creative earrings

Ghanaian artisan Lydia Mawuenya Amedzrator draws inspiration from traditional African vases to create these one-of-a-kind statement earrings, expertly handcrafted from multicoloured cotton print fabric. The splendid earrings feature a foam filling encased in cotton and sway elegantly from polished brass hooks. Dubbed aseda, translating to “thankful” in the Ewe language, these earrings are a distinctive and meaningful addition to your collection.

A rainbow of petite glass seed beads become dazzling earrings in Adriana Trejo's hands. Combining crystal clear rods and spheres with vibrant colours, she creates a shimmering waterfall that cascades from sterling silver hooks.

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."

An enchanting illusion adds a sweet accent to these cluster earrings crafted in Thailand by Nareerat, a long-known expert in jewellery and metalwork. With brown cultured pearls and quartz stones as the centrepieces, the artisan adds vibrant glass beads to this breathtaking creation. Then, as a final touch, Nareerat joins every piece with spiral copper wires evoking candy lollipops for a cute touch. On top of that, sterling silver hooks allow the design to dangle gracefully and comfortably from your ears.