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Isla Teardrop Earrings - Default Title (6109660)
Isla Teardrop Earrings

The Isla Teardrop Earrings bring luxurious artistry to your jewelry collection. Handcrafted in Peru with sterling silver and chrysocolla, each pair will be one-of-a-kind due to the naturally occurring variations in these water-like gems. Vibrant and elegant, they add a bright touch to any ensemble. Some believe chrysocolla harnesses the power of the earth. Bringing the calm of watery blues and fresh vitality of green, it's as though the ocean's strength, with its ebbs and flows, is captured in these teardrop earrings that you can now bring everywhere you go.

HANDCRAFTED IN PERU

  • Materials: Chrysocolla, sterling silver
  • Measures: 1.25"L
  • Colors: Silver, green
  • Notes: French hook

SKU: 6109660

THE MAKERS

Allpa is named for a Quechua Indian word that means "earth." Allpa is a Peruvian craft trading company providing marketing assistance to artisan groups and family workshops throughout Peru. In addition, Allpa provides technical help, product development advice, skills training, tools and appropriate equipment to artisans. Artisans can access short-term and mid-term loans to improve infrastructure and their workshops. Allpa works with families located in Cusco, Ayacucho, Chulucanas, Cajamarca and Huancavelica as well as Shipibo people living in the Amazon rainforest area of Pucalepa. For most of these people, craft production is a sole source of income.Allpa began active work as an alternative trading organization in 1986. Ten Thousand Villages has purchased products from Allpa since 1988.
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Welcome to our global maker-to-market movement where, together with 20,000 artisans, we ignite social change. We create opportunities for individuals, families, and communities in developing countries to thrive through strong relationships, fair wages, safe working conditions, and sustainable practices.

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