I’ve been posting videos where my sister (Tappingflamingo) and I share our latest adventures on our eight day eastern Caribbean cruise, and one of the ports of call was Puerto Rico. Last year, we visited the same port. San Juan to be exact, and we scored some great beads and some beautiful earrings from a pair local artisans (a husband and wife team). Unfortunately, back-to-back hurricanes hit the island a few months later, and we were unsure about what we would find on our return trip a year later. Along with hunting down the bead shops again, we wanted to find the artists who created the earrings we at a shop called Tropical Treasures. The shop is no longer open, but we did find their work at another shop, which means I scored this adorable Coqui pendant of theirs. It is silver, with a gold leg and green topaz eyes, and it is plated with palladium, to help it resist tarnishing.

Coqui Charm

You can find out more about our day in the beautiful city of San Juan by watching this video: