Tucked away in a beautiful handmade paper box covered with red and gold silk paper are six enchanting star decorations. The outline of the star is made from jute pulp cardboard. Contrasting with this is the softness of silk paper. Each star has a different colour. When you put the stars to the light they remind me of the beauty of stained glass . A jute tie with small wooden beading is attached to each star.

There are six stars in the set. Also an outline of a star adorns the front of the box.

Box measurement is approx. 11.5 cms by 11.5 cms by 5.5 cms

The stars measure approx. 9.5 cms by 9.5 cms

Jabopar Enterprise is located along the Jamuna River in a serene rural area in South Western Bangladesh. Women artisans at Jobarpar create a beautiful variety of decorations and gift presentation items out of paper made from silk thread, water hyacinth plants and jute fibres.
Purchased through Prokritee, a fair trade organization ,( meaning “nature” in Bangladesh), that provides managerial, product design , development and marketing assistance to 8 producer groups/ enterprises in Bangladesh. Prokritee and its 8 enterprises provides jobs for poor rural women. The women who work for the enterprises are widows, divorcees or head of households with little or no income. By providing jobs for women, , Prokritee is able to improve the women’s standard of living and help them send their children to school.