Vanessa Yamel, Founder of Petit Panambi

The story behind the name.

Petit Panambi is a celebration of heritage. Panambi means butterfly in Guaraní — the language of Paraguay — and every piece is a tribute to the art of Ñandutí, the intricate circular lace that has been woven by Paraguayan hands for centuries. The name carries both the lightness of a butterfly and the precision of lace-making.

Every earring is handcrafted one at a time, with the patience and care that heritage crafts demand. No factories. No mass production. Just a maker honoring where she comes from, one small beautiful thing at a time.

Wearing Petit Panambi means carrying a piece of that story with you — something delicate, intentional, and made to last.

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What we believe in.

Handmade

Every piece is made by hand, start to finish. That means each earring carries a small trace of the person who made it — a slight variation, an honest imperfection, a mark of something real.

Intentional

Nothing is made without a reason. Materials are chosen carefully, designs are refined until they feel right, and every collection has a story worth telling. Intention shows in the final piece.

One of a Kind

Because each piece is made by hand, no two are exactly alike. The slight differences aren't flaws — they're the signature of something that was never meant to be replicated on an assembly line.

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Embracing the Heritage

— I Am From —

I am from the Tropical land of Guaranies.

Where the powerful series of cascading waterfalls reign,

The so called "Iguazu Falls".

I am from the Gauchos Home,

Hot tea is better with yerba mate at dawn and sunset.

The four seasons make the birds migrate quite often.

Long heat and short cold.

The pale green grassland and bright May sky go on and on.

They are forever. Here is forever.

I am from the soccer and art family,

energetic and fanatic.

I am from a multicultural environment.

The Guaranies blood flows through my veins.

I inherited Courage from my ancestors.

I am from the Catholic Christmas Summer.

The 90 degrees is perfect for sangria and pool.

From the toast at midnight, the greetings from house to house,

and continuation until the three wise men arrive on January 6th.

From the ultimate and supreme steak on the table,

The Malbec wine complements its perfection.

Empanadas and Gnocchi for important gatherings.

From growing up bilingual to multilingual

I am from the folklore festivals.

Where dreams come true

She is their song. The song of grassland.

The Forever song.

From an angel father and hardworking mother

the desire of what is out there.

From stolen books in my bookcase,

from the beautiful smiles in times of hardship

From the Falkland war.

From the fire land of Patagonia.

I am from the King sun implanted in between two skies.

The Argentum riches the La Plata River

From the jungle panther

I am from Formosa, Hermosa, Mariposa, Panambi, Butterfly,

The Small Butterfly, Petit Panambi.

I am from Argentina.

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Argentinian by birth  ·  Paraguayan by blood  ·  American by residency

— Original Poem by Vanessa Yamel Founder & Maker, Petit Panambi
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