girl gifts

Mariana Llanes creates jewelry that is rich in symbolic meaning and artistic lyricism. "The empty space within this heart represents its infinite and unlimited capacity to expand and produce love," explains the Mexican designer. "The cluster of garnets and carnelians represent fire as an essential quality of the human heart."

.925 Sterling silver

Textured sterling silver rings orbit glowing carnelian beads in these original earrings from Teodoro Melendez and Family in Peru. The dangle earrings are crafted from sterling silver and feature smaller carnelian beads beneath the hooks.

Fragments from an ethereal dawn transform into the natural citrine and carnelian chips that compose this pair from the Andean region. Silvia Garcia of Peru uses refined techniques to create these sterling silver dangle earrings, whose gemstone beads symbolize success and courage.

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.

Flora Maria from Mexico designs and hand crafts these gorgeous dangle earrings. The earrings feature two working bees in oxidized sterling silver and are accentuated by two tiny carnelian beads and amber drops. These earrings are a great look and will make a lovely gift for casual occasions.