Purple & Teal Hand Woven Nylon Hammock Sasa Designs The artisans use small knives

The artisans use small knives called kisu to do their impeccable carving and polish the finished work using wet sand

or wear the long braided strap over your shoulder -- and get going

These floral earrings are handcrafted by artisans in India

5" H x 1" W (3

These earrings from Thailand's Wadarat Supasirisuk are crafted from sterling silver

Purple & Teal Hand Woven Nylon Hammock Sasa Designs The artisans use small knivesThe Maya Artists of the Yucatn weave teal, green, and purple nylon together to form this beautiful hammock. This hammock can be easily packed away to take on a trip or for easy storage. Long before the Spanish arrived upon the coasts of the Yucatan Peninsula, the Maya preferred to sleep and rest in hammocks. They considered the hammock to be like the loving embrace of a mother, due to the comfortable manner in which the body is held and swung within