Archive for the ‘Jewelry & Beads’ category

Thai ivory ban needed to save elephants, help ban the thai ivory trade.

January 21st, 2013

Thai ivory ban needed to save elephants, help ban the thai ivory trade.Massive quantities of African ivory are being laundered through shops in Thailand and fuelling the elephant poaching crisis, conservation group WWF says. The organization today is launching a global petition asking Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to ban all ivory trade in Thailand in order to curb the illegal killing of African elephants.

Although it is against the law to sell ivory from African elephants in Thailand, ivory from domestic Thai elephants can be sold legally. Criminal networks are exploiting this legal loophole and flooding Thai shops with blood ivory from Africa.

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Blood Ivory, National Geographic, offers the first in-depth investigation of this untold story.

September 17th, 2012

Blood Ivory

Ivory Worship

Thousands of elephants die each year so that their tusks can be carved into religious objects. Can the slaughter be stopped?

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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.

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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.

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Zero tolerance for hunting of elephants in Gabon

June 28th, 2012
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Photo courtesy of WWF

More than 1,200 ivory tusks were publicly burned as a sign of the struggle that is taking place Gabon poaching of elephants.

On the initiative of President of Gabon, Ali Bongo a huge pyre was lit in the capital of the southern African country, as a rejection of indiscriminate hunting of elephants in the region.

The illegal killing of elephants for ivory is at record levels on this side of the planet, although nature has bestowed from vegetable ivory tagua, and which can produce the same products with the same quality as vegetable ivory.

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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

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Give flirty beaded keychains tagua for Children’s Day

May 28th, 2012

THE BEADS OF AN EXCELLENT CHOICE TAGUA

Although no date or day only to celebrate small and darlings of the house, the first of June in various parts of the world celebrates Children’s Day, and for this time can give a beautiful little detail made ​​with beads tagua, original, beautiful and suitable for use in any bag or backpack.

Dare to enter wave go green does not mean being out.

 

The elements or parts that you can use are:

- Pearls medium

Small Pearls
Slices

 

The images were taken from the web.

The tagua a palm that becomes a “jewel”

May 15th, 2012

desfile tagua2Known for its importance for biodiversity to be considered part of the lung of humanity, the rainforest can be a source of income for some of the thousands of Ecuadorians in search of better living conditions.

The tagua seed born of a wild palm whose scientific name is Phytelephas aequatorialis, also known as vegetable ivory, palm produces annually fifteen mocochas, which are ears that have a hard shell with projections, which protects about thirty seeds or nuts, of which the collars are made. DSC00091

After passing through dryers, polishers, cutters, polishers and dyeing section, the rustic seed, hard, black outside and white and beige on the inside, it becomes part of necklaces, earrings, bracelets and other items in the current source of income for many Ecuadorians.

The jewelry products has become nowadays a favorite of the ladies, a clear example is the fashion show where the use of tagua beads and jewelry produced from them are the protagonists.

 

Tagua beaded jewelry, the perfect gift for fashion Moms

May 11th, 2012

.The day is coming for the home queen and still do not know what to gift?  As an option try  beaded jewelry made with tagua beads.

The Mother’s Day is a traditional celebration, where the treat is to house queen. It is the right time to giveaway a detail to show what we feel for the person to whom we owe our lives.

The traditional at this time is give them blankets, quilts, and even appliances, but it’s better not to risk innovate and give them something they can look and bring out their beauty. For this reason we invite you to the test tagua beaded jewelry.

And in what is referred to eco jewelry:  necklaces, earrings, bracelets and other accessories Tagua is an excellent alternative for everyone. So why not dare to give a gift like that?DSC00091

This advice will fall well above the children whose mommies are very trendy and modern, and always like to dress well and stylish.

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Tagua accessories, fashion spreading in Latin America

May 8th, 2012

desfile tagua2The beautful and natural resources of Ecuador are unlimited. It is also the ingenuity of Ecuadorians who use their imagination to create wonderful things using all natural resources provided by the Pacha Mama.

The coconut, cane, straw fiber for panama hats, and tagua nuts, a material that has recently given life to millions of micro entrepreneurs  and joy to female vanities.

In case you don’t recall or did not know, tagua has become the raw material for hundreds of items including beaded jewelry for women, tagua beads for making jewelry. It is getting a space on the fashion runways of Latin America and it might soon appear in the high fashion emporiums in the world.

In the major fashion runways in Colombia, one of the most important in Latin America, the use of tagua beads in the clothing and accessories has been the responsibility of designers like Liliana Aristizabal. Among her creations, Liliana have designed rings and bracelets with natural flowers, dried and placed on dyed tagua.

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