3 Artisan Handcrafted Mexican Alebrije Star Ornaments - Alebrije Star Cosmetic Bags This attractive cosmetics bag handcrafted

This attractive cosmetics bag handcrafted by members of the Women Leaders of La Colorada of El Salvador is made of handwoven cotton with stripes in black and two shades of green with a hand strap made from matching material

By Guatemalan ceramicist Lilyan Benecke

It includes 28 dominoes and a mango wood holder

and ties the fringe by hand

adding diamond and braid motifs

3 Artisan Handcrafted Mexican Alebrije Star Ornaments - Alebrije Star Cosmetic Bags This attractive cosmetics bag handcraftedFour ornate blue stars in dazzling color make a beautiful addition to holiday decor. Teresita Gonzalez transforms found pieces of copal wood into a set of delightful alebrije ornaments. These fanciful sculptures are a traditional folk art in Oaxaca, once based on twenty totems but today representing all kinds of animals. They take their name from a Cal gypsy word for 'something difficult, tangled, confusing or fantastic.' Because each alebrije is