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When have we been lately?!?! Thailand! That's where!

Published: 11-07-2012 05:52am
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You may have noticed at the start of October we kind of disapreared. Our shop was on vacation mode and we were no where to be found. So, where were we? What happened?A well deserved vacation, That's what! And to Thailand of course! We have been to Thailand maybe a dozen times, maybe more. My husband and I love it there, we were even married on one of the islands there. Well, besides stunning beaches, diving trips, coconut shakes, elephant rides lazy afternoons on the beach- Thailand has something Amazing that Shangrila Craft is Super excited about...JEWELRY!!!!We do have a section in our shop called Thailand Jewlery, http://www.artfire.com/ext/s... » Read More

Free Gifts with EVERYTHING!!!!!

Published: 11-06-2012 09:02am
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Atterntion Jewelry Lovers, Shangrila Craft has some Amazing news for you!!!We are giving away a free gift with every purchase! And because we just Love you so much, we will give you a HINT....the Free Gift----It's JEWELRY!!! And we know you are going to LOVE it!We hope you enjoy!... » Read More

Shangrila Craft Review

Published: 11-06-2012 08:57am
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Shangrila Craft was just reviewed by Ohayo Okasan. A website that has nearly 10,000 facebook fans and 4408 readers. Kisa Johnson runs the site and if you'd like to see more, check it out here...www.ohayookasan.comShe gave us a wonderful review and we love all of you to read it as well. http://www.ohayookasan.com/tibetanbraclet/Enjoy!... » Read More

Come and 'LIKE' Shangrila Craft

Published: 11-06-2012 08:30am
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Hey Jewelry lovers, We do have a Very difficult time getting on to facebook because we are in China, but we have Great news for you!Shangrila Craft has a facebook page! Yeh US! We would love for you to come and see our page, check out our photos, see our new products and sneak peaks and keep up to date on what we are doing. www.facebook.com/shangrilacraftAnd, of course we would be thrilled if you 'LIKED' our page on facebook too!... » Read More

Home Collection!!

Published: 09-16-2012 01:24pm
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I have added Another NEW section- Home Collection! The section is new but we have two products that we think you will love!Have a look http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/studio/shangrilacraft/1/1/237831//The first product is our Thai inspired bookmark. It is made of a thin, light wood and comes in five colors; brown, red, green, blue and black. The best part of these is the amazing elephant square at the top of the bookmark. This is the perfect thing for travellers and book lovers! (I have one in my book!!!)Our other new product in our Home Collection our the bells. These are Chinese bells that can be used for meditaion or a center piece in your hom... » Read More

Leather Cuffs!

Published: 09-16-2012 01:14pm
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Any fashion website, magazing TV show, commercial, fashion ad, DJ or popstar I see now, I am seeing ONE thing in common! Any guesses? Leather cuffs! Have a look for yourself. But, the best these cuffs arn't just brown and plain. These fun cuffs are coming in bright colors, different widths, different buckles, with studs and Tons of different lenghts. We have a big selection of leather cuffs that are IDEAL for this autumn! Have a look at some perfect fall colors - http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/studio/shangrilacraft/1/1/58660//Here are a few of my personal favorites! A wrap around with gold colored square studs! Perfect Autumn color! (also ha... » Read More

Thailand Jewelry

Published: 09-16-2012 01:02pm
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I love Thailand and if you have been I'm sure you love the counrty too! My husband and I have spent months and months and months travelling around Thailand and hanging out on the stunning island beaches. We were even married in Thailand! That is how much we really love it. Luckly, for us we can occasionally get really cheap flight from China to Bangkok. I have now created a new section for our shop, Thailand Jewelery. And with all the fun, new supplies I have picked up while travelling Thailand and in Bangkok I have made some amazing new pieces! If you'd like to have a look at some of our new jewelry,  http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/studio/shan... » Read More

Truquoise and Howlite Beads on SALE!!!

Published: 09-16-2012 12:35pm
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I'm sure you have all seen the turquoise/howlite skulls. They are cute, bright and fun. Well, we have a lot more than just skulls! We have raindrops, crosses, butterflies, hearts, peace signs, gumballs, tigerteeth, rondelles, stars, rectangles, flowers and MORE!But, the best thing is that we have lowered the prices on ALL our turquoise/howlite beads and to top that off- FREE SHIPPING to Anywhere! Order soon. We will ship the next day. Its going fast. So, stock up Soon!... » Read More

Red Rivers in Chongqing China?

