside

the box. Lanyards are becoming more

and more popular every day in every

segment of the population. Many men

use them to hold their keys and they

leave the lanyards hanging out of the

side of their pockets. It is now

considered fashionable and is also a

a great way to ensure that you don't lose

your keys.

Lanyards are popular for ID cards,

but their usefulness is taking off for

keys, iPods, whistles, etc. They are

especially useful if you work in an office

that requires an ID card to be worn at all

times.

It is sometimes difficult to remember

to bring it to work every day, but if you

hang it on the mirror on the dash of your

car, it becomes pretty hard to forget to

grab when you get to work So you are

pretty much out of excuses for not

supporting fair trade lanyards as you

accentuate your style while also helping

out those less fortunate.

For more information about

lanyards

and id badge holders,

please check out

www.boojeebeads.com