Not everyone celebrates Halloween with outrageous costumes, scary parties, and the shouts of ‘Trick and Treat’ echoing throughout the darken streets of the neighborhood.  Here’s what happens in some other parts of the world…. Despite the fact that the original traditions of Halloween began in part of the world that we know today as Ireland, […]

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October is the month to recognize your support for ‘making a difference’ throughout the world by improving working conditions, ensuring adequate levels of pay, and supporting those who depend on every purchase to care for themselves and their families. The World Fair Trade Organization (WFTO) supports marginalized small producers, whether these are independent family businesses […]

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TO BEGIN, make sure your ‘first burn’ is 1 hour for each 1 inch of the width of the candle.  So a 3” X 6” pillar (3” wide and 6” tall) should burn 3 hours the first time you light it.  This creates a ‘burn pool’ which will allow your wick to  burn the optimal […]

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  Well here is a chance of a lifetime….. We have a mission – we support artisans in countries where we can have a positive effect on the rate of unemployment. Every purchase of a product from Thumbprint Artifacts impacts these artisan’s lives by helping them to support their family and build self-respect. As these […]

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World Rhino Day is 22 September, a day set aside to showcase the catastrophic loss of rhinos due to senseless poaching throughout Africa and Asia. To help raise awareness for this cause, Thumbprint Artifacts is asking ‘friends and family’ to paint your toe nails pink! Post a photo of your pink toenails on the Thumbprint […]

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Tick tock, tick tock We are under the Shinola Clock -Every Sunday……. Come visit us at the Eastern Market in downtown Detroit,  Shed 3, Booth 312! Great vibes, music, food, & loads of shopping But for those of you who can’t make it or prefer to shop from the peace of your home and the comfort […]

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