Macramé Earrings
Macramé is the art of tying knots without any hooks or needles. In South America, the Argentines and Peruvians are considered the best at macramé, but we've picked up a few tricks during our travels.
Although not commonly used, macramé is a great technique for making earrings. The end result always has great movement thanks to the weaving's flexibility.
All of these earrings are woven with super-strong Brazilian "Fio Encerado," a polyester blend originally created for leatherwork. In addition to never fraying or unraveling, the thread also does not fade for years, literally, and regardless of how much sun or water you expose it to -- Roberto's been wearing the same Fio Encerado anklet for five years and it still hasn't worn out.
Macramé Earrings with Wooden Beads 2 ¼" The beads in these earrings are made from salvaged/recycled/¨aglomerated¨ wood. Price: $7.00 |
Earrings with Salvaged Glass
These earrings are made with glass scraps from the factory floor. They're all irregularly shaped, and were punched with holes to be re-sold as beads so that they wouldn't have to be thrown in the trash. Who knew recycling could be this fun -- or beautiful?
All earrings are 2 5/8" long, not including the ear wire.
Green Spiral Earrings with Salvaged Glass Price: $7.00 |
Pink Spiral Earrings with Salvaged Glass Price: $7.00 |
Dark Blue Spiral Earrings with Salvaged Glass Price: $7.00 |
Black Spiral Earrings with Salvaged Glass Price: $7.00 |
Light Blue Multi Spiral Earrings with Salvaged Glass With silver-plated earwires. Price: $9.00 |
Medium Blue Multi Spiral Earrings with Salvaged Glass With silver-plated earwires. Price: $9.00 |
Dark Blue Multi Spiral Earrings with Salvaged Glass With silver-plated earwires. Price: $9.00 |
Earrings with Lágrima de San Pedro Seeds
These earrings are made with Amazonian seeds called Lágrima de San Pedro, or Saint Peter's Tears. They're a bit difficult to work with when it comes to drilling holes and making them into beads, but their great shape and variety of colors make them essential for any Ecuadorian artisan. We especially love them in earrings because they're so lightweight!
All earrings are 2" long by themselves, 3 1/2" long including the earwire.
Black Spiral Earrings with Seeds Price: $7.00 |
Dark Brown Spiral Earrings with Seeds Price: $7.00 |
Spruce Spiral Earrings with Seeds Price: $7.00 |
Wine Spiral Earrings with Seeds Price: $7.00 |
Brown Spiral Earrings with Seeds Price: $7.00 |
Coral Spiral Earrings with Seeds Price: $7.00 |
Olive Spiral Earrings with Seeds Price: $7.00 |
Grey Spiral Earrings with Seeds Price: $7.00 |
Beige Spiral Earrings with Seeds Price: $7.00 |
Earrings with Other Seeds
These earrings are made with different Amazonian seeds: red Guayruro and black Achirilli. They're a bit difficult to work with when it comes to drilling holes and making them into beads, but their great shape and variety of colors make them essential for any Ecuadorian artisan. We especially love them in earrings because they're so lightweight!
Green Spiral Earrings with Achirilli Seeds Price: $7.00 |
Grey Spiral Earrings with Achirilli Seeds Price: $7.00 |
Red and Black Spiral Earrings with Guayruro Seeds Price: $7.00 |
Tan Spiral Earrings with Guayruro Seeds Price: $7.00 |
Brown Spiral Earrings with Guayruro Seeds Price: $7.00 |
Please remember, all items on this site are handcrafted and unique. Therefore, we only have one of each in stock! So please do not increase the quantity in your shopping cart; we don't have more than one to send you.
