A huge hit with all customers, pendants and earrings made out of Lesotho cow horn are a must have for 2010.  The Artisans cow horn products are made locally here in Hltose and will be one of our newest products on the eco-line.

First, horns are collected in the community and brought to the Artisans workshop.   After cleaning them, our friends at the local workshop help us to cut them into 2 inch square pieces which make it easy for us to work with.

Today, with plastic bags covering their hair, hospital masks and lab coats, the women of the Artisans Collective experimented with carving the cow horn using their new power tool.  It’s a dirty, dusty and smelly job and the hot summer weather doesn’t make it much easier.  However, their beautiful creations this week have proved that all the sweat and dust is worth it!  Wow!  We look forward to introducing our new ‘manaka’ line shortly!  Sign up for our newsletter at www.grofoundation.org for updates on the new eco-line. 

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