Bubble Explosion in Turquoise Guatemalan Recycled CD Button Earrings _artisan--wakami-tag-boilerplate sharing your love of nature

sharing your love of nature and support of fair-trade causes

resulting in rich pockets of color and a lightly crackled antique appearance

the outer heart is decorated with fine details and suspended on an oxidized cable chain

Sterling spirals add grace and femininity to these earrings from Sukartini

Bubble Explosion in Turquoise Guatemalan Recycled CD Button Earrings _artisan--wakami-tag-boilerplate sharing your love of natureRosario Leiva of Guatemala has sought a creative and unique way to create new forms of use for those items that many take as 'waste,' as well as raise awareness of the damage we do to the environment. These button earrings, made from recycled CDs, are the perfect example. She begins by melting down the discs, then pours the liquid into molds. Later, she paints them with acrylic and uses a blowtorch to carefully insert the sterling silver earring