Published: 09-09-2012 12:31am
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This is a photo I saw on yahoo.com news yesterday. The article was about how the Yangtze River had turned red over the last few days, for an unknown reason. My husband and I lived in Chongqing for a few months last fall. I actually you can see our apartment in this photo, across the river just to the right of the talltest building. We had the most amazing view from that apartment. We were on the 30th floor and at night all you could see were the beautiful city light, lights around the river and the many, many night curise boats. We were living there during the fall, but people told us a lot of stories about this river during the spring. They tol... » Read More

Ring Boxes! We have LOTS!!!

Published: 09-04-2012 12:36pm
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I have found the most amazing place to buy the Most Amazing little boxes from. They are cute, tiny and well made. They all have different fun patterns from cow spots, polka dots, shiny gold or silver or even wooden traditional Chinese styles. They all have a velvet chain card inside so they are all ready to be pack with earrings, rings, necklaces or whatever you wish. Most of the boxes have the cutest little bows on top and the wooden traditional Chinese style boxes have gold colored clasps on the front- super pretty!I think they are prefect for stocking stuffers, wedding parties, showers, birthdays or christmas gifts- Eveyone loves gifts that co... » Read More

Summer is OVER!!!

Published: 09-04-2012 12:23pm
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I can't believe that summer is over! I just heard via facebook (where I hear most of my news) that today was the first day back to school! I can't Believe that! wow, is all I can say. And, of course -it flew by. Spending the summer in Shanghai this year was actually quite fun. It's still a new city to my husband and I, so we did our fare share of exploring and site seeing. Besides some amazing jewelry supply markets (of course I loved them!) My favorite find was a beach. Yep, thats right, smack dab in the center of the city, by the pearl tower and right on the river is a man made beach. Its crazy cheep, easy to get to and during the week amazingl... » Read More

Beads, String, Jewelry Supplies and Tons More!

Published: 08-01-2012 05:18am
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Well, I just spent the last two days reactivating all of our products. My husband and I were living in Guangzhou for the past few years. But, because of his work we were relocated to Shanghai. Just last week we shipped the last of our boxes of 'stuff' here. And that included all of my jewelry and supplies. And let me tell you there were 30 boxes, some weighing up to 20kg and we carried down from our apartment on the 6th floor, with no elevator! So, I'm very happy it is all finally here and arrived safely. I'm most excited about the beads. We have pearl shell, coral, turquoise, tiger eye, amethyst, jade, agate in every color imaginable. Take a loo... » Read More

Bone Hair Combs

Published: 06-18-2012 05:04am
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Every city you go to and in every Chinese gift shop you visit you will always see a large box of combs made out of bone. I never really understood the idea of using bone to brush your hair, but again, I started asking a lot of questions. A long, long time ago, think ancient China, the best combs were made from bone, mostly fish bone. Some of the nice combs were made from antelope horn, elephant tusk or goat horn. These bones and tusks were carved and polished until they were perfect combs. And, because they are made of bone or tusk they were anti static and also heat resistant. Once the bone was selected the bone was carved into a comb shape and... » Read More

Tibetan Horse Festival

Published: 06-18-2012 05:00am
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Summer is one of the most amazing times to visit Tibet. People who live in Tibet love summer because of the Horse Festival. There are a few that are well worth the trip up there. The Litang horse Festival is one of the most well known in Tibet. The horse festival is held in August and takes place Ganzi, Litang. Litang is called High Town because of its altitude of 4133 meters. The festival takes place in the grassland called Maoya, which means 'flat place as a bronze mirror. The festival is held when the grassland is the greenest and the flowers are in full bloom. Families set up their round white tents and stay for the 10 day festival. The rac... » Read More

The Lotus Flower

Published: 06-18-2012 04:59am
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The lotus flower is one of the eight auspicious symbols in Buddhism. The lotus is a symbol Buddhism because it symbolizes the path to enlightenment. The roots are in the mud and the stem grows through the water into the sunlight, just like a Tibetan Buddhist path to enlightenment. Of course there are other flowers that live and grown through the water, but the lotus is so special because it can grow 8 to 12 inches above the water. The lotus flower does not grow in Tibet but Tibetan Buddhist use the lotus image in many images, paintings and mandalas. The color of  the lotus is also very special to the meaning of the flower. The white lotus fl... » Read More

Chinese Tattoos gone very Wrong!

Published: 06-18-2012 04:57am
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 My husband and I have been living in China for almost 7 years. We would always go for our vacations in Thailand. Usually for August and either January or February, depending on when Chinese New Year was. We would usually go for a month and relax on the postcard perfect beaches. But, we would always take our 'learn Chinese' books, a Chinese dictionary and usually some children's book used to help the kids learn to write the Chinese characters. Every afternoon on the beach we would have our Chinese lessons, memorizing the spoken words and tones and repeating sentences from the text books. But, when that got too boring we would grab some sticks a... » Read More
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