EXHIBIT 23.3

               CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

We have issued our report dated April 10, 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-K for the year ended December 31, 2001. 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
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Chicago, Illinois
April 14, 2004