[{"id":12882717,"handle":"capiz-chimes","updated_at":"2021-09-02T13:56:26-04:00","published_at":"2013-11-13T07:45:00-05:00","sort_order":"manual","template_suffix":"","published_scope":"web","title":"Capiz Shell Strands, Chimes \u0026 Chandeliers","body_html":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Capiz chimes \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0886\/0638\/files\/om_turquoise_pico.png?10933170893771275674\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e as zen as they get.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eSome 70 years ago several fisher families moved from Madura to Java’s Eastern coast because of the profusion of sea life. During stormy weather, after all the nets were mended, they began making handicrafts from discarded shells. Capiz shells, or Jingle Oysters grow like weeds in shallow sea beds. Before the fishermen got creative, they were only collected for the meat and the shells were discarded. Now nothing is wasted. Our comprehensive line of capiz shell chimes \u0026amp; tableware were designed by Andrea Phillips and beautifully handcrafted by these fishermen turned artisans and the wind chimes are assembled in our in house, fair trade workshop in Bali.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","image":{"created_at":"2013-11-13T07:46:40-05:00","alt":null,"width":800,"height":800,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0281\/3504\/collections\/lamps.jpg?v=1578903022"}},{"id":17135960091,"handle":"capiz-strands","title":"Capiz Strands","updated_at":"2021-08-25T17:09:46-04:00","body_html":"","published_at":"2017-12-30T21:41:18-05:00","sort_order":"manual","template_suffix":null,"disjunctive":true,"rules":[{"column":"type","relation":"equals","condition":"Capiz Strands"}],"published_scope":"web"}]
Our capiz strands are very popular, coming in a large selection of beautiful color combinations. They create a lovely environment in any setting and come with a metal ring at the top for easy hanging. Our capiz supply comes from a fishing village in Java, where our shell artisans sustainably harvest the shells and shape them. All parts of the capiz (jingle oyster) are used; the meat is used for food, the main part of the shell for handicraft, and the shell waste for fertilizer. Only full-grown shells are picked from the kelp beds, where they grow, which provides more space and food source for the young ones to grow.
