Archive for the ‘Jewelry’ Category

New African Jewelry From Uganda

June 2, 2010

Pangea Collection received in some new pieces of jewelry from Uganda. This African jewelry is handmade by a women’s cooperative. There are a number of different pieces including necklaces and earrings made from recycled paper such as magazines. The resulting necklaces and earrings are fun and colourful.

Uganda Jewelry - Recycled Paper Jewelry and more

Uganda Jewelry - Recycled Paper Jewelry and more

The jewelry also includes bone fashion bangles and weaved palm tree coin purses in bright and fun colours.

Take a look at all the Uganda Jewelry on the website.

New Bali Artisan Jewellery

May 13, 2010

Pangea Collection’s popular Bali artisan jewellery selection has been expanded once again. We’ve just received in new jewelry and added it to the website.

The Bali jewelry is always very popular among our customers as it as a beautiful and unique Balinese pattern to the pieces. You call always pick out a Balinese designed piece of jewelry just by looking at the patterns in the design.

Beautiful New Bali Artisan Jewellery

Beautiful New Bali Artisan Jewellery

With this new collection there are new artisan rings, one which features abalone shell mixed with sterling silver Balinese pattern alternated in a checkered fashion on the face of a square adjustable ring. The second ring is a large artisan cocktail ring with a round face featuring a carved Balinese traditional floral design pattern. This ring is stunning.

We’ve also received in a number of new harmony ball pendants, our most popular item at Pangea Collection. Check out the new selection.

Of course earrings and other pendants are among our customer favs as well. This new collection includes a large shell and sterling silver drop shape pendant in red and white shell mix; a silver filigree butterfly or dragonfly pendant with amethyst accent stone along with coordinating earrings with a variety of accent stones. Large filigree loop earrings and more.

Check out all the artisan jewellery at Pangea Collection.

New Fair Trade Jewelry From Chile

May 12, 2010

Pangea Collection just received new fair trade jewelry handcrafted by several fair trade jewelry artisans from all over Chile.

New Chile Fair Trade Jewelry

New Chile Fair Trade Jewelry

As you will well know, Chile recently suffered a terrible earthquake. As the people of Chile focus on rebuilding, jewellery artisans need to find export markets to sell their jewellery in order to earn a living and support their families.

Not only are these jewellery pieces helping a worthy cause but they are also beautiful and fashionable.

Jewellery materials include glass jewelry, copper jewelry, ceramic jewelry, macrame and crochet jewelry. The jewelry includes cocktail rings, earrings, bracelets, cuff bangles and necklaces.

The jewelry features some of the traditional materials used in Chile such as Lapis and copper. One of the artisans creates stunning copper cuff bracelets with bronze and various stone accents. He creates a similar style of copper and bronze rings.

Glass is also a common material used by Chilean jewelry artisans. The new fair trade jewelry includes glass necklaces, glass cocktail rings and earrings.

A new material for Pangea Collection are the macramé and crochet earrings. These are available in bright colours and are even available in a butterfly design.

There are also new artisan cocktail rings made with ceramic and glass. They feature adjustable wide bands and a funky round or rectangular ring face. Perfect for making a statement.

Check out the all of the Chile fair trade jewelry on the website.

Prices start at just $19.99 and include free shipping.

Together we can do our small part to enable artisans in Chile and all over the world.

Handmade Mexican Silver Jewelry Just Arrived

April 20, 2010

Pangea Collection has just received a new shipment of handmade Mexican Silver Jewelry from Taxco, Mexico. The pieces are simply stunning. The pieces are a mix of classic designs which you can wear for a lifetime and high fashion pieces.

Long Dangling Hammered Circle Earrings

Long Dangling Hammered Circle Earrings

Silver Cuff Bracelet - Wire Bead Bracelet

Silver Cuff Bracelet - Wire Bead Bracelet

Stunning Silver Filigree Heart Pendant

Stunning Silver Filigree Heart Pendant

The new handmade silver jewelry from Mexico includes cocktail artisan rings, silver cuff bracelets, 925 sterling silver link bracelets (heart bracelet, square link bracelets), solid silver necklaces, handmade silver earrings and more. Check out the whole collection of Mexican Silver Jewelry.

