Milagro Decoration Kit

$13.00 at Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.

This Milagro Decoration Kit was inspired by a display of Milagros from around the world and on view inside at the Museum of International Folk Art, in Santa Fe.  Pictured alongside the kit are photos of a few of the museum's  Milagro displays.  When the Spanish came to the New World, they brought with them the Milagro tradition. Translated from Spanish to English, the word Milagro means miracle. These “charms” can be made of silver, tin or gold, bone, wood, or wax; and come in many shapes and sizes: from…