A whole dried tagua seed is handcarved to achieve this gorgeous heart shape, then it's polished and dyed red. This tagua heart necklace hangs from a silk ribbon and two acai seeds are placed through it, one to hold the heart and the other one in the back to make it adjustable. This red heart tagua necklace is sustainable, organic, vegan and biodegradable: 100% vegetable ivory (Tagua seeds).
When ripe, tagua seeds are harvested and sun-dried, losing all their moisture to become rock solid resembling ivory in color, texture, and hardness, hence their nickname: “Vegetable Ivory”. At this point the hard seeds can be polished, dyed, cut, and shaped into beautiful beads that become Florama's natural jewelry.