Saturday 18 December 2010

Crafts @ the 2nd circle

Today I went to visit 2 different shops, one very exciting, the other a bit less. They are located not far from each other just next to the Intercontinental hotel and behind Reems, our famous sharwama stand at the second circle.

The first one, the "exciting one" is Alaydi, the Jordan Craft Development Centre. It is hidden in a private villa.


So what do they sell? Rugs and carpets, a great display of old bedouin rugs, kilims and cushions. There is jewellery, embroidery, pottery and much more. You will find small souvenirs and furniture. I really fell for this place, it's great. My friend who recommended it, asked me if I needed to spend money and that it shouldn't be any problem as they accept Visa! I did buy a few things, including some last Christmas decorations. It is well worth a visit.


The other shop, much smaller, is located a bit further down the road. It is called Alburgan.



You will find some nice things here as well, most decorations, cushions...

2 comments:

kinzi said...

Babs, I should have told you about Karis Kraft, just two (three) doors up from Al Burgan. It is a cooperative (jama3iia) project providing work to Palestinian and Iraqi refugees. They have tons of cute Christmas items.

Unknown said...

thanks Kinzi, will go and have a look!

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