May
This month is full of beauty and many celebrations.
Graduation, weddings, spring arrivals and the mother of them all .....
MOTHERS DAY.
Recently, I had the opportunity to select and showcase some very unique and discriminative gifts and accessories from
novica
NOVICA is one of the leading fair trade artisan websites.
We work withNational Geographic to give talented artisans around the world a
place
to express their artistic talents and
provide access to the world market.
We have
thousands of top fair trade corporate gifts, accessories, jewelry
and home decor items on our website.
The NOVICA line is comprised of many types of accessories for men and women, as well as unique decorative items and stylist and chic accessories and clothing items.
My selections from NOVICA
Let me say that the presentation was just fabulous and each item came with a handwritten note and description card, wrapped in a very creative way.
The heart in love sculpture is made from recycled auto parts by Lima artist Miguel Mejia.
The attention to detail and the creative vibe is very apparent in Miguel's sculptures.
This smaller selection looks great as a paperweight or just an interesting item to add to your collection of unique and interesting art.
Miguel Mejia
"I had to go with my friend to meet the owner of the truck for which those parts were originally intended, and explain to him they were now part of a sculpture."
I love the simplicity of this sculpture and the recycled structure of this sculpture, it looks great on my desk.The heart is pierced by cupids arrow and is totally in love.
The second beauty is from designer Marilia Guimaraes who
"I try to give meaning to these materials by maximizing their forms, textures and translucency."
Leather wrap bracelet, 'Urban Ethnic Black
Marilia Guimaraes blends ethnic jewelry with urban trends for the design of this bracelet. Double cords of black leather are designed to wrap approximately three times around the wrist in a handcrafted bracelet that fastens with a nickel-plated.The clasp is also magnetic and looks very chic on the wrist.
The fluid and weighty leather straps are very artful and feminine while the magnetic clasp gives a bit of chic to the bracelet. A great choice for jeans or a night out with friends and family.
Finally, my daughter has a younger vibe and chose this leather wrap bracelet.
Hariyono encourages to "Live fully, love deeply and laugh often" in the trendy design of this wristband. The age-old saying is engraved on the wider part of the quality leather bracelet, which is designed to wrap twice around the wrist. Fastens with an iron snap button.
Such a sweet saying with very "buttery leather" and interesting wrap bracelet.For the young as well as the young at herat, as I too have borrowed this bracelet,many compliments!
This too came in a beautiful pouch with a description card and handwritten thank you note.
As each item is carefully packaged and selected by the artisan for it's beauty and simplicity.
We have now had our NOVICA items for several weeks and not only enjoying them immensely, but their beauty and simplicity compliment the person wearing the item.
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Now, for the really exciting part of the NOVICA experience.
In order to spread the word about our new NOVICA
Curation effort - a feature that
lets everyone create their own curated
collections of products, with the
option to add mood shots from our ever
>growing image library - its like
Pinterest… only more responsive, and all
for a great cause!
You can see what customers have curated here:http://www.novica.com/curation/
Collections and items are cleverly and creatively put together on curation boards while bringing awareness to the artisans and their handmade goods.
There are also prizes and contests at NOVICA through the curation boards.
I hope when you need a special gift this May you might look to the NOVICA website and send a handmade treasure to someone who is important to you.
Gift certificates are also available in various increments as well.
There’s a creative spark inside everyone, and armed with a NOVICA gallery, anyone can become a curator! As part of our community of art lovers, we’re sure you have a strong regard for the success of small artisans and their workshops around the world.
Happy Shopping!
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