{"product_id":"santa-boot-ornament","title":"Santa Boot Ornament","description":"\u003cp\u003eAdorable beaded Santa boot\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2\" tall\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":46014130815134,"sku":"BF140","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7748\/8030\/files\/BF140_big__32080.jpg?v=1758754680","url":"https:\/\/theword.com\/products\/santa-boot-ornament","provider":"TheWord.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}