Lilac Jade Necklace | Handcrafted Jewelry in Door County

  The featured lilac jadeite necklace is handmade by Wendy Carpenter with (41) faucet hand-cut and polished lilac jadeite beads—the necklace is 16" long and links with a hand-crafted sterling silver book-clasp design. Exclusive handmade gifts in Door County are soulful pieces perfect for every occasion. The authentic jadeite gemstones are hand-cut and polished from jadeite roughs or slabs in the Motagua River Valley of Guatemala. To the Pre-Columbian people of Mesoamerica, jadeite represented breath, life, fertility, and power. The hand-cutting and polishing stonework is created through Wendy Carpenter's fair trade/skill-building mission project. Her "Creating Revenue through the Arts" project helps the artisans of Guatemala and the Mayan communities. Article by "Fred C. Brendecke" about the unknown value of Guatemalan Jadeite:  Guatemala's hotbed of tectonic activity has resulted in the formation of many varieties of jadeite. Nephrite does not exist in Guatemala, so in its place, the