Mexican Handmade and Handpainted Christmas Tree Ornaments

Handmade Mexican Corn Husk Angel Christmas Tree Ornaments

Adorable Mexican Corn Husk Angels are a welcome site, especially this time of year as we begin to celebrate the holiday season. The angels' dresses are made with natural cornhusks and their hair is made from the cornsilk. You can choose from a variety of vibrant colored corn husk angels including yellow, blue, purple, red, pink, green, orange, and natural. Shown below are the purple, yellow, and natural corn husk angel ornaments. For more information about our handmade corn husk angel ornaments please visit our website, http://www.lacasamexicana.us/.


Purple Corn Husk Christmas Angel Ornament


Yellow Corn Husk Christmas Angel Ornament


and my personal favorite, the Natural Corn Husk Christmas Angel Ornament

Handmade Mexican Christmas Tree Ornaments by Gorky Gonzalez

Trim your tree using handmade majolica ornaments by Gorky Gonzalez. All of our Gorky ornaments are from the GoGo line, a line produced exclusively by Gorky Gonzalez Junior. Each ornament is handpainted by a skilled artisan in the workshop of Gorky Gonzalez in Guanajuato, Mexico. The GoGo trademark is imprinted by hand on the back of each ornament (as seen in the last picture). For more information about Gorky Gonzalez please visit our website, http://www.lacasamexicana.us/.




Fanciful Bird Christmas Ornament by Gorky Gonzalez comes in 6 different color combinations.



Butterfly Christmas Ornament by Gorky Gonzalez comes in three different color combinations, a classic blue and white, a natural, and shown, the primary colors butterfly ornament.



Reindeer Christmas Ornament by Gorky Gonzalez comes in 3 different color combinations including the yellow reindeer (shown), a green reindeer, and a white reindeer.



Heart Christmas Ornament by Gorky Gonzalez come in 3 different style and color combinations including the red and green shown, a blue and green, and a blue and red.



The traditional Holly and Bell Christmas Ornament by Gorky Gonzalez are handpainted in three different color combinations.

A traditional Mexican symbol, the sun, is available in three different color schemes.


Back of Gorky Gonzalez Butterfly Christmas Ornament showing the GoGo logo.

New Shipment of Gorky Gonzalez Banks, Crosses, and Planters!

We are excited about the new and unique Majolica Pottery that we just received from Gorky Gonzalez! We have been busy taking photos of the new items and are getting ready to publish them to our website, La Casa Mexicana.us. In this new shipment we have adorable Majolica Animal Banks, including Cats, Pigs, Chickens, and Owls! Also, we have new Majolica Pottery Chicken Planters, which are perfect to welcome the Spring and Summer months. One more thing to add is Crosses. Gorky's Majolica Crosses are exquisitely designed with a tiny trailing flower motif, and they're arriving just in time for Spring and the celebration of Easter! What a perfect time of year to display them on your wall! Gorky Gonzalez implements the traditional style of Majolica when creating works of art for you to enjoy!

Majolica is earthenware that has been fired and then coated with a tin enamel. It is left to dry and then the surface becomes opaque. The designs are then carefully painted onto the ceramic and a transparent glaze is applied. Finally, the pieces are fired one more time revealing a lustrous and very colorful and vibrant work of art! We are excited about these new offerings and know that you will be too, so we invite you to come by anytime and check us out at La Casa Mexicana.us.

Also, every new shipment is available to you at Introductory Pricing for a limited time!

We are proud to introduce our new line of Ixachitlan handmade pottery. The pottery is made entirely by hand by artisans from the community of Villa Progreso. Villa Progreso is a community of the state Queretaro located 74 km southwest from the city of Queretaro. Its name comes from the two hills between which it is located, the “Otomies” used to call it “Bothe” or Place of the Two Hills. Villa Progreso was inhabited mostly by the Indian “Otomies” that came from Xilotepec (near Mexico City) in 1942.

A family of Villa Progreso’s community began making this beautiful pottery about 40 years ago. The artisans use ancient techniques that have been passed down from their ancestors. Now, the production is run by a daughter and her family and about another 20 people from the same community participate in the creation of each piece. Below is a brief demonstration of the pottery making process.

First: The clay is pounded into the molds and left for drying...



Second: The dried ceramic products are lightly marked with a pencil to paint symmetrical figures...



Third: The artisans mark with pencil the different figures on the ceramic using paper...



Fourth: One artisan paints the plain color lines and the other one paints the figures...



Fifth: Another artisan paints the small dots on the ceramic pieces...



Sixth: Once the paintings are dry, the ceramic pieces are cooked in an oven at 1200 °C...



Note: The pieces are stoneware and can be used in the microwave and do NOT contain lead.

Ixachitlán Pottery Coming Soon!

Additions to the Product Line

Hola!

Well, there is a lot of good news and a little bad news. The bad news is that I have been having a great deal of trouble getting an international account set up with my preferred shipping company. They are suppose to let me know how everything turns out this week! So, with that being said, the first shipment of Mexican Talavera Pottery should well be on its way by NEXT week! I know it seems like I am promising and promising, but I am banking on this time! ;) And I truly appreciate your patience and anticipation!

Well I did say that I have A LOT of good news, right? I have been product sources like mad and have found some more quality hand-made Mexican items to add to the product line! I knew you would be excited! I came across some adorable handmade corn husk angels. They are absolutely perfect for the Christmas tree or to use in your decor all year long! My favorite are the natural corn husk angels! However, the angels are made in an array of different colors that would look fantastically Mexican mixed all up!


Anybody need a tortilla basket? Hecho a mano en Mexico! (Handmade in Mexico!) I have also found a great product line of handmade Mexican palm baskets. Like the angels, the baskets come in a grand assortment of colors and in the classic natural dried-palm color. These baskets are functional as well as appealing! I love to just leave my tortilla basket on the kitchen table. There are several different style baskets to choose from. So have fun and mix them up!




Ok, I don't want to overwhelm you...but I have saved the best for last! Romero Gurman dichroic silver jewelry! Dichroic glass is an ultra-thin layer of metal oxides and quartz which give the glass dichroic optical properties. Romero and Gurman are a husband-wife team that create spectacular dichroic glass jewelry all made by hand in the heart of Mexico, Mexico City. This dynamic duo actually met while doing research on glass! Together Romero and Gurman have years of experience working with glass and creating dazzling jewelry. Their jewelry is bright, colorful, and sure to add a spark to your jewelry collection. I guarantee that you don't have anything like it!



Well, that wraps all of my news up! Check out my website, www.LaCasaMexicana.us for all of these great handmade Mexican items. We will be getting products soon! Thank you for your patience!

Chao!