Works of Art that benefit two ways!

I'm excited to offer these beautiful necklaces, bracelets, pins and fabric hair flowers sent from China by my friend David Wang. David used to work for an organization that provides services for persons with disabilities. He worked with a group of designers who help people with intellectual and physical disabilities, and also people in poor villages to get more incomes via the jobs they can do with making handcrafts.

Five years later, some of his friends still work on their ideas. Some of them own their own shops that sell handcrafts designed by themselves, but manufactured (sewing, painting and braiding by hand) by lower income villagers or physically disabled people. These job opportunities are important for them, since it may be their only chance to have income.

David hopes to partner with adoptive families and other charities to provide these handcrafts as fundraising opportunities. His friends are excited too, and have helped him contact resources, so most of the handcrafts are from his friends or the friends of friends. It is not only a fundraiser for Susy's adoption expenses, but also the opportunity to help handicapped and underprivileged persons in her native land.

This package is composed of two categories of handcrafts which are porcelain pieces and cloth flowers. He selected the most representative handcrafts from China

The porcelain pieces are handmade in the Capital of Porcelain, Jingdezhen, Jiangxi Province. The porcelain pieces are hand painted and then fired in kilns. Following local villagers braid the strings for the necklaces and bracelets. They depend on this income through the braiding jobs to lift their living standards.

Twenty-six minority nationalities originate from Yunnan Province. Yunnan bears the most beautiful handcrafts with their own features. The hair bands with cloth flowers are a special kind of handcraft from Yunnan Province. These flowers are all sewn by minority women from such as Yi, Miao, Dai and Bai nationalities who otherwise may not have income. Some contain embroidery, some bead work, others have little bells, but all are exquisite works of art!

The price of each individual piece is posted on Susy's Facebook fundraising page. (Links are below.  You don't need a Facebook account to view or purchase.)  Comment on the item(s) you want to purchase.  Please add $3 postage (to US only) for the first piece and $1 for each additional piece. Payments should be made via Paypal to Grant4Susy@gmail.com

Handmade Porcelain China Necklaces 

Porcelain Pins and Bracelets 

Handmade Cloth Flower album 

Especially for Children, Necklaces, Bracelets and Pins 

Thank you for taking a peek!