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Our scarves are gorgeous, comfortable, of the highest quality, and affordable. They drape beautifully. Suitable for wearing as an outdoor winter scarf or indoor ornamental scarf. They are colorfast and the chenille will not rub off onto your clothing.

The process of making a scarf is labor intensive. The 100% bamboo chenille is wound into skeins on a hand-powered machine, then hand-dyed with dyes imported from the US. The yarn is then warped onto a warping board. The scarf is then handwoven on a traditional backstrap loom, a process which often takes a full day of work. The chenille is made from sustainably-grown organic bamboo thread in China.

Product Care
Hand wash in cold water with mild soap such as hair or baby shampoo, lay flat until almost dry, then “fluff up” briefly (three minutes) with a fabric softener sheet in a dryer set on low-heat gentle.

Always use fabric softener and minimize agitation and heat. Agitation will eventually remove the pile from the chenille and the tassels, and tangle the tassels. Heat could shrink your item.

For creases or a too-worn look, freshen up by spritzing with water and drying as above. Or hang in a steamy bathroom.

The fabric has already been washed by hand and dried as above, in Guatemala.

Or you may professionally dry clean your scarf. 

Andres first learned hand embroidery, then taught himself how to do thread painting on a sewing machine. He uses photos of birds and butterflies that we have chosen from books or online as models for his embroidery. The fabric is hand-woven on backstrap looms, then placed in an embroidery hoop to stretch it during the embroidery process. He then “thread paints” the design using his sewing machine, moving the fabric in various ways to get the desired texture and effect. Quickly “painting” then changing the thread color and “painting” again, it is amazing how expertly he produces the embroidery. He then tailors the coin purse, adding zippers and linings. We have watched his work improve over the years, and nowadays he has reached the peak!

He usually is found wearing traditional men’s pants of Santiago Atitlan, mid-calf and embroidered with birds.

5.25” W and 4.25” H
Zipper closure
Extra zippered pocket on back 3.25” high and 5.25” wide
Cotton fabric handwoven on a backstrap loom.
Many colors of cotton thread and acrylic “brilliante” threads.

Lined.

The coin purse does not have the embroidery of the orange fruit that is in the photo. 

Add some inspiration to your life when you wear a Mantra Bracelet as an affirmation of your daily intention or your wishes for a better world. A thoughtful gift for a friend. Wear the same mantra bracelet as a friendship bracelet. Stack them for even more impact!

Please note in the comments section of your order which you would like. Available with the following messages;

AMOR, BELEIVE, BLESSED, BREATHE, DREAM, FAIR TRADE, FEMINIST, GRL PWR, HOPE IMAGINE, JOY, LOVE, NAMASTE, PAZ, PEACE, PEACEMAKER, RESIST, SHALOM, UNITY, VOTE, WISH

• 100% cotton
•  .5" x 9.5" long including ties (5.5" excluding ties)

This checkered pine needle basket is made from pine needles and pajon, a native grass in Guatemala, with hand-dyed raffia for colorful accents. 

• Pine needles, native grass, raffia
• 8 1/2"W at top, 8" W at base, and 2" high

Perfect next to a door to catch your keys or on a shelf to organize or display small treasures. Intricate raffia stitches in natural, brown and blue shape coils of longleaf pine needles, two of which twine to accent the basket side.

• Pine needles and raffia
• 7" diameter x 2" high

This delightful Mary and Jesus ornament captures the spirit of the season. Mary cradles a removable Baby Jesus. Both are covered in a colorful, handwoven Guatemalan fabric with wire and glass bead accents.

Warning: CHOKING HAZARD. Small Parts. Not for Children Under 3 Years
3 1/2" H x 2" W
100% Cotton Fabric
Wire and Glass Bead Accents

Handwoven Maya Fiesta Placemat will add a happy pop of color to the table, breakfast lunch or dinner. Coordinating napkins and matching table runner and tablecloth available and sold separately. Handmade and fair trade.

• 100% cotton
• 14" wide x 20" long

Our vibrant Maya Fiesta Table Runner will enliven your table with its cheerful colors and stripes. Handwoven on the backstrap loom, hand-knotted fringe. Matching placemats and coordinating napkins available. Handmade and fair trade.

• 100% cotton
• 14" x 60" or 14" x 72"
• Cold water wash separately, line dry

By purchasing a download of Balam Ajpu album, you are helping to support the rebuilding of Casa Kan, the home and cultural center of Tz’utu Kan, a member of Balam Ajpu Maya Hip Hop band. Once we receive your order, we will email you a link for a one-time download.

For more information including sample music clips, click HERE.

To donate to the cause, click HERE.

Help support the rebuilding of Casa Kan, Tz’utu Kan’s home and cultural center which was burned down in April of this year. All proceeds go to Tz’utu Kan, a member of the Maya Hip Hop band Balam Ajpu. Click HERE to read appreciations of the group’s work. Click HERE to read / learn about Tz’utu’s work to support Mayan culture and about the tragic burning of his house and cultural center. Please make a donation of any amount. Please note, this is not a tax-deductible donation.

