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This beautiful 925 sterling silver bracelet is a subtle way to wear your love on your wrist. From Pichaya of Thailand, it links dot and dash pendants representing the letters L-O-V-E in Morse code. Finished in a polished shine, a slide lock bead securely fastens the bracelet to your wrist.

Beads of blue quartz are displayed alongside dangling brass beads in this bohemian anklet from Thailand. Tiraphan Hasub designs and crafts this anklet, closing with a ringing brass bell button clasp.

The fun, multicolored design of these stretch bracelets is by Ghana's Cynthia Danquah. Each bracelet is crafted by hand with glass beads alternating with stacked discs recycled from plastic bottles and vinyl records. An energizing design which Danquah calls Odo akoma, an Akan phrase meaning "a heart of love."

Rita Addo Zakour of Ghana crafts a beautiful pair of earrings that you'll feel good about wearing. The eco-friendly earrings feature beads crafted from recycled plastic bottles, in gradations of rose and fuchsia They swing from brass hooks. The artisan names the design odopa, which means "good love" in the Akan dialect.

Rita Addo Zakour of Ghana crafts a beautiful pair of earrings that you'll feel good about wearing. The eco-friendly earrings feature beads crafted from recycled plastic bottles, in gradations of rich purple and maroon. They swing from brass hooks. The artisan names the design odopa, which means "good love" in the Akan dialect.

Finding inspiration in geometry, Costa Rica's Marielos and Tania handcraft a stylish design in turquoise and golden shades. Made with little glass beads, this trendy pendant bracelet has a handy waxed polyester sliding knot that allows comfortable wear.

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.

Good choices in fashion can make a woman feel powerful, like this bracelet made of recycled glass beads in a strong, black color. Multiple strands of the beads are twisted together to form this torsade bracelet presented by Eva Asantewa Amakye of Ghana. The bracelet is secured with a brass clasp.

Six beaded strands are interwoven in a braid to form the focal point of this necklace presented by Ghanaian Ila Suleyman. Each strand is threaded with blue recycled vinyl beads and the ends of the braided section are finished with sese wood beads and large agate stone beads that serve as spacers. The brass hook clasp matches the beads' warm tones. The name Sosongo comes from the Mamprusi word meaning "good way."