Take My Breath Away

While browsing the fabulous store Terrain, I found this marvelous, awe-inspiring necklace. At first glance, it looked like a tiny stack of glistening raw metals and slate, freshly cut out of a mountain-side in northern most New York or southern Vermont. What caught my attention were the raw cut, tiny slabs. Made of pyrite, gold, zircon, sterling silver and brass, it's no wonder that I'm taken to another place. The supple deerskin tie at the end adds the perfect juxposition of high/low. It's casual with the raw hide leather look, reminiscient of my High School days, when we wore a piece, knotted around our necks, to profess how cool and preppy we were. Anyway, back to the necklace. It glistens in the light. It's upscale without being uptight, due to it's style of raw, jagged cut stones and stacked in a very casual, "devil may care" attitude. I'm simply in love and must have this item. STAT.

Native Rock Necklace, $368.00, Style No. 26442251; www.shopterrain.com.

Mercado Global

While visiting the amazing store Terrain last week, I stumbled upon this groovy clutch. It's where bohemian meets chic, hence the term, "Boho Chic". I immediately fell in love because of it's beautiful Indigo Blue Tie Dyed Fabric, Orange and White Diamond Weave and it's classic Envelope Clutch shape. Perfect for a Destination Beach Wedding, with feet in the sand or a night out with friends, sipping on Mojito's under the stars.

Anyway, I took a couple of pictures of it, came home and googled the name of the Designer/Company "Mercado Global". The back story is even more inspiring. In 2004, two college students founded Mercado Global to address the debilitating poverty they witnessed on a trip to rural Latin America. Today, they are 400 artisans in 30 communities across Guatemala, creating products that appear in retail stores throughout North America. Hand woven and tie dyed fabrics saturated in colors of Indigo and Coral, for pillows and handbags, as well as hand crafted jewelry, all original pieces indigenous of their region. Their mission: to link rural indigenous artisans to international markets and break the cycle of poverty.

Please take a moment to visit their website. Their story, along with each work of art, is beautiful and inspiring.

http://www.mercadoglobal.org/collections

Or, since the clutch is sold out on their website, http://www.shopterrain.com/bags-footwear/sunrise-clutch/productOptionIDs/e6734a6b-b933-420c-bb64-01c1fa0d6d49.