EXHIBIT 23.1





                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We consent to the inclusion in the registration statement on Form SB-2 (File No.
__________)  of our report dated July 22, 1997,  on our audits of the  financial
statements of CTI  Industries  Corporation.  We also consent to the reference to
our firm ounder the caption "Experts."






                                                     COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.


Chicago, Illinois
July 22, 1997