party favor

Donning cute winter coats, felted wool animal friends are ready for a snow day. Indian artisan Ashish Mehta handcrafts this assorted set of six, detailing each animal with cotton embroidery.

Designed by Renu Rani, these whimsical ornaments are crafted by hand. Six cheerful toddlers wear colorful snowsuits for the holiday season. They arrive in a drawstring pouch.

Catrina is the undisputed queen of Day of the Dead;, however, her popularity has grown so much that she makes appearances year-round in Mexican culture. This cheerful Catrina is made from a hard papier mache called cartonería, which has also expanded from making party favors to works of folk art in this same country. Marina Lozano creates the skeletal lady in a dress meant to evoke the colors of spring.

Fernando Cano orchestrates a spectrum of rich and intense colors for the design of this fashionable sweater. Featuring a plum base, the neck and shoulders as well as the cuffs and waist feature a colorful glyph-like composition. Cano knits the long sleeve sweater with alpaca wool, once favored by the Inca for its incredibly light weight and warmth.