Classic Silver Hoop Earrings

Classic Silver Hoop Earrings

Pangea Collection Featured in Crave

April 7, 2010

Pangea Collection will be featured in the Crave Guide Toronto edition. Pangea Collection fair trade and artrisan jewellery from around the world will be in good company featured along with over 100 other women owned businesses in the Greater Toronto Area.

The Crave Guide is a shopping guide for a specific geographic area that lets shoppers know about women owned businesses in their area. Each page of the Crave Guide profiles a women owned business.

Be sure to get your Crave Guide as many of the businesses offer special discounts and bonuses for Crave Guide readers. I will have the guides available for sale in mid May on the Pangea Collection website for $20/each.

The photographer, Richelle from Conception Design, who took Pangea Collection photos for the guide wrote a lovely article to give you a bit of a sneak peak on some of those women owned businesses that will be profiled in the book.

Check out Richelle’s blog, business and other GTA businesses featured here at Conception Design.

New Fair Trade Mexican Mosaic Jewelry

March 30, 2010

Just in is a new collection of Fair Trade Mexican Mosaic Jewelry. These pieces are so pretty and perfect for spring summer (or brightening up a fall or winter day).

Round Red, Purple, Blue and Green Mosaic Mexican Earrings

Round Red, Purple, Blue and Green Mosaic Mexican Earrings

The fair trade mosaic jewelry has been handcrafted in Mexico by a women’s art cooperative. Their town has a long history of jewelry making and they learned their trade from their parents and grandparents.

Mosaic Heart Bracelet

Mosaic Heart Bracelet

This fair trade mosaic jewelry technique is precise and labour intensive. Each piece of jewelry is handcrafted with attention to detail and love. The mosaic jewelry includes, mosaic bracelets (in heart shapes and marquise), an adjustable heart ring and a wide variety of mosaic earrings from delicate to larger. Check out the entire new fair trade Mexican Mosaic Jewelry.

Pink and Yellow Drop Mosaic Earrings

Pink and Yellow Drop Mosaic Earrings

Bali Fair Trade Wood Fashion Bangles

January 27, 2010

Check out these sets featuring Pangea Collections, hand painted wood fashion bangles from Bali Indonesia. Looking for some colour? Try the brightly coloured bangles. More natural look try the natural wood fashion bangles. See them all and more at Pangea-Collection.com.

Fair Trade Wood Fashion Bangle Set

January 21, 2010

Check out these two amazing Polyvore sets featuring Pangea Collection’s Bali Sono wood fashion bangles Cocktails anyone?

Fair Trade Jewelry To Celebrate Fair Trade Month

October 1, 2009

Why not celebrate fair trade month with some fair trade jewelry (fair trade jewellery)?

October is fair trade month. During fair trade month you can help raise awareness of fair trade by spreading the word to your friends and family that it is possible to purchase products including fair trade jewelry that you will love, are fairly priced and produced in good working conditions and the artisan is paid a fair price for their work.

Fair trade products including fair trade jewelry ensure that the fair trade jewelry artisan (or other artisan/producer) are paid fairly for their work, are producing the goods such as jewelry in a good working environment, without child labour etc. There are ten basic principles of fair trade that all fair trade organisations must follow ensuring that the fair trade jewelry or other goods are produced ethically.

So this fair trade month help us not only celebrate the beautiful cultural jewelry of the jewelry artisans from around the world but also help these fair trade jewelry artisans achieve the art of self reliance.

The following jewelry is fair trade jewelry:
Fair Trade Jewelry From India
Fair Trade African Jewelry
Nepal Fair Trade Jewelry
Chile Fair Trade Jewelry
Thai Fair Trade Jewelry
Ecuador Fair Trade Jewelry

Happy Fair Trade Month

New Artisan Jewellery – Bali Jewelry

September 3, 2009

Pangea-Collection.com has just received new artisan jewellery pieces from Bali. We are very excited about these new Bali jewelry pieces!

We are in the process of posting all of the new Bali jewelry to the website and will post another article when all the pieces have been listed on the site.

Here is a sneak peak at what is being loaded:

Bali Sterling Silver and Blue Agate Drop Earrings

Bali Sterling Silver and Blue Agate Drop Earrings

Bali Filigree Abalone Disc Earrings and Pendant Set

Bali Filigree Abalone Disc Earrings and Pendant Set

More to come, check Pangea Collection Bali Jewelry page for more.