Handwoven Striped Heart Ornament- Recycled Textiles-Fair Trade-Guatemala City

These handmade plush cotton heart ornaments are woven using brightly striped recycled cloth. They are sure to bring the joy and happiness of the season to your home this holiday. I mean really, what is more adorable and loving than an overstuffed fat plush heart?

These cute cotton heart ornaments are handmade by women artisans from the UPAVIM cooperative on the outskirts of Guatemala City. UPAVIM, which stands for United for a Better Life, is an 80-member artisan enterprise helping women through social and economic empowerment. In addition to training women in creating various handmade textiles, UPAVIM has established a school, a pharmacy, and a bakery within their cooperative.

• Measures 2 7/8” high x 3” wide x 1 1/4” deep
• Comes in Many Guatemalan Traditional Fabrics
• Color Options are Red, Pink, and Blue

Handmade in Guatemala by UPAVIM and Fair Trade imported.

About the Artisans:

UPAVIM Crafts is a cooperative of women who live in marginalized communities on the outskirts of Guatemala City. The women in the organization are mothers, homemakers, and widows, and some have been abandoned by their families. Many of them are the sole breadwinners for their families. Unidas Para Vivir Mejor(United for A Better Life, or UPAVIM) was established in 1989 to create jobs for these women and to establish facilities for healthcare, education, and other social issues to benefit the community they lived in. Over the years, UPAVIM has grown from a small community health project to about an 80-member business cooperative. The organization employs teachers.... read more or click on About the Artisans.