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Artisan Riris Mahanani of Indonesia breathes new life into the everyday with this set of four hand crafted holiday ornaments made from recycled magazines. Three-dimensional bells hang from a circular frame, all made from colorful recycled magazines, with a cheery red ribbon for a hanger. These ornaments are the perfect gift for the eco-conscious.

Jaya Nugraha pays homage to Bali's culture and arts with a stunning creation crafted from linen paper in an elegant black tone. After adding aluminum accents to this decorative box, the artisan decorates the lid by hand with a traditional kayonan design, a classic figure of Indonesian theater used to symbolize the mountains and depict marvelous scenes of their mythology and palaces.

The box also features a soft polyester velvet lining inside, making it the perfect accessory for storing precious jewels or making a fancy gift for friends and family.

Komang Sulaksana hand-weaves natural fibers from pandan leaves into a bright blue cover for this cheerful journal. A glass-covered opening on the front is bordered with agel grass, perfect for displaying a photograph. Bound with banana tree bark, the book's spine holds a cinnamon stick in an agel grass cord; inside, one hundred unlined rice straw paper pages await your inspiration. The vivid color and varied textures of this journal make it a welcome companion for traveling or for home.

Perfect for prolific writers, Komang Sulaksana's hand crafted set of journals give you plenty of room to explore your thoughts. The Balinese artisan crafts the journal's cover from kupu kupu leaves, banana bark, agel grass, and a scented cinnamon stick. Each journal includes 50 unlined pages of rice straw paper for scribbles, doodles, and spontaneous poetry.

This natural fiber journal, handcrafted by Balinese artisan Komang Sulaksana, features a pandan leaf cover, cinnamon and grass cord binding and 100 pages of rice straw paper perfect for jotting notes, memories, dreams, drawings or poetry. The artisan relishes in the challenge of melding different mediums, relying on both his artistic talent, and on natural fibers, for all of his work. "Creating new designs is so much fun for me," he says. "Arranging different kinds of materials together is not a hard thing to do but, of course, it requires patience and skill."