Photo albums are always a popular choice for gifts, and these beautiful handmade examples are sure to be especially appreciated. The front is decorated with a blue floral pattern on a metallic green silver-leaf base and has a metal hinge and cord tie. Plain black reverse. Each album contains 20 black card pages each with "glassine" overlay sheet. Vietnam - Craft Link

• 40 x 30 x 2.5cm

Founded in 1996 by a group of international nongovernmental organizations, Craft Link works with artisans in an effort to generate income, with a focus on ethnic minorities, street children and artisans with disabilities.

Craft Link works closely 47 artisan groups, involving 5,000 artisans in northern Vietnam. Craft Link sells artisans' textiles, stone and smoked bamboo handicrafts locally at a shop in Hanoi and exports their handicrafts to fair trade organizations and commercial companies around the world.

The organization's goals include cultural preservation, income generation for small Vietnamese artisans and acquiring new markets in a changing economy. Artisans working with Craft Link receive tools, interest free loans, education, training and literacy classes.