fun earrings

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."

Take an adventurous approach to life with these long dangle earrings from Somluck Komolmith in Thailand. Featuring teardrop-shaped charms of hill tribe silver that are stamped with assorted traditional motifs, the earrings are crafted from jade, dyed quartz and turquoise-hued calcite. They swing from sterling silver hooks.

An earthy melange of colors distinguishes these waterfall earrings from Thailand's Somluck Komolmith. The earrings are crafted by hand from sterling silver and adorned with green jade and colorful quartz rings.

Painted by hand, two feathers are carved from bone, dangling below petite beads of garnet. Ayu Ary designs these Balinese earrings, which swing from hooks of sterling silver.

Mexican artisan Adriana Trejo uses shimmering and multicolored glass seed beads to handcraft dazzling stars. Hanging from hooks of sterling silver, these dangle earrings add a boho aesthetic to your wardrobe.