Posted onTuesday, July 7, 2020|Comments Off on Mostly Jewelry Sale: Mexico Collection
My sister and I have assembled these pieces from our collection and to offer for sale. Many are earrings. Some are small and go well in this time of mask-wearing as they won’t get hung up on the ties. The larger pieces are perfect for social distancing al fresco dinner parties with one or two others (who are as careful as you are) with at least six feet separating each of you. I’m picnicking from time-to-time with a trusted friend and feel comfortable removing my mask when I’m sitting at a safe distance. Then, I wear my big earrings and lipstick! Many of the pieces were collected over the past 20 years from various places we have visited in Mexico — Oaxaca, Mexico City, Puebla, Chiapas, Michoacan, and even New Mexico. We want to offer them to you at very attractive prices.
To Buy: Send me an email to norma.schafer@icloud.com with your name, address, and item number. I will send you a PayPal invoice to pay with credit card, adding on $12 for USPS mailing to anywhere in USA. Happy to combine multiple items with one mailing fee.
#1. Oaxaca filigree sterling silver and amber earrings. 3″ x 1-1/2″. Was $225. Now, $145.SOLD. #2. San Juan Chamula, Chiapas glass beads, 18″ + ties. Was $95. Now. $65.SOLD. #3. Marcasite, white sapphire, sterling silver & 18kt. gold. 1-14″ x 1/2″ Oaxaca. Was $185. Now, $125.#4. Onyx + pearl, silver filigree, Oaxaca. 1″x1/2″. Was $145. Now, $95.#5. Gold Filled Dainties. Amethyst. Moonstone. Hooks. 1″x5/8″ Was $155. Now, $95.#6. Mexico City. Sterling Silver, posts. 3/4″x3/4″ Was $145. Now, $95. SOLD. #7. Crotchet and button necklace. Mexico City. Was $55. Now, $25.SOLD. #8. Spratling Monkey Pendant. 2″x1-1/2″ Jade + Brass. Was $185. Now. $110. New Spratling Stamp from original mold, made in last 10 years. #9. Sterling silver Brigitte Huet Maya Gods Pendant, 1″w x 1-1/2″ long, Was $185. Now, $155. Lost Wax Casting. #10. Tane Silversmiths, Mexico City. Sterling and Gold Filled Ring. Size 6. Was $128. Now, $95. #11. Onyx and Silver Earrings. Posts. 1″x3/4″ Was. $150. Now, $95. #12. Puebla Talavera Beads & Silver. 20″ w/5″ dangle. Was $135. Now, $65.#13. Taxco Designer Melesio Rodriguez. 950 Sterling. 1-1/2″x1-1/4″ Was $195. Now, $135.#14. Bangles. 9 pieces. Enamel. Sterling. Alpaca. Fits small wrist, 6″ diameter. Was $145. Now, $75.#15. Vintage, Puebla, Mexico. Sandcast. Sterling + Pearl Butterflies. 2″x1-1/4″ Was $165. Now, $110.SOLD. #16. Taxco Designer Melesio Rodriguez. 950 Sterling. 1-1/2″x1″ Was $195. Now, $135.#17. India. Sterling Silver Lotus Dangles. 2-1/4″x3/4″ Was $135. Now, $85.SOLD. #18. Spratling, Copper + Lapis Lazuli Pendant. 3-1/2″x2-3/4″ Was $145. Now, $110. Includes cord. Stamp is New Spratling, Taxco. It’s the Spratling mold, made in last 10 years. #19. San Juan Chamula, Chiapas, Two Mini-Stuffed Animals. Was $50. Now, $25#20. Zinacantan, Chiapas, back strap loomed belt. Cotton. 33″ long x 2-1/4″ wide + 16″ ties. Total 49″. Was $85. Now, $45. Use it as a Guitar or Bag Strap, too.
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Norma Schafer and Oaxaca Cultural Navigator LLC has offered programs in Mexico since 2006. We have over 30 years of university program development experience. See my resume.
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1-Day OaxacaCity Collectors Textile Tour.Exclusive Access! We take you into the homes and workshops of Oaxaca State's prize-winning weavers. They come from the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, the Mixteca, Mixe, Amuzgos and Triqui areas and represent their weaving families and cooperatives here. For collectors, retailers, buyers, wholesalers, fashionistas.
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July 25-31, 2022. Oaxaca Textile Adventure Tour: Sierra Norte Mountains. Visit two remote mountain villages where silk and cotton are woven into glorious cloth and dyed with natural plant materials. Come early or stay later for Guelaguetza! Not too late to join!
October 28-November 4, 2022: Women’s Creative Writing Retreat in Teotitlan del Valle — Memory and Tradition. Click this link to read about it. ONE SPACE OPEN FOR SHARED ROOM.
October 29-November 4, 2022:Day of the Dead Culture Tour. We meet locals and visit 4 villages to experience this mystical pre-Hispanic observance, awesome and reverent. Still space for a few more!
February 5-13, 2023: Bucket List Tour: Monarch Butterflies + Michoacan. Spiritual, mystical connection to nature. Go deep into weaving, pottery, mask-making and more! We haven't offered this tour since 2019 and we anticipate it will sell out quickly. TWO SPACES OPEN
February 21-March 1, 2023: Chiapas Textile Study Tour--Deep Into the Maya World Based in San Cristobal de las Casas, we travel to distant pueblos to meet extraordinary weavers --Best of the Best! Just a handful of spaces open.
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