Sterling Silver Cross Earrings

Hand-crafted sterling silver earrings in a small cross shape with the traditional Karen Hill-tribe`s hand-stamped design on the front and turquiose bead decorations. Made with sterling silver hooks. 

These Fair Trade earrings come complete with their own gift box. 

"Khob khun mak krab."

This Fair Trade jewellery was handmade in Thailand.

ThaiCraft is a non-profit organisation that was established in 1992 to work with artisan groups, help them gain self-reliance and preserve Thailand's indigenous crafts. Although originally assisting these groups to sell their Fair Trade crafts to local markets only, ThaiCraft has been keen to expand into export markets as well.

In the beginning, they partnered with 25 artisan groups from villages in Central, North and Northeast Thailand. Some Southern groups later joined in 1995. Over the years, more than 80 groups have been involved, from remote hilltribe minorities in the North to Muslim fishing communities in the deep South; from city slum dwellers to remote rice-paddy farmers.  Today, ThaiCraft's 70 partner groups come from all regions of Thailand. Their representatives meet staff and volunteers of ThaiCraft at regular fairs held in Bangkok. 

It is the spirit of equality and of  common goals within ThaiCraft's artisan "family" that will stimulate the organisation to develop and flourish even more effectively in the future. The added ingredients of supportive customers and committed volunteers will sustain hope, value and strength to the many artisan communities, which represent the diverse ethnic cultures of this enchanting Kingdom.

Artisans from ThaiCraft have made these beautiful Sterling Silver Cross Earrings