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Current Promotional Sale

Current Promotional Sale

Two sisters, Meyla and Nevra, created Beksan Designs as a way to craft jewelry that reflects their Turkish heritage. Shop their designs HERE. First time shoppers receive 20% Off and Free Shipping! 

Artisans Learning Ancient Craft

Artisans Learning Ancient Craft

At a training centre in Marrakesh, young people are learning how to keep the ancient traditions of Moroccan craftmanship alive. Trainee artisans can choose from 22 different trades, such as wood engraving, stone masonry, pottery and leatherwork.

The delicate material that takes months to weave by hand

The delicate material that takes months to weave by hand

On the banks of the River Lakshya – just outside Dhaka, Bangladesh’s capital – the sun is heating the tiny corrugated iron factory I am standing in to oven-like temperatures. Inside, under a string of bare light bulbs, six master weavers sit in pairs, barely breaking a sweat at their bamboo looms. Read more

Upcoming Promotional Sale

Upcoming Promotional Sale

Featuring Elle of California’s collection of antique, vintage jewelry & collectibles. Specializing in estate collected Antique Asian ornaments, vintage Italian metal resin beads and design elements, vintage Czech glass, amber, sterling silver, semiprecious pieces, unusual objects, and more.

Antiquing in the Modern Age

Antiquing in the Modern Age

We all know the thrill of scavenging in a tiny antique shop, finding the dusty treasures hidden among useless oddities. We know the crowded flea markets that are all the rage again, estate sales, antique shows… But what about the Ebay shops? Etsy, and Rubylane? 

Welcome to Artisans On Hand

Welcome to Artisans On Hand

Hi everyone, we’re excited about the launch of our new site Artisans On Hand. This will be a place where you can see exhibitors and artisans and interact with them; there will be sales and promotions, interesting news, workshops and much more. That’s right here at Artisansonhand.com. I hope everyone is staying safe and healthy. We’re excited to launch this site so we can still interact with everyone while we are staying at home and bring arts and crafts to your daily life. We hope to get back to our show schedule as soon as possible but in the meantime stay safe and healthy and we will see you soon.

Originality and diversity

Originality and diversity

The artisan crafts represented here are works of art, jewelry, glassware, cutlery, textiles, pottery, furniture, decoration, clothing making … In order to guarantee a high quality of “handmade” pieces and choice selection, we have chosen experts in their fields, selected exhibitors according to very specific 

Gifu Wagasa

Gifu Wagasa

By Claire Ann Wellesley Gifu Wagasa is the traditional Japanese umbrella, which has a sense of ornament, ritual, and design. It was a period of poetry and painting, and has occupied a central space in Japanese ceremony, and fashion for a thousand years. The sunlight 

An unparalleled collection online

An unparalleled collection online

The collection of Bazar Jawahar can amazingly be found online on Etsy. Featuring Berber, Ethiopian and Yemeni beads, jewelry and artifacts, ancient to antique.

Specializing Berber pieces from Morocco, a culture influenced by the Phoenicians, the Greeks and Romans and Goths. The music and dance of the region is powerful and the weaving (a woman’s art) and the jewelry is widely admired.

Shop with confidence and if you have any questions don’t hesitate to send Houda a direct message (her customer rating is excellent!) Houda has personally collected all items in the shop and is always open to talk about them! On here and on Ebay here

Sanctus Luxurri By Dana Phayul

Sanctus Luxurri By Dana Phayul

Against a backdrop of pristine landscapes, forests, and vast skies, what mattered most was protecting the nomadic spiritual odyssey, which had existed since the beginning…  As they set about following the migration paths that had been trodden for centuries before them, setting up camps and