long earrings

Three dazzling green and pink daffodils are sure to brighten your day in these earrings from India's Ritu Thapar. The artisan crafts the long dangle earrings from terracotta ceramic and paints them by hand. They swing from sterling silver hooks.

The intricate patterns created by the kaleidoscope inspire Ritu Thapar to create a magical design in a palette of blue and yellow hues. After teaming up with Indian artisans, the designer starts a long process that brings these ceramic dangle earrings to life, adding handy sterling silver hooks and copper accents. The accessories are painted by hand, featuring floral and geometric details for an elegant look.

A buzzing little bee collects nectar for the hive in this wonderfully hand-painted jewelry set designed and crafted by Thai artisan Napat Chotpruekchookul. Ceramic is hand cut, carved, painted, and glazed, with the cute bee standing out from the smooth circular design. The set includes a pair of floral dangle earrings with stainless steel hooks, and a floral necklace with the pendant hanging from a long synthetic leather cord.

The mariachi, a distinctive musical style, is a musical group comprised of singers dressed as the traditional charro, or elegant gentleman cowboy from Jalisco. Women mariachis, however, do not dress as escaramuzas, the feminine counterpart of the charro, but adapt the men's dress. The narrow pants with their ornate silver buttons become a long skirt. The short jacket, white shirt and tie remain the same as does the fancy sombrero, and she traditionally wears silver earrings with her hair pulled back into braids or a ponytail. Working in ceramic, Luis Morales depicts a catrina as a mariachi.

The word catrina is widely used in Mexico to mean "elegant and polished." Lithographer Jose Guadalupe Posadas created the skeletal Catrina, who was later immortalized in the murals of Diego Rivera.