artisan crafted earrings

On a mission to combat poverty in her small village and create opportunities for women in her community, Guatemalan artisan Mirian Zet dedicates herself to creating beaded jewellery as a means of income and generating employment for others around her. Growing up on the shores of breathtaking Lake Atitlan, Mirian took inspiration from the wildlife and forest that blankets the Guatemalan highlands. Turning her love of nature into art, Mirian crafts these extravagant waterfall earrings inspired by the striking macaws that soar through the pure mountain air, utilizing red, yellow, black and white glass beads on sterling silver hooks.

Ghanaian jewelry designer Rita Addo Zakour presents a pair of earrings with animalistic appeal. The hand-crafted dangle earrings feature sassy beads of recycled plastic with a leopard print motif. Flanking the spotted beads are small spheres of brown sese wood. The earrings swing from brass hooks. The artisan names them ayeyi, which means "praise" in the Akan dialect.

A sassy leopard print on dark green distinguishes these beaded earrings from Ghana's Rita Addo Zakour. You'll also love the fact that they are made with eco-friendly beads crafted from recycled plastic bottles. The artisan names the design adepa, which means "good thing" in the Akan dialect. The earrings dangle from brass hooks.

On a mission to reduce poverty in her small village and create opportunities for local women through her small workshop, Guatemalan artisan Mirian Zet dedicates herself to the creation of beaded jewellery, a traditional art that she inherited from her grandparents. Continuing the family tradition, Mirian crafts these dangle earrings from small glass beads and sterling silver hooks, characterizing little baby sloths adorned with a multicolour floral motif.

Transforming her love of nature into art, Guatemalan artisan Mirian Zet crafts these gorgeous waterfall earrings, stringing sage green glass beads that gracefully fall from sterling silver hooks, inspired by the striking macaws that live in the rainforests of the Lake Atitlan highlands. Mirian is on a mission to create opportunities and employment for local women by creating beaded jewellery that conveys the meaning of the people of her village and Guatemala's environment.

On a mission to end poverty in her lakeside village and create opportunities for local women, Guatemalan artisan Mirian Zet dedicates her time to creating beaded jewellery with the purpose of expressing herself and generating employment for others around her. Mirian took inspiration from the wildlife and forest that blankets the Guatemalan highlands, growing up on the shores of breathtaking Lake Atitlan. Turning her love of nature into art, Mirian crafts these extravagant waterfall earrings, stringing orange glass beads that gracefully fall from sterling silver hooks, inspired by the striking macaws that soar over her home.