Friday, December 12, 2008

WOVEN GRASS PURSES FROM CAMBODIA

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I fell in love with these purses while travelling in Cambodia, I had never seen anything like them. The colors, styles and workmanship are amazing. Women take the grass from the Mekong River and dye the color before weaving large mats (6ft x 8ft) on looms under their homes. All work is done in villages, not a factory, with each village specializing in different steps of production such as dying the grass, weaving, cutting the mats into pieces, sewing the purses together, and making the straps and handles. They are lightweight and sturdy, and each style has it's own characteristics. If you are like me, it will be hard to choose only one; I bought 7 in the market before it dawned on me, "How will I get all these home!?"



Half Moon: The half moon unzips from one side to the other making it so easy to get into. It has 2 phone holders and 1 pen holder sewn into on side, a zipper pocket on the other side and a zippered pocket the length of the purse in the middle. The straps are braided and it tapers toward the top making it easy and comfortable under the arm when carrying.

$48.00

Colors left to right -- Black burlywood; Hot Pink; Turquoise; Red; Green/Brown Strirated






Colors left to right: Burgandy Burlywood; Burgandy Strirated; Lime Green;
Crimson/Black Strirated; Pink/Natural Strirated




The Clamshell: Like the Half Moon, the style also unzips from one side to the other, has 2 phone holders and 1 pen holder sewn into the side, a zippered pocket sewn into the other side and a middle zippered pocket the length of the purse. The straps are braided and it tapers toward the top making it easy and comfortable under the arm when carrying.






$38.00






Colors left to right: Hunter Green; Burgandy Burlywood; Mint green/Natural Burlywood;
Pumkin/black Strirated




Colors left to right: Turquoise; Natural; Crimson/black Strirated; Green/brown Strirated



The Kim Ang: This purse is just too cute and comes in two sizes, small and medium. It zippers across the top and has two braided handles which are attached by clasped hooks. This feature makes it possible for you to have the shorter handles to carry under your arm, or you may unhook the clasps, putting the ends together to make one longer strap. Also, inside there are 2 phone holders and 1 pen holder sewn into one side and a zipper pocket sewen into the other side.

Kim Ang Small $28.00
Kim Ang Medium $40.00
Small Kim Ang $28.00 -- Top row: left to right; Crimson/black Strirated;
Natural/black Strirated; Turquoise; Red; Black Burlywood
Bottom row: left to right; Green/brown Strirated; Black; Hot Pink; Burgandy Burlywood


Medium Kim Ang $40.00
Colors left to right: Pink/natural Strirated; Green/brown Strirated; Hot Pink; Turquoise;
Natural; Pumkin/black strirated; Pumkin


Sophon (or as I call it, The Bucket Purse)
This purse is for you ladies that just cannot survive each day without a large purse, and there are 3 sizes to choose from; Large, Medium, Small. I stairstepped them down in the picture to show they are about an inch apart in heighth and they are about an two inches bigger around in the bottom surface area. A unique feature to this purse is that it is sewn with a curve in the back to fit the hip and body and they cinch open and closed. Also they have an adjustable strap making it possible to carry on the shoulder or across the body. Inside there is lots of room and 2 phone holders and 1 pen holder sewn into the side.
Large $58.00
Medium $50.00
Small $45.00


Colors left to right: Pumpkin; Natural/black Strirated; Burgandy burlywood; Natural/black Burlywood; Black Burlywood

Colors left to right: Turquoise; Natural/Burgandy Strirated; Black; Natural; Hot Pink












Friday, September 5, 2008

Hand Crafted Copper Jewelry: EARRINGS

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One of the best things about these copper earrings is they are feather light no matter the size and shape! After spending the month of January working on the jewelry, I am excited to have new colors not shown on the website; Pink, Purple, Hunter Green and Royal Blue!


$15.00 ea.





Pic #1 The red mixture of styles above are an example of the new earrings I received in August.


Pic #2 This champayne mixture is also an examply of the new earrings I received in August.


Pic #3 The Flower (or sometimes known as The Leopard Paw) -- Right to Left
Champayne with Turquoise accent
Turquoise with Champayne accent
Red with Champayne accent
Champayne with Red accent

Pic #4 Squre with Flower Inside -- Right to Left-- **Black, Red




Pic #5 Cross -- Right to Left to right


Pic #7 Long Locust --Right to Left
Champayne with Olive Green accent
Champayne with Red accent
Forest Green with Black accent
Champayne with Black accent
Champayne with Royal Blue accent
Pic #8 Twisties --Right to Left-- *Royal Blue, Black, Pink, Kelly Green, Red, Turquoise

Pic #9 Dream Catcher --Right to Left-- *Red, Black, Royal Blue and Hunter Green



Pic #10 Square Flower with Dangles --Right to Left-- *Lime/Olive Green, Red, Black



Pic #11 The black mixture above is an example of new earrings I received in August



Pic #12 Popular styles of Turquoise earrings (I haven't named these. If you would like one of these pair, just tell me which picture and which earring counting right to left.



