Natural Macrame Jewelry » Necklaces

Macrame Necklace: Tiger Eye Tear Drop

Daniela — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 02:14:12 +0000

Charming, and elegant, this macrame necklace features two stunning stones: tiger eye and agate. The brownish agate is wrapped with a macrame design using light brown and cream color linen, which swirls down the stone, to allow a gorgeous tiger eye stone shaped like a drop to dangle softly below. The upper part of the necklace consists of an asymmetrical macrame design combining two shades of brown and small tiger eye stones.

To clasp the necklace insert the beads into the opening and adjust to the desired length. The necklace can be washed with gentle soap and a soft brush, and can be used in water since all of its materials are water resistant.

Macrame Necklace: Turquoise Stone in a Jacaranda Web

Daniela — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 03:23:28 +0000

A gorgeous turquoise stone, trapped inside a web embedded in a jacaranda shell.
The jacaranda shell is the seed pod of a beautiful tree native to tropical regions, and very abundant in my home town. The green seed pods, resembling wooden turtle shells cover the trees, just hanging out. When the shell dries, it falls to the ground, and eventually the sun opens them up to release the seeds.
It is an amazing natural piece, excellent for eco-friendly projects. The jacaranda shell is found in different sizes and slightly varied shapes. Additionally, the leaves and the flowers of the Jacaranda tree are used for medicinal purposes.
I got this turquoise stone, originally from the Four Corners (US) at a fair in Texas, where I was very impressed by the crafts and jewelry of the native American Indians.
Inspired by the Indian dream catcher, I created this spider web over the shell, which hold the light turquoise in it’s heart. The macrame necklace combines light blue and cream colors. To close the necklace insert the acai seeds into the opening. It can be washed with gentle soap and a soft brush.

Macrame Necklace: Amazon Ivory with Desert Fossil Stone

Daniela — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:44:23 +0000

This necklace features an amazing stone from the Mexican desert with fossilized shells, that blend into different designs open to one’s unique interpretation. This fossil stone is polished into a circular shape, and conserves its natural colors. Topped with a stunning vegetable ivory Tagua seed that I picked in the picturesque town of Jipi Japa in Ecuador, more widely known for it’s talented palm hats artisans. All this is brought together in an exquisite black and dark brown macrame design, and acai seeds from another exotic Amazon palm tree.

The Tagua comes from a palm tree, that grows in Ecaudor’s Napa Valley and other areas of the Amazon jungle. It is a real gift from nature to the people. The locals use it to build their homes, to craft tools and goods, and for it’s medicinal and nutritional value. For example, the leaves are used to make the roofs and for weaving hats, bags and other goods, while the palm oil is also used to cook and for medicinal purposes. They will eat the food from the palm coconut while it is fresh and soft (sort of gluey texture) a stage where they call it “mercocha”. When the little coconut is allowed to harden, it creates the gorgeous Tagua seed, of luscious ivory color with brownish veins running through it. Gratefully, the vegetable ivory from the Tagua is being used to replace elephant ivory. All this means that more Tagua trees are kept alive to produce their coconut, thus helping in the conservation of the Amazon’s natural environment. Definitely, wearing Tagua jewelry is good!
It’s relative, the Acai palm is also of great benefit to us: it produces the incredibly delicious and nutritive acai berry, widely desired for it’s antioxidant power and rich flavor. The acai berry juice has become a popular drink lately, used to energize our bodies, aid in weight loss and to protect from chemicals (like free radicals) entering our bodies and skin. This necklace holds three acai seeds on each side, in it’s naturally occurring creamy color, plus some more seeds to close it.
To clasp the necklace insert the acai seeds into the bead opening. The necklace can be washed with gentle soap and a soft brush. It can be used in water since all of its materials are water resistant.

