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This jewelry box from Khalid Ali safeguards a rainbow of dazzling flowers and stars. The mango wood box is enveloped in nickel-plated brass featuring colorful glass beads. It features velvet lining and a mirror inside.

Lavish floral motifs on sleek black bring their own charisma to this jewelry box. Khalid Ali crafts the piece of mango wood, covering it in brass repoussé bathed in nickel. He lines the box with velvet and adds a lift out tray for smaller treasures. He then adds ornate handles, a mirror inside the lid, and a latch that can by locked.

From Neetu Barathi of India, this beautiful meditation spinner ring exudes simple elegance. Handcrafted from sterling silver, four of the bands are embellished with brass or silver beads, while the center ring is marked with a silver and cultured pearl flower.

Glamorous jasper stones and petite crystal and glass beads exquisitely decorate the corners of these rectangular dangle earrings in golden and metallic hues. Guatemala’s Domingo Reanda masterfully handcrafts these luxurious accessories with stainless steel wire and finishes them with gleaming sterling silver hooks.

Like walking through a bed of icy silver flowers on the surface of the moon, this pair of sterling silver earrings is truly out of this world. Indian artisan Babun Dey handcrafts each pair of earrings from 925 sterling silver in the shape of a flower bloom. The nectar of these highly polished floral blooms are pale blue topaz gemstones, centered in the flower. The post of the earring features a polished rainbow moonstone, adding a soft contrast to the colors delicately dancing below.

"I convey peace with beautiful crystals that reflect the sunlight and illuminate our hearts and souls. Let's look for peace, which is what gives meaning to our lives. Let's be light, not darkness," says Alejandra Paiz, who crafts this one-of-a-kind beaded suncatcher depicting the universal symbol of peace — a dove holding an olive branch.

"This suncatcher represents hope and the desire for a new and peaceful beginning on Earth, made of components associated with purity and spirituality.

"I say a prayer for peace," the Guatemalan artisan continues. "And I ask that we pray it together. 'No more wars. We want peace. May this peace dove reach all the homes of the world.'

"The principles of peace are love, justice and truth. Nothing is more valuable than peace, and it's the basic starting point for humanity to progress. Here I share sensations of peace with the beautiful crystals that reflect the sun's light to illuminate the heart and soul."

The artisan handcrafts this stunning suncatcher from crystal, glass and pewter beads, stainless steel ring and wire, nickel chains and a zinc dove pendant.