Smiling Pig Ornament

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This ornament is made with quilled paper, a type of paper filigree. Paper is wound around a quill to form a coiled shape. The coil tip is glued and coils are shaped into any number of fun designs. Quilled paper as an art form dates back hundreds of years. Quilled paper 1.5Dx2L inches Handcrafted in Vietnam Due to the handcrafted nature of our products, slight variations enhance authenticity. Mai Vietnamese Handicrafts is a nonprofit organization that provides income generation and marketing services to Vietnamese artisans. Mai Handicrafts runs several craft production projects and markets the work of numerous other craft producers. During recent years, Mai Handicrafts has established itself as the primary marketing agent for artisans from neglected families and women. It practices a model of social development in which social service cannot be separated from economic self-reliance. Mai Handicrafts sales fund various community development activities, including clean water projects, vocational training equipment purchase and teacher wage subsidies. Mai Handicrafts artisans receive social and health insurance, and can apply for scholarship funds. Show more