Because Doña Mary couldn’t keep up with the demand, Aura also began to craft worry dolls. The worry dolls that adorned the packages were so popular that shoppers had begun to ask whether they could be sold separately. “She asked me to accompany her as a distraction and I accepted without knowing what was going to happen,” Aura says. It was Doña Mary who brought Aura to the NOVICA offices in Jocotenango one afternoon. Aura recalls the day that Doña Mary told her, “If you do things with love, you’ll always have work.” As Aura tells the story, her voice breaks. ‘Country Treasures’ Six Cotton Worry Dolls and Pinewood Boxes from GuatemalaĪura accepted but, as she herself remembers, her work wasn’t as good as that of Doña Mary, who always gave her advice and taught her tips to make her work better. One day, Doña Mary asked Aura to help her with the dolls so she could deliver the orders on time. She’d go to her grandson’s house and work while she chatted with Aura. Sometimes, the workload was such that she could hardly keep up. The more orders NOVICA received, the more work was given to Doña Mary, so that none of the packages were sent without its own worry doll. ‘The Worry Doll Clan’ Set of 100 Guatemalan Worry Dolls with Pouch in 100% Cotton
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These are tiny cardboard dolls dressed in traditional Guatemalan weavings known as quitapenas, or “worry dolls.” Legend says if you place one under your pillow before going to sleep, it will find a way to solve your problems.Īfter looking very carefully at a doll, Doña Mary said, “I know how to make them.” Her work was so good that for the next six years, she was our main supplier for the dolls. She came by often and, after many, many visits, she was finally able to lose her fear and ask about the small dolls we use to decorate the packages that are sent worldwide. She was in charge of delivering the craft work to the regional office in Guatemala. She was a hardworking woman whose energy and desire to succeed led her to NOVICA.ĭoña Mary was part of a women’s group of NOVICA’s featured artisans in Central America.
Aura remembers her as a kind woman, a woman with a loving heart who never hesitated to help in any way she could. ‘Worry Dolls Share the Love’ Set of 6 Guatemalan Worry Doll Ornaments Crafted by Hand by Aura Lopezĭoña Mary was Aura’s husband’s grandmother. “Thanks to her, I have this opportunity.” Aura always has a smile but there’s a certain sadness in her voice. “I owe everything to God and to Doña Mary,” she says. There are things that can’t be told lightly because it’s necessary to pause to remember those important moments clearly, and to experience them again, as though the people we loved were still here with us.Īura Lopez sits down and gazes at the dolls in her hands. With her soft voice, Aura Lopez tries to stop them or explain that they need to give us a few minutes, at least, to tell her story in peace. Give the place a wide berth, rubbish.Children run here and there. The experience of this Korean restaurant was a struggle from the start, the food was minimal and tasteless, the waitresses were forgetful and unhelpful, it was our last meal in The Philippines after a month on holiday there and it was by far the worst. dishes arrived but we noticed that other tables had been given lettuce to wrap the meat in, when mentioned to the waitress she said yes that’s included, and ten minutes later our lettuce arrived ? Halfway through our meal we noticed that no rice had turned up, after asking again if rice is included the waitress she said yes, but if we ordered too much and had some left over they would charge us 500 pesos ? Ten minutes later our rice turned up ? I asked for another beer, they forgot and 20 minutes after asking for a second time I received my beer. We all went for the unlimited meat option.
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