colorful bracelets

Chalk-browed mockingbirds are stunning birds that can be found in many Latin American countries. Guatemalan artisan Manuel Obin crafts by hand this colorful stretch bracelet by threading glass beads onto an elastic cord as well as ceramic beads and charms featuring these exquisite birds painted by hand. "I drew inspiration for this bracelet from the animals and the colors of my beloved Guatemala, as well as the handicrafts from Sacatepéquez," Obin says.

Preserving an ancestral tradition, artisans of the Zenu Community in Colombia create this colorful bangle bracelet. A plastic base supports a hand woven design in natural caña flecha fiber, a neotropical grass native to Colombia and Mexico. They execute the meticulous rhombus patterns in red and white on a royal blue background.