Merry Ornament

HOLIDAY EDITION – While supplies last! Gift $5 to Papillon Empowerment when you purchase the Merry Giving Ornament! Handcrafted from upcycled steel oil drums and upcycled cereal boxes, the merry ornament is meticulously hand cut, hammered, and embellished by Artisans in Haiti. The ornament spells out “merry” and is finished with red ribbon and a hand rolled cereal box bead! This ornament will beautifully adorn your tree or be a cheerful gift of hope for anyone on your gift list!  

Papillon Empowerment promotes charitable and humanitarian efforts, particularly in Haiti, by assisting with and facilitating job skills training, offering assistance with documentation to become job ready, aiding in acquiring the necessary tools and resources to secure a job, being a resource for emergency relief and humanitarian aid when necessary, and to provide holistic support for parents in poverty by assisting in areas related to their children’s well-being. 

Every ornament has variations as a part of the Artisan-made charm!   

*Donations will be given on ornaments purchased at full retail price only. 

Meet the Artisan

Claude’s Story of Hope   

In the midst of extreme poverty, political unrest, and constant trials, our Artisan partners in Haiti are creating beauty from discarded materials like upcycled steel oil drums. Abandoned by his mother as a young boy, Claude became orphaned and alone when his father passed away. As a child, Claude worked alongside the Artisans in his village to provide for himself. As a teen, he sold handcrafted Noah’s Arks at local fairs.   
Now in his late 20’s, Claude is highly respected by the dozens of Artisans he oversees in his workshop. Every purchase of this Steel Bethlehem Ornament helps support Claude and his community of metal Artisans in Haiti.  

Product Details 

Approx. Measurements: 6 1/8"W x 2 1/4"H 

Materials: Upcycled steel, Upcycled cereal box bead, Ribbon   

Color: Steel gray, Red, Multicolor  

The Impact of Your Purchase 

Haiti endured one of this century's worst natural disasters when a major earthquake devastated this nation that’s home to almost 500,000 orphans. The majority of Haiti’s orphans have not been orphaned by parental deaths or natural disasters, but by parents who gave them up simply because they could not feed them.   

This Artisan community is helping with Haiti’s orphan crisis by providing parents with local business opportunities as Artisans. Through fashion as a force for good, parents in areas of extreme poverty in Haiti can earn sustainable income that empowers them to keep and provide for their children.   

Purchase this ornament and empower an Artisan in Haiti!