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Macrame Necklace: agate and ametrine (Bolivianita stone) arrowtip

Daniela — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:35:17 +0000

This necklace features a brown agate, embraced in a macrame design with acai seeds on the sides. On top of this you find a naturally beautiful, raw bolivianita stone shaped as an arrow tip. The bolivianita stone is named ametrine, for it´s naturaly ocurring encounter of amethyst and citrine in the same stone. It is the national stones of Bolivia, where it is beloved for its elegance, beauty and uniquness. This knotted necklace has a macrame design with various shades of brown and pinkish cream.

To clasp the necklace insert the 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 Necklace: agate in the waves

Daniela — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:29:55 +0000

This necklace features a white and turquoise agate stone from Brazil. It is embedded in a macramé design using white, blue and green linen. This piece was made on a beautiful Belize ocean day. The sky so clear it was white, and the ocean was so calm and smooth that I felt like I was in a painting… and this agate just blended so naturally with the surroundings.

To clasp the necklace insert the St. Peter’s tears 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 Necklace: Bolivianita Rug

Daniela — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:07:09 +0000

This hand crafted macrame necklace features a beautiful raw bolivianita stone, caught in a purple linen net, that hangs from a squared macrame design, with a dark purple cross pattern in the center. The necklace is made in alternating tones of purple, using the double spiral knot. For an elegant, native look.

A beautiful gemstone that naturally blends amethyst with citrine, so each quartz stone will flow from crystal purplish to golden quartz colors. Known as ametrine, in Bolivia, where it is the national stone, it is called bolivianita. In this piece the ametrine stone is conserved in its naturally occurring form. The macrame design is made with contrasting light and purple linen, with a cross geometrical symbol in the center, with the intention to evoke some of the traditional designs of the rugs and cloth of the indigenous people of Bolivia.

To clasp the necklace insert the purple acai seeds, native to the acai palm tree form the Amazon jungle (yea, the same one that gives us the delicious, antioxidant acai berry drink) 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: Bolivianita catched in a web with seeds

Daniela — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:56:40 +0000

This necklace features a beautiful raw bolivianita, trapped in a web on a jacaranda seed.
The bolivianita is the national stone of the my country Bolivia, where it is treasured for it’s great beauty. The bolivianita is ametrine stone, that is a natural occurring mixture of amethyst and citrine in the same stone.

The jacaranda is a nice flower tree that grows throughout South America, the jacaranda shells which contain the seeds inside hangs playfully from the tree. When mature they fall to the ground where the sun opens them up. In this necklace I used one half of the shell, which I picked up in Bolivia. It is truly beautiful, a wooden wonder. The size of the jacaranda shells will depend on the tree, some can be very small, of only one inch diameter and very thin like a leaf, while the biggest can be up to 4 inch diameter and one inch thick. The leaf from the tree make a wonderful cough medicine, we just put a couple leaves in hot water and drink it.

Hanging from the jacaranda, are various amazonic seeds, like acai and jarina, seeds from palm trees of the Amazon jungle. The necklace has a macrame designs with a burgundy and brown linen, also decorated with seeds.

To clasp the necklace insert the 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 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?