gifts for girls

Nature inspires Nicte Migliozzi in the creation of these pretty dangle earrings. The Brazilian-born artisan crafts the pair from sterling silver, placing oxidized flowers at the top and detailed leaf charms at the bottom. The silver rings in between are crowned with sparkling amethyst.

Celebrate your birthday by choosing one of a dozen floral birthstone pendants designed Bali's Nyoman Rena. Crafted from shining sterling silver, each of the 12 pendants features a distinct gemstone representing a different birth month. Born in August? Pick up a pair of peridot gemstones. Sapphire shines for those born in September, while ruby looks pretty for July babies. Each pendant can be easily threaded on Rena's coordinating chain necklace (sold separately).

Natural amethyst and citrine stones dazzle in this splendid bracelet from Costa Rica's Miriam Bruten. The colorful gemstones are carefully interspersed with oxidized and lustrous sterling silver beads, radiating a vintage elegance. Bringing the ensemble to perfection, a sterling silver lobster claw clasp closure ensures both security and grace in this exquisite design.

After thousands of miles traveled, whales return to their birth homes as adults, ready to continue the cycle of nature by bringing new life to the planet. This long journey imitates human life, always in constant change but with a sense of familiarity, a message that artisan Nancy Quispe captures in the little whale charm adorning her newest creation. Crafted in Peru, this sterling silver pendant necklace is also accented with an amethyst stone as a symbol of wisdom.

Working with natural beads of purple amethyst, the Teodoro Melendez Family of Peru creates these pretty dangle earrings. The earrings are crafted from polished sterling silver, with flower-like caps that embrace the larger gemstones.

Amethyst jewels dance alongside cultured pearls, both under a moon of oxidized details—each element bringing these dangle earrings to life. Made with classic techniques by Peruvian artisan Silvia Garcia, this sterling silver pair assumes the shape of dapper moons adorned with stones of wisdom. 18k gold accents complete the night, allowing a glamorous look.

Colorful gems of powerful beauty are designed to align with their respective chakras in a ring from Alok Jain. Crafted of sterling silver, the ring is crowned with amethyst, iolite, citrine, peridot, garnet, blue topaz and carnelian set within a gentle curve. Their colors correspond to a specific chakra for clear and light purple stones are associated with the 7th chakra (awareness and wisdom); the purple, violet and indigo gems with the 6th chakra (insight and perception), and the blue or light blue with the 5th, that of communication and truth. Green and pink stones are for love and compassion, linked to the heart, on the 4th chakra. For inner power and will, the 3rd chakra is associated with yellow gems, whereas emotion and sexuality are linked to red and orange gems for the 2nd chakra. Black gems are used to stimulate the 1st chakra, that of stability and security.

In Sanskrit, chakra refers to an energy vortex through which vital universal forces are channeled, and there are believed to be seven in the human body. When all seven are aligned the person feels a healthy sense of well-being.

.925 Sterling silver.