holiday ornaments

Bring the essence of the holiday season to your Christmas tree with this set of four beautifully crocheted angels. Skillfully crafted by Mexican artisan Martha Fonseca, each ornament features a delicate blend of polyester and cotton yarns in soft shades of buff, carnation and brown, making them a charming and timeless addition to your festive décor.

Adding an air of peace and love to your holiday decor, these ornaments are created by Gorky Gonzalez in Mexico. Crafted from ceramic in the tradition of Maiolica handicrafts, two angels feature wings of green and red with hand-painted designs. Each ornament is marked with the artisan's signature, as well as the letters "AT" for Alfarería Tradicional (Traditional Pottery).

A gracious angel comes from Guatemala to fill your life with blessings and joy. Designed by Héctor Ponce, this cotton and cibaque worry doll is a popular amulet of the region, believed to help people solve their troubles.

Ready to make a holy announcement, two lovely angels grace your tree this holiday season. Costa Rican artisan Blanca Padilla designs the ornaments, handcrafted of natural fique or cabuya fiber. One angel holds a trumpet, while the other holds a brass bell.

Cradled in a crescent moon, the angel on Eka's dreamy sculpture pauses for a moment to reflect. Using hibiscus wood with a lovely natural grain, Balinese artisans carve the sculpture by hand, gently polishing the wood for a rich luster.

Costa Rican artisan Blanca Padilla designs and handcrafts this lovely trio of angels from fiber extracted from cabuya or fique, a succulent that looks similar to agave. The cabuya fiber is a beautiful creamy antique white, and the artisan works with its natural texture to from the features of this wall sculpture. Gold thread is woven with the cabuya to accent each angel's halo and the hem of her gown, and she carries a lovely bouquet of paper and natural dried flowers in red, yellow, and green. A star shoots over the trio.

The art and skill of creating handicrafts from cabuya or fique has been handed down through Blanca Padilla's family for generations. The artisan sources her material herself, growing and harvesting the cabuya, extracting the fiber, and preparing it for use in the handicrafts. Blanca Padilla hopes to help revitalize the cabuya craft industry with the success of her designs.