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Ready to make a holy announcement, two lovely angels grace your tree this holiday season. Costa Rican artisan Blanca Padilla designs the ornaments, handcrafted of natural fique or cabuya fiber. One angel holds a trumpet, while the other holds a brass bell.

Costa Rican artisan Blanca Padilla designs and handcrafts this lovely trio of angels from fiber extracted from cabuya or fique, a succulent that looks similar to agave. The cabuya fiber is a beautiful creamy antique white, and the artisan works with its natural texture to from the features of this wall sculpture. Gold thread is woven with the cabuya to accent each angel's halo and the hem of her gown, and she carries a lovely bouquet of paper and natural dried flowers in red, yellow, and green. A star shoots over the trio.

The art and skill of creating handicrafts from cabuya or fique has been handed down through Blanca Padilla's family for generations. The artisan sources her material herself, growing and harvesting the cabuya, extracting the fiber, and preparing it for use in the handicrafts. Blanca Padilla hopes to help revitalize the cabuya craft industry with the success of her designs.

Celebrate this Christmas' magical aura with the natural beauty of Costa Rica's forests and arts. Artisan Susana Rubinstein works on little coffee tree wood pieces, adorning each with a black base hue and holiday motifs that capture the season's enchanting ambiance. Each piece features a jute cord and cute red ribbons, enriching their sweet style.

Celebrate this Christmas' tender aura with the natural beauty of Costa Rica's forests and arts. Artisan Susana Rubinstein works on little coffee tree wood pieces, adorning each with a holiday scene and traditional motifs that capture the season's sweet vibe. Each piece features a jute cord and cute red ribbons, enriching their adorable style.

Crafted by hand of natural fique fiber in the shape of stars and snowflakes in various colors, this set of six ornaments will make a delightful addition to your tree this holiday season. Costa Rican artisan Blanca Padilla crafts this set.

Crafted by hand of natural fique fiber and painted with wings and tails in blue, green, orange, brown, yellow, and red, this set of six dove ornaments will make a delightful addition to your tree this holiday season. Costa Rican artisan Blanca Padilla crafts this set. Glass beads form the doves' eyes.

A set of four trees makes a lovely addition to your holiday decor. Costa Rican artisan Blanca Padilla handcrafts these stars out of the fiber extracted from cabuya, a succulent that looks like agave. The artisan works with the cabuya's natural texture to form the trees, each a different color and topped with a red ribbon bow.

The art and skill of creating handicrafts from cabuya has been handed down through Blanca Padilla's family for generations. The artisan sources her material herself, growing and harvesting the cabuya, extracting the fiber, and preparing it for use in the handicrafts. Blanca Padilla hopes to help revitalize the cabuya craft industry with the success of her designs.

A set of four bells is ready to ring in the holiday on your tree. Costa Rican artisan Blanca Padilla handcrafts these angels out of the fiber extracted from cabuya, a succulent that looks like agave. The artisan works with the cabuya's natural texture to form the bells, each a different color and topped with a gold ribbon bow and red paper flower.

The art and skill of creating handicrafts from cabuya has been handed down through Blanca Padilla's family for generations. The artisan sources her material herself, growing and harvesting the cabuya, extracting the fiber, and preparing it for use in the handicrafts. Blanca Padilla hopes to help revitalize the cabuya craft industry with the success of her designs.