shiny jewelry

Peruvian craftsman Daniel Vargas is from Cochas Chico in the El Tambo district of Huancayo province and has been gaining mastery of the Huancayan art of engraving gourds since he was a teenager. Known as mates, the dried gourds are decorated using various engraving and burning techniques. Daniel's design, created by hand, transforms the dried mate gourd into a finely detailed full-figured cat. The top half of the gourd can be lifted up using a painted wooden knob so that small items, accessories, or trinkets can be stored inside.

No more searching blindly for your jewelry at the last minute. Slip your favorite pieces over Wardana's practical jewelry stand, which is painted neutral white so you can find each bracelet or necklace easily. Hand crafted in Bali, the stand's distressed finish lets the jempinis wood base material shine through.

Recreating the unique beauty of Thai sunsets, Nantana Sompamitre crafts this exceptional jewelry box. Golden rays shine unto a burnished land as Sompamitre bathes the mango wood box with Thailand's legendary lacquer work featuring gold leaf accents.

Tangled earring collection got you down? Look no further than Wardana's charming umbrella-shaped jewelry stand. The Balinese artisan crafts the stand from jempinis wood, before painting the surface in a distressed white that lets the natural wood shine through.

Stars shine with true beauty as they decorate a marble jewelry box. Imran crafts the piece by hand expertly executing the legendary jali openwork for the sides. The lid is adorned with cosmic patterns carefully inlaid by hand.

Please note that once carved, marble may progressively change its original hue from pristine white to ivory.

With this breathtaking wooden jewelry box, you can take home an authentic lacquered artwork from the city of Bukhara in Uzbekistan, where since the 16th century they have mastered the craft of lacquer miniature painting which is done on petite objects like decorative boxes, powder cases and more coated with several layers of lacquer for a shiny finish. Uzbek artisan Mukhamedali embellishes the lid of a walnut wood box with gold leaf accents, paints it by hand with tempera paints featuring intricate floral and vine motifs and finishes by applying five layers of lacquer.