Sterling Silver and Jade Butterfly Dangle Earrings - Living Nature - Butterfly Romance Ronald Franco creates a beautiful

Ronald Franco creates a beautiful tribute to the Christian faith

each crafted to resemble a banana leaf and given a glazed green finish

Bag: 18 cm L x 13 cm W

Tourmaline

Woven by hand using cotton threads

Sterling Silver and Jade Butterfly Dangle Earrings - Living Nature - Butterfly Romance Ronald Franco creates a beautifulFor the indigenous people of pre Columbian America, especially the Mayas, the yaax chich or 'jade' meant life, fertility, and power. It was the most precious object, even above gold. These dangle earrings, by Guatemalan artisan Zandra Lorena Sajbin, feature dark green pear shaped jade discs on silver ear wires with an etched butterfly design. Says Sajbin of her designs, 'God has given us the wonderful gift that is nature: flora and fauna. These pieces