EXHIBIT 10.23

               CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

We have issued our report dated April 16, 2002, except for Note 3, which is
dated April 15, 2003, accompanying the consolidated financial statements
included in the Annual Report of CTI Industries Corporation and Subsidiaries on
Form 10-KSB for the years ended December 31, 2001 and 2000. We hereby consent to
the incorporation by reference of said report in the Registration Statements of
CTI Industries Corporation and Subsidiaries on Form S-8 (Nos.333-76006 and
333-76008) and SB-2 (No. 333-31969).


/s/ Grant Thornton, LLP

Chicago, Illinois
April 29, 2003