{"id":22,"date":"2019-01-19T12:00:25","date_gmt":"2019-01-19T18:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/calabashgiftsmadison.com\/?page_id=22"},"modified":"2019-03-16T09:14:15","modified_gmt":"2019-03-16T14:14:15","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/calabashgiftsmadison.com\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"22\" class=\"elementor elementor-22 elementor-bc-flex-widget\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-38c3a3a elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"38c3a3a\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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Us<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-72b5961 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"72b5961\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0bb40c4\" data-id=\"0bb40c4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bbd10b elementor-position-left elementor-view-default elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget 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items is hand selected by curator Leah Kessel using fair trade policies and respect for the creativity of the individuals whose work is appreciated by so many people world-wide.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-75e1779\" data-id=\"75e1779\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e6bff6 elementor-position-left elementor-view-default elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"6e6bff6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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We have something for every taste and budget.<\/P>\n\n<p>Calabash Gifts and Home Decor is an interesting and fun place for choosing unusual art,(traditional and cultural) from Southern and East Africa.<\/P> \n\n<p>This includes decorative and utilitarian pieces for ones own home or as gifts for adults, children. 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