Handmade Expressions is a group that supports a female cooperative of 272 women actively practicing their art. The artisans are distributed over the region in various villages. Women from villages far away come once a week to the cooperative office, submit their products, and collect more raw materials to take back to their homes and work on them. Profits from this art help in the overall development of the group. This region now has medical centers providing basic health services, electricity produced from solar energy, evening schools for kids, and vocational colleges for women. They have been able to create several items in different categories, like green computing bags, which were developed with the idea of making functional products using this age-old technique as a way to preserve the traditional art. These bags are made from locally grown and woven, unbleached cotton. They are then hand-blocked using natural mineral and vegetable dyes. 100% chemical free, these bags are eco-friendly alternatives to conventional messenger bags. This region is affected by extreme drought and border violence on the India - Pakistan border. This art is providing sustainable employment to the artisans of these barren lands.