{"product_id":"adam-ornament","title":"Adam Ornament","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOrnament of Adam holding the forbidden fruit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 3.5\" tall\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlass bead exterior; plastic filling\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpot clean\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHandmade and Fairly Traded\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOur beaded ornaments and pins are made by a women’s co-operative in a small village on the shores of Lake \u003cspan id=\"m_-8475473780259063412:1d3.2\"\u003eAtitlan\u003c\/span\u003e in Guatemala. The women work in groups of five or so to produce these designs. The glass beads are placed in a multicolored pile upon a flat surface in front of each woman, and are picked up on needles held between each woman's thumb and index finger in a process so quick and precise that it seems l\u003cspan id=\"m_-8475473780259063412:1d3.3\"\u003eike\u003c\/span\u003e sleight of hand. As beads accrue, the sculpture emerges. \u003cspan id=\"m_-8475473780259063412:1d3.4\"\u003eBeaders\u003c\/span\u003e must learn to weave or sculpt each new design separately, and to achieve the uniformity necessary they must memorize hundreds of steps for each figure.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Melange Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46014126325918,"sku":"BF229","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7748\/8030\/files\/249c45db51d0237c66dde58de7bd483275ba9268__08494.jpg?v=1758754660","url":"https:\/\/theword.com\/products\/adam-ornament","provider":"TheWord.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}