Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Treasures from Mexico

Hello Peeps! I promised you some more pictures from Mexico, so here I am....( for those of you who've had enough of my posts about Mexico; I promise you, this is my last one until I make another trip there:)).

Mexican handicrafts include a variety of things ranging from pottery, handmade baskets and hats, woven blankets, wooden toys and masks, beads and gems, silver jewelery...the list goes on. What really left me salivating though,was the bold and bright colored pottery with intricate detailing. I just couldn't get enough of it. If it wasn't for the airline baggage policy, and then my budget constraints, my bags would be full of it.

I loved shopping at Quinta Avenida (5th Avenue), the local market in Playa del Carmen near Cancun. The street itself looked so vibrant and colorful.

Plates and bowls

Close up of a wall plate- loved the intricate design!

Mirrors with Mexican tile borders

Colorful Suns


Platters and Trays


Gorgeous Sinks!... wish I could get one of these....


Magnets



Now, about the treasures that I brought back home....

A man sitting with his head hidden behind his hat.....he sits on my side table now.


A wooden mask....


A handwoven, colorful straw bag....

I'm using it as a basket to store my stash of handmade paper!

There are a few other things that are yet to find a good place in my home, one of them is the colorful sun- I always thought that I HAVE to get a 'Sun' whenever I go to Mexico, and so I did:)

For some more pictures from Mexico, visit Sharkara's blog...yes, we went there together.

Linking in to Good life Wednesdays, Show and Tell Friday


14 comments:

  1. beautiful!!!! i wish i could go to mexico...so keep those posts coming...:)

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  2. Absolute beauties, I would have bought each and everything. Those sinks are so pretty, Oh God! everything is good, lucky you.

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  3. Didn't you feel like shop-till-I-drop?? Loved the mat with the hat. And such colorful sinks, never seen anything like that!

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  4. i want a shot of the basket with your plants in it. the man is accompanying the basket !! it looks so gorgeous

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  5. Beautiful n colorful collection.

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  6. hey Neha, thanks alot for this post. as I told you, we are also going to the same place in a few days...so as you said this is your last post about Mexico (till you go there again), I won't mind a detailed email about the place from you ;) of course with local shopping destinations!

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  7. beautiful images....reminds me of my trip to Mexico!

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  8. such lovely pics..and loved your treasures...

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  9. Wow, lots of lovely great stuff, so colourful and fun. Glad you added your link to Beach Cottage Good Life Wednesdays.

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  10. Beautiful!!! I had always loved those...I have seen that in exhibitions here. Love the intricate details:)

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  11. Hey,

    You have amazing stuffs. Very beautiful collection of such colorful things.

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  12. Oh fabulous.. I love.. love the mexican collection.. What an amazing burst of colours!!

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