La Casona is a trade school right outside Boca Chica where students can study culinary arts, cosmetology, seamstress, marketing and management, computer technology and jewelry making. Today I was taught by three of my favorite little guys from "Los Ninos Trabajadoes" and Julito how to make awesome jewelry out of coconuts, something that is vastly abundant and very inexpensive to obtain.
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| Our "Raw Materials" |
Coconuts come in many sizes and colors. These are a small, light colored variety.
With this small ones the boys were making bangles!
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| Cracking Open the Cocos Some of the ladies of La Casona came out to help us clean out the Coconuts. After we snacked our way through them, they took all the insides to go cook something with. |
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| Sanding down the pieces. The boys use a variety of sanders and cutters to shape the pieces, grind off the rough outer layer, then polish each piece till it is smooth and shiny. |
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| Our practice pieces Julito thought my work was subpar, but the boys made some awesome bracelets! But of course, the guys didn't let me go home empty handed... |
great!!
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