October is the month to recognize your support for ‘making a difference’ throughout the world by improving working conditions, ensuring adequate levels of pay, and supporting those who depend on every purchase to care for themselves and their families. The World Fair Trade Organization (WFTO) supports marginalized small producers, whether these are independent family businesses […]

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Halloween actually started over 2,000 years ago when the people known as the ‘Celts’ who lived in what is now Ireland, the UK, and parts of Northern France, celebrated  November 1 as their New Year’s Day. They believed that the night before, October 31, was a time when the living and the dead came together. […]

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TO BEGIN, make sure your ‘first burn’ is 1 hour for each 1 inch of the width of the candle.  So a 3” X 6” pillar (3” wide and 6” tall) should burn 3 hours the first time you light it.  This creates a ‘burn pool’ which will allow your wick to  burn the optimal […]

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  Well here is a chance of a lifetime….. We have a mission – we support artisans in countries where we can have a positive effect on the rate of unemployment. Every purchase of a product from Thumbprint Artifacts impacts these artisan’s lives by helping them to support their family and build self-respect. As these […]

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World Rhino Day is 22 September, a day set aside to showcase the catastrophic loss of rhinos due to senseless poaching throughout Africa and Asia. To help raise awareness for this cause, Thumbprint Artifacts is asking ‘friends and family’ to paint your toe nails pink! Post a photo of your pink toenails on the Thumbprint […]

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Trying to think of a new way to liven up your next BBQ?   You got a great new menu… but that is still not enough?  Here’s a suggestion; Fun, hand painted, colorful, not your ordinary aprons!   These whimsical designs are the creation of artisans at Julian’s, in Bredasdorp, South Africa. The ‘Giraffes go […]

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