My trip to St Thomas in the US Virgin islands was awesome. It was a 5-day trip that I found fascinating to say the least; everything from the good food, the good weather, and jet skiing to their culture was fascinating.
I got a chance to talk to all the jewelry designers and also take pictures of the beautiful jewelry. All of the designers said they just make jewelry for fun and they also find the art of jewelry making very interesting plus they love seeing their jewelry worn by their customers; none of the designers I talked to had stories behind the jewelry. I found a variety of materials ranging from pearls to rare gemstones that were used to make beautiful necklaces, earrings and bracelets. I have put up pictures of the pieces I found to be mind blowing.
THE RESORT
The first day I got to the resort, I was glad to see that they sold handcrafted jewelry, although the designer was M.I.A. (Missing in Action), I couldn’t get much information about the jewelry or if there was a story behind it.
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| Ritz Carlton Hotel St Thomas |
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| Ritz Carlton Hotel St Thomas |
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The jewelry at the resort…(Up and Down) beautiful turquoise gemstone and baby pink necklace On my last day, before I left for the airport I took a trip downtown. After hearing that downtown was the handcrafted jewelry heaven, I wasn’t about to miss the opportunity to see for myself.  A view of the high street (Charlotte Amalie) where you can find handcrafted jewelry pieces.  This is a street near where handcrafted jewelry stores are located. Also, there were little stands where hot dogs and cold drinks were sold. The food was delicious and their major delicacy on the Island is seafood. Now to the part I am sure you can’t wait to see, the handcrafted jewelry, all the jewelry you see were made by talented designers.  |
The gentleman is holding up a hand-made blue and silver necklace made with blue gemstones and silver wires; the picture underneath shows a gorgeous handmade necklace
(Above and Below) Beautiful red beaded necklace with a wooden pendant and green beaded necklace with a shell like pendant
(Above and Below) White beaded necklace and tribal themed necklace
Some more gorgeous handcrafted jewelry, they were put together on the same stand because the designer didn’t have enough stands to hang them on (just incase you were wondering).
I really loved this piece;what I love in particular is the way the pearls and silver leaves are crafted into little flowers, the same flower design is used for the earrings. Very gorgeous jewelry! And its hand crafted too!
…and that was the end of my trip, every single moment was fun (apart from my flight that got cancelled). I loved the seafood, jet skiing, their culture and taking a tour of the island but I have to admit my favorite part of the trip was visiting downtown St. Thomas aka Charlotte Amalie as the natives call it.
