National Fund for the Development of Arts and Crafts

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia  (Redirected from FONART) Jump to: navigation, search Loom on display at the Palacio de Deportes for the annual FONART craft exhibitionThe Fondo Nacional para el Fomento de las Artesanías or National Fund for the Development of Arts and Crafts (best-known as FONART) is a dependence of the Secretariat of Social Development (SEDESOL). It was established in 1974 to promote and protect traditional Mexican handcrafts.[1][2] The...

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Smart Ghana Initiative[10]

2012 will see the launch of a campaign initiated by Trashy Bags in close cooperation with CHF International together with the French Embassy in Accra and the Australian High Commission in Ghana. The Smart Bag Project is the first project under the umbrella of a wider campaign dubbed the Smart Ghana Initiative. The Trashy Smart Bag is a unique bag that has been designed to replace disposable plastic bags for grocery shopping and is itself made from around 70 used plastic sachets collected from...

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Trashy Bags

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Trashy Bags Type Non-profit Social Enterprise Founded 2007 Location 8 Dzorwulu Crescent Accra, Ghana, West Africa Coordinates 5°38′04″N 0°13′23″W Key people Stuart Gold, Managing Director Lydia Appiah, Director Area served Worldwide Employees 60+ (November 2010) Website http://www.trashybags.org Trashy Bags is a registered non-governmental organization (NGO) that recycles solid plastic...

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ABC NEWS- Germs in your Handbag - Why do we need a Purse hook -

Why do we need a Purse or handbag hook? ABC News has a horrifying article explaining how our handbags are apparently seething with nasty microorganisms which can make us really sick. Remember that book, by Richard Preston? Apparently, the bottom of our purses is like a chapter from that book. You put your purse down, it picks up E. coli or something else equally awful, then your purse becomes a "subway for germs" as it carries the little nasties from location to location. ...

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Types of handbags

An 1875 Chatelaine bag, with a buckram frame and velvet body. It would have been "hooked" into the waist of the skirt. Crocodile skin handbags in a conservation exhibit at Bristol Zoo, EnglandAs a fashion accessory, handbags can be categorized according to the silhouette of the bag, as well as the type of handle. The current popular handbag silhouettes are (as of 2011): Baguette: a small, narrow, rectangular shape purse, resembling a French loaf of bread (baguette) Barrel: shaped like a barrel...

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Modern Handbag

fabric or leather, and were worn by men as often as ladies; the Scottish sporran is a survival of this custom. By the late 18th century, fashions in Europe were moving towards a slender shape, inspired by the silhouettes of Ancient Greece and Rome. Women wanted purses that would not be bulky or untidy in appearance, so reticules were designed. Reticules were made of fine fabrics like silk and velvet, with wrist straps. Originally popular in France, they crossed over into Britain, where they became known as "indispensables".[2] Men, however, did...

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A History of Handbags from the 14th century to present day handbag designers

Have you ever wondered about the origin of handbags and purses? Handbags have been essential to fashion history ever since people have had something precious to carry around with them and only the items have changed over time. The very first mention in written literature comes from the 14th century, even though Egyptian hieroglyphs show pouches carried around the waist. Bags were attached to what were called "girdles" which were fastened to the waist. Embroidery and jewels adorned these articles and were used to show status - the richer the person,...

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