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Our beaded angel ornament/key 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" high, with additional beaded loop. 

Our beaded angel ornament/key 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" high, with additional beaded loop. 

Our beaded angel ornament/key 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" high, with additional beaded loop. 

Our beaded earrings are super-popular! They are handmade by Maya women artisans using the highest quality Czech glass beads and crystals, durable professional beading thread, and stainless steel earring wires. 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.

Our stainless steel earring wires are nickel-free and considered hypo-allergenic for the vast majority of people.

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. She still has a Fair Trade beading group and 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.

Earrings are shipped in a gift box.

Czech glass beads 

Durable professional beading thread

Stainless steel earring wires

1" long and 1/4" wide, with a 1 1/8" drop from earring wire. 

Beautiful beaded dreamcatcher. 

Dreamcatchers were created by Native American and First Nations cultures, including the Ojibwe tribe, to protect sleeping children and others from bad dreams, evil spirits, and nightmares. Meant to replicate a spider's web, the idea was that negative energy would be caught in the web and not allowed to enter the sleeper's dreams. 

7" long x 3 3/4" wide with 2" long beaded loop.

Beautiful beaded dreamcatcher. 

Dreamcatchers were created by Native American and First Nations cultures, including the Ojibwe tribe, to protect sleeping children and others from bad dreams, evil spirits, and nightmares. Meant to replicate a spider's web, the idea was that negative energy would be caught in the web and not allowed to enter the sleeper's dreams. 

7" long x 3 3/4" wide with 2" long beaded loop.

Beautiful beaded dreamcatcher. 

Dreamcatchers were created by Native American and First Nations cultures, including the Ojibwe tribe, to protect sleeping children and others from bad dreams, evil spirits, and nightmares. Meant to replicate a spider's web, the idea was that negative energy would be caught in the web and not allowed to enter the sleeper's dreams. 

7" long x 3 3/4" wide with 2" long beaded loop.

Beautiful beaded dreamcatcher. 

Dreamcatchers were created by Native American and First Nations cultures, including the Ojibwe tribe, to protect sleeping children and others from bad dreams, evil spirits, and nightmares. Meant to replicate a spider's web, the idea was that negative energy would be caught in the web and not allowed to enter the sleeper's dreams. 

7" long x 3 3/4" wide with 2" long beaded loop.

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. 

Keep your eyeglasses or sunglasses where you can find them with this fun and colorful handwoven Cinta Eyeglass Strap. Assorted colors. Handmade and fair trade.

• 100% cotton
• 1/4" wide x 24" long

Hang your keys, ID badge, or name tags on this colorful Guatemalan "Cinta" lanyard! Tightly handwoven in multiple colors. Each one has a unique, intricate, and distinctive design. This handmade and Fairly Traded cotton lanyard is sure to set you apart from the crowd! 

• 17" long
• 34" Circumference
• 1/2" W
• Metal Clasp: 2 1/2" long
• 100% Cotton
• Choose your color combination

Made from recycled and re-purposed scraps of fabric, our Eco-friendly clerical stole (or academic graduation sash) has a V-Neck that lays flat on the back for a comfortable fit. It's accented with golden thread and backed by complementary solid-colored fabric. Our stoles are truly beautiful, intricate, and creative pieces of art! Handmade and Fair Trade, this stole makes a powerful statement.

• 50" L x 5" W
• 100% Recycled Fabric
• 100% Cotton
• Colors: Green/Multi

Made from recycled and re-purposed scraps of fabric, our Eco-friendly clerical stole (graduation stole) has a V-Neck that lays flat on the back for a comfortable fit. It's accented with golden thread and backed by complementary solid-colored fabric. Our stoles are truly beautiful, intricate, and creative pieces of art! Handmade and Fair Trade, this stole makes a powerful statement.

• 50" L x 5" W 
• 100% Recycled Fabric
• 100% Cotton
• Colors: Red/Rainbow

Our Double-Ended Oval Potholder provides dual protection from the heat and comes in a myriad of beautiful and vibrant Guatemalan fabrics! With two pockets on each end of the potholder, this item is sturdy and a great asset to any kitchen. As always, Handmade and Fair Trade!

9" L x 5" W

100% Cotton

Machine Washable

Heat Resistant Fabric

Our dragonfly beaded ornament ring/backpack charm is handmade by Creaciones Chonita, a group of 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" long x 3/4" high x 3 3/4" wide, with 2" beaded loop. 

Our dragonfly beaded ornament ring/backpack charm is handmade by Creaciones Chonita, a group of 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

Durable professional beading thread

Hand-crafted from high-quality vibrantly colorful Czech glass beads by Maria and Juan and their extended family members in Santiago Atitlan, these beaded hummingbirds are stunning decorations for your tree, windows, or anywhere in your home. They also make great backpack charms. Fairly-Traded.

The bodies are filled with recycled plastic bags. Their movable wings have various intricate patterns. Their tails have nine single strands of glass beads, each ending with a beautiful Czech glass crystal.

Not a toy. Intended for decoration only.

Each ornament is handmade, so variations are possible.

4.75" wing span

6.5" long

Loop with 2.5" drop for hanging