This is one of the the prettiest card I’ve ever seen.
This gorgeous handcrafted card from Hope for Women is really not just a disposable piece of mail, but a keepsake piece of art. I’m tempted to frame it and hang it on the wall, and I’m guessing some recipients of this card will do just that.
While the beautiful color, texture, and design are what you’ll first notice, this card’s also got eco-ethical appeal. It’s part of the Portraits of El Salvador collection — all pretty cards handcrafted with wildflowers by women in El Salvador whose homes were destroyed in an earthquake. These women are paid a fair wage as part of a collective called Arte Comasagua, an artisan organization that crafts with native flowers and plants.
Hope for Women‘s a member of the Fair Trade Federation, and specifically works with women in disadvantaged communities. In addition to Arte Comasagua’s cards, Hope for Women offers handcrafted cards made in India, also using wildflowers and leaves pressed on to tree-free paper, and colorful jewelry made of sustainably harvested Tagua nuts by women artisans in Colombia.
Each Portraits of El Salvador card costs $5.50, while the cards from India cost $3.99 each. Get one to send on a special occasion — or to display on your own wall.
Earlier:
>> Green Stationery: Girly chic cards gone green
>> Green Field’s new extra-chunky 100% Junk Mail greeting cards
>> Deborah Lindquist’s recycled cashmere cards
>> Copper Willow: Gorgeous green letterpress holiday cards from Culver City
>> Novica: Prettily wrapped fair trade, eco-friendly presents
Top photo by Siel; bottom photos via Hope for Women
How totally creative and fun! Very pretty.
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Comment by Scarlet — August 26, 2010 @ 9:32 am
Ten thousand villages, non profit fair trade retailor in Pasadena carries these cards. They also have pretty cards from Africa which is really fun and creative. Check this place out!
Comment by Jin Kim — August 27, 2010 @ 9:11 am