Hello lovely and dedicated blogger and facebook peeps! I've been really busy behind the scenes helping Padre Augusto following my return from Santa Marta, Colombia. I've been going to some Catholic churches and making numerous calls to people to set up presentations in the coming months to talk about Padre's work and drum up some donations for his community. I still have lots to share with you so please stay tuned!
For now I am partaking in my own research to find out if anyone would be interested in buying one of these lovely bags, called 'mochillas?' See all my pics of the mochilas HERE.
Each mochila is hand-made by some women in Padre's community of Santa Marta and each bag is unique in design. They take up to 40 hours of intensive labour usually up to one month to make one bag. Please comment and let me know if you or anyone you know would buy one for $100-125 (depending on detail and size).
They also make smaller ones which will be priced $40-70 (depending on detail and size) and smaller ones made for iPhones and mobiles ($20-30 depending on detail and size). The smaller girls learn how to make mochilas by starting out with the smaller ones - iPhone and children's bags. These bags originate from the indigenous tribes of the Sierra Nevada in Northern Colombia (where Santa Marta lies) These colourful bags are designed and knitted by the Wayuu people in Padre's community. Please post a comment here, on my FB or send me an individual email.
I'm not planning on making any money myself in these transactions - all profits will go to the Puentes Foundation Colombia Non-Profit which I am setting up. All proceeds will help educate and feed people directly as well as creating sustainability in their community.
Thanks and God bless
xxHeidi