To watch a video about the tragic Casa Kan incident, click HERE.

For more information, click HERE. 

• Pine needles, native grass, raffia
• 8 1/2"W at top, 8" W at base, and 2"H

Handwoven striped Mercado Bag is perfect to grab and go for a trip to your local farmers market or favorite grocery store. It's entirely crafted by hand - the cloth is handwoven on the traditional backstrap loom, side seams sewn by hand, and the hand-twisted fringe is gathered into a wrapped handle. Roomy with a drop handle to carry on your shoulder. Minor irregularities reflecting this bag's handmade nature should be considered part of its unique charm.

• 100% cotton
• 17" wide x 15" high; 30" handle (13" drop)

Our mermaid beaded ornament ring/backpack charm is handmade by Maya women artisans using high quality Czech glass beads and professional beading thread. Czech glass beads, when viewed under a microscope, refract light in complicated ways, leading them to be quite vibrant. They are durable, colorfast, and smooth.

Stuffed with recycled plastic bags to help it keep its shape!

Super-popular with kids and adults alike! Perfect as key rings, backpack ornaments, and ornaments for the tree or around the house.

Not appropriate for children under three years of age.

Beading in Guatemala expanded greatly after a beading artist came from California several decades ago and started a beading group in Santiago Atitlán, training the women to make high quality beaded items. A number of the women who worked with her have started their own groups. Now there is so much beading done in Guatemala that there are bead importers and wholesalers in Guatemala City.

Czech glass beads and crystals

Recycled plastic bags

Durable professional beading thread

Mermaid: 3 1/2" high x 1 1/4" wide x 1" deep, with 1" beaded loop and key ring

Our mermaid beaded ornament ring/backpack charm is handmade by Maya women artisans using high quality Czech glass beads and professional beading thread. Czech glass beads, when viewed under a microscope, refract light in complicated ways, leading them to be quite vibrant. They are durable, colorfast, and smooth.

Stuffed with recycled plastic bags to help it keep its shape!

Super-popular with kids and adults alike! Perfect as key rings, backpack ornaments, and ornaments for the tree or around the house.

Not appropriate for children under three years of age.

Beading in Guatemala expanded greatly after a beading artist came from California several decades ago and started a beading group in Santiago Atitlán, training the women to make high quality beaded items. A number of the women who worked with her have started their own groups. Now there is so much beading done in Guatemala that there are bead importers and wholesalers in Guatemala City.

Czech glass beads and crystals

Recycled plastic bags

Durable professional beading thread

3 1/2" high x 1 1/4" wide x 1" deep, with 1" beaded loop and key ring

Our mer-people beaded ornament ring/backpack charm is handmade by Maya women artisans using high quality Czech glass beads and professional beading thread. Czech glass beads, when viewed under a microscope, refract light in complicated ways, leading them to be quite vibrant. They are durable, colorfast, and smooth.

Stuffed with recycled plastic bags to help it keep its shape!

Super-popular with kids and adults alike! Perfect as key rings, backpack ornaments, and ornaments for the tree or around the house.

Not appropriate for children under three years of age.

Beading in Guatemala expanded greatly after a beading artist came from California several decades ago and started a beading group in Santiago Atitlán, training the women to make high quality beaded items. A number of the women who worked with her have started their own groups. Now there is so much beading done in Guatemala that there are bead importers and wholesalers in Guatemala City.

Czech glass beads and crystals

Recycled plastic bags

Durable professional beading thread

Mermaid: 3 1/2" high x 1 1/4" wide x 1" deep, with 1" beaded loop and key ring

Our merman beaded ornament ring/backpack charm is handmade by Maya women artisans using high quality Czech glass beads and professional beading thread. Czech glass beads, when viewed under a microscope, refract light in complicated ways, leading them to be quite vibrant. They are durable, colorfast, and smooth.

Stuffed with recycled plastic bags to help it keep its shape!

Super-popular with kids and adults alike! Perfect as key rings, backpack ornaments, and ornaments for the tree or around the house.

Not appropriate for children under three years of age.

Beading in Guatemala expanded greatly after a beading artist came from California several decades ago and started a beading group in Santiago Atitlán, training the women to make high quality beaded items. A number of the women who worked with her have started their own groups. Now there is so much beading done in Guatemala that there are bead importers and wholesalers in Guatemala City.

Czech glass beads and crystals

Recycled plastic bags

Durable professional beading thread

3 1/2" high x 1 1/4" wide x 1" deep, with 1" beaded loop and key ring

Our merman beaded ornament ring/backpack charm is handmade by Maya women artisans using high quality Czech glass beads and professional beading thread. Czech glass beads, when viewed under a microscope, refract light in complicated ways, leading them to be quite vibrant. They are durable, colorfast, and smooth.

Stuffed with recycled plastic bags to help it keep its shape!

