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By The Sea Necklace, a design of Manola Maria. Tagua Beads Giveaway April 2013

April 18th, 2013

 

By The Sea Necklace - Tagua Beads Giveaway

By The Sea Necklace – Tagua Beads Giveaway

Hello there, WE are starting to receive designs for our tagua beads giveaway. This is a new participant from Greece for our April 2013 contest. Her name is Manola Maria. As soon as we have 5 contestants we will open the contest and give you the link to vote for your favorite.

Please remember 2 important things: 1) Participates  jewelry beaded with any material (NO RESTRICTIONS!) – We really want all of you to learn and try Tagua Bead and; 2)We will send the beads to anyplace in the world, FREE Shipping!

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Manola wrote this:

My name is Manola Maria and I live in Greece. » Read more: By The Sea Necklace, a design of Manola Maria. Tagua Beads Giveaway April 2013

Ecuador a world of crafts

August 15th, 2012

CerámicaCan you imagine having figures made in bread dough?, Or fascinating jewelry made from seeds, or perhaps items made of leather, and why not clothes woven and embroidered entirely by hand?, For all this is possible and in one place , Ecuador, in addition to its diversity of landscapes, it also has very diverse people with his wit ability to give their hands to make fantastic creations.

Tourists who have visited the country, can attest to the amazing ability of the Ecuadorian hands to turn any object into something unique that becomes part of culture and identity of the country. The product list is long and contains eg wool sweaters, colorful wooden birds.

» Read more: Ecuador a world of crafts

Collection “Arabian” ecological jewels for Ecuadorian women – José María Zambrano

July 31st, 2012
María José Zambrano Manabijou S.A.

María José Zambrano Manabijou S.A.

Arabic is the name of the new collection of organic jewelry made by entrepreneur María José  Zambrano Manabi, through his firm Manabijou SA

This new work that reflects the creativity of Ecuadorian hands, contains 10 rooms which are what make “Arabian” purely handmade jewelry, whose main ingredient is roasted arabica coffee, the same being treated to preserve its exquisite aroma and ensure that the jewel last.

» Read more: Collection “Arabian” ecological jewels for Ecuadorian women – José María Zambrano

Elegant necklace with tagua beads

June 12th, 2012
Elegant necklace with tagua beads Here we bring the step by step to develop an elegant accessory and uncomplicated, for the most demanding tastes. The color scheme only depends on your creativity.Materials:6 strips of leather 50cm18 Four Cuts Seed Tagua Beads PREMIUM

1 Shank Tagua Bead PREMIUM

5 chips L52

12 different sized spacers

terminals

clip

» Read more: Elegant necklace with tagua beads

Junior chronicle of a real fighter

May 29th, 2012

P1000851Junior Lopez is 17 years old, he lives in the town of Montecristi Pile in the province of Manabi, is the third of five brothers, comes from a family of weavers in straw hats and their profession is that, developing the famous Panama Hat.

Junior’s story begins with the dreams and illusions of all children to grow up and be somebody in life, he longed to be an engineer, but as pointed out in his own words, “from time to time all dreams were dashed” .

Was 7 years old when it happened, and somewhat saddened eyes said, “One day we went walking with my dad and a car hit us, I ran over and broke my hip and leg,” since life This young man took an unexpected turn, due to the accident some of his organs were compromised, and in critical condition and little hope of recovery, Junior had to endure the hard pounding that life had given him and start a battle against death.

» Read more: Junior chronicle of a real fighter

Elegant necklace with tagua beads

May 4th, 2012

Elegant necklace with tagua beads

A necklace easy to make. You just need to select the tagua beads one after another without further complications.

Materials

1 Pepa simple

4 square-shaped 3d

2 diamonds

Lentils (large or small hole)

separators

terminals

1 strip of 50 cm leather

2 strips of 10 cm leather

» Read more: Elegant necklace with tagua beads

Zoila Lopez, “I like to weave straw panama hats. It is the nicest thing to see it finished, it gives joy”

May 3rd, 2012

Zoila Lopez, "I like to weave straw panama hats. It is the nicest thing to see it finished, it gives joy"Zoila is a woman of 33 years who was born in the village of Pile, a site of Montecristi in Manabi Province. She says since his 19 years she learned the business that now provides for her whole family: weaving the genuine panama hats.

