Make a Difference While Showing School SpiritSchool spirit: It’s a phrase we hear a lot, but what is it really? It’s the sense of pride, identity, and community that students, teachers, administrat
Helping Haiti NOW - (Post)Helping Haiti NOWRecently we wrote a blog about Haiti and its struggles. One thing we mentioned is that Haiti had still not rebuilt since its last earthquake of 2010; however, now, Haiti has been h
Dan'l Webster- Jim Smiley and His Jumping Frog - (Post)Dan'l Webster- Jim Smiley and His Jumping FrogOk. I say a name, and you tell me the first thing that comes to mind…Ready… Mark Twain!What came to mind? A frog jumping competition? No? Well after thi
Artist Spotlight - Bernard Louis - (Post)Bernard Louis“My boss, I told you the gangster take my house, so I need more order just for I will rent the house ok thank you for your consideration.”Receiving messages like this is not an uncommo
Reading T-Shirt - (Post)Reading T-ShirtsWell into our third day in Haiti, while I was supposed to be looking for new product for the winter wholesale and retail show season, I will admit, I got distracted. It’s not that the
Pin It! - (Post)Have you seen our new Guatemalan beaded accessories? On a recent buying trip to Guatemala, Casey came across some tremendously talented bead artists near the shores of Lake Atitlan, in the central
Tonola Jalisco, Barro Brunido & Moises Rodriguez - (Post)Tonola Jalisco, Barro Brunido & Moises RodriguezTonolá is a city and municipality within the Guadalajara Metropolitan are in the state of Jalisco in Mexico. Tonolá, which has been a ceramics center
Worry Dolls- A Gift from Guatemala - (Post)Worry Dolls- A Gift From GuatemalaWorry dolls are small, handcrafted dolls made in the highlands of Guatemala. In Guatemala they are known as ‘muñeca quitapena’ (doll who takes away worries). Piec
#NoBraDay - (Post)#NoBraDayDid you know October 13th is No Bra Day? I mean there are days for pretty much everything, but one for no bra? Isn’t that just about every day after 5 o’clock?Well, as fun and quirky as it m
The Process of Making Haitian Metal Art - (Post)The Process of Making Haitian Metal ArtDuring our trip to Haiti in October 2015, we brought along our favorite filmmaker, Mary Ragsdale, to capture “our Haiti” on video and enable us to share the e
Oaxacan Alebrijes - (Post)Oaxacan AlebrijesAlebrijes: You’ve probably heard about them. They have garnered much attention in recent years, and with a very popular Disney movie mentioning them, it seemed to really bring thes
Monarch Butterflies- A Beautiful Endangered Species - (Post)Monarch Butterflies- A Beautiful Endagered Species A good sign that spring and summer have arrived are the arrival of our beautiful butterflies. As soon as the flowers start blooming, the butterflie