I thought I'd share my purchases from today. After I arrived in Quito this afternoon, I walked to the Mercado Artenesal. I love the place, and could spend hours and mucho dinero there. But I was good. Kinda.
For me, a necklace and a hat.
Up for grabs for giveaway winners and/or officemates and/or my mom and sisters, (and you know I'll be keeping a little something for myself),
a zippered, lined bag,
a scarf/shawl that I had a terrible time trying to photograph,
a table scarf, although I must say, I like the way it looks draped over the bed,
a bunch of earrings made mostly from seeds and nuts and wood (a weakness of mine in case you hadn't noticed),
and some artwork made from leaves and bark and whatnot which reminded me of applique
Check out the detail of the flowers
Anyway, giveaway winners, I'm probably done making purchases. I hope you see something that you like either in this entry, or this one from Costa Rica or on this one or this one from Mexico. If so, let me know your 1st, 2nd and 3rd choice in an email or comment, and I'll pop your winnings in the mail to you when I get back to the States. Thanks for hanging in there with me on this trip.
Now, off to bed so I'll be ready for tomorrow's school visits...
