Patina ~ By allowing the metal to oxidize with a solution, sterling silver becomes “Antique” and develops an aged look . With wear, your jewelry will take on it's own personality, becoming a vintage silver shade know as patina.
Bail ~ The top portion of a pendant that a neck chain feeds through allowing a pendant to hang.
Standard Sterling Silver Bail
Tapered Style
Standard Sterling Silver Bail
Oval Style
Hinged Bail ~ This pendant has a unique ‘hinged bail’ feature which allows the bail to open and close. Just clip it on or off any neck chain or bracelet!
Open Hinged Bail
Rear View
Open Hinged Bails
Front View
Hinged 18kt Gold Bail
Hinged Sterling Silver Bail
Safety Clasp ~ ‘Easy Glide’ lobster claw style safety clasp, crafted of solid .925 sterling silver. MORE
.925 Sterling Silver ~ Silver is a precious metal and much like gold it is too fine to be made in a 100% form. To make it durable for jewelry, pure silver (999 fineness) is often alloyed with small quantities of copper (7.5%), thus becomes sterling silver (92.5% or .925). It is the finest quality sterling silver available. (.900 sterling silver is of lesser quality, which is commonly used in machine manufactured silver or plated jewelry)
Leather ~ Argentina’s tradition of outstanding leather work is long standing and predates the Columbian period. And although centuries have pasted and these ancient skills have been perfected, many of the hand crafting techniques of long ago are still ‘the Argentine way’ in traditional leather craftings. MORE
Carpincho ~ Capybara, ~ Carpincho, also known as the Capybara, is a South American mammal found in the Amazon Rainforest, Argentina, Panama, the Andes Mountains, Columbia and Uruguay. The beautiful and durable hide produces a soft, smooth leather reminiscent of suede leather but extraordinarily durable and rich looking. Although the Carpincho is found throughout Latin America, Argentina is the only country which produces these fine leather products. MORE
Capybara Leather - Enhanced View
Sketch of the Capybara
Collared Peccary ~ A relative of the warthog and sometimes called the ‘ javelin’ or ‘javelin-a.’ Found in wet and dry tropical forests, chaparral and grasslands of the La Pampa province of Argentina, Central America and the southwestern United States. MORE
Peccari Leather - Enhanced View
Collared Peccary or Peccari
Bovine Cow Hide Leather ~ Crafted of hearty yet supple, soft bovine cow leather. Beautifully top stitched and finished in black or brown. MORE
Black Bovine Cow Hide Leather
Brown Bovine Cow Hide Leather
Black & White Hair-On Cowhide
Untrimmed Hair Hide
Brindle & White Hair-On Cowhide
Shaved or Trimmed Hair Hide
Waxed Needle Work ~ Traditional hand embroidered products created by the finest argentine craftsmen using top quality cowhide with an over-woven technique of lubricated (or waxed) threads in rhombus designs. (Rhombus = Quadrilateral design of equal lengths)
Guarda Pampa ~ Historically, the Indians known as ‘mapuches’ were the first known crafters or ‘weavers of the loom’. These elaborate weaves called ‘guard pampa’ created beautiful fabrics which are not only traditional but served a very important function. These weaves indicated hierarchy and the various thread colors depicted much more. For example, black was associated with nobility and red referred to blood or the bravery of a solider. Most often the traditional pampa weaves are made up of geometric designs using staggered crosses, rhombuses and double triangle shapes.
Waxed Needle Work
Loom Woven Guarda Pampa
Exotic Snakeskin ~ Each of our one of a kind creations are inlaid using authentic exotic snakeskins found throughout South America.
Inlayed Snake Skin
Enlarged Inlayed Snake Skin
Click below for a chart to find your ring size.
- Ring Size (Word Document)
- Ring Size (Adobe Acrobat)
