Loving Lily and Laura

Laura has always been passionate about art, travel, and the world's cultures.  She has enjoyed visiting over 30 countries. After earning a degree in art history she settled in Nepal for seven years beginning in  1996.  She stayed in Nepal because she loved the people and beauty of this wonderful country.  It was then that she grew to enjoy clothing and accessory design.    She discovered the Nepali women's crocheted bracelets and decided to devote her energy to helping her women friends make them something truly special.  In Laura's words "Each bracelet is a little piece of artwork."   The women artists are passionate about making the Lily and Laura  bracelets they crochet very special.  After more than seven years of innovation and dedication we are happy to be able to provide our Lily and Laura  bracelets to you.

Only the finest glass beads in the world in our  bracelets are used for the bracelets. The business focus is to pay more than fair trade wages to our artisans in Nepal, thereby improving the quality of their lives while providing you with beautiful, top quality handcrafted glass beaded bracelets. 
Our Lily and Laura  bracelets are hand crocheted by our  women in Nepal  bead by bead. Our artisans create in the comfort of their homes and in the sunshine on their rooftop decks with their families nearby.  No two bracelets are exactly alike. FYC currently is carrying our newest shipment of stunning fall colors so you can custom pick your bracelets based on color preference. Fashion and fair trade; a perfect match! Mix and match for yourself or they make wonderful gifts! 

Stray Dog Designs

In the picturesque village of San Miguel de Allende, high in central Mexico's mountainous desert, the stray dogs make a life for themselves. Bill Pritchard and Jane Gray were newlyweds when they took a stray mutt under their wings after they fled to Mexico. With their rescue dog, La Princessa in tow, they were determined to bring her back to a healthy way of life. As she recovered, they were inspired to move full speed ahead with their pottery business. The pottery grew as their talent did. They began making designs and Jane would add color with paint. In 1995, they took their designs back to the states and exhibited them at the Atlanta Market. They found orders to be flying in!

Over a decade later, Stray Dog Designs' core design principles are simple: all items are handmade with careful construction from quality and recycled materials, melding quirky charm and true artistry, and providing fair wages for local workers.

It's true that some companies, like some dogs, are all bark and no backup, but not so with Stray Dog Designs. This hound proudly runs with an impressive pack whose designs have been featured in House Beautiful, Elle Decor, InStyle, and a host of other publications. Now, they are available at FYC!