Description
- Authentic: an original NOVICA artisan handcrafted fair trade product.
- Certified: comes with an official NOVICA Story Card certifying quality & authenticity.
- QUALITY CRAFTSMANSHIP. NOVICA works with artisan Neide Ambrosio to craft this item.
- Exceptional Quality: crafted with care to be treasured as a keepsake for many years to come.
- Product info: Soda Pop Tops, Polyester, Aluminum
NOVICA, The Impact Marketplace, works together with talented artisan designers around the world to produce stunning, keepsake treasures. Our mantra is to spread global happiness, so rest assured - well do everything we possibly can to ensure youre a happy customer.About this item: Brazilian designer Neide Ambrosio crochets an original cosmetics bag that shines with aluminum pop-tops. The bag is fully lined and closes with a zipper. By recycling, Ambrosio makes an affirmation for environmental responsibility. Bag :6.25\" H x 8.25\" W x 1.6\" D Strap :3.7\' L x 0.1\' WFeatures a zipper closureAbout our Artist: I still cannot believe how life can be so unpredictable and have everything change from one day to another. I am from So Paolo, and when I retired I moved to Rio de Janeiro because my husband is a singer, and Rio offers better career opportunities. At the time, my husband was very busy because he wanted to further his career in this new city and it wasn\'t easy, so I spent all my time alone. I was getting bored and feeling useless. I was unhappy and I didn\'t have any friends so I was alone all the time. One of my friends in So Paolo was sick and I was going over to visit her, so I wanted to bring her a present. I went walking all over Rio looking for an original and I came upon an arts and crafts fair where I saw a woman making belts using recycled objects. I fell in love with that belt and I started talking with the woman. I confided how difficult it was for me to adapt to Rio, and she felt compassion for me. She said that she would teach me how to crochet and use recycled objects, so that this could became a hobby for me. The day after she came to my house and I started my first crochet class. And this is how it all began! I decided to use soda pops because Brazilian people consume a lot of canned drinks, and in the beaches all over Brazil you can find many soda pops. I started...