Novica Handmade Mini Owl In Purple-Pink Cotton-Blend Ornaments (Pair)

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Add some color to your home decor with Thikaporn’s adorable pair of hanging owls–the perfect addition to a festive occasion. The Thai artisan uses a cotton-poly blend to hand stitch the pair stuffing each owl with polyfill for just the right shape. Decorated with cotton pompoms aluminum bells raintree wood beads and glass beads each owl comes equipped with a golden polyester ribbon for hanging.Product Features: Dimension: 7.75″Hx3.1″Wx1.8″D Weight: 0.165 Color: MulticolorMaterial: 80% cotton 20% polyester; polyfill cotton pompoms raintree wood beads polyester ribbonMade in ThailandStory Behind the art: I am an Akha and my people tend to live in small villages at high elevations in the mountains of Thailand Burma Laos and in the Yunnan province of China. I was born in a hill tribe village in Maetang and soon after my family moved to the city where my father came to work. Back then it is deemed that he was the very first generation who came down to the city for merchandise trading. My father didn’t have an education and could hardly speak Thai but through hard work and perseverance he learned so that he could communicate with Thai people and foreigners and ultimately run his own shop. I used to rush to help him after school every day. First he opened the shop at the Night Bazaar in the heart of Chiang Mai and after five years he moved to the Chatuchak Market in Bangkok. This is the largest weekend market in Thailand receiving 200000 visitors each day. Father would purchase hand-woven bamboo products from hill tribe artisans and then dye them to obtain new colors for home dcor purposes. The products included the needlework that made by my mother and neighbors. He had to craft the products in Chiang Mai from Monday to Thursday and then he would travel to Bangkok on Friday Saturday and Sunday. He did this including the 10 hour drive from Chiang Mai to Bangkok for over 25 years. I was studying in college and needed to take trainee course for one year so in 2009 he closed up shop as he was getting older. Also my brother was too young to help so father only crafted products as per customer orders. I took the responsibility to coordinate with our customers. After I graduated I worked as a spa manager for four years. I continued to help my family as usual. However the products were still the same. I started to think about running my own business and expanding the family business. So I quit my job in order to run our family venture full time. Our main products used to be made of bamboo that had been hand-woven by the elder people from the hill tribes but as they got on in age their capacity to weave has decreased to the point they can’t do it anymore. On the other hand the younger generations are relocating to work in the city so we couldn’t find enough artisans to work with. I found out about products made of bulrush which is an annual crop and easy to find available in many parts of southern Thailand. Bulrush is similar to bamboo but more durable and stronger. So I decided to work with plain hand-woven bulrush handbags which we then embellish by lining them and decorate them with Lanna patterned fabrics. We also combine them with the creative embroidery unique to the Akha people who are skillful at needlework. The handmade touch of artisan skill creates variations in color size and design. If buying two of the same item slight differences should be expected. Note: Color discrepancies may occur between this product and your computer screen.Imported

SKU 40870296-000-000 Material Wood Color Multi Product Features Handmade Dimensions 3.1 In. W X 7.75 In. H X 1.8 In. D Model Number 419004