In Bethlehem Unique Applique Christmas Tree Skirt Pearl who works with her family

who works with her family to create elegant pieces of attire like this

as they hang from rectangles covered with Braille-like dots

Evoking the tide in the warm sunset

Makarim takes his inspiration for the spiral motifs from the tight curls on Buddha images

this extraordinary octopus captivates with the blue iridescence of a Mabe pearl

In Bethlehem Unique Applique Christmas Tree Skirt Pearl who works with her familyA star hovers over the stable in Bethlehem where little Jesus sleeps in a manger filled with hay. On a hillside, shepherds listen to the angel's story and the Three Kings are on their way to worship the Christ child. Balvina Huaytalla celebrates the holiday in a delightful hand made Christmas tree skirt whose images span time and space. Each tiny figure is crafted in three dimensions and embroidered, in the traditional Andean art of arpillera