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Global Fair Trade Crafts

by Cyndi Lavin

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Global Crafts is a site that belongs to the Fair Trade Federation. Members are committed to providing fair wages and good employment opportunities to economically disadvantaged artisans and farmers worldwide. So you can feel good about purchasing artisan-made pieces from this site. These beaded animals are found in the Metal and Tin Art section.

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Posted in Assemblage, Mixed Media, Non-Wearables, Other Bead & Jewelry Sites, Suppliers & Product Reviews, Wearable Art on March 7th, 2007

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One Response to “Global Fair Trade Crafts”

  1. Bobbi Chukran Says:
    March 7th, 2007 at 8:04 pm

    Love that little gecko lizardy thingy….Fair trade stuff is a *good thing*!

    bobbi c.

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