Posts Tagged ‘tagua bead’

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

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.

» Read more: Zero tolerance for hunting of elephants in Gabon

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.

» Read more: Tagua accessories, fashion spreading in Latin America

What do they have in common African elephants and the rainforests of South America?

May 7th, 2012

elefanteThe answer is very simple, and not only is that both are being eliminated from the face of the earth at an alarming rate.

In recent years the industrial and economic development worldwide is threatening our ecosystems and leading to the extinction of many species, including African elephants, which constantly hunted by humans looking for ivory.

Despite bans on international trade of elephant ivory has not succeeded in stopping the slaughter of these mammals, and the demand for polished-ivory is reducing these animal species everyday.

Across the Atlantic Ocean, in a land once connected to Africa, there is another kind of slaughter. In Central and South America, the destruction of the rainforests amounts to about 50 acres per minute, an area roughly the size of West Virginia each year.

» Read more: What do they have in common African elephants and the rainforests of South America?

Tagua jewelery in Manta Wedding Expo 2012

May 4th, 2012

.The Howard Johnson is home of Manta Wedding Expo 2012,. Among the items that are on display for today’s brides we highlight the jewelry that are made ​​with tagua beads.

» Read more: Tagua jewelery in Manta Wedding Expo 2012

Project for beginners: “Harmony” necklace with tagua beads

April 27th, 2012

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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.

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Enter the chips consecutively in the order

ingreso en forma lineal

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

The eco ivory tagua would stop killing of elephants

April 25th, 2012

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Since 1990 is totally prohibited hunting elephants in all African countries. However, there are  still 70,000 killings annually removing the tusks: less than 1,000 tons of ivory.

Many claim that the main reason elephants are hunted is for their tusks. It is also a sport and thus promote the tourist.

Was not this activity prohibited? Will it be a matter of law or common sense to put in risk the permanence of life on earth? ¿Ignorance, selfishness or ambition?

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More research is needed. For example, to replace elephant ivory there is tagua,  which generates an eco ivory, used in haute couture and fashion tagua beads and jewelry, without affecting the environment nor wildlife.

» Read more: The eco ivory tagua would stop killing of elephants