eBay Find of the Day: Otomi Textiles

I wrote a few weeks ago about Jacaranda Home's collection of vibrant Otomi fabrics -- and have since discovered that you can find the unusual and colorful bedspreads, table runners, and other textiles from Hidalgo, Mexico's Otomi Indians on eBay as well.

The Mexican Textiles Museum Store is an eBay shop devoted to all things Otomi -- and an offshoot of the Mexican Indigenous Textile Documentation Project, an independent effort "to preserve the endangered textile memory of Mexico" and to help sustain the Otomi women's collective that embroiders these fabrics.

Each handcrafted cotton muslin piece takes weeks for the women to assemble, and the designs are said to be based on ancient cliff paintings from the Tepehua-Otomi Mountains in the area. At top: Multicolored queen bedspread, 75 by 74 inches, "Buy it Now" for $250 or make your best offer (a relatively new eBay feature that allows you to haggle with sellers)

Coral Queen Bedspread, 76 by 73 inches, $250 or best offer

Yellow Queen Bedspread, 71 by 74 inches, $250 or best offer

Blue Table Runner, 17 by 70 inches, $75 or best offer

Pink Wall Hanging, which can also be made into a pillow cover or used to upholster a chair cushion or a footstool, 35 by 28 inches, $80 or best offer

See all of the Otomi textiles in eBay's Mexican Textiles Museum Store.

Cool Stuff: Jacaranda Home

Do you think there's a condition in the DSM called "design schizophrenia"? Or maybe "multiple decorating personality"? Because I think I have it.

My aesthetic lately tends to veer wildly between simple and somewhat rustic modern, glam drama, retro funk, and exuberantly colorful pop. (Seriously, some days I wonder which of my "alters" went shopping the day before.)

Anyway, today I'm feeling colorful and a bit girly, so I'm loving the vibrant offerings from Jacaranda Home, which I spotted recently on Daily Candy.

With handmade traditional textiles from Central and South America and a focus on sustainability, Jacaranda's wares could easily fall into the "hippie world traveler" box -- but the company's collection has a cleanness that gives it a more contemporary vibe.

Indeed, New York-based founder Stefany Gonzalez draws on her Peruvian/Czech heritage to create a look that mixes "South American warmth and European austerity" and that "highlights the union between modern and natural materials."

Take a look:

Otomi fabric panels and squares, hand-embroidered in a variety of juicy hues by Mexico's Otomi Indians, can be used as a bedspreads, tablecloths, curtains, wall hangings, or upholstery. They're $72 to $395 each, depending on size.

Bolivian Embroidered Shawls, $175 each, are perfect for adding a splash of color at the foot of a bed, on the back of a sofa, or across the arm of a chair.

These Tule and Otomi Cushions, $225 each, can be used as floor pillows or as dog beds.

You can't get much more fun and feminine than these color-blocked Hand-Embroidered Throw Pillows, $45 each.

El Palomar Dishes, $30 to $42, are lead-free and handmade in Tlaquepaque, Mexico.

These decorative Painted Wooden Plates are $40 apiece.

See all of the offerings in Jacaranda Home's online store.

(Now then, who will I be when I wake up tomorrow?)