Women of the Cloud Forest

Our unique, lightweight ornaments are created by a cooperative of artisans on Isla Solentiname, Nicaragua. Each ornament is inspired by nature, carefully hand-carved with a machete, and painted with realistic detail. These are perfect as Christmas ornamen

Who Made It: On a quiet, bricked street on the outskirts of Managua, Dona Mayra del Socorro Parrales and her husband, Don Jose Maria Carrillo, operate their small recycled aluminum casting business, Pewter Nica, out of their concrete block home. It’s a ve

Who Made It: Women of the Cloud Forest has been working in fair trade since 2001. They have direct, long-term relationships with small family workshops and cooperatives in Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Ecuador, and Peru. In addition to placing consistent orders

This flying fox bat is sleeping peacefully! The design is etched into the ceramics with a bicycle spoke by talented artisans in Nicaragua.

Who Made It: This beautiful ceramic luminary is handcrafted in a family workshop in the community of San Juan de

This sloth luminary is so adorable! Luminaries make great decorations and add a lovely light at night.


Who Made It: This beautiful ceramic luminary is handcrafted in a family workshop in the community of San Juan de Oriente, Nicaragua. For use with t

This unicorn ornament is fair trade and made out of sustainably harvested balsa wood. Our unique, lightweight balsa ornaments are created by a cooperative of artisans on Isla Solentiname, Nicaragua. Each ornament is inspired by nature, carefully hand-carv

Hanging around is what this sloth does best! Our unique, lightweight balsa ornaments are created by a cooperative of artisans on Isla Solentiname, Nicaragua. Each ornament is inspired by nature, carefully hand-carved with a machete, and painted with reali

This Siamese Cat Ornament will look sleek in your home any time of year! Our unique, lightweight balsa ornaments are created by a cooperative of artisans on Isla Solentiname, Nicaragua. Each ornament is inspired by nature, carefully hand-carved with a mac

These insect bat ornaments look so great hanging on the tree. And they're also fair trade! Who Made It: Our unique, lightweight balsa ornaments are created by a cooperative of artisans on Isla Solentiname, Nicaragua. Each ornament is inspired by nature, c

This shark ornament is pretty great! Our unique, lightweight balsa ornaments are created by a cooperative of artisans on Isla Solentiname, Nicaragua. Each ornament is inspired by nature, carefully hand-carved with a machete, and painted with realistic det

Whoooo will take this barred owl home to hang on the tree? It could be yoooooooou. Our unique, lightweight balsa ornaments are created by a cooperative of artisans on Isla Solentiname, Nicaragua. Each ornament is inspired by nature, carefully hand-carved

Whooo Hoooo made this beautiful balsa wood barn owl ornament? Our artisan partners from Women of the Cloud Forest! It is beautiful and fair trade tooooooo. Our unique, lightweight balsa ornaments are created by a cooperative of artisans on Isla Solentinam

Show off your mini orchid plant in a sweet little honeybee vase. Created by our ceramic artisan partners in San Juan de Oriente Nicaragua. For decorative use only.


Who Made It: Women of the Cloud Forest works with Duilio and Damarias, potters in Nica

The Tropical Hardwood Mortar & Pestle - Narrow is a beautiful, functional addition to any kitchen. Handcrafted by artisans in Nicaragua from sustainably harvested tropical hardwood, this mortar and pestle are perfect for grinding spices, herbs, or making

Equip your kitchen with both function and beauty with this stunning Tropical Hardwood Mortar & Pestle. Handcrafted by artisans in Nicaragua, it’s made from sustainably harvested tropical hardwood and finished with food-safe linseed oil. Perfect for grindi

Just add your favorite chips and dip! This beautiful serving set is crafted from sustainably harvested tropical hardwood by artisans in Nicaragua. The set includes a large bowl for chips and a smaller dip bowl, both finished with food-safe linseed oil, ma

This hand-made candle block is created from sustainably harvested tropical hardwood by artisans in Nicaragua. For use with tea light candles (not included). Who Made It: Women of the Cloud Forest has been working in fair trade since 2001. They have direct