Yeison Javier and his family makes most of our Colombian hats, bags, jewelry and home decor. He uses Irica palm fibers to make his art. Iraca is a tropical palm that is extremely durable and found in Colombia, South America. We are very blessed to have such amazing artisans at Spearman Artisanry.
Thursday, April 20, 2023
Artisan Spotlight
Yeison Javier and his family makes most of our Colombian hats, bags, jewelry and home decor. He uses Irica palm fibers to make his art. Iraca is a tropical palm that is extremely durable and found in Colombia, South America. We are very blessed to have such amazing artisans at Spearman Artisanry.
Friday, April 7, 2023
Cooperative in Estelí Nicaragua
In 2017, Building Lives International began a cooperative in Estelí Nicaragua, making wire wrapped rings and crochet jewelry. Many artisans began coming from nearby towns and we soon felt called to create a place of further income opportunity for this community that we are in partnership with. This partnership continues to grow and we now sponsor artisans to come to the United States in pursuit of further opportunities.
Monday, March 27, 2023
Artisan Spotlight
Saturday, March 11, 2023
We Rise by Lifting Others
While in Peru and in business school, boutique owner Jannett Spearman, dreamed big dreams for building a special type of shop. Through the encouragement and friendship from an inspiring teacher, Anita, Jannett's passion for wire crochet propelled her to create a business honoring fair trade practices for international artisans. To this day, the deep friendship that helped nurture Jannett's dream remains strong and Anita is now the director of Peru for Spearman Artisanry. 20% of ALL sales are donated to the non-profit Building Lives International, directly helping artisan communities.
Wednesday, March 1, 2023
Meet My Friend, Anita!
Monday, February 6, 2023
Tejiendo Vidas Cooperative
We have also decided this year to support Karol Rivera, who is one of the original artisans in the group. She is currently pursuing her bachelor’s degree and we would love to help her achieve her
goal. Part of our goal is to help support the young people, not only in Nicaragua, but around the world, so that they can achieve their dreams in education.
Others in the group include, Esther who graduated three years ago with a degree in environmental science, Exania who graduated two years ago with her degree in education, and Moises who just graduated last year with a degree in international business.
On a side note, we are currently attempting to sponsor Moises and Exania to come to the United Stated legally. Please help us to pray that the government will grant them Visas. They, like many young people, do want to come to the United States, but legally.
Friday, December 23, 2022
Congratulations, Moisés!
Tuesday, October 4, 2022
Great Week at Liberty University!
We would like to thank all of the Liberty University students for a great week on campus! The funds raised will be used for future building projects and scholarships.
Wednesday, September 21, 2022
2022 Mission Project Complete
Our mission project for this year was a house for one of our artisans in Nicaragua and his family. We so much appreciate each of you who support our business and ministry, because without you, this would not have been possible!
Monday, January 10, 2022
Final Nicaragua Project Update
Thanks to all of you and your support of our ministry through Spearman Artisanry, we have finished our mission project for 2021. The patio restaurant in La Concordia, Nicaragua is officially open, it looks awesome, and they just hosted their first event! We could not have done this without all of you. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts. The family is ecstatic and this will truly change their lives forever.