Leaf Capiz Earrings
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Bring some nature into your outfit with these Leaf earrings, they depict wafer-thin leaf motif pieces that are made of capiz, which is a marine mollusk in the Philippines. Artisans wash and soak the thin shells before cutting them into shape and edging them with wire in a labor-intensive process. Before glass windows became available in the Philippines, capiz was used for windows in houses!
Capiz, metal
2.5L inches
Made in Philippines
SAFFY, Inc. stands for Social Action for Filipino Youth. SAFFY, Inc. markets handmade crafts for many small artisan workshops, and specializes in capiz shell items. Artisans benefit from educational seminars, vocational training, financial and medical assistance. An in-house Product Designer assists artisan groups in the development of new product lines. SAFFY was founded to create alternative sources of livelihood for impoverished women and youth in marginalized areas of Manila. It expanded to serve communities in need by launching social development programs. SAFFY provides marketing and export services to about 70 artisan workshops with employment for more than 1,000 people.