The perfect accent to any bar, these ebony bottle openers are carved animals at one end and the bottle opener at the other.  Choose from elephant, lion, or rhino.

Ebony Bottle Opener. $9.50 INTRODUCTORY OFFER $8.50

Made of sheets of misprinted bottle caps, these boxes are painted in vibrant colors and decorated with Kenyan dancers and women.  The tinsmiths in Kisumu, Kenya who make these containers are skilled in bending the sheets of tin into usable items that craftspeople then paint in designs that reflect Africa.

To view a more detailed picture and prices, click here.

Mayan Arts Note Cards and Coloring Book - NEW ITEMS

Marilyn Anderson is a photographer and artist as well as the U.S. Project Director for Pro Arte Maya, which promotes the appreciation and practice by Mayan and other Guatemalan children of their rich and varied art and traditions.   She sells these products to help promote this education effort and also uses them as teaching material. 

The 5 X 7 notecards and envelopes depict Mayan children of Guatemala playing, learning and doing traditional arts.  A set of cards contains one of each of the five designs.

The 30-page bilingual coloring book (English/Spanish) presents traditional artists in pictures and words.

Set of 5 Notecards $10.00
Bilingual Coloring Book $5.95

Handmade All-Natural Soaps - NEW ITEMS

The Enterprising Kitchen is a non-profit fair trade organization that operates in Chicago, providing low-income women the opportunity to learn a skill and earn a living.  The soaps that they produce are fragrant and made of all natural ingredients. 

The 4 oz. individual bars are wrapped in cling wrap and a ribbon and are available in Sweet Lavender, Honey Oatmeal, French Apple, Lavender Sage, Citrus Harmony, and Sea Mist.  We also have a gift set of four 2.5 oz bars in a square pine box tied with a ribbon with one bar of each of Sweet Lavender, Honey Oatmeal, Lavender Sage, and Sea Mist (not shown).

Painted Tin Fish Hooks  - NEW ITEM
 
These hooks are made in Western Kenya from scrap tin from the local bottling factory. Each set is approximately 10 inches tall. Colors may vary but each is an array of brightly colored fish, with a dolphin on the top. 

Fish Hooks $19.99

Water Color Prints - NEW ITEM
Exclusive to Global Crafts
 
These exclusive Global Crafts prints are produced to high quality, it is almost impossible to distinguish the original from the prints. We sell them framed or unframed. 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. 

Unframed $12.50 each
Framed $29.99 each

To view the full series of these prints or to buy this print  click here.