Macrame Seed and Stone Magic Fairy Necklace

Daniela — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:18:02 +0000

A gorgeous orange Tagua seed, with two shiny seeds from the delicious fruit of the gum tree, and a mysterious looking dark smoked agate stone with an orangish center wrapped in macrame, brought together by a design of brown and orange tones of linen, give life to a special fairy. It is hanging from a necklace of small jasper stones, ready to accompany you in your own magical journey. To clasp the necklace insert the acai seeds (also from an Amazon palm tree) into the bead opening. The necklace can be washed with gentle soap and a soft brush.
The Tagua seed (big orangish seed) is vegetable ivory from a palm tree native to the Amazon jungle. This noble palm is a basic natural resource of different cultures who live in the Amazon, giving them the material to produce their homes, tools, crafts, food and medicines. It’s elegant texture and ivory color allows for a beautiful result when dyed this radiant orange tone. Thanks to it’s beauty and hardness, this vegetable form of ivory is used to create different designs and objects, from carved animal figures to buttons for elegant clothing.

Macrame Amazonite Forest Necklace

Daniela — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:13:28 +0000

This necklace features a watery agate stone from Brazil that displays various shades of green and turquoise, surrounding a center of light. The centerpiece stone is wrapped in green and brown linen, with amazonite stones embedded in the diamond shaped macrame design (double half hitch knot). The same pattern is followed in the rest of the necklace, allowing for incrustations of more exotic amazonite stones, giving it a sort of rugged touch. The different shades of green and brown evoke natural landscapes, like the rainforest and algae covered oceans.
To clasp the necklace insert the acai seeds (from the Amazon) into the bead opening. The necklace can be washed with gentle soap and a soft brush. It can be used in water since all of its materials are water resistant.

Macrame Necklace: Shells down the hill

Daniela — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:01:54 +0000

A beautiful honey brown agate stone with white strikes circling it, is wrapped by the top with brown linen, and combined with two shells that hang on each side. The closely knotted macrame design is made mostly with brown linen, discovering some areas of apple green linen. It is decorated with exotic amazonite stones and two acai seeds, which are also used in the closing clasp. To close the necklace insert the acai seeds (from the Amazon) into the bead opening. It can be washed with gentle soap and a soft brush, and used in water since it’s materials are water resistant.

I picked these shells in the beautiful beach Montezuma, in Costa Rica’s pacific coast, home to some of the most impressive natural landscapes I have had the fortune to experience, like the magical waterfall in Playa Tambor, where you can see the river fall directly into the ocean. And you can bath under the flow by standing on the rocks right before the water joins with the ocean! Sublime…

Or the huge waterfall hidden in the jungle, just a 30 minute walk from the colorful and cozy beach town Montezuma. You can either stay at the first waterfall, or hike up the mountain and walk over the river stones for like 30 minutes until you reach the tallest waterfall, where you can splash in it’s pool. Here, some brave ones dare take the 8 feet high jump, but I just enjoyed the safety of smaller jumps! Maybe next time?

San Jose Raindrop Macrame Necklace

Dani — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 23:19:10 +0000

Many hours of knotting during rainy days in San Jose… my new home is a very rainy place, that means plenty of indoor hours listening to the the hypnotizing sounds of the raindrops falling to the ground… This is what I tried to express in this necklace. Seriously, it rained so much, every single day during months, that creating this piece was almost compulsory, a part of my adapting to this new environment.
It features a smoky agate shaped like a rain drop that I got in Brazil a couple of years ago when visiting the Iguazu falls… plenty water there too! It has a macrame design embracing the stone, and thick weaving to rest upon your neck, all with plenty of linen with water-bluish colors, so the necklace will flow down your chest.
To clasp the necklace insert the acai seeds into the bead opening. Native to a plam tree from the Amazon, this is the seed of the incredibly delicious and nutritive acai berry drink, widely desired for it’s antioxidant power and rich flavor. The acai berry juice has become a popular drink lately, used to energize our bodies, aid in weight loss and to protect from chemicals (like free radicals) entering our bodies and skin. Here you can also enjoy the plant’s benefit on your jewelry! The necklace can be washed with gentle soap and a soft brush. It can be used in water since all of its materials are water resistant.