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FAIR TRADE GIFTS

All gift items listed below are guaranteed by the Fair Trade Federation,
and are handcrafted by local artisans , using traditional and sustainable techniques. Each item is handcrafted, and therefore may not exactly match the picture on this site.
Spotty Dangling Earrings
Earrings made from recycled tea bags: something beautiful out of something considered worthless. Packaged in a cardboard jewelry box with a handpainted tea bag on the lid. Delightful.
$19.95
  

Kathmandu Karry-All Sling

These bags are inspired by the slings in which Tibetan monks carried their entire worldly possessions. Now these bags carry great promise for their makers. Handmade by a group of nine families in Kathmandu, these stylish yet practical slings allow their makers to earn a sustainable living, support their families and keep an age-old tradition alive.

  • 13 x 15 (in.)
  • Silk and Rayon
  • Machine Wash Cold
  • Fair trade and Unique
  • Handcrafted in Nepal

$39.99

  

Fabric Picture
 Frame

Clad in pleasing, ethnic, 100% cotton fabric that is hand-woven on bamboo looms. What better way to show off your treasured memories?
$14.50

Good Reflections Bangles
$14.95

This reflective inlaid bangle set is inspired by tribal designs from North India and crafted in partnership with Tara Projects, a Fair Trade organization in New Delhi that enables women artisans to support their families by providing health care, education and a savings plan. The tribe has spoken.

  • 9 (in.)
  • 2.5" Diameter. Set of 3 Bangles
  • Lac, Brass, and Glass Mirrors

     

     


  
Gathering Hope
Multi-Strand

 

Handstrung seed beads are gathered to form this bountiful necklace from Toucan Krafte in India. Toucan Krafte enables marginalized women to learn skills such as beading, weaving, and stitching in order to earn a fair wage and the flexibility to work from home so they can care for their families. This jewelry is the gift that keeps on giving.

  • 17.5 (in.)
  • 2 inch Extender Chain
  • Glass Beads

    $14.95

 

Ukhamba
(Zulu Beer Basket)

This 13inch tall Ukhamba is sold
as one of a kind.
It has a circumference of
29.5 inches.
This is a Zulu beer basket made
from Ilala Palm.
$74.99



  

The Market -
African Watercolor
(framed)

These prints are produced to
high quality, it is almost
impossible to distinguish the
original from the paintings.
We sell them framed.
Each print has a image size
of 4.5 by 7 inches with a border
of approximately 1 inch all round.
This print is part of a series of prints
by artists in central Kenya.
The frames we supply are simple front
loading pre-matted frames.
They measure 14 by 11 inches.

$29.99


  

Weight of the
Jungle Bookends

There is no way your books are
moving- they are held by the weight
of Africa's largest Mammal.
These bookends are carved from a
solid peice of soapstone from the
Kisii region of Kenya.

$39.95



 

Pressed Flower Note cards

Each Fair Trade greeting card is made of
handmade "tree-free" paper faced
with real pressed wild flowers and
native plantings from the foothills
of the Himalayas. Created from
richly colored wildflowers and
extraordinary grasses individually
selected by each artisan, the Garden
Collection stands apart for its
sophisticated, gracefully meandering
designs. Each card is unique
and individually wrapped.
Set of 5 for $16.99