"Side of Paradise" - Article Exploring Ecofriendly Style featuring Knots and Stones

Behind the scenes: ZOOEY Magazine Photo Shoot featuring K&S jewelry!

Cyber Week Sale Event - 40% off all items in current collection

40% off EVERYTHING at www.knotsandstones.com from tomorrow through 12/5 with code KNSCW11. 

Forget Cyber Monday, K&S gives you a week of great prices!!

We have a great selection of eco-friendly jewelry, you will have no problem finding a unique, affordable, "green" gift for that special someone on your list!  

Here is a look at some of our best sellers:

Gaby Necklace $26

Dalmata Necklace $54

Rosa Necklace $19

Our Tagua rings range from $22-$35

Tagua and Seed Earrings from $14

Our bracelet collection includes bracelets for as low as $11.50

 

 

If you love animal prints, we have something for you!!

As you may know, animal prints will be hot this fall and we have your animal print accessories!
Our current line includes some beautiful, eye-catching and one-of-a-kind rings, earrings and bracelets ... some of these in fun zebra and giraffe prints. 

Take a look at our Safari Rings, available in a zebra and a giraffe print:

These great rings are not only super stylish but earth friendly and fairly traded too!  They are carved out of the Tagua Nut (a seed from a palm tree that grows in the Amazon Rainforest, South America), the Tagua is sustainably harvested and they are hand painted by skillful artisans that are paid a fair wage for their work.  Avail in sizes 5.5-7.5.

 

 If you are a bracelet kind of gal, we have a bracelet for you!   Our Zebra bracelet:

Tagua nut slices hand painted by our artisans in Colombia.  It's set on an elastic band so it will fit most wrists.

If, however, you are more interested in some earrings for your eco-chic fall jewelry collection then we present to you our K&S Tagua Studs:

Tagua studs, handcrafted and painted with sterling silver posts, only $15 dollars.  Great stocking stuffer!

To check out the rest of our current collection, visit us at www.knotsandstones.com.

WANT TO WIN ONE OF THE ZEBRA RINGS??

Check out Frazzled Mama's review of our Zebra Rings and enter a giveaway for a chance to win one of our Zebra Rings!

http://www.frazzled-mama.com/

 

FREE K&S jewelry!

Looking for new accessories to enhance your eco-chic style?  Well, we bring you two opportunities for picking up some free items... yes, FREE! the perfect price! the perfect sale! the perfect discount!

1. We are working on the designs for our new collection and we want to share the process with you, we want your feedback.  We are giving away three of our Daisy rings, which are candidates for our next collection.  All you have to do is visit our Facebook page and tell us which is your favorite piece from our current collection and why.  Our full catalog is online at www.knotsandstones.com.  

This Saturday (17th) we will pick 3 posts at random and they will get to choose one of our super cute Daisy rings.  They are available in red, orange, purple, brown, multicolor.  It's that easy!

                                                                Daisy Ring: super cute, no?

2. Couponing & Reviewing in Texas recently reviewed another one of our Tagua rings (the Safari Rings and Chunky Plus Rings) and they loved them so much, they are sponsoring a ring giveaway too!  Visit their blog for a chance to give one of these must-have rings!  

                                   Our Chunky Plus rings are our best sellers, you will get showered with compliments. 


We encourage you to take advantage of these two great opportunities!  

2 days left to enter K&S jewelry giveaway!!!

Our one of a kind Horn Cuff and Tagua Nut rings were reviewed by Moana Saves and they loved them so much, they are sponsoring a giveaway of a Horn Cuff and one Tagua Ring!!  Visit their blog, check out what they had to say about our eco-chic jewelry and enter the giveaway for a chance to get some new, hot accessories for the fall!  Don't miss this great chance!!

Father's Day Gift Idea!

Father's Day is on its way. How about a quality, handmade, eco-friendly watch for dad?! All our watches are now on sale (30% off original price) through June 30. Take a look! 

