Month: September 2013

The oldest ceramics known in the America’s were made between five and six thousand years ago and found in the Andean region along the Pacific coast of Ecuador.

Bronze is a metal alloy consisting primarily of copper, usually with tin as the main additive, but sometimes with other elements such as phosphorus, manganese, aluminium, or silicon. It is hard and brittle, and it was particularly significant in antiquity, giving its name to the Bronze Age.

Slices of the strong durable stems are used as beads in our jewelry.

The wood is soft and light weight with a coarse open grain, making it easy to carve.

Alpaca jewelry can be washed with warm water and lemon juice, or mild dish soap (Do not use silver polish).

Known for its wide variety of brilliant colors and striations.

Acrylic feels like cashmere, holds color well, does not fade in the sun, and will not shrink or wrinkle. The acrylic yarn used to make our scarves and bags is produced in Ecuador and colored with dyes from the U.S.

The small brown seeds are polished and used in their natural state or dyed in numerous colors to be used in our Tagua and Jungle Jewelry designs.