Mar 12, 2013

New Del Mar Decor Shop Unique in its Fair Trade-Only ValuesBy Claire HarlinDelMarTimes.net

Del Mar, CA – There’s a new home decor shop in downtown Del Mar, and every item in it tells a story — from the handwoven baskets that still smell like the campfire their African artisans gathered around to the artistic metal wall hangings crafted in Haiti from recycled oil drums.

But those stories would remain unknown if it weren’t for fair trade enthusiasts such as Betsy and Jude Paganelli of Carmel Valley, who opened the shop Fair Trade Decor on March 3 at 1412 Camino Del Mar, Del Mar, 92014.

“We had paper on the doors and we’re still stocking but people were wanting to come in so we went ahead and opened the doors” said Betsy, a former special needs elementary school teacher in Solana Beach.

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