Article posted: 11/30/2012 2:41 PM

Schaumburg shop has global array of artwork

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A recycled newspaper Nativity from Vietnam at the Gifts of the World store in Schaumburg.

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A one-piece Nativity made from an oil drum in Haiti is now for sale at Gifts of the World in Schaumburg.

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A three-panel Nativity made of inlaid Mother-of-pearl from Vietnam at the Gifts of the World store in Schaumburg.

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Schaumburg isn't just the place suburban Christmas shoppers flock to for big-ticket items on Black Friday, it's also the home of some hidden holiday treasures from all over the world. For the past 17 years, Gifts of the World at Christ Community Mennonite Church, 888 S. Roselle Road, has been helping support artists, craftspeople and their communities in more than 38 developing countries by selling their work in the suburbs.