Yes, some of my items seem to be very reasonably priced when compared to other sites you may have visited. Is it due to lesser quality? Absolutely not! I have hand-crafted most of the jewelry items, and those that have not been crafted by myself have been purchased using Fair Trade practices that promote free trade and healthy working conditions for artisan families all over the world.
Instead of settling for “sweat shop” types of jobs, these artisans reap the great economic benefit of selling their wares direct to me and no longer have to take pennies for their days of labor. Their living conditions become improved and their children start to receive education that most times has to be paid for, even at the elementary level. And, you, my customers, reap the added benefit of no middle-man mark-ups and receive a quality product that, when purchased, truly makes a difference in someone’s life.