Super-popular with kids and adults alike! Perfect as key rings, backpack ornaments, and ornaments for the tree or around the house.

Not appropriate for children under three years of age.

Beading in Guatemala expanded greatly after a beading artist came from California several decades ago and started a beading group in Santiago Atitlán, training the women to make high quality beaded items. A number of the women who worked with her have started their own groups. Now there is so much beading done in Guatemala that there are bead importers and wholesalers in Guatemala City.

Czech glass beads and crystals

Recycled plastic bags

Durable professional beading thread

3 1/2" high x 1 1/4" wide x 1" deep, with 1" beaded loop and key ring

The Micaela Basket features a variety of delicate raffia stitches on coils of pine needles and pajón, a native grass that grows in the highlands of Guatemala. The central circle transitions to a square basket thanks to open corners. Indigo blue raffia and pine needles accent the lovely design, which is both decorative and entirely functional. 

• Pine needles, pajón, raffia
• 8.5" x 8.5" x 2"

This cat trivet is allowed on the table all the time! Practical and adorable, these trivets can be warmed in the microwave. Perfect to use on a marble or any other countertop of tabletop, to keep your beverage warm longer. The scent of cinnamon and cloves inside is released by the heat and will make your house smell wonderful! Made from 100% hand-woven Guatemalan fabric, this handmade and Fair Trade item is an Eco-friendly way to enjoy coffee, tea, etc.

Cotton hand-woven fabric stuffed with rice, cinnamon and cloves.

Approx. 4" x 5"

Microwaveable

Hand Wash Only 

This puppy trivet is allowed on the table all the time! Practical and adorable, these trivets can be warmed in the microwave. Perfect to use on a marble or any other countertop of tabletop, to keep your beverage warm longer. The scent of cinnamon and cloves inside is released by the heat and will make your house smell wonderful! Made from 100% hand-woven Guatemalan fabric, this handmade and Fair Trade item is an Eco-friendly way to enjoy coffee, tea, etc.

Cotton hand-woven fabric stuffed with rice, cinnamon and cloves.

Approx. 4" x 5"

Microwaveable

Hand Wash Only 

This beautiful coiled spiced trivet keeps your beverage, kettle, or plate warm while releasing the scent of cinnamon and cloves. Made from 100% hand-woven Guatemalan fabric, this handmade and Fair Trade item is an Eco-friendly way to keep your food and beverages warm!

7 1/2" Diameter

100% Handwoven Cotton, Rice, Cinnamon and Cloves

Microwavable

Hand Wash Only

Our Medium Spiral Trivets are a best seller! Covered in handmade Guatemalan fabric, this microwaveable miracle releases the scent of cinnamon and cloves when warmed. Handmade and Fair Trade, this beauty keeps your food or kettle warm! 

5 1/2" Diameter

100% handwoven cotton fabric, rice, cinnamon, cloves

Hand wash only

This beautiful coiled spiced trivet keeps your beverage warm while releasing the scent of cinnamon and cloves. Made from 100% hand-woven Guatemalan fabric, this handmade and Fair Trade item is an Eco-friendly way to enjoy coffee, tea, etc!

Handwoven cotton fabric, rice, cinnamon, cloves

4" Diameter

Microwaveable

Hand Wash Only 

Protect your fingers and keep foods warm with this reversible bowl cozy. The quilted fabric is microwave safe and made from 100% cotton. Reversible with traditional Guatemalan Fabric and a coordinating solid color. Also great for ice cream and cold dishes! Fits most standard sized bowls. Handmade and Fair Trade.

8" W x 2" H

100% Cotton

Reversible Assorted Colors

Need hand sanitizer on the go? UPAVIM Crafts has you covered with our new Mini Hand Sanitizer Holders! These adorable little bags are perfect for any travel-size hand sanitizer and are handmade from traditional Guatemalan Corte fabrics. The adjustable elastic band around the top of the bag also doubles as an attachment for bags or purses - how perfect! As always, Handmade and Fair Trade! Each one is unique but please specify color preference.

• Elastic band 
• Cotton bag
• 4'' tall
• Assorted colors
• Hand sanitizer not included

Our Mini Children of the World Notepads make a wonderful stocking stuffer or gift for students and co-workers. Each notepad of unlined paper is covered in handwoven Guatemalan fabric and decorated with a friendly circle of 16 Worry Dolls dressed in traditional garb. 

• Cover: 4 1/2"H x 3"W
• Worry Dolls (Hand-painted): 3/4"H x 1/4"W
• Unlined Pad of Paper: 4"H x 2 3/4"W
• 100% Cotton Fabric
• Assorted Colors

This Miniature Pine Needle Bowl Basket with Rim is handcrafted from pine needles stitched together with raffia. Its bowl shape is great for little treasures like rings or earrings on your night table. It is also wonderful for gifting another small item. It's a small gem that contains all the elements of a bigger basket. Sold individually. 

• Approximately 3" opening and 1 1/2" tall
• Pine needles and raffia