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Over a vibrant printed cotton lining, black glass beads are strung by hand to decorate this handle handbag from Ghana. Ewurabena Blankson creates this bag, which features handles made from sese wood with a brown finish. Opening with a zipper, this fashionable accessory reveals a roomy, single-compartment interior for storing your belongings.

Discover the craftsmanship behind this petite wooden keychain and bag charm, meticulously hand-painted to showcase a dog delightfully decorated in the style of the traditional Mexican Day of the Dead celebrations. With a burst of lively colours, Alejandra Gallardo breathes life into this lovely accessory, complete with two delicate cotton tassels, offering a chic way to secure your keys or embellish your favorite bag.

Lovely handwoven panels in a sweet pink tone decorate this original shoulder bag presented by Thai artisan Keawpankanlaya. The black cotton bag is fully lined and features an open pocket in the interior for small essentials. Made as an homage to the region's sublime textiles, it closes with a raintree wood button.

India's Syed Izaz Hussein designs this beautiful set of six ornaments, which are hand crafted from weeping willow wood. The pink and red floral motifs on a background of deep blue make a lovely addition to the Christmas tree. The ornaments arrive in a polyester organza storage bag.

Start off your day the Costa Rican way with this sleek single-serve drip coffee stand. After the style of chorreadores, which are extremely popular in Costa Rica, Javier Eskenazi designs the stand, which is handcrafted of renewable teak wood. Place your favorite mug on the base and fill the filter bag at the top with coffee. Then, simply pour hot water through the reusable filter to make your very own drip coffee. The stand arrives with a second filter bag.

Please note that the mug shown is not included.

Costa Ricans make coffee using a chorreador, a wooden drip coffee stand. Artisan Jorge Leiton invites you to make coffee the Costa Rican way with this beautifully hand-painted single-serve stand. Place your favorite mug on the base and fill the cotton filter bag at the top with coffee. Then, simply pour hot water through the filter to make your very own drip coffee.

Includes two reusable cotton filter bags. The mug shown is not included.

Crafted by members of the Lopez Garcia Family of Guatemala, these quitapenas dolls make a wonderful gift for friends or family that tells the recipient you care about their well-being and wish them the best. Quitapenas means "to remove worries" in Spanish; artisan Aura Lopez explains the Mayan worry doll tradition. "My grandparents said that the way to use them was to take the doll out of the bag or wooden box and tell it your problems and fears," she states. "Then, you place the doll under your pillow and, the next day, your problem becomes smaller or can be resolved." The set consists of two pairs of male and female worry dolls joined together by a red heart. Handmade, the dolls are dressed in vividly-colored traditional Guatemalan attire and arrive in a pouch of handwoven cotton fabric.

Crafted by members of the Lopez Garcia Family of Guatemala, this set of six quitapenas dolls makes a wonderful gift for friends or family that tells the recipient you care about their well-being and wish them the best. Quitapenas means "to remove worries" in Spanish; artisan Aura Lopez explains the Mayan worry doll tradition. "My grandparents said that the way to use them was to take the doll out of the bag or wooden box and tell it your problems and fears," she states. "Then, you place the doll under your pillow and, the next day, your problem becomes smaller or can be resolved." The set consists of three male and three female worry dolls each clasping a red heart to his or her chest and comes with a pouch made from loom-woven cotton. Handmade using tule wood, polyurethane, nylon stockings, kraft paper, and 100% cotton fabric, the dolls are dressed in vividly-colored traditional Guatemalan attire.