"Beautiful and very tactile. Arrived promptly and great customer service" - J. Ruckman
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Hi! I’m Alison and I often get asked how a ‘wee Scottish lass’ like me ended up living in Ecuador, starting a jewellery business with artisans in the Andes, and falling in love with one of the most of amazing natural wonders in the plant kingdom. It’s a crazy story but true! And I haven’t even told you yet how the jewellery helps save elephants and how I made my husband my business partner and we ended up as “The Happy Elephant”!
When living in Ecuador, we were fortunate enough to meet two of Ecuador’s finest tagua artisans, Cesar and his wife Teresa. For five years we have worked hand-in-hand with this talented Indigenous Quichua artisan family who bring to life beautiful handcrafted jewellery from nature.
What we love is the connections we have made over the years and how we have come to rely on one another. We felt so moved that our very first order with Cesar meant he was able buy his family their very first washing machine!
Ooh just so gorgeous. I absolutely love this bracelet. So stylish and colourful and comfortable to wear.
Hi Sue, we're so happy you love the bracelet! Thank you for your lovely words. Enjoy wearing it!
I'm delighted with my purchase of the Tagua bracelet. It is comfortable to wear and very pretty.
The colours are beautiful and so glad to know you are delighted!
A beautiful bracelet. I am thrilled with it. I thoroughly recommend this company, their jewellery is amazing.
Hi Penelope, thank you so much for your wonderful review! We appreciate you taking the time to reach out like this. We also really value your recommendation to others. We couldn't ask for more than that!
Gorgeous colours - love my new necklace & bracelet ! Thanks xx
You made a lovely choice, Fiona. I remember packing them and thinking, 'Wow, that is gorgeous!' And I see a lot of tagua! Love your review, many thanks ❤️
Love it and goes with anything.
Yes it really does.
Beautiful bracelet , I love it so much and have had so many compliments
Thank you Mandy for taking the time to share your experience with tagua. Tagua is such a compliment magnet!!!
Beautiful bracelet in lovely vibrant colours. I have several and they fit medium to large wrist just fine. Appreciate how and where these are made and will continue to support . I have necklaces too . All lovely and a joy to wear. Love how light the necklaces are for holiday packing.
Thank you Angela for such a wonderful review. Lovely to get to know you a little via our recent email exchange. So happy your tagua collection is so well used.
Really lovely bracelet and unusual. Light to wear.Goes great with my necklace and earings
Hi Pam, delighted to hear you love your bracelet! Thanks so much for sharing your kind words. Great you can coordinate all your purchases!
Love it
It’s lovely - it looks exactly as I hoped, and will give me pleasure every time I wear it.
Love your review and brings us joy knowing how much you are enjoying your beautiful Teaka bracelet
This is my fourth teaka bracelet. The colours are beautiful and they feel so light and comfortable to wear.
I'm so happy to read your lovely review! Thank you - the Teaka bracelet is a beauty.
I brought this set for my friends birthday which is the 2 May as when she saw the ones I have she loved them
Hi Carole we absolutley love hearing this kind of experience. Thank you so much for sharing this with us.
Love the shape and colour of this bracelet.
Lovely bracelet. Great colour. Comfortable to wear.
Alison was so amazing, making sure I had the perfect match for the necklace I'd chosen, making sure I had the right size for my wrist. Amazing customer service. Cannot recommend highly enough.
Absolutely lovely. Am wearing it right now upon receipt of HE email. Love the quality, depth of colour and sheer silky finish. About to order the new green one. Quite irresistible!
Love it
Very attractive piece
I bought this as a gift for a friend and think its absolutely gorgeous so I hope that she will too. Now I want one for myself!!
Hi Pauline I am sure your friend will love her gift. Some customers have told us that some gifts are never sent as they like it so much themselves. So funny!! Look forward to hearing from you.
The bracelet and earrings were a birthday present and the recipient was thoroughly delighted with them! Couldn't be happier!
Thank you for such a lovely review! So lovely to have the joy of giving something really special.
Beautiful and very tactile. Arrived promptly and great customer service when I wanted to change the colour.
Happy to help Jo. Glad you like your bracelet and its feel. Thank you for your review, as a small business Alison and I get such a boost from them!!
I would recommend Tague Nut jewellery to anyone. The price is good, but the quality is even better. So don't hesitate to buy something wonderful from the range.
Very happy with this purchase. Tagua beans make really beautiful shapes and have a smooth texture which looks almost like plastic but is entirely natural. Colours are beautiful. Bought as a gift so I am not trying it on, but I think it will be very much appreciated.
Brilliant piece. Just matches everything
Beautiful colours, an excellent finish and a stylish design is how I would describe the bracelet I bought.
This is for my grand daughter at Christmas so no reviews yet except that I like it!
As before easy peasy .
This is beautiful, love it to bits ! Thank you for such wonderful ideas
Lovely necklace. Looking forward to ordering another in different colour, maybe also earrings.
Absolutely love my necklace.its so pretty, I’m debating ordering another or even the earrings.
Arrived quickly and beautifully packaged
Another beautiful necklace and so easy to wear with almost everything!
Easy to use website and prompt delivery
A beautiful bracelet. I am thrilled with it. I thoroughly recommend this company, their jewellery is amazing.
An easy website to use. Excellent service all round.
These are perfect earring! The colour pops and lifts any outfit. Thank you.
Beautiful necklace for my daughter in law ,it’s a present to welcome her home from Australia .I know she will be delighted ,thankyou
Fabulous jewellery & .marvellous service
Easy peasy , the only difficulty is choosing!
