fantastic decor

Inspired by the fauna of Guatemala, Jose Arriola creates these fantastic ornaments. Six lovely hummingbirds are crafted from ceramic, painted by hand in assorted colors. This set arrives with a handy cotton storage pouch.

The night attracts all kinds of magical and fantastic elements that make life an enchanting dream. Inspired by the moon and stars that illuminate the Balinese nights, artisan Anak Agung Ary presents a decorative box made from suar wood, all painted by hand for a charming vibe. On top of that, the item comes with a polyester velvet lining.

Let your savings rest inside the elegant red garments that characterize this ceramic bank by Eleazar Leal of Mexico. Glazed to enhance its lustrous aura, the bank assumes the shape of a traditional dancer from the Mexican region. The slit is concealed on the head, allowing you to use the bank as a fantastic decorative accent.

Painted by hand with beautiful colorful designs in red and black, two folk art fish make a fantastic addition to the tree. Mexican artisan Eufrosia Pantaleon creates these beautiful ornaments, crafted from ceramic.

Crafted of papier mache and painted by hand in colors of red and blue with golden looping motifs, this set of four ornaments from India make a fantastic addition to the Christmas tree. Sajad works with local artisans to create these starry ornaments, featuring two small ones and two large ones that hang from string.

Magical sensations awake when looking at these fantastic ceramic ornaments handcrafted using the traditional Talavera technique, dating back to the 16th century. Juana Ponce, from Mexico, chooses a palette of lapis and white tones to bring leafy and floral motifs to life. This set of four also comes with nylon strings for displaying its beauty anywhere.

This cute cat tags along on every literary journey, always keeping track of where to start next time. Just like every good story, the existence of this cat arises from a dream - that of Pablo and Lucy Mendez, artisans from Oaxaca, Mexico who specialize in the art of alebrije. Working with wood that regenerates from their copal tree plantations, Pablo and Lucy create this feline-themed bookmark using techniques they learned from their parents, aunts and uncles.

The brainchild of the famed Mexican artist Pedro Linares, alebrije blossomed in 1936 as his reaction to the fantastical world imagined while drifting in and out of consciousness during a battle with serious illness. Animal characters rule Linares' imagined world, existing in forms not witnessed in our reality.

Poised and ready to swoop in at the first sight of nectar is this inventively decorated hanging hummingbird alebrije from Mexican artisans Jesus and Roxana Hernandez of Oaxaca. Carved by hand from copal wood, the bird's red and purple body is adorned with small yellow blossoms. The removable wings and tail feathers are green and terracotta with yellow tips. The bird can be hung using the metal ring on its back. Small parts are separated for shipping to protect from breakage.

It is said that Oaxaca's alebrije tradition descends directly from Mexico City papier mache artisan Pedro Linares (1906-1992). When he was 30, he became seriously ill and fell into a sort of coma. While he was unconscious, he had a most fantastic dream. He was caught between the land of the living and the dead; the place looked like a forest and was populated with creatures with body parts belonging to different animals. The beings repeatedly uttered the word alebrije, and when Linares woke up, he recreated these figures in vivid colors using papier mache techniques and called them alebrijes . His work became famous and eventually influenced artisans in the state of Oaxaca who decided to craft alebrijes using traditional wood carving methods and according to that region's world vision.