elephant gifts

Mexico's Armando Ramirez has a special talent for turning recycled auto parts and scrap metal into marvelous rustic sculptures. Here he presents a mighty elephant, hand-crafted from timing chains, metal plate, bolts, and other parts.

Lifting his trunk, an elephant trumpets a jumbo hello. J. Blas presents a cheerful welcome sign, sculpted in three dimensions from sheets of iron. The spunky young bull with his long ivory tusks gazes out from the shade of a tree.

The Del Toro family brings us a beautiful 925 sterling silver link bracelet. The design has sweet little elephants embellished with amber beads that add a youthful touch to the entire piece. It is perfect as a casual accessory or as a special gift for friends and family!

Designed by Mexican artist Alejandra Aceves, this pair of postcards is a sweet gift for friends and family. With a gorgeous wildlife theme, they feature cheerful giraffes and friendly elephants for coloring, letting you explore your creativity.

Alebrijes are often a hybrid of real animals, such as elephants and crocodiles, or they can be more fantastical creatures, such as dragons. Artisan Teresita Gonzalez of Xoxocotlan in the Mexican state of Oaxaca creates an elaborately hand carved copal wood alebrije dragonfly, or libelula. The insect is beautifully painted in bold red with accents of black, blue and yellow. Small parts are separated for shipping to protect from breakage.

It is said that Oaxaca's alebrije tradition descends directly from Mexico City artisan Pedro Linares (1906-1992). When he was 30, he became seriously ill and fell into a sort of coma. While he was unconscious, he had a most fantastic dream. He was caught between the land of the living and the dead; the place looked like a forest and was populated with creatures with body parts belonging to different animals. The beings repeatedly uttered the word alebrije, and when Linares woke up, he recreated these figures in vivid colors using papier mache techniques and called them alebrijes . His work became famous and eventually influenced artisans in the state of Oaxaca who decided to craft alebrijes using traditional wood carving methods and according to that region's world vision.

Mexican artisan Javier Ramirez celebrates the Christian story of Noah's ark with this "tree of life" sculpture. In the center, Noah stands alongside a giraffe and an elephant, flanked by birds and butterflies. Floral designs surround the central composition. Each piece is diligently crafted from ceramic and painted by hand, assembled by steel wire.

Not intended for use with candles.

Bringing protection and good luck, this striking bracelet from Mexico features a whimsical variety of charms, including a dragonfly, elephant, hamsa symbol, and a cross. Janeth Quintanilla takes pride in her original design, braiding the accents along a length of red cord.