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Recently I was asked by the crew over at
Novica to help share and rate their services. Novica is a fair trade artisan website run in conjunction with National Geographic. It's a great cause giving work to artisans in 3rd world countries but also makes for a lot of fun shopping; a sort of international etsy! I chose to purchase a sculpture of
Mercury from the artist
Claudio Aun in Brazil.
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The item arrived shockingly fast considering it was an international purchase and was packaged very safely. I even received a nice note from the artist thanking me for my purchase! What about an
African Walking stick instead of a boring metal cane for an ill friend; much more stylish. Or some
jewelry for a birthday? Next time you're in the mood to do some online shopping or need to find a special gift, consider
Novica.