handcrafted

Choosing dusky gems of smoky quartz, Balinese artisan Ketut Sulastri strings this beaded stretch bracelet with a musical harmony. The bracelet is accentuated with petite beads of 22k gold plated sterling silver and coconut wood. Sulastri names the bracelet after Batuan, a Balinese village noted for its handicrafts.

Choosing gemstones of dark onyx, Balinese artisan Ketut Sulastri strings this beaded stretch bracelet with a musical harmony. The bracelet is accentuated with petite beads of 22k gold plated sterling silver and natural cumala wood. Ketut names the bracelet after Batuan, a Balinese village noted for its handicrafts.

Choosing gems of cool amethyst, Balinese artisan Ketut Sulastri strings this beaded stretch bracelet with a musical harmony. The bracelet is accentuated with petite beads of 22k gold plated sterling silver and coconut wood. Sulastri names the bracelet after Batuan, a Balinese village noted for its handicrafts.

Choosing gems of natural moonstone, Balinese artisan Ketut Sulastri strings this beaded stretch bracelet with a musical harmony. The bracelet is accentuated with petite beads of 22k gold plated sterling silver and natural cumala wood. Ketut names the bracelet after Batuan, a Balinese village noted for its handicrafts.

Choosing gemstones of deep blue lapis lazuli, Balinese artisan Ketut Sulastri strings this beaded stretch bracelet with a musical harmony. The bracelet is accentuated with petite beads of 22k gold plated sterling silver and natural cumala wood. Ketut names the bracelet after Batuan, a Balinese village noted for its handicrafts.

Choosing gemstones of natural sky blue amazonite, Balinese artisan Ketut Sulastri strings this beaded stretch bracelet with a musical harmony. The bracelet is accentuated with petite beads of 22k gold plated sterling silver and natural cumala wood. Ketut names the bracelet after Batuan, a Balinese village noted for its handicrafts.

Inspired by the remnants of a sleeping volcano, Sang Ayu Sardiwati of Bhakti Senang Hati association crafts this striking bracelet. Lava stone and brown agate beads are skillfully strung to create a stretch bracelet. Lava stone is known in Indonesian culture to dissipate anger and to strengthen one's connection to Mother Earth.

Sang Ayu Sardiwati joined the foundation after obtaining a prosthetic leg as a result of a working accident when she was an adolescent. She uses her handcrafting skills as a therapeutic means of providing for her family.

This pretty beaded bracelet is the creation of Sang Ayu Sardiwati of Bhakti Senang Hati, a foundation in Bali that assists the physically disabled to attain physical and economic independence and build self-esteem. "Although we live in very limited conditions, my childhood was very happy", says artisan Sang Ayu. "I used to work carrying stones for a dam construction when I was in Junior High School so I can pay the school fee myself. Unfortunately the dam suddenly collapse and huge stones broke my leg. Now I have to use a prosthesis everywhere. I was so depressed, very not confident after the accident, I usually hide and shy whenever people visiting our home. But finally my spirit is back after I saw my parents were crying because my depressed condition. After pray to God, I feel more patient and strong. I even graduated from a university, and I start making handicrafts. After I joined the Foundation, I met my husband and now we have 3 boys." The stretch bracelet is crafted from faceted black onyx beads.

These pretty beaded bracelets are the creation of Sang Ayu Sardiwati of Bhakti Senang Hati, a foundation in Bali that assists the physically disabled to attain physical and economic independence and build self-esteem. "Although we live in very limited conditions, my childhood was very happy", says artisan Sang Ayu. "I used to work carrying stones for a dam construction when I was in Junior High School so I can pay the school fee myself. Unfortunately the dam suddenly collapse and huge stones broke my leg. Now I have to use a prosthesis everywhere. I was so depressed, very not confident after the accident, I usually hide and shy whenever people visiting our home. But finally my spirit is back after I saw my parents were crying because my depressed condition. After pray to God, I feel more patient and strong. I even graduated from a university, and I start making handicrafts. After I joined the Foundation, I met my husband and now we have three boys." One stretch bracelet is crafted from blue and orange ceramic beads alternating with brown coconut shell beads, while the other is entirely of coconut wood.

This pretty beaded bracelet is the creation of Sang Ayu Sardiwati of Bhakti Senang Hati, a foundation in Bali that assists the physically disabled to attain physical and economic independence and build self-esteem. "Although we live in very limited conditions, my childhood was very happy", says artisan Sang Ayu. "I used to work carrying stones for a dam construction when I was in Junior High School so I can pay the school fee myself. Unfortunately the dam suddenly collapse and huge stones broke my leg. Now I have to use a prosthesis everywhere. I was so depressed, very not confident after the accident, I usually hide and shy whenever people visiting our home. But finally my spirit is back after I saw my parents were crying because my depressed condition. After pray to God, I feel more patient and strong. I even graduated from a university, and I start making handicrafts. After I joined the Foundation, I met my husband and now we have 3 boys." The stretch bracelet is crafted from blue ceramic beads alternating with albesia wood and coconut shell beads.