Pic #13 Celtic --Right to Left-- **Turquoise, Olive Green



Pic #14 The Flower (or sometimes know as The Leopard Paw) --Right to Left
Champayne with Olive Green accent
Black with Champayne accent
Champayne with Red accent
Champayne with Turquoise accent

Pic #15 The Tea Glass -- (When you travel the Middle East, everyone is always trying to serve you Chai, or hot tea, especially shop owners. This small tulip shaped glass is about 4 inches tall and packs quite a punch of caffeine and sugar)
**Right to Left ABOVE
Champayne with Pink accent
Champayne with Black accent
Turquoise with Champayne accent
Champayne with Turquoise accent

Pic #16 The Tea Cup --Right to Left ABOVE
Purple with Champayne accent
Champayne with Purple accent
Olive Green with Champayne accent
Champayne with Red accent
Red with Champayne accent









Hand Crafted Copper Jewelry: NECKLACES

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After many requests for all colors of necklaces, I am so proud to offer these necklaces to you.

$25.00



PURPLE (style names left to right)
1. 50/50
2. Small square with handwork
3. Negative



TURQUOISE 1. 50/50 2. Negative




ORIGINAL COPPER -- Small square


HUNTER GREEN
1. Small square with handwork
2. Triangle


HUNTER GREEN (I know, it looks black, but they are a beautiful Hunter Green)
1. Negative
2. 50/50


ROYAL BLUE (One of my favourites!)
1. 50/50
2. Negative


ROYAL BLUE
1. Small square with handwork
2. Triangle




BLACK (Style names left to right)
1. Long triangle (slightly longer in length and has decorative trim on two sides)
2. Large black square with handwork
3. Shorter triangle (slightly shorter in length and has decorative trim across the top)


BLACK (Style names left to right)
1. 50/50
2. Small square with handwork
3. Negative


RED (Style names left to right)
1. Long triangle (Slightly longer in length with decorative trim on two sides)
2. Large square with handwork
3. Shorter triangle (Slightly shorter in length with decorative trim across the top)




RED (Style names left to right)
1. Small square with handwork
2. 50/50
3. Negative

PINK (Style name left to right)
1. 50/50
2. Small square with handwork
3. Negative



CHAMPAYNE
1. Triangle with handwork
2. Small square with handwork






Hand Crafted Copper Jewelry; BRACELETS

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I love the bracelets because they are wide enough to show some of our best work. There are about 8 different motifs and designs and they are adjustable to your size.

$18.00 each


The top row, from left to right, is:

Turquoise; Hot Pink; Black; Royal Blue; and Lavendar

The bottom row, from left to right, is:

Unpainted Copper; Fire Engine Red; Champayne; Kelley Green; and Light Pink

NEW!! I now have Hunter Green and Purple.





Hand Crafted Copper Jewelry: RINGS

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Like the bracelets above, the rings also have different decorative designs and are adjustable so you may make them the size you need.

$10.00 each

Colors available are Fire Engine Red; Champayne; Turquoise; Copper; OU; OSU; TU; Kelley Green; Purple; Pink; Royal Blue; Black and Hunter Green.



Hand Beaded Indian Pillow Cases

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These pillow cases are from India and are hand beaded by the ladies there. They fit a 16 x 16 in pillow, which you may find at Walmart, Michaels or Hobby Lobby. If you look, often there is a coupon in the Sunday paper for Michaels for 50% off. Some ladies are getting them framed at Hobby Lobby at a very reasonable price and using them for wall hangings. You could also sew several together for an even larger wall hanging, this also makes it cheaper than buying a large wall hanging piece.

$10.00 each

Yellow; Burgandy; Burnt Orange; Brown




Fire Engine Red; Turquoise; Purple; Forest Green



Orange; Taupe; Lime Green; Hot Pink





Pillow Cases from Syria

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These pillow cases are from Damascas, Syria. I found them in eastern Turkey, then again when I travelled Syria. They fit a 14 x 14 in. pillow, which you may find at Walmart, Michaels or Hobby Lobby. Often you can find a coupon in the Sunday paper for Michaels for 50% off. These could also really dress up your dinner table by using them as placemats.

$10.00 each

Dark Blue; Burgandy Red





Very Dark Blue (Almost looks Black); Burgandy Red


Painted, Sheer, Silk Scarves

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These scarves are very unique. I found them in Cambodia, but I believe they are made in China. They are one of the most delicate and unusual I have found and I only have a limited amout. (About 8-10 of each color) The design is applied to sheer, soft netting, with the contrasting white and black painted on. This is a gorgeous wrap, but could be used as a beautiful table runner or drape across a window. The pics came out great and they are even more stunning in person.

$18.00 each

Lime Green



Deep Burgandy



Lavender


Black


Forest Green


Rusty Brown