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5/9/08 10:12 AM
New Beads (4)
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letterpress items (1)
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vintage textile block stamps (4)
folk Art items (10)
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day of the dead (8)
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felted Products (6)
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bone beads (12)
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nichos (5)
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folk Art items
What's New at Anima Designs

Restocked & New Day of the Dead; Restocked Saint Retablo Ornaments; Round Indonesian Moon Face Beads

05/01/08 10:58
We've restocked some of our most popular items and have added a couple of new items.

DAY OF THE DEAD:

flying praying tin skeleton day of the dead angel ornament

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 retablo saint ornament
Handpainted tin saint retablo ornaments

BONE BEADS:


indonesian bone handcarved moon face bead
handcarved bone Indonesian moon face beads

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

Craphound Clip Art Magazine, Nichos and More

02/24/08 11:32
We've restocked and added some new items this week:
Bright tin open fingers hand nichoelaborately tooled bright tin heart nicho

Craphound #6: Clip Art Magazine Death, telephones, scissors is back in stock
Craphound #7: Clip Art Magazine Church and State -- hot off the press
Elaborately tooled bright tin Crowning Heart Nicho (no wings!) -bright tin
Elaborately tooled bright tin Crowning Heart Nicho no wings - with antiquing

Open fingers hand nicho

* aged tin
* bright tin

Day of the Dead Bride and Groom Ornament - restocked
We've also restocked some of the lead free pewter charms and wool felt beads:
Assorted words
Hands and feet
Mixed crowns
Small package wool felt mini beads (multi-colored)
Wool felt mini beads in value package
Wool felt beads in larger 2cm (.8 inch size):

* cool colors value pack
* multi color value pack

Large aged tin sun nicho

Tags: clip-art, magazines, nichos, folk art items

Handpainted Angel Retablo Ornaments & More

02/04/08 11:41
Each one of these small retablo ornaments was beautifully handpainted by an expert craftsman on metal. These are similar to our saint retablos, but with an angel motif. Decorative ornamentation is painted on the reverse side also. Please refer to the photos for sizes but they are generally 3" or so tall. They come in an assortment of shapes and colors and each is unique so yours may vary somewhat from that shown. Let us select one for you!

Please note that we also have these ornaments in Day of the Dead motif and cherub angels.

handpainted retablo ornaments

We also have the retablo ornaments in the cherub angel design. Made in a similar manner to that described above, these cherub angels are available in assorted colors and shapes. Let us select one for you!

Handpainted cherub angel retablo ornaments

Our popular aged muslin evidence bags are now available in packs of five:

aged muslin evidence bags

Bronzed Crowning Heart Nichos, Hand-painted Hand Mirror, Hand Nichos & More!

01/26/08 09:48
We have these great bronzed crowning heart nichos in stock -- they're like the shiny silver natural ones but in a great coppery, bronzy (I know that's not a word!) finish that is beautiful:

Here's a picture:


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We were able to negotiate a really great price for these so they are only $12.00 (plus shipping)!


These aged tin hand nichos are available in left or right hands and are also really quite nice. See below:


aged tin hand nicho

We were so excited to find a source for these alpaca silver hand nicho necklaces/pins. They are quite nicely made. There is a slot on the top for sliding your own photo (or ATC or mini-collage) into it so it's easy to personalize. There's both a hanging loop and a soldered pin back on the reverse.
alpaca silver hand nicho necklace

We also have these antiqued, natural hand nichos in stock:

antiqued natural tin hand nicho
These great little fun and kitchy Mexican books are also in stock. We have limited availability on them so get them while you can!

Mexican paperback books

Another new item are these wonderful little ex voto style milagro plaques:

ex voto milagro plaque handex voto milagro plaque eyes
ex voto milagro plaque heartex voto milagro breast

And finally we have the following items back in stock:

Good luck packets

Andean fortune telling ornaments

Saint's wallets

Lampwork skull beads

Hand-painted heart-in-hand mirror


Tags: folk art items, nichos

New & Restock Bottlecap Pendants; Earrings

01/16/08 10:25
We have a great selection of bottlecap/bottle cap pendants back in stock. If you're not familiar with them, our bottle cap jewelry features an assortment of striking images in a bottle cap bezel covered with a clear resin. All pendants have a hanging bail. It makes for a lightweight and fun accessory! Plus they are very reasonably priced, so why not start a collection of them!

