My mom sent me some of my favorite mexican pottery from a store in Mesilla . They are like little sake cups or something and have butterflies painted in the bowl and birds around. LOVE. This pottery/dish design is just gorgeous. The larger stuff has all kinds of delicate, elaborate birds in blues and greens. ( Oh, here's some of it : [link] Each piece is different. I go to the store and sort through, picking my favorites, which usually feature just one stylized bird or whatever. It's gonna take me forever to amass any amount of it. )
Also got a cool little cuadrito (they are teeny little detailed prints made from copper etchings, hand painted and enclosed in glass, aluminum with a brass frame), a purple guatemalan chicken potholder, pale yellow glass and grey pearl earrings and a cd with artists I've heard of and liked and I can't wait to listen to it.
I love my mom.