Atitlán Beaded Medallion Necklace fb Italian gift shop Keep one for yourself and

Keep one for yourself and share the rest with the ladies who bring light to your life

The marbled paper shade—with swirls of gold—casts a flattering amber glow that mimics early 20th-century tortoiseshell styles

They're modeled after the hand-held prayer wheels that many pilgrims and monks carry with them

but judging by the gorgeous gold jewelry they left behind

Atitlán Beaded Medallion Necklace fb Italian gift shop Keep one for yourself andYou 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 a lapis stone cabochon evoke the colors of the Guatemalan highlands.