This is just to let y’all know that I have changed my name from Peaches to Kiffa. I think this is a better reflection of me and who I am. Kiffa beads are handmade by women living in the village of Kiffa, Mauretania. The colors are generally red, blue, yellow, black and white. They are made for special occasions such as weddings, birth of a child, notable community events.
Just thought I should let you know.
Sounds great. Kiffa beads all round, Barkeep, and fill the lady’s glass!
Here’s to new beginnings!
I think we should celebrate with some love making! Whos with me?!?! 
Yes, whos with you. Ladies with me.
Welcome (back)!
Good choice.
Great name, Kiffa, and welcome back! Amazing the stuff I learn from the SD and the SDMB folks. I’d never heard of kiffa beads before.
Uh, but I haven’t learned so far that changing names involves orgies. Then again, it may and no one ever told me.
Sorry I even started that discussion; you’ll have to settle it w/ B_Line and Lux yourself.
::shaking head in mystification::
All the best, Kiffa!
Veb
You might put a peaches disclaimer somewhere in your sig line for a while to just remind folks who you use to be
A woman living in the village of Kiffa?
Is that your final answer? -Regis
Kiffa by nature, Kiffa by name?
Works for me. Glad to see you having fun!
Hi, kiffa. I like that name.
Say, they don’t have green beads. How come?
I have not seen any green Kiffa beads. The ladies use old trade beads by melting them down and reapplying the glass on clay beads. The value of the design increases with multiple colors and intricate designs. Opaque green is hard to find which might be the reason why you don’t see too much green in real Kiffa beads. There are green beads being made in Nigeria and Ghana from melted down beer bottles but these are clear glass rather than opaque.
Someone has figured out that it is easier to use enamel paint, but these are fairly easy to spot if you have seen a real Kiffa. There is another name for these wonderful rare beads, but it’s rather inelegant: Mauretanian spit beads. Somehow “spit” as a username didn’t appeal to me much… so Kiffa by nature, Kiffa by name.