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Gift For Life Announces Party for Life Auction Items
December 31,
2013 by in Community / Charitable Support, Industry 
Gift for Life, the gift and home industries' charitable organization, announced that the upcoming Party for Life silent auction will include 12 one-of-a-kind items, including handcrafted unique home décor and fashion pieces.
The items have been donated by eight leading artisanal importers in connection with the presentation of Gift For Life’s 2014 Bert Tonkin “Gift of Giving Award” to Clare Brett Smith, president emerita of Aid to Artisans. A new, online, auction service will allow viewing and bidding on the items beginning two weeks before Party for Life, which takes place Monday, Feb; 3, in New York City.
Included in the auction:
* Alpaca Throw from Creative Women. This alpaca throw, handwoven in a Fair Trade workshop in La Paz, Bolivia, combines the traditional herringbone design found in many South American textiles, with a contemporary use of color.
* Three Jewelry Pieces from Faire Collection. The Carmen Cascade--dark and light açaí and pambil seeds add dimension and variety to a stunning classic. Polished Tagua Bracelet--the natural texture and gleam of tagua is highlighted in this polished bracelet. Moon Sliver Earrings--the tagua in these highly polished earrings is carved into a soft, organic shape reminiscent of raindrops illuminated in the moonlight.
* "Sittiein" by Hudson Beach Glass. Made by casting hot glass into a reverse hand carved 3 piece graphite mold. On top of the three separate figures sits a centrifugally spun glass bowl. These colors are Smokey Quartz base with Citrine bowl in Beach finish.
* Swahili Imports’ Haitian Obeche Wood Scalloped Salad Bowl and Servers.
* Tesoros Trading Company’s Glass Display w/ Multi Hearts. This is a collection of replicas of Old Italian Exvotos, which are handmade in India.
* A coat from The joannajohn Collection. The coat is a riff on the classic Chesterfield. Artistically designed and executed, it is one-of-a-kind, cotton quilted, and reversible.
* Pendant necklace from Tribalinks: an antique silver Moroccan (Berber) pendant, crafted from antique rare sherpa coral colored glass beads, silver and a silver "hand cuff" clasp.
* Bamboula’s Turkana Baskets: traditional storage baskets hand-woven from doum palm fiber by semi-nomadic women living in the Turkana region of northwestern Kenya.