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Labradorite and yellow agate gems compose a sublime design bathed in the colors of a dapper soirée. Silvia Garcia of Peru works with sterling silver and 18k gold-plated accents to create these dangle earrings, whose jewels dance around the metal's ethereal and glamorous light.

Sweet colors come together in Thai artisan Tipa's newest creation. Featuring agate, amethyst and jasper gemstones, this beaded bracelet comes with a silver swirl charm for a chic look. The final touch is in the sterling silver clasp allowing a secure fit.

An ancient Maya legend tells how the gods gave a specific mission to each being they created. But they realized none had been chosen to carry thoughts and desires from one place to another," says Rosa Padillas of Rosa Roja. "So they carved a small piece of jade into a a slender arrowhead, and it became a beautiful hummingbird with iridescent feathers — the x ts'unu'um. Its mission was to carry good thoughts to all human beings, even those who had died.

"Today, if a hummingbird appears in front of you, it is delivering a message of love from someone who is thinking of you. And if we wear the image of a hummingbird, we carry good thoughts and desires to others.

"The hummingbird legend says that we can fly to the six cardinal points of the universe, therefore the hummingbird is the ideal link to transmit thoughts of love, of respect, tolerance and peace to all creatures on the planet."

The talented Mexican artisan reinterprets the legend as a necklace of dramatic beauty. She creates a hummingbird pendant in the pre-Hispanic style, and adds an agate geode representing the hummingbird's nest. It poses on a strand of gray cultured pearls.

Blue shades add a refreshing and stylish vibe to this beaded bracelet handcrafted by Thai artisan Tipa. Working with agate and jaspers stones, the artisan joins each bead with shiny hoops, finishing the accessory with a sterling silver clasp and a silver swirl charm.

Samart Takham of Thailand designs and crafts this beaded cord bracelet by hand, using sterling silver and Karen hill tribe 950 silver beads and findings. The flower-adorned sterling silver bead at the center is flanked by polished and faceted beads of agate, quartz, and reconstituted turquoise for a striking combination of colors. A polished natural garnet bead adorns the end of the extender chain.

Siriporn's pale earrings are perfect for a walk through the woods. The Thai artisan hand threads grey agate beads, purple glass beads and brown jasper gems to create the earrings. Stamped 950 silver beads add a touch of shine, while sterling silver hooks complete the pair.

A tiny 950 Karen silver flower charm enchants as it dangles from a clear quartz gemstone in this colorful necklace designed by Thailand's Srimuang. The artisan hand threads jasper, white quartz, and agate to create the strand, then finishes the necklace with a sterling silver clasp.

Sunshine yellow and sky blue are a winning combination in this bracelet from Tipa in Thailand. She crafts the bracelet from agate rondelles, centered by reconstituted turquoise beads and a Karen hill tribe flower charm. The bracelet is secured by a sterling silver toggle clasp.

Centered by nice amethyst, agate, and azurite stones, this bracelet from Thailand is designed by Samart Takham. He hand-braids polyester cord, beaded with sterling silver and Karen hill tribe silver. A sliding knot gives this accessory an adjustable length.