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burkina bangleUnique Batik sells Burkina Bangles that are crafted in Ghana from grass reeds and recycled plastic cord. Lightweight and cheery, they look great in a stack on your arm.

The image at the top is from the Unique Batik wholesale website. It shows a suggested retail price of $5 for one Burkina Bangle. The bottom image from a major online retailer shows the same bangle for $48.

Striking difference? Yes. Does it matter? Maybe not. What do you think?

 

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How can you not smile when you look at these bags?  The employees here at Unique Batik are split about 50/50 between thinking they are a little juvenile and wanting one for themselves (we are all over 24 years old).  Each bag is handmade in Ghana from recycled flour sacks.  The flour is manufactured in Ghana and is shipped out to bakeries, then the bakers are handing the bags over to our artists to start dying and sewing.  Each sack is 100% cotton and is a decent amount of fabric that would normally go to waste.  Here is a video from the flour factory where the sacks come from. And below are some photos we took in Ghana of those involved in the process.

Well, we are new to the blogging thing, so you are all going to have to be a little patient, while we learn just exactly what you want to hear from us here at Unique Batik.  Who are we?  We are a Fair Trade company in North Carolina that designs and imports jewelry, bags, clothing and accessories from Guatemala, Ghana, Thailand and Pakistan.  We promise to bring you some fun, useful and interesting information through our new blog!  That being said, we are going to take some time to fill in our calendar with all kinds of great blog topics and we will get back to you shortly!  Any suggestions?  What would you like to hear about from us?

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