K&S Watches 

 

An Uncommon Thread: Knots and Stones Horn Cuff Bracelet Giveaway

An Uncommon Thread: Knots and Stones Horn Cuff Bracelet Giveaway: "Eco-fashion can extend to all areas of your wardrobe, which is why I'm happy to share Knots & Stones through this special Horn Cuff Bracelet..."

Tagua: An elegant and natural seed

Tagua: vegetable ivory  

A very special plant known as “tagua” (Phytelephas seemannii, Phytelephas macrocarpa) or vegetable ivory grows in the thick tropical rainforests of Colombia. This unattractive looking thorny palm has an average height of five to six meters and takes 15 years to begin to bear fruit. From then on, the plant yields three harvests per year.

The Tagua Nut

In its natural state, the tagua is similar to a nut called “mococha” and is full of seeds. It is hard, smooth, opaque, and bone-colored, and its texture resembles ivory. The nut requires between 6 and 12 months to ripen, during which the seed becomes harder, acquires its final thickness, and its color changes from white to light ochre. The ripe nut measures between three and six cm in length.

Characteristics of the Tagua Nut

The features that identify the quality of this vegetable raw material and make it such an esteemed product are its hardness and the similarity of its color to animal ivory.

Tagua: uses and products

The tagua began to be exploited in colonial times when the Spanish settled on the American continent. Since the very first contact of the foreigners with the plant, the tagua nut was used for making buttons, umbrella and walking stick handles, napkin holders, combs, chess pieces, piano keys, letter openers, and other utensils.
Centuries later, the invention of plastics did away with the popularity of tagua. And high quality items began to be made from animal ivory.

Let’s save the elephants by using tagua!

Thanks to the cries of ecologists, in recent years natural materials begin to assert themselves again over artificial materials, and the tagua of Colombian rainforests turns out to be the salvation of elephants.
Present world trends to conserve the environment and the prohibition of hunting elephants and rhinoceroses for their ivory forced great European and North American designers like Christian Dior, Yves Saint Laurent, and Versace to turn to natural materials for their collections. This is why the tagua has ceased to be a humble palm tree to become a valuable product in world markets.

Tagua handicrafts in Colombia

Tagua is similar to animal ivory because of its hardness and color

Colombian artisans are experts in the manufacture of veritable jewels. The greatest tagua artists come from Chiquinquirá, a city famous for its cathedral and miraculous virgin, located three hours from Bogotá, in the department of Boyacá. The Chiquinquirá artists specialize in decorative miniatures (chess pieces, nativity scene figurines), several of which are in the Guinness Book of World Records.
Nowadays, Colombian artists use this material for making all kinds of decorative items: bracelets, picture frames, letter openers, figurines, and accessories like earrings, necklaces, and bracelets that attract the attention of women from around the world.   (from www.colombia.travel/en/) 


Want to learn more about Tagua and other of Colombia's natural materials used in making beautiful personal and home accessories?  
This is a great article from the Office of Tourism.  Tagua: an elegant, natural seed

Good Things Come to Those Who Wait, Our New Collection is Here and Online!!

We apologize for the delay ... a couple of our artisans were presented with some family and health issues and we slowed down our efforts to be able to accommodate the unexpected circumstances.  Thankfully, everyone is well now and very excited to bring to you K&S's new line of quality, fairly-traded, eco-friendly jewelry!

We have some new beautiful rings handmade from the tagua nut and bamboo.  We have incorporated some new seeds and other organic materials like orange peel and guadua into our necklace and bracelets designs.  And of course we have some of your favorites back, like the Chunky Plus rings, in new bright colors! 

We invite you to take a look, browse through our online boutique at www.knotsandstones.com.  Also, through the end of May you can enjoy 25% your online purchase with the code LUVMOM.  Hey, we know Mother's Day is not the only day when moms deserve a special little something!

Green greetings!

Andrea