About Madre Hija Design
Madre Hija Design is a contemporary handwoven jewelry brand made by Textile Designer Caro Toro. I design statement pieces out of upcycled vintage beads, Japanese and Czech seed beads, fair trade beads, semiprecious and precious stone beads. My intention is to make beautiful, elegant and bold jewelry through conscious design that takes in regard our natural world and its resources. Madre Hija Design holds pride in its sustainable practices, we purchase rare novelty, vintage, hand carved and fair trade beads, as well as supporting local shops. We create handmade to ord...Read More
Featured Pieces
Amber & Gold Leaves Bracelet
By Madre Hija Design
Located in Leander, TX
Handwoven 24k permanent gold plated Japanese glass seed beads woven in shapes of leaves, adorned with embroidered Baltic Amber oval beads.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Artist Beaded Bracelets
Materials
Amber
House of Dragon Pearl, Shell and Abalone Earring
By Madre Hija Design
Located in Leander, TX
Hand woven in permanent gold-plated Japanese seed beads simulating the skull of a dragon like creature, with Abalone shell eyes, the body is made up of cultivated pearl sticks. This ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Artist Dangle Earrings
Materials
Cultured Pearl, Pearl
Pele Amber and Gold Earring
By Madre Hija Design
Located in Leander, TX
Handwoven in a shape of flames, permanent 14k gold-plated and marron Japanese seed beads, with large Baltic Amber chips and beads.
Pele is inspired by the goddess of volcanic fire, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Dangle Earrings
Materials
Amber
Feyja Goddess Citrine and Amber Earring
By Madre Hija Design
Located in Leander, TX
Made of eight handwoven permanent gold plated leaves with amber beads in center and five precious stones of beautiful amber colored Citrine. Inspired by Feyja the Viking Goddess of ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Dangle Earrings
Materials
Amber, Citrine
Anahid Gold, Agate and Pearl handwoven chain necklace
By Madre Hija Design
Located in Leander, TX
Handwoven permanent 14k gold plated chain links adorned with precious stones agate and freshwater cultivated pearl sticks. At approximately 15.5" this beaded chain link lies perfectl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Choker Necklaces
Materials
Agate, Pearl
Cleopatra's Agate and Pearl Eye Earring
By Madre Hija Design
Located in Leander, TX
Handwoven three-dimensional eye made with terracotta brown, gold Japanese seed bead and vintage ivory cats eye bead as pupil. Adorned with precious stones agate and freshwater culti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Dangle Earrings
Materials
Agate, Pearl
Gaia's Gold Path Statement Necklace
By Madre Hija Design
Located in Leander, TX
Handwoven permanent 14k gold plated seed beads with earthy terracotta brown Japanese glass seed beads woven over the period of 8 weeks in the largest and most significant piece of our catalogue. Gaia's Gold path is inspired on the twists and turns that we all embark in this magnificent journey that is our lives. Sometimes linear, predictable and pleasant but in my experience full of bending, winding, twisty, edges and cliffs, passions and risks. We all have our unique imprint on this earth and this unique hand made statement necklace honors that path. Hand drilled...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Beaded Necklaces
Materials
Jade
Assana Crystal Quartz and Pearl glow in the dark necklace
By Madre Hija Design
Located in Leander, TX
Glow in the dark sea foam blue Japanese glass beads handwoven into 3 dimensional cylinder shapes embroidered with soft pebble shaped crystal quartz. F...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Beaded Necklaces
Materials
Crystal, Pearl, Quartz
Anansa Quartz and Pearl Glow in the Dark Earring
By Madre Hija Design
Located in Leander, TX
Handwoven glow in the dark sea foam blue glass Japanese seed beads embroidered with freshwater pearls and quartz. At the tip of the earring a large pe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Drop Earrings
Materials
Pearl, Quartz
Penelope Woven Silver and Pearl Earring
By Madre Hija Design
Located in Leander, TX
Handwoven silverlined iridescent Japanese glass seed beads in a shape imitating the Chrysalis Phase of the life cycle of a butterfly, embroidered with irregular freshwater pearl nugg...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Drop Earrings
Materials
Pearl
Olympia Opal and Pearl Choker Necklace
By Madre Hija Design
Located in Leander, TX
Handwoven iridescent beaded sculptural flower shapes, silver matte handwoven leaves decorated with opal glass tear shape bead embroidery and authentic Ethiopian Opal fair trade beads tips, fresh Edison...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Choker Necklaces
Materials
Opal, Pearl
Ellie Agate Silver Shine Earring
By Madre Hija Design
Located in Leander, TX
Hand carved and hand polished agate slate bead with handwoven silver Japanese glass seed beads. This earring is part of Elementos, a collection inspired by earth, air, fire and water...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Drop Earrings
Materials
Agate, Silver
