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Soft black alpaca forms bubbles to cover this trendy winter hat to go everywhere in style. Idelsa Guevara crochets it by hand and crowns it with flat double-crochet stitches. The ribbed band keeps you cozy, while baby alpaca — the soft fleece from the season's first shear — is renowned for its lightweight warmth.

Ditch traditional and boring keychains and upgrade them for this amazing design hand-beaded with colorful Czech glass beads forming a zigzag pattern. The lovely keychain and bag charm, designed by Guatemalan artisan Alvaro Ratzan, is handmade from a leather-covered aluminum wire base and features a nickel-brass ring and a suede tassel.

Your keys and handbags can become something truly special with the right finishing touches such as this handsome keychain and bag charm hand-beaded with glass beads forming a lovely diamond pattern. The keychain features a nickel-brass ring and a suede tassel in a design by Guatemalan artisan Alvaro Ratzan crafted by hand from a leather-covered aluminum wire base.

Peyote stitch is a popular bead weaving technique that Guatemalan artisan Alvaro Ratzan masters to make amazing fashion accessories such as this keychain and bag charm crafted by hand from an aluminum wire base covered with leather and then embellished with beautiful Czech glass beads forming a zigzag pattern. The keychain is finished with a nickel ring and a cute suede tassel.

Quiet yet classic, blue stripes flow across an ivory background. Cool cotton is woven on a backstrap to become an attractive pair of face masks with unique handwoven textures. Artisans from Creative Hands of Oaxaca craft the contoured masks with elastic bands to stretch around the head. They are double-layered and are both washable and reusable.

This adorable key fob is hand crafted by Claudio Ojeda in Mexico. The panda alebrije is carved from copal wood and painted in black and white and myriad patterns and shapes in pink and purple. The wood figurine adorns a stainless steel key ring. The artisan signs his pieces with the initials "T.C.", which represent his initial "C" preceded by his mother Teresita's initial "T". Claudio learned the art of crafting alebrijes from his mother.

The folk art tradition of alebrijes dates back to the 1930's in Mexico City. A man named Pedro Linares was taken ill, and in his fevered dreams he saw a strange land populated with curious creatures--a donkey with wings, a rooster with bull's horns, and a lion with the head of a dog. The beasts all shouted "alebrije! alebrije!". Upon his recovery, Linares began recreating the fantastical creatures he had seen in his dream. The art form gained popularity, and alebrijes are now made of wood as well as papier mache.

Whispering of the Peruvian past, soft turquoise, gray and black reverberate like memories. Wilmer Vilchez works in precious alpaca wool to create a beautiful shawl on the traditional handloom.

This curated gift set invites you to celebrate autumn with a series of exquisite fashion statements. Handmade by artisans from the Central American region, the box includes a precious bamboo rayon shawl where bright colors merge—handwoven by the K'amolon K'i K'ojonel association. Green recycled paper pieces form a bohemian-inspired wristband bracelet, a creation by Argentina and Francisco, whereas a glass beaded wrap bracelet by Domingo Reanda captures the colors of nature. To finish this selection, Rosario Ramirez immortalizes natural flowers in a pair of resin-coated button earrings.