repeat visits!!

piece of the week

this is hand carved/polished honduran jade

each 'bead' is cut, sanded, polished with hand cut holes drilled

an amazing piece!

come by and get it...

they are going fast

what a wonderful week we have had!!  

there have been cruise ships in every day this week (monday - friday)  

it has been fantastic for sales!  

 what a joy to see terry and mike again!   and they were sooo generous!

i am excited because we are starting to get some repeat visitors.   the people who came to the island last year and now eager to find the shop again. it was great to reconnect and they were happy to see more artists and more selection!!   the little boy in the photo is moses who is from punta gorda - part of the garifuna.   his brothers have learned to make the sense link work necklaces that their father made and we are selling them left, right and centre!!  this week when we paid their mother she was soooo happy and said the money would be for christmas clothes for her boys.  it really does help the island people and we appreciate people's support!!  thank you thank you!

link work made by pedro (8 years) and victor (12 years)

just as we were locking the door last night a young girl walked up the steps and said, do you mind if i look around quickly before you go?  (of course not!)  she was looking for a coconut necklace with a tree done in filigree.  i knew we didn't have any of those but bob figured that susana, one of our artists might have one.   so, by faith, she paid for the piece, gave us her address and although we were tired from a very long day (and week) we drove to susana's place in west end.  we were thrilled to see she had what the girl wanted!!!  how awesome is that??!   it isn't in the dark coconut color so bob emailed her this photo to see if she likes it.  if she does we will mail it to her

tree of life!

that is just one example of what sets the 'made in roatan' shop apart from regular shops.  we don't mind going the 'extra mile'.. whether it be helping people find what they are looking for (even if it isn't in our shop), arranging for local tours, or sending art through the mail.  It is all because of Him!    God has given us such a love for people that we often go beyond the call of duty.  why??  His love constrains us!!

drop on by.  we'd love to see you too!   

west end beach at the end of a cruise ship day!

Meet the Family of the Month!

Every cruise ship day we are blessed to meet sooo many wonderful

people who come off the ships.

really.. it is a high light for Bob and I!

So I have decided to post a favorite

FAMILY OF THE MONTH!

This family is from New Jersey, 

they enjoyed a day on the island snorkeling and exploring

They were a delight in the shop.  

We laughed alot together!

  We played a guessing game about some yabba ding ding 

that we had in the shop.  

I am not going to tell you what it is .. just in case you come in and want to guess!

But they thought it was a salt shaker.  (no)

an incense burner (no)

As they were wandering throughout the shop looking at everything

and their daughter stopped at the bracelets and said

"i bet this doesn't have my name on it.

 nothing ever has my name on it"
I asked what her name was, and she told me
Lior
isn't that beautiful
i did a bit of research it is means
"God's gift of light" in Hebrew

after a few minutes Bob walked up and handed her a bracelet

with a paper twisted around it with her name on it

She was thrilled and so happy!

 We gave her the bracelet as a 'gift' from us

because they were a gift to us.

 Thanks for coming in!

You made our day even more special just by being who you are!
 You did bring "light" into the shop and we thank you for that
God bless you all! 

tabayana beach  a great place for a snorkel!