This day I discovered a different face of Montecristi which my daily routine do not allow me to see. Even though I pass every day through this county to go to my university.

To learn more about the characteristics, benefits and uses of this natural material we have made a list of ten truths set forth below:

The term essence is very broad and not well defined. Essence is called the smell of the plant before going through distillation, synthetic products that serve as imitation are also essences.

So Theodore Roosevelt meets for first time the toquilla straw hats. On that occasion he was photographed wearing one and this image appeared in the New York Times, which gave these accessories international fame, but their origin was initially confused and recived the popular name “Panama Hat“, after the place in which they were sold, although its origin was actually Ecuadorian.

Before that first trip to the bead shop and bead online, it is important to understand beading tools and materials. As such, beading and jewelry-making has become an extremely popular hobby or home business for many inspired.

Tagua is the seed of the palm Phytelephas macrocarpa, this palm grows in the humid parts of the Ecuadorian jungle. Each mococha has between 15 and 20 tagua seeds. These seeds when exposed to the sun dry and their texture is hard. When it hardens its appearance is of ivory, but it is an ecological ivory.

The Panama Hat weaving is an ancient knowledge passed from generation to generation. It’s a tradition that continues today bringing entire families. Moreover, it represents a lifestyle that creates a sense of identity and social cohesion reference for both the craftsmen who manufacture the hats and the people of Manabi.

Introducing tagua beads into the beading community has been a very hard task, very time consuming, it has been such a nice adventure. I’ve got to meet very nice people, customers that have become friends. Such a pleasant experience.

The diffusers are used to aromatize. Thanks to the vaporization, the particles of essential oils are dispersed by our environment. We can use them with the essential oil of our preference.

The reason is that a few months we got contacted by some people from Russia asking for Tagua Beads. After checking in our records we out it was Alexander, who bought beads from us back in Mar 2010.

EcuadorianHands.com is proud to present the winner of Mar 2011, Sara Maruri and her beautiful artwork. Votes count ended 33 votes for Sara Maruri, and 29 votes to Indigo Beads (closest contestant).

Light the palo santo over an open flame. Take hold of one end of the stick and hold the opposite end to a fire, candle, or lighter.