

Through Mo's Crib, we are able to create employment opportunities and skills training lessons that lift individuals up so that they can then build opportunities for themselves. We are a black-owned, female-founded business with a mostly (90%) female staff of South African women and our brand is about so much more than the products we create. Michelle: Women’s month means celebrating women from all walks of life for a multitude of reasons. With every basket we sell, we're making an impact on the growing issue of irreversible plastic pollution in Africa. When we were looking for unique recycled materials to use in our manufacturing process, we learned that PVC is the third most produced plastic in the world, but under 1% of it is recycled. Michelle: Growing up in Africa, we have always felt a strong connection to the natural world and are painfully aware of the risks facing our environment today - both locally and globally. How did you come up with the idea for your PVC collection?
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In 2019 we finally decided to quit our corporate jobs and focus on our business full time. We continued the side hustle while working at our corporate jobs, introducing new products under the name Mo's Crib. The first product we sold at the market was a beautiful Origami paper swan - we sold out within the first few days of the market and realized we were on to something. Michelle had let me know about a holiday market where I saw Origami artwork being sold, which made me think about bringing my own craft to the market. It wasn't until 2016 that I started to think about my artistic hobby as a potential business - thanks to the encouragement of my sister who has always been a cheerleader for my artistic side. We have always been entrepreneurial and both started several businesses while growing up. (Be sure to not unlock Step 9.Mo: I fell in love with the art of crochet as a little girl in the 90s - I used to take plastic bags and weave them into rugs as my creative outlet. Step 11 Adjust the body by carefully fanning the accordion creases. (This is an outside reverse fold.) Step 10 completed. Step 10 Form the head by folding the top point down. Step 9 Lock the accordion creases made in Step 7 by overlapping one crease over the other.

Step 8 Fold the model in half so that the accordion creases touch. Step 7 Using the creases made in Steps 5 and 6, collapse the bottom half of the chopstick wrapper so that it looks like an accordion (or a paper fan). Step 6 Fold four more creases to divide each of the four sections created in Step 5 in half. Step 5 Using the crease from Step 4 as a reference, fold three creases in the bottom half to create four equally divided sections. Step 4 Fold down the top point using the triangle on the backside as a reference. The creases made in Step 2 should meet in the center. Step 3 Fold the left and right sides in toward the center from the top point. Step 2 Using the crease from Step 1 as a reference, fold both sides down so that the top edge of the chopstick wrapper meets in the center. Step 1 Fold the chopstick wrapper in half lengthwise.
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