| Economy is rough all over the world especially in India, | | | | scrapbooking companies. They too learned great |
| where it is almost impossible to find employment. As | | | | lessons such as resilience, persistence, and |
| India continues to make efforts to jump out of poverty, | | | | perseverance. Although there were no droughts of |
| there is one little town that is able to continue to earn | | | | water like India, there have been many financial |
| money and make ends meet because of flowers. But | | | | droughts in the crafting industry. Despite many of |
| not the kind that sit under the sun, paper and fabric | | | | these challenges, all employers are very grateful for |
| flowers. 300 women on a daily basis put together | | | | everything they have been able to accomplish and |
| these scrapbook embellishments for crafters all over | | | | that they are all still working and have jobs to support |
| the world to enjoy. From Chamarajanagara, India | | | | their families. Another lesson learned by some of these |
| Petaloo flowers are then shipped from this small | | | | craft and hobby companies is to stick together and |
| sub-factory worldwide to craft stores and then | | | | together they can overcome. If one way doesn't work |
| purchased into the homes of many women who | | | | they find another way. And because of this attitude, |
| make cards, gifts, and scrapbook pages. The women | | | | there are millions of people employed today including |
| although not very literate because of lack of education | | | | those ladies in India assembling flower embellishments. |
| are a humble and grateful people. As they produce | | | | It is reasonable to assume that flowers make |
| scrapbook flowers they can't help but feel happy | | | | everyone happy and to feel good and this is exactly |
| when they work. But not just because they can put | | | | what has happened to 300 women in India. To |
| food on the table, but the mere fact that seeing | | | | embellish a scrapbooking page or card with paper or |
| flowers of all kinds and colors, although not real, puts a | | | | fabric flowers brings joy to a receiver and the crafter |
| smile on their faces. This small town had been in its | | | | without the vase. This is what creating memories and |
| third year of severe drought, thus not seeing any type | | | | creating jobs should be about. So when you decorate |
| of vegetation grow, let alone floral plants. Scrapbook | | | | a card with petals, just remember it might have a |
| embellishments might not have caused rain to fall upon | | | | stronger impact on the world than you think. In |
| Chamarajanagara, but it has brought happiness. | | | | essence it is stimulating economies and making people |
| The women and their families were not the only ones' | | | | happy. |
| being blessed. It also meant a lot to Petaloo and other | | | | |