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Natural Nativity Card

Share glad tidings of the season with beautifully crafted holiday card! This rectangular card features the Holy Family gathered under the frame of the stable with a sheep. The scene is lovingly constructed of leaves and dried, pressed flowers on handmade paper. A thoughtful and meaningful way to send your best wishes for the holiday. Includes coordinating envelope and gold seal. Created by Salay Handmade an organization that provides development assistance, pensions and profit sharing to local artisans who craft paper items using cogon grass - a weed that interferes with local farming - and natural fibers in the community of Salay, an area of the Philippines with little industry and a history of political unrest.

HANDCRAFTED IN THE PHILIPPINES

  • Materials: Handmade abaca tree-free paper, dried leaves and flowers
  • Measures: 4.7" x 6.7"
  • Colors: Cream with natural fibers, assorted, white, greens, light tan with natural fibers
  • Notes: Ten Thousand Villages logo printed on back

SKU: 7925230

THE MAKERS

Salay Handmade crafts paper items using cogon grass, a weed that interferes with local farming, and natural fibers. The group was founded in 1987 as People’s Economic Council (PEC) to create employment for people in the community of Salay, an area with little industry and a history of political unrest. Through experimentation, the group developed its trademark handmade paper. In 1990 the papermakers incorporated separately from PEC as Salay Handmade Paper Industries, Incorporated. In 2015, the group changed its names to Salay Handmade Products Industries to reflect its expanded product offerings. Through global marketing, Salay was introduced to the concept of fair trade and began providing development assistance to its artisans. Other benefits to workers include pensions and profit sharing. Ten Thousand Villages has purchased products from Salay since 1997.
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