fun ornaments

Arti Sharma presents a set of five dice, the perfect household accessory for a variety of chance-based games. Indian artisans diligently hand-carve each die of rich acacia wood, featuring brass inlay for the numbered dots and rounded edges for ease of play. The set arrives in a matching wood box, creatively carved into the shape of a giant die with brass inlay. Its top lid opens to reveal the set inside.

After their sails were still for the night, Norman mariners would get out their dice and play Shut-the-Box. The simple and addictive game made its way around the world as trade increased among Europe, Africa, and China, and it remains especially popular in the U.K. today. Roll the dice and lay down any combination of tiles to match your roll. Keep rolling until you can't match your roll on the remaining tiles. Low score wins; lay down all the tiles and you've shut the box. Easy to learn and hard to stop playing, this handsome antiqued edition features an Old World look, wooden box, and wooden dice and tiles. An easy-to-learn, hard-to-quit game for the whole family.

Thailand's Waraporn Khamsuk presents this collection of 12 logic puzzles to keep everyone entertained. The set includes puzzles such as Bricked Lock, Burr Puzzle, Falling Star, Diamond Cube, Snake Cube, and many more.Crafted of raintree wood and rubberwood, the set comes in a handy storage box.

The game that blends chance and skill in exciting ways, dominoes make a fun and decorative addition to your home with this set from Mexico. The talented artisans of the Sierra Family work with natural pink marble to create this set. Crafted by hand, each piece arrives within a complementary storage box shaped like a large domino.

Kings and queens battle in a game of luck and strategy presented by Asha Prabha from India. Crafted by a talented artisan team, this Ludo game features an embroidered ecru cotton flex board ornamented with diverse traditional details made from rayon and zari threads. Red, green, yellow and blue hues identify each kingdom, while Indian elm wood pieces painted by hand complete the game to start a fun but challenging match. In addition, the set has a brocade pouch to store the board and a little faux velvet purse for the pieces.

Perfect for a cerebral challenge, this miniature chess set from Mexico comes from the Sierra Family. The artisans work with onyx and marble, diligently hand-carving each tile and chess piece to display natural veins of grey and ivory. Its petite size makes it the perfect accessory for any space.

Richly veined marble adds a translucent contrast to deep rose marble and sleek black onyx. The three varied tones of natural stone unite in a colorful table game by the Sierra Family. Beautiful and unusual, it makes a wonderful gift.

The playing board is created from selected pieces of sectioned marble and onyx slabs. First they are cut with a diamond disk. At this stage, the disk is cooled with water so that the stone will not shatter. The design is then perfected with files before the pieces are polished to a glowing sheen. "For us, it is very important to give our clients the best in quality and originality, transforming stone into functional products - whether for diversion or decoration," Mireya Sierra tells us.

Stone sculpting is a traditional regional handicraft, and the Sierras are famous for the skill and the quality of their work. Because each piece is sculpted individually, there may exist slight variations in the color and grain pattern of the stone. The set includes 60 colored glass marbles.