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"Hello Pamela - I wanted to let you know that we received the parasols
yesterday. We opened the box and they are beautiful! Thank you for a
job well done - the parasols will certainly make Sarah's wedding day
even more special. She was so excited to open the box and take out a
parasol - then we both oohed and ahhed at how
lovely they are. Thanks again" - Carolyn C.
The
ancient art of creating rice paper and bamboo parsols by hand,
predominantly in one village in China, is a tradition passed down woman
to woman over thousands of years.
 
Product Information.
Pamela’s Parasols are hand made of the finest rice paper and bamboo.
Adult parasols open up to a full sun shading 32" diameter and are
20-23"
tall. All
parasols are hand made and differ slightly: rice paper, bamboo and
string [inside parasol] may differ in color, thickness or weight. This
is part of the
character and beauty of rice paper, bamboo and hand-made items.
The decorations on our
specialty collection parasols may differ slightly as supplies lots can
vary. We bring you the finest quality parasols available.
Pamela's Parasols Pure and
Simple Parasols are "raw" un-painted rice paper, free of varnishor coatings to allow the natural white of rice paper to show.
All Decorator Collection Parasols have two layers of
special
paint -non-yellowing and water resistant- to add to their allure and
durability.
Our unparalleled Monogrammed parasols are hand painted by an artist to be the finest work of art you can find.
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Competitor's Parasols
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Sorry to get catty but here's the scoop. Unlike other "made in China" parasols, Pamela's Parasols are hand
made of the finest rice paper and bamboo and are thoroughly inspected
to be free of mold, holes, warpage and other drawbacks that plague cheaper parasols and fans. Pamela's Parasols are free from the sticky, very stale and smelly, oil-based varnish that other parasols have.
Eco Friendly
Pamela's Parasols Pure and Simple
parasols [which are the base for all of our parasols] are made of rice
paper and bamboo, rice being a natural fiber, of course, and bamboo
being a sustainable crop saving may trees from needless waste yay! Also
unlike every other rice paper parasol we have seen on the market, ours
do not have that weird sticky varnish on top-yuck. However the paint we
use on top of decorated one-to be water resistant and color fast- is
acrylic but it is water based. No nasty oil based paints with toxic clean up
for us:)
Durability
Rice paper is
somewhat fragile in nature. Pamela’s Parasols should be stored away
from sharp objects or undue heat. Every order comes with a few parasol
bandaids to touch up little tears should they occur.
Sun Protection
Pamela's
Parasols offer cool relief from the sun's heat. Rice paper-even
when treated with our special paint on the Decorator Collections- does
not block 100 % of the sun's harmful Ultraviolet rays. Sun screen
should always be worn when exposure to Ultraviolet rays is a risk.
Water
Resistance
Pamela's Pure
and Simple Parasols are untreated rice paper and can handle only a
light sprinkle of rain. The Decorator Collection Parasols have
a layer of paint that is water
and fade resistant so that water beads off of them and they stay true
over
time-just like love.
Please do not expect any parasol to withstand a downpour-they are not
rain umbrellas.
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