These beautiful earrings have been created from handmade african beads with handmade raw brass hoops created in my workshop ❤️
in this listing you will get the star hoop earrings, model photo to show look and size of earrings :)
All across Africa, bone has been carved into beads for centuries. The tradition continues to this day. In Kenya, skilled craftsmen carve and shape recycled cow bone, then use a wax resist batik process to create wonderful African designs.
These bone beads are made by a co-operative style group of craft producers in Nairobi. They call themselves 'The Victorious Youth Group' - a fitting name for such a friendly and enthusiastic bunch of entrepreneurs.
They buy sacks of scrubbed cow bone (and sometimes camel) from the local abattoires. Then, they cut and shape the beads into various designs using electric saws and grinding wheels. Some beads are etched by hand, but the majority go through a batik process.
The makers paint melted candle wax onto the surface of the bone bead to create a resist. Then, they dip the beads into a solution of potassium permanganate, which tints any unwaxed bone dark brown. After washing off the wax resist, they polish the batiked beads to a shiny finish.
i hope you love them as much as i do!
“Growing up in a family with a proud Peruvian father and beautiful bohemian mother has meant I have grownup in an environment a little different from most. With swirls of bright colours in our Andean textiles covering our walls and furniture, exotic objects such as giant green snail shells, huge seed pods and ancient pots lining our shelves and of course the sound of my father playing his pan pipes ringing in my ears, I have been engulfed in a world of curiosities.
Subsequently I have bee inspired to create my jewellery with vibrant colours and unusual natural products such as porcupine quills, real beetle shells, parrot feathers, snake spines, rough-cut semi precious stones and intriguing symbols and emblems form around the world”
Palomita jewellery. For a woman who loves to feel exotic.
JEWELLERY....
I aim to dispatch all orders within 1-3 working days of ordering, however some products may take slightly longer but this will always be written in the product description. If you require your item sooner please do let me know and we will try our best to meet you needs.
All UK orders are sent First Class with Royal Mail.
International orders are also sent using Royal Mail. Delivery time can be as much as 12 days (and occasionally i have know packages to take three weeks to get to america, this is rare but possible) however most orders will arrive well before this time. If you would like your order to be tracked please allow me to make you a special listing before your purchase. Please note that international postage tracking will cost around £9 or $13.50 US Dollars.
deliveries to central, south america and south Africa have been know for up to 7 weeks to get there. please allow time for this.
Thank you!