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Keep everyone entertained with our hand crafted set of 6 or 12 wooden logic puzzle games. Games include Falling star, snake cube, ball in jail and more. Thai artisan Waraporn Khamsuk handcrafts each of the six puzzles that come in a handy storage box.

Walking through a forest of golden foliage, a family of elephants enjoys a day of leisure. This scene of tradition is inspired by the mural paintings of central Thailand. Nantana Sompamitre hand-carves the statuette from mango wood and coats it with several layers of lacquer, which she prepares from the Gluta usitata tree and ashes of burnt rice paddy husks.

Sompamitre executes the moving scene with a traditional gilding technique called lai rot nam (watered pattern). First the patterns are engraved free-hand with a sharp-pointed tool, and then the piece is dusted with a wooden powder. The black background is covered with a yellow gummy paint, which comes from a tree resin that has been placed in water for a day. After that, a thin coat of lacquer is applied to the entire surface and, before it dries, gold leaf is placed over it. The piece is then left to dry for approximately 20 hours. Finally, the whole lacquerware is thoroughly rinsed in water rinsing out impurities or unattached gold leaf. The result is a piece of rich artistry, where shimmering gold engraved designs contrast against a high-gloss black background.

This dazzling statement necklace in purple is brought to us by Sumalee Nawakul of Thailand. She carefully threads little purple beads crafted of littleleaf boxwood on ten individual strands joined by larger brown beads in this stunning handmade necklace.

In blue and brown, this torsade necklace is by Sumalee Nawakul. She crafts the necklace by hand with dyed blue wood beads of littleleaf boxwood, creating 10 hand-knotted strands that twist into a necklace that can fasten at two different lengths.

By Thai artisan Waraporn Khamsuk, this domino set offers a unique twist on the traditional tabletop game. Handmade from raintree wood, 56 triangular dominoes or "Trionimoes" come within a handy wooden box. The corner of each domino is hand-painted with colorful dots. This 2-6 player set offers fun for the whole family.

Instructions included.

In hot pink and brown, this torsade necklace is by Sumalee Nawakul. She crafts the necklace by hand with dyed pink wood beads of littleleaf boxwood, creating 10 hand-knotted strands that twist into a necklace that can fasten at two different lengths.

Thai artisan Waraporn Khamsuk crafts this delightful set of dominoes. Made out of rain tree wood, the set of ninety-six dominoes comes in a conveniently sized wooden box. The dots on each domino are painted different colors according to their number in order to ensure easy recognition and enjoyable play.