We have a new shipment of vintage textile block stamps just in! Lots of great designs here -- these stamps are suitable for use on fabric, paper and more! See our thumbnails below for some of our current designs:

Tags: textile stamps, handcarved, wood stamps, Afghanistan stamps

All set for your summer fun and games, we have some new fortune telling items in stock (some restocks also):


Firelite fortune teller kit

prophesy board

palmistry fortune telling card

phrenology head card

vintage-style insect pins

vintage-style bird pins

Tags: insect pins, bird pins, phrenology card, palmistry card, fortune telling kit

We've restocked some of our most popular items and have added a couple of new items.

DAY OF THE DEAD:



Flying praying tin Day of the Dead skeleton angel ornament (facing left or facing right)
Aged tin skeleton heart Day of the Dead door ornament

FOLK ART:


Handpainted tin saint retablo ornaments

BONE BEADS:



handcarved bone Indonesian moon face beads

Tags: day of the dead, folk art items, bone beads

We've restocked many of our popular skull and skeleton ceramic beads this week:

Here's what we have restocked:

Glazed skeleton beads in assorted colors

Tiny high fired skull beads

Tiny raku skull beads

Rounded larger raku skull beads

Ceramic black skull beads

Craphound Magazine #6: Death, Telephones, Scissors

Craphound Magazine #7: Church and State

Tags: ceramic beads

We have these beads back in stock this week:

resin skull beads

bone skull mala beads in two sizes: 7x9mm and 9x10mm

small wood skull mala beads

bone poker tile beads

mah jongg tile beads in two sizes

more restocks on ceramic skull beads are coming!

Tags: bone beads, skull beads, bone mala

We have new stock in this week for the following items:

tiny high fired ceramic skull beads

high fired ceramic skull donut beads

high fired ceramic skeleton beads

white glazed ceramic skull beads

black glazed ceramic skull beads

1/2 metal book rings

Tags: beads, skull beads, ceramic beads

We have a great new selection of ceramic beads in stock! We have limited initial inventory but are reordering.

Here's what they look like:


These beads are all temporarily strung on 7 inch strands -- the oval beads have 10 beads per strand. The coin beads have 6 beads on a strand. The glazing on these beads is really stunning!

Tags: ceramic beads, beads

We're introducing a new category to our catalogue called box lots. These are groupings of items that may or may not have been in our catalogue previously. Generally, they are one of a kind items and you will get exactly the items pictured. Check out our current selection here. We'll be adding to this category from time to time.

NEW DAY OF THE DEAD ACRYLIC PAINTINGS


We have 4 day of the dead acrylic paintings by Alberto Rojas in our shop. These colorful paintings measure 11x14 and would make a festive addition to your Day of the Dead altar or folk art collection. These are the painting that we currently have in stock:

Catrina

Day of the Dead Dancing Couple

Dancing Lady

La Muerte Loteria Card

HERE ARE THE ITEMS THAT WE HAVE NEW AND RESTOCKED THIS WEEK AT ANIMA DESIGNS!

Large Day of the Dead Papier Mache Figures:




Other new and restocked items include:

Buffalo horn heishi beads

copper clad corners

large illustrated encyclopedia pages

large aged tin sun nicho

rusty fencing

crescent moon and stars vintage labels

foil-lined Chinese food bags

Chicago screws (aluminum) in various sizes

Cell phone lariats by the 1/2 gross or gross

Large aged tin milagros

Day of the Dead Ceramic Vase

Day of the Dead Ceramic Box

Vitreous enamel sacred icon pendants

Vintage brass lobster claw clasps

Tags: day of the dead, collage, ephemera, beads

We have a great but small selection of natural beads from shell, horn and seed in this week. Most are from the Philippine Islands.

oyster shell beads in teardrop shape - blue/green
oyster shell beads in teardrop shape - rust
buffalo horn heishi beads


Be sure to see our selection of these seed beads as well:

patikan seed bead
PUGAHAN SEED bead
Anipay nuts beads

We also an unusual selection of lampwork beads in this week:

puffed oval woodgrain marble beads
marbled lampwork puffed squares
marbled yellow lentil beads
marbled green lentil beads
Murano-style lampwork flying disk beads

Tags: beads, seed beads, horn beads, shell beads, lampwork beads

We have a new shipment of Day of the Dead ornaments in and they are really wonderful. We have great bride and groom ornaments (both in wonderful muted earthtone colors and in striking black and white). Two poses--one with both standing and the other with the groom on bended knee. We also have Catrina and Catrin both with some articulation -- great for your day of the dead (dia de los muertos altar, you Mexican catina decor or for wedding or shower gifts.

Here's a sampling although we have an assortment of colors:

Tags: day of the dead, dia de los muertos, tin, ornaments, skeleton