recycled artists

Guatemalan artist, Rosario Leiva, designs and crafts these eco-friendly dangle earrings from recycled CDs coated in acrylic. These earrings hang from hooks of sterling silver. Rosario aims to craft items from recycled materials to create awareness and encourage others to care for the environment.

Elegance and awareness merge in one charming design from Guatemala. Artisan Rosario Leiva works with recycled CDs to create these diamond-shaped dangle earrings, whose intense green hue adds a natural vibe to the pieces. Made to help the environment recover from pollution, the design is also equipped with sterling silver hooks.

Tiny mushrooms invite you to explore the adorable side of nature while helping the environment recover from pollution. Guatemalan artisan Rosario Leiva works with recycled CDs and an advanced process to create these cute dangle earrings, whose orange hue exudes joy. On top of that, the earrings feature sterling silver hooks for comfortable use.

Artisan Rosario Leiva of Guatemala brings new life to recycled CDs in these beautiful and fascinating dangle earrings with sterling silver hooks. She melts the CD scrap in a mold, then artfully applies droplets of acrylic to achieve her desired colors--purple, turquoise, and yellow for this pair of earrings--and then fuses the CD material and acrylic together using a blow torch. The resulting effect is magnificent translucent color punctuated with air bubbles that create unique patterns.

About her work, the artisan says: "I love creating jewelry with materials that most people would discard. Let's all take the time to think about the endless opportunities we have to give 'waste' materials another chance."

With a concern for the environment, Rosario Leiva of Guatemala works to recycle CDs, giving the material a special treatment that results in this unique and original pair of dangle earrings. The various colors of the rainbow are featured in this lively accessory, dangling from the ears on hooks of sterling silver.

A fun evening out demands an equally bright and vibrant ensemble to match. Get started with this pair of earrings designed by Nareerat for an unrivaled look. The artisan crafts a bouquet bursting with quartz and glass beads, while a deep pink tassel crafted with cotton thread dangles below.