Here are some of the images that we're currently featuring:
blue buddha bottle cap pendantred Frida bottlecap pendantGuadalupe with flowers bottle cap pendantMano Poderosa Bottle cap PendantDay of the Dead Catrina Bottle cap PendantGuadalupe close-up Bottle cap PendantPosada dancers bottle cap earringsDay of the Dead Posada Couple EarringsFrida with butterflies bottle cap earrings

Tags: bottlecap pendants, bottle-cap pendants, bottle cap earrings, bottlecap earrings

Restocked handcarved bone beads and folk art items

01/10/08 08:52
Back in stock, these two-sided bone butterfly beads are drilled top to bottom and have exquisite handcarving and detail. They measure 20mm wide and 15mm tall. They are sold individually.
bone butterfly beads
We finally have the smaller size of our cute hand-carved, bone turtle beads with scrimshaw markings.
small bone turtle beads
This strand of coin-shaped Chinese zodiac bone beads has raised carving and scrimshaw detailing. In addition to beads representing the 12 animals of the zodiac, there are 5 additional decorative round beads, a bone pony bead and Chinese knot. Each of the zodiac beads measure 18mm in diameter the round accent beads are slightly smaller at 15mm and the head bead is slightly larger at 21mm (Remember 25mm~1 inch). These sets are spectacular! These are stunning and are in limited supply. Sold by the strand.
bone zodiac bead talisman
These folk art items have also been restocked:

This silver metal fortune telling ornament is from the Andes. Either heart, round or horseshoe-shaped with people, symbols and animals . . . it would be a great embellishment for an altar or shrine:
Andean fortune telling ornament
These diminutive good luck packets, made in Peru, contain the following items: metalfigures of saints, saints images, horseshoe, miniature broom and a red huayruru seed. All items bestow upon the carrier good luck and protection.

Each vinyl wrapped packet measures 1 inches h by 2 inches w.

good luck packet
The Mexican Saint's Wallet is a crochet-edged vinyl-and-rayon mini-folio filled with Mexican-Catholic symbols. Colors and images vary, but all contain images of saints/religious figures, a tiny religious medal on a small string of seed beads, miniature hand tinted reproductions of saint photo postcards, and a folded and cellophane-wrapped novena prayer.

Shown open, the miniature wallet measures 5-1/8" by 2-1/8 inches open and 1-1/4 inches by 2-1/8 inches folded (it has a snap closure).

Mexican saint wallet
Handcarved woodblocks have been the traditional means of printing in Nepal for centuries. Even today, prayerbooks in Himalayan Buddhist monasteries are printed from such blocks.

Handheld tools are carefully used to cut the designs out of "sisau", a type of cedar. Lokta paper handmade from the bark of the Daphne tree is traditionally harvested so that the tree may regenerate.

To print, simply press your woodblock onto the inkpad provided. Then on a padded surface (for example on a pile of newspapers or several layers of cloth), place a piece of lokta paper and firmly pres the woodblock. Gently rock the block in all directions to achieve a clear print.

Each set includes handcarved woodblock stamps, a stamp pad, a generous amount of natural lokta paper, all housed in a lokta covered tray. Because these are hand-carved, expect slight variations in each set.
wood block stamps

Tags: beads, folk art items

Mexican Folk Art Masks, Hanging Tin Skeleton Ornament, Milagro Ornaments

09/20/07 16:58
pocket virginsFlying Tin Skeleton Day of the Dead Ornament
Mexican clay masksheart ornament with silver milagroshand with silver milagros

Tags: milagros, day of the dead, masks

Great new aged tin mini nichos, milagro plaques

09/19/07 11:09
all seeing eye angel nichomini chica rustic nichocopper butterfly nichoheart in hand milagro plaqueMini fan-topped nichocopper heart milagropainted heart with wings nichomini paloma with bird nichohorizontal fan topped nicho

Tags: milagros, nichos

New retablos, nichos, folk art ornaments & more

09/14/07 00:34
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fridaornamentguadalupeornamenthandheartmirrordodmalemirror

Angel Handpainted Tin Ornament

Guadalupe Handpainted Tin Ornament

Painted Tin Day of the Dead Skeleton Mirror - Woman

Painted Tin Day of the Dead Skeleton Mirror - Man

Painted Tin Frida Mirror

Mini Tin Nicho with Fan and Scallops

Mini Tin Nicho with Scalloped Cross

Flaming Heart Tin Nicho

Catrina Bottlecap Pendant

Guadalupe Bottlecap Pendant

Posada Day of the Dead Man/Woman Bottlecap Earrings

Frida with Butterflies Bottlecap Earrings

Loteria Clock