Buttons
Hamilton
Banda runs a woodcarving business in Blantyre,Malawi
and employs several woodcarvers.The
wood he uses is taken from sustainable forests and thequality
of the work produced by these men is quite remarkable.He
has supplied us with a variety of goods,including
pairs of finely carved African animals which showamazing
detail.The elephants and warthogs are two of our favourites. Some
of the buttons have been speciallydesigned
for us and feature Celtic designs.Wool-n-wood
also have the logo of Open Arms Infant Home where Lesley
first met Hamilton. This mother and baby design has been
made in to a necklace which is lovely to wear due to its'
tactile nature.
They
believe that Africa has extraordinary natural resources that can be used in a sustainable manner
to produce high quality products.
We are currently able to provide one of their products, honey bee balm and hope to have more to offer in the future.Their range includes beeswax candles and lovely hand made soaps in a varity of scents.
OPEN ARMS MALAWI
www.openarmsmalawi.org
Please visit this site to read about this wonderful organisation and the work they do.