A wonderful gift for a trendsetting tree-lover, the Twisted Tree Earrings feature glass beads and light green and brown stones. These hand-beaded earrings combines traditional artistry with innovative design, providing sustainable income for women makers working with Creaciones Chonita in Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala. Silver alpaca wire circle with copper wire; green and red/orange unakite chips; and metallic glass bead accents 1.25Dx2H inches Handcrafted in Guatemala Creaciones Chonita was started in 1981 by Concepción Sojuel Mendoza, an indigenous woman who lost her husband in the violence of civil war and needed to find a way to support herself and her children. Through the years this family-run business known for creative jewelry design has expanded to provide work at fair wages for many widows and young women of the community. When the group makes a profit, they save part of the money in a scholarship fund for the education of their children. They also give basic living supplies to elderly widows, and support the medical expenses of all members as needed
