It arrived in a beautiful woven bag from Guatemala. The pigs are darling. My only concern is the 10 year old recipient might get it wet. I am not sure if the designs would run. So, I will enclose a note with the card from the artist to keep the piggies dry.
I made this purchase on my phone, so I didn't notice that some of the thread was metallic. It's even lovelier in person! It's very lightweight and festive, living up to its name of Alegria. One of my most favorite Novica purchases!
"Most of my designs use natural gemstones with many colors, like the Balinese women who wear colorful traditional clothes."
“I was born in 1974 in a small village called Baturiti, Tabanan, Bali. Tabanan was still many fields and forests then, my parents were farmers who had... read more
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