It is absolutely gorgeous , it is actually a present for my daughter’s birthday in October so it is now safely tucked away . I just know she will love it
I haven't worn it yet and it looks gorgeous. Great, speedy service from friendly people, the necklace arrived beautifully packed. I'd bought two, as wasn't sure which one I wanted, and the refund was issued within hours of it being received back with Happy Elephant.. thank you. I'm looking forward to wearing it!
For over five years we have worked with Cesar, one of Ecuador’s finest Indigenous tagua artisans. He, his wife and his brothers carefully craft The Happy Elephant jewellery.
Tagua seeds are first dried in the sun for three months. They are then carved into pieces, tumbled to produce a high polish, and dyed using colourfast specialist dyes made for natural materials such as tagua, wool and linen.
Tagua is incredibly sustainable, offering multiple environmental benefits that make it a true eco-friendly material. When you choose tagua, you're supporting rainforest conservation, providing fair wages to local communities, and helping protect endangered elephants by offering a renewable alternative to ivory.
Tagua jewellery is very durable. Crafted from a naturally hard material tagua jewellery can be worn every day while maintaining its beauty.
No - tagua jewellery is ultra lightweight. This is one of the unique benefits of tagua that our customers comment on.
Yes! Tagua is actually a seed, not a nut, making it safe for those with nut allergies to wear. However, if you have severe allergies, it's always recommended to consult with your healthcare provider first.
Tagua begins as a sweet liquid that can be drunk, then sets into a jelly that’s edible, and finally hardens into a durable seed perfect for carving.
Yes of course! Just add your product, and at checkout add your giftee’s address in the shipping info, and any personal note you’d like to send and we’ll do the rest!
It comes beautifully gift wrapped and includes an information leaflet that not only tells the story of tagua, but also about our artisans who make the jewellery.
Ooh just so gorgeous. I absolutely love this bracelet. So stylish and colourful and comfortable to wear.
Hi Sue, we're so happy you love the bracelet! Thank you for your lovely words. Enjoy wearing it!
I'm delighted with my purchase of the Tagua bracelet. It is comfortable to wear and very pretty.
The colours are beautiful and so glad to know you are delighted!
A beautiful bracelet. I am thrilled with it. I thoroughly recommend this company, their jewellery is amazing.
Hi Penelope, thank you so much for your wonderful review! We appreciate you taking the time to reach out like this. We also really value your recommendation to others. We couldn't ask for more than that!
Gorgeous colours - love my new necklace & bracelet ! Thanks xx
You made a lovely choice, Fiona. I remember packing them and thinking, 'Wow, that is gorgeous!' And I see a lot of tagua! Love your review, many thanks ❤️
Love it and goes with anything.
Yes it really does.
Beautiful bracelet , I love it so much and have had so many compliments
Thank you Mandy for taking the time to share your experience with tagua. Tagua is such a compliment magnet!!!
Beautiful bracelet in lovely vibrant colours. I have several and they fit medium to large wrist just fine. Appreciate how and where these are made and will continue to support . I have necklaces too . All lovely and a joy to wear. Love how light the necklaces are for holiday packing.
Thank you Angela for such a wonderful review. Lovely to get to know you a little via our recent email exchange. So happy your tagua collection is so well used.
Really lovely bracelet and unusual. Light to wear.Goes great with my necklace and earings
Hi Pam, delighted to hear you love your bracelet! Thanks so much for sharing your kind words. Great you can coordinate all your purchases!
Love it
It’s lovely - it looks exactly as I hoped, and will give me pleasure every time I wear it.
Love your review and brings us joy knowing how much you are enjoying your beautiful Teaka bracelet
This is my fourth teaka bracelet. The colours are beautiful and they feel so light and comfortable to wear.
I'm so happy to read your lovely review! Thank you - the Teaka bracelet is a beauty.
I brought this set for my friends birthday which is the 2 May as when she saw the ones I have she loved them
Hi Carole we absolutley love hearing this kind of experience. Thank you so much for sharing this with us.
Love the shape and colour of this bracelet.
Lovely bracelet. Great colour. Comfortable to wear.
Alison was so amazing, making sure I had the perfect match for the necklace I'd chosen, making sure I had the right size for my wrist. Amazing customer service. Cannot recommend highly enough.
Absolutely lovely. Am wearing it right now upon receipt of HE email. Love the quality, depth of colour and sheer silky finish. About to order the new green one. Quite irresistible!
Love it
Very attractive piece
I bought this as a gift for a friend and think its absolutely gorgeous so I hope that she will too. Now I want one for myself!!
Hi Pauline I am sure your friend will love her gift. Some customers have told us that some gifts are never sent as they like it so much themselves. So funny!! Look forward to hearing from you.
The bracelet and earrings were a birthday present and the recipient was thoroughly delighted with them! Couldn't be happier!
Thank you for such a lovely review! So lovely to have the joy of giving something really special.
Beautiful and very tactile. Arrived promptly and great customer service when I wanted to change the colour.
Happy to help Jo. Glad you like your bracelet and its feel. Thank you for your review, as a small business Alison and I get such a boost from them!!
I would recommend Tague Nut jewellery to anyone. The price is good, but the quality is even better. So don't hesitate to buy something wonderful from the range.
Very happy with this purchase. Tagua beans make really beautiful shapes and have a smooth texture which looks almost like plastic but is entirely natural. Colours are beautiful. Bought as a gift so I am not trying it on, but I think it will be very much appreciated.
Brilliant piece. Just matches everything
Beautiful colours, an excellent finish and a stylish design is how I would describe the bracelet I bought.
This is for my grand daughter at Christmas so no reviews yet except that I like it!
