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.
Check out these two amazing Polyvore sets featuring Pangea Collection’s Bali Sono wood fashion bangles Cocktails anyone?
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
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 Filigree Abalone Disc Earrings and Pendant Set
More to come, check Pangea Collection Bali Jewelry page for more.
Love this Polyvore set which shows that Fair Trade Jewelry can be as high fashion as designer fashion.
Check out the Pangea Collection’s fair trade wood jewelry from India to see this necklace and more fair trade jewlery from India.
Pangea-Collection.com is once again proud to be supporting Breast Cancer Awareness Month (October) with a donation being made from Pink Breast Cancer Jewelry Collection purchases.
Last year, Pangea Collection offered a $10 donation from every Sterling Silver Link Heart Pendant Bracelet in support of breast cancer research. This year, Pangea Collection is extending the Breast Cancer Jewelry Collection to include eight different artisan jewellery pieces.
A donation of $5 from every Pink Breast Cancer Jewelry Earrings or Scarf purchase and a $10 donation from every Pink Breast Cancer Jewelry Bracelet or Necklace.
Breast Cancer Jewelry Collection
The pieces in the Pink Breast Cancer Jewelry Collection include the jewelry pieces below. Click on the name to see the jewelry on the Pangea Collection website.
Pink Semi Precious Stone Lariat Necklaces
Salmon Moss Semi Precious Stone Bracelet
Pink Rhodonite Semi Precious Stone Bracelet
Sterling Silver Heart Pendant Bracelet
Silver and Pink Cz Crystal Earrings
Pink Jade Earrings
Cherry Quartz Earrings
Coral Pink Thai Silk Scarf
In addition to your artisan jewellery purchase contributing a donation to breast cancer research, you will also be helping support artisans and their families around the world.
Pieces in the Pink Breast Cancer Jewelry Collection are artisan jewellery pieces from the Mexico Silver Jewelry Collection (Sterling Silver Heart Pendant Link Bracelet), Canadian Artisan Jewellery Collection (Pink Semi Precious Stone Lariat Necklaces, Salmon Moss Unakite Semi Precious Stone Bracelet, Pink Rhodonite Semi Precious Stone Bracelet, Pink Jade Earrings and Cherry Quartz Earrings), Thai Fair Trade Jewelry and Silk Collection (Silver and Pink Cz Crystal Earrings and Coral Pink Thai Silk Scarf).
In my opinion the best shopping in Buenos Aires takes place in open markets. The name for this in Spanish is feria so when you are looking at a map often you will see open air markets denoted as feria.
The following will outline the city’s open air markets and what you can expect from each:
Feria de Plaza Francia
In my opinion this is by far the best market to visit while in Buenos Aires. If you love crafts and handmade items which reflect local culture plan the rest of your trip around this market.
The Plaza Francia market is the city’s largest and is set up in the park beside the Recoleta Cemetery, it will be marked on your hotel map. The market runs on Saturday and Sunday.
All of the vendors on the interior circle are supposed to be the artisans who handcrafted the items themselves. On the outer area closer to the Design Market you will find other vendors who are not necessarily selling items that they crafted themselves. You will most likely be able to spot that yourself.
Francia Market Jewelry Vendor
You will need a good couple of hours to visit this market and it is worth it. The market is full of interesting handicrafts from leather goods, jewelry to eco handicrafts using recycled materials. We even saw an older gentleman who recycled metro tickets into home accessories.
Francia Market Jewelry Vendor
A visit to this market will not leave you disappointed.
Cabildo Patio Market
The market is located in the small garden behind the city hall (Cabildo) and runs on Thursday and Friday from approx 11 am to 6 pm. You can visit this charming little market in about an hour (unless you really get caught up in a conversation or decide to have a snack in the garden).
I’d suggest you plan a visit to this market on the same day you plan to visit Plaza De Mayo (just don’t forget but you must do that on a Thursday or Friday when the market is open).
In this tiny little garden market you will find pretty handcrafted jewelry and other crafts. The feeling in the market is warm and friendly and it is not over crowded.
Plaza Serrano Market
The Plaza Serrano market is held in the (tiny) square at Calle Serrano and Honduras in the heart of Palermo Hollywood. The market runs on Saturday and Sunday from approx 10 am to 6 pm.
It’s a small market but worth a visit as the area and shops are very charming. At this market you will find jewelry, clothing and other handicrafts.
If you go I’d suggest going in the late morning visit the shops in the area and stop for some lunch in one of the area’s many charming restaurants.
Impromptu Baez Market
We did not find anywhere marked on our map or listed in any of the guide books a single mention of this market so I cannot be sure that it is a regular
ongoing market. It may have been a special event.
