Tree-Free Stationery
& Cards
SHAKYA DESIGN


Shakya Design actively promotes tree-free paper by using it for our mala presentation cases, business correspondence and in providing it in stationery sets and cards.

Our bodhi seed cards are hand made in Nepal using Lokta bush. Lokta is only found above 6500 ft. in the Himalayan Mountains. Gathering the trimmings of raw Lokta is a cottage industry which employs many men & women, and helps to impove the standard of living in the impoverished rural areas of Nepal.

Hand made in India, our stationery sets include paper using 100% garment industry waste (cotton, silk, wool), agricultural waste (sugarcane, cocount, banana fiber) and decorative materials (flowers, leaves, grass, bamboo, jute). No trees are destroyed to create this paper. Each sheet of paper is made individually by hand using an artform over one thousand years old. It is an eco-friendly process with minimum impact on the environment. Our--and your--support of this cottage industry helps to provide income and right livelihood of village workers in India (Pictures below). Sets include 15 sheets of (6.25" x 9") stationery and 10 (6.5" x 4.34") envelopes and come in a matching folder. For gifts or personal use.

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Bodhi Leaf Cards
Our Bodhi leaf cards are beautifully hand made using a Bodhi leaf at its center. The Bodhi leaf in Nepalese culture is believed to bring Patience and Enlightenment. The cards have been designed so as you open it, the Bodhi leaf comes forward, bringing the Patience and Enlightenment to you.

In Nepal, one would never write on the card, it is considered to be part of the gift. This card is meant to be used over and over again, with just the insert being replaced. The older the card is the more valuable it becomes because of all of the giving that has been associated with it. When it is finally worn out you may frame it and hang it in your home as a sign of prosperity. You can sign and date the card if you like, to document it's travel.

A bamboo latch artistically closes the card.

Bodhi Leaf Card (Black/Natural (Beige) Leaf)
Ingredients: Lokta Bush and Bodhi Leaf. Includes: 1 Card/1 Note Card Insert/1 Envelope
Natural (beige) color Bodhi Leaf on black background. Bamboo closure. Bodhi leaf text on back.
STA-BL-BLK   $3.00

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STA-BL-BLK-SET   Set of 5 Cards $12.45
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Bodhi Leaf Card (Natural/Sage Leaf) Ingredients:Lokta Bush and Bodhi Leaf. Includes: 1 Card/1 Note Card Insert/1 Envelope Sage color Bodhi Leaf on natural (beige) background. Bamboo closure. Bodhi leaf text on back.

STA-BL-NS   $3.00
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STA-BL-NS-SET   Set of 5 Cards $12.45
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Bodhi Leaf Card (Natural/Natural Beige Leaf) Ingredients:Lokta Bush and Bodhi Leaf. Includes: 1 Card/1 Note Card Insert/1 Envelope Natural Beige color Bodhi Leaf on natural beige background. Bamboo closure. Bodhi leaf text on back.

STA-BL-NN   $3.00
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STA-BL-NN-SET   Set of 5 Cards $12.45
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  Stationery Sets
Made in India, each sheet of paper is made individually by hand using an artform over one thousand years old. It is an eco-friendly process with minimum impact on the environment. No trees are destroyed to create this paper. Paper is made using 100% recycled materials such as garment industry waste (silk, cotton, wool), agricultural waste (sugarcane, coconut, banana fiber), and decorative materials (flowers, leaves, grass, bamboo leaves, jute). Our--and your--support of this cottage industry helps to provide income and right livelihood of village workers in India (Pictures below). Sets include 15 sheets of (6.25" x 9") stationery and 10 (6.5" x 4.34") envelopes and come in a matching folder.

Bougainvillea Petal Stationery Set
Ingredients:
Bougainvillea petals and grasses on white background. Includes 15 sheets, 10 envelopes and matching folder.

Bougainvillea Petal Stationery Set
STA-1   $12.00


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Aster Petal Stationery Set Ingredients: Aster, galanda, and grasses on white background. Includes 15 sheets, 10 envelopes and matching folder.

Aster Petal Stationery Set
STA-3   $12.00


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Villagers in India making paper
When bags of garment and farming industry waste arrive, villagers cut it up, add natural grasses, flowers and other decorative elements, and process it all into tree-free paper. This is an example of taking something that would be otherwise discarded and producing something beautiful and useful.
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