Ten Thousand Villages Faves

I've been perusing the Ten Thousand Villages website lately, and I can't believe how many cool things are there. It's kind of sad, really, since I can't really get any of their stuff. It doesn't appear that they ship out of North America, and even if they did, I wouldn't have any space in my tiny room to accommodate any new stuff, no matter how cute.

The other thing that I like about Ten Thousand Villages is that its purpose is to provide a market for artisans in developing countries. Their stuff may be great, but they won't sell much of it if no one knows about it. This gives them a selling venue. Also, Ten Thousand Villages is a free trade organization, so it consults with the artisans and experts in the area to set a fair wage for their work. They were voted one of the "World's Most Ethical Companies" by Forbes Magazine for the past three years. Cheers!

Anyway, even if I can't have any of these lovelies myself, I thought I'd share them all with you.

This scarf is awesome! Not to mention green and blue, just the best colors in the world (especially green).

A super cool necklace. I would wear this over diamonds any day.

This is probably my favorite item! Isn't it amazingly cute? In their own words, it's so round, so fat, so cheerful!

I don't even know, but this is sweet.

This is a "Red Owl Wall Candle Sconce." Basically, you hang it on your wall and put a candle inside. I could see a whole row of them in a backyard, lit up for parties.

So what do you guys think? Do you have any Ten Thousand Villages favorites?

Here's there website, if you want to look for yourself.

http://www.tenthousandvillages.com/catalog/shop.php