silver droplets

An earthy melange of colors distinguishes these waterfall earrings from Thailand's Somluck Komolmith. The earrings are crafted by hand from sterling silver and adorned with green jade and colorful quartz rings.

Gently embraced by sterling silver, gemstone droplets form a colorful cascade in this necklace from Alok Jain. Faceted peridot, amethyst, blue topaz and citrine total 15 sumptuous carats.

.925 Sterling silver

Gently embraced by sterling silver, gemstone droplets form a colorful cascade in this necklace from Alok Jain. Faceted peridot, amethyst, blue topaz and citrine total 21.5 sumptuous carats.

.925 Sterling silver

A silver frog purses his lips, as if about to break into his twilight song. He cradles a 3-carat faceted amethyst as he sits upon his lily pad. Blue topaz, rainbow moonstone and peridot gems cluster at each side like water droplets on sterling leaves. The fascinating cuff bracelet for women is presented by Balinese artisan Buana.

.925 Sterling silver

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."