The story begins when Zoila married the love of her life. She tell us that she saw her mother in law weaving and she immediately became interested in learning this wonderful but time-effort-consuming art.

She began practicing on a mat of straw leaves, and when she learned to do it right she decided to start weaving real hats. Although she has not yet learn to the start weaving the hat from the very beginning, she has 15 years dedicated to the artisan work.

» Read more: Zoila Lopez, “I like to weave straw panama hats. It is the nicest thing to see it finished, it gives joy”

Project for beginners: “Harmony” necklace with tagua beads

April 27th, 2012

collar armonía ok
It is easy to make this necklace. It’s linear design. You just need to place the tagua beads one after another without further complications.

Materials:
- Leather cord of the following measures: 55cm for the long turn, and 50cm for the small. Also 30cm for each end-side-extensions.

- Separators round teddy shaped

- 16x Slice Tagua Bead (20 units) PREMIUM

- 12x Necklace Bracelet 11x18mm Tagua Bead (25 units) PREMIUM

Initially sort the beads and spacers as ready to use, exchanging the colors of the chips. Note the large separators for large and small chips for small.

piezas ordenadas

 

Enter the chips consecutively in the order

ingreso en forma lineal

» Read more: Project for beginners: “Harmony” necklace with tagua beads

Lucia a true vistuosa of Tagua jewelry making: Featuring her art and creations

March 9th, 2012

Tagua jewelryLucia is an Ecuadorian of 30 years. Luci started to create accessories with tagua because her parents inspired her. Their work showed her a different face of jewelry making. A labor of love, dedication and sacrifice.

Today she is a great artist, great creativity.

Do you want to tell us your name?
Lucia

How old are you?
30

A Country of birth?
Ecuador

Where do you live, and work?
Sosote, Manabi, Ecuador.

When did you start with this hobby?
From my childhood.

Tell us how you started?
My parents worked with tagua, making beads. It seemed incredible to me that tagua is first an fruit and then it could be transformed into beautiful crafts and jewelry.

At first, I liked to help to clean up the tagua nuts. Then, as I was growing, my creativity and imagination started to rise. Today, creating jewelry  is my job, my livelihood.

Tell us three artists that inspire you.
Uffff only 3, it would be difficult but the ones I like are Mirela Sheza, Juan Fernando Velazco, Fausto Mino

How many hours a week to dedicate this work?
Many … of course without letting down my family, which is one of the reasons why I work.

What other hobbies do you have?
Cross Stitch, making ornaments with coconut, corn, in short, everything that is creativity.

Want to tell us something about your life?
I am a mother of 1 girl of 5. I am someone who does not like the lies, hypocrisy. I usually say what I think, I like cleaning and I laugh a lot. I could go on but would have to spend hours … lol … just kidding

HIS CREATIONS

Lucia es una verdadera vistuosa de la bisutería con Tagua, presentamos su arte y creaciones

Lucia es una verdadera vistuosa de la bisutería con Tagua, presentamos su arte y creaciones     Lucia es una verdadera vistuosa de la bisutería con Tagua, presentamos su arte y creaciones

Interview with the winner of our April’s Jewelry Making Contest: Naz!

August 1st, 2011

tagua beads giveaway winner april 2011 a (1)

This design uses Blank Lin 24 Tagua Bead

It is very cool to learn about the people who have learned and tried tagua beads thanks to our contest and to our constant work. Educating is a very hard work, but it pays off when we receive people’s feedback.

Our friend Naz, winner of our jewelry making contest, was very kind to share her thoughts, and here desings with our readers. Hope you like it:

EH: How did you learn about Tagua beads?
I was searching for Bead Jewelry designs as an inspiration for my jewelry project for the month and I stumbled upon your web site.

EH: What did influence your decision to buy tagua beads?
I won in a monthly contest. Lucky me I didn’t have to buy my Tagua Beads. :)

EH: What is your top 5 or top 10 beads for a jewelry work?
wood beads, glass beads, seed beads, synthetic beads, swarovski

EH: What do you like about tagua beads?
Variety of Colors

EH: Do you have any suggestions on this material?
more choices in sizes and shapes.

EH: What did you do with the Tagua beads you bought? Tell us about the design you elaborated. Send photos, videos, website, etc.
Photos of my work using Tagua beads has already been sent. :) ) » Read more: Interview with the winner of our April’s Jewelry Making Contest: Naz!