Atitlán Beaded Medallion Jewelry Inactive Leather-look buttons and front patch

Leather-look buttons and front patch pockets

it looks great with longer tops or layered with scarves or other necklaces at slightly varying lengths

using new and vintage Czech glass beads

Any variations in pattern and color reflect the hand-painted process

For us at Petalura—named for a species of dragonfly—they’re a sign of growth through transformation

Atitlán Beaded Medallion Jewelry Inactive Leather-look buttons and front patchYou never know where a compliment will go. One day a woman near Lake Atitln, Guatemala, admired another womans handmade beaded earrings. Not long after, the two had formed a workshop and launched a successful cottage industry among the artisans of the local Tzutujil Maya community. Glass seed beads, Czech fire polished glass crystals, and, in the necklace, a lapis stone cabochon evoke the colors of the Guatemalan highlands.