| 12/17/07 |
New Gourd Nativity Decorations!
A shipment of beautifully hand-decorated Nativity scenes on Peruvian Gourds has just arrived! Order them now!
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| 11/25/07 |
New Gourd Decorations!
Yes, Santa's on his way to town, and here are a couple new Peruvian Gourd Santas for your home. One of these
Santas is a gourd box - practical as well as decorative.
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| 11/24/07 |
Samburu Table Setting Package on Sale!
Samburu women in Kenya, Africa created beautiful beaded placemats, wind candle lamps and napkin rings and these
fine products are sold in a nicely packaged set -- on SALE! Purchases help the Kenyan communities in a number of ways.
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| 11/23/07 |
Corn Leaf Holiday Cards!
Women in Nicaragua turn dried corn leaves into colorful and imaginative cards with Santas and other holiday designs.
You may want to frame these cards instead of mailing them!
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| 11/14/07 |
Yachana Jungle Chocolate is on Sale!
Have you tried Yachana Jungle Chocolates yet?
If not, now's the time, because it's on sale! Crunchy, natural chocolate bits in 4 flavor varieties. PLUS - our hand-woven, cotton Guatemalan drawstring bags
are back in stock. They're perfect packaging for 2 boxes of Yachana Chocolate for your chocoholic friends.
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| 11/14/07 |
NEW!
Knit Animal Hats!
Women in Kenya, Africa knit Lion, Elephant and Zebra hats for your kids. Sometimes it's tough to
get your child to dress appropriately for the cold weather, so these hats could be your solution.
Soft acrylic, fun designs, and Kenyan women also benefit - what could be better?
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| 11/12/07 |
NEW!
Recycled Glass Recipe Holders!
Glass bottes in Ghana, Africa are melted and turned into little stars - which are then transformed
into Recipe Card Holders (or Placecard, Household Reminder Holders, ... ).
A practical gift that helps Africans earn money by recycling.
Also on this page are Recycled Metal Recipe Holders from Vietnam.
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| 11/09/07 |
NEW!
Ayacucho Piggy Banks!
Two new styles of Ayacucho Peruvian ceramic piggy banks are now available -- a boy or girl pig with Peruvian "clothes" (left), and
a set of matching mother and baby pigs (right). |
| 10/21/07 |
Back in Stock! Our carved gourds had been selling so well that
were were out of stock of quite a few styles, and now most of them are back in stock.
Some are whole gourds, like the owls (left), and
others
are gourd boxes,
such as the dolphin decorated box on the right. |
| 09/27/07 |
NEW!
Sea Shell and Recycled Glass Necklace
This fashionable necklace will be one that you're constantly reaching for because of its versatility.
It's crafted in Ghana (Western Africa) and consists of 2 beautiful strands of sea shell and recycled glass discs.
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| 07/23/07 |
NEW!
Ayacucho Peruvian Pottery Piggy Banks
We've got the traditional piggy bank shape in 3 different sizes, plus baby piggy banks (right) and
an owl bank with a baby owl.
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| 07/02/07 |
NEW!
A variety of West African metal items
- recycled copper wire is transformed into graceful boxes, see anti-malaria angels and
Santas, plus chameleons crafted by reusing soda cans. |
| 06/21/07 |
Back in Stock!
Recycled plastic mat bracelets from Burkina Faso, Africa - available in 2 sizes.
Get 'em while they're here....they've been selling well. |
| 06/05/07 |
Mud Cloth (also called bogolan or bògòlanfini)
bags in a few sizes are now available from Mali, Africa.
In the near future, we'll also have mud cloth textiles
sized to be table runners or scarves.
(Don't forget that we already carry mud cloth stuffed animals!) |
| 05/20/07 |
MORE AFRICAN JEWELRY!
We've added 2 new types of jewelry
from Mali, a West African country.
On the left you can see just one of the 4 colors available in multi-strand "white heart" glass beads.
On the right are spiral design pendant and earrings displayed on .... metal recycled from a radiator - ready for it's second ride in the universe.
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| 05/18/07 |
NEW CRAFTS!
Cute,
bendable Wire and Cotton Figures, crafted
by women in Colombia, are available as 16 animals and as people shapable into yoga asanas.
A fun gift for adults and responsible older children. |
| 05/08/07 |
Rwandan Baskets
are back in stock!
We had an overwhelming number of orders last December after
Rwandan weavers received media publicity. We've just received a new shipment.
In addition to the traditional style of lidded basket we've carried,
we've added fruit plates with 3 colors, not just 2. |
| 04/03/07 |
Our metal Junk Yard Critters -
fun sculptures from recycled nuts, bolts etc. are back in stock!
We have Butterflies, Dogs, Dragonflies, Frogs, Musicians, Scorpions, Spiders, ... check them out - they're great fun. |
| 03/30/07 |
Gift Certificates!
Love all the good things about our products - good for the environment, good for artisans - but not sure what
to buy for your favorite relative or friend? We have the solution. You can now purchase gift certificates that are
good for on-line purchases on our web site. These certificates are managed by PayPal
(www.paypal.com)
so you know they're safe and reliable. No fees. No expiration dates.
Get more information on our Gift Certificate page.
PS: They'll be perfect for Mother's Day, which is just around the corner!
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| 03/21/07 |
Shipibo Rainforest Seed Jewelry -
beautiful bracelets and necklaces - are back in stock! |
| 03/02/07 |
New Gourd Products!
Decorated gourd paper napkin holders (left)
will add fun and environmentality to your table.
We've added more natural gourd boxes from Peru to our site, with still more gourd items coming!
For example, take home this cute panda family of nesting gourd boxes! (right) |
| 02/06/07 |
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