The market was at night at the end of Baez (in a dead end court). Lights and music were set up and this was a fabulous market for artisan jewlery and clothing designers. I actually really loved the selection here.
My suggestion is that you will want to go to dinner on Baez, in my opinion, the best place to have dinner and cocktails especially if you fall into a younger age group.
We were on Baez on a Thursday night and that’s when the market was set up. Definitely worth a check see when you plan for a dinner or cocktails on Baez.
Florida Street
Okay it’s not a market but the street pretty much turns into a market every afternoon. Independant vendors set up their wares on blankets down the middle of the street right from the beginning at Plaza San Martin all the way to Plaza de Mayo.
This is not a predicable shopping “market” however as the vendors are setting up illegally. You may find different vendors from day-to-day and they may be schussed away by the police, although generally speaking the police seem pretty lax about letting the vendors stay.
In terms of what you will find - everything from nail clippers, yes I am serious to beautiful handcrafted jewelry. The area closest to Plaza de Mayo seemed to consistently have the most authentic handcrafted jewelry and a lot less of the head massagers and nail clipper “junk”.
San Telmo Market
I’ve included San Telmo market on the list as it would be odd to not have mentioned it since in every guide book this is the must visit market of the city.
In my opinion, unless you love antiques, skip this market. If you love antiques however you will likely love this market and surrounding shops. Personally I found it to be way to touristic and I’m not that interested in antiques so I felt like I took time away from other markets which would be more interesting to me - for example another visit to the Francia market.
Here are a few details if you decide to go. The San Telmo market is held every Sunday from approx 10 am to 5 pm. The heart of the market is in Plaza Dorrego however all of the shops and streets leading into this area are equally filed with antiques. The open air part of the market is actually not that large but the whole area including the shops and covered antique market are quite large. You would need most of the day or at least half to see it all.
Here too you can watch Tango dancing (street dancers do this on a small board placed on top of the cobblestone streets. Again my sense was this added to the touristic feel of the market - but most tourists seems to like it.
December 30th
Today we finished up our fair trade shopping in the morning. Although a number of the pieces we purchased have since been sold, you can check out the Pangea Collection Chilean Fair Trade Jewelry Collection. We will also be purchasing more pieces in the near future as copper bracelets and bangles are going to be hot for Fall/Winter fashion.
Copper and Chile are almost synonymous. Copper represents a significant export for Chile and the fair trade jewelry designs using cooper are stunning. As you may also know Lapis is the national stone of Chile so you will find a number of pieces with Lapis.
In addition to Copper and Lapis jewelry, there are a number of fair trade jewelry pieces in the Chilean Fair Trade Jewelry Collection which feature hand blown and painted glass jewelry designs.
This was also the day that we departed Santiago. A note on the Air Canada affiliate lounge in the Santiago airport it’s pretty lousy. It looks like it was decorated in the 1960s or earlier.
The airport shops are pretty good for picking up last minute souvenirs even if not the least expensive. In the airport you will find a number of copper jewelry pieces as well of course of lapis jewelry.
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December 29th
We spent the day discovering the city and shopping for fair trade jewelry.
One of the first stops was to visit Cerro Santa Lucia. This is a stunning old building with an even more stunning view of the city and water fountain as well.
Cerra Santa Lucia
Cerro Santa Lucia
We tried to visit the Bellas Artes museum unfortunately it was closed. I was really disappointed as the building looked amazing and of course I love visiting museums. This is a tip for all travelers, you would always check before heading out to make sure whatever you plan to visit that day is actually open. As you will know if you read my previous post even that does not always guarantee that it will be open but it’s the best you can do. Anyway here are some shots of the Bellas Artes from the outside front and back. Stunning architecture.
Bellas Artes Museum
Bellas Artes Museum
We then went to Patio Bellavista for some lunch and more market style shopping. This is a wonderful market area. There are fantastic shops for jewelry and other souvenirs. I highly recommend a couple of hours there plus it’s a great place for either lunch, cocktails or dinner. There are many cool restaurants and bars in the area.
Patio Bella Vista in Santiago, Chile
After lunch and of course some ice cream we headed to another great place to shop called Chilean Contemporary Design. It’s located in a beautiful old building and the clothing and jewelry inside is a fantastic example of eco friendly, recycled products which are also highly contemporary and fashionable. If you are in Santiago make sure to take a visit - keep in mind there are only a few stores but it is well worth the visit.
Chilean Contemporary Design
Stores Inside Chilean Contemporary Design
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Part II
Part III
Part IV
Part V
Part VI
Part VII
Part VIII
Part IX
Part X
Part XI
Part XII
Part XIII
Part XIV
Part XV
Part XVI
Part XVII
Part XVIII
Part XX
Part XXI
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