Queen of Creative Collaborations Heart Evangelista often visits Sorsogon where her husband Chiz Escudero serves as governor.
In one of her travels to the province, Heart sourced products for her home decor line called Maison Love Marie.
Her current obsession is handcrafted goods using pili nuts!
Pili is one of the major products of Sorsogon. Aside from being eaten as a snack, the pili nut's hard teardrop-shaped shell can be upcycled into various items.
Check out Heart's precious finds in this gallery.
This is what pili looks like before it is processed.
The pili's shell is very tough to crack.
Heart shared that these pili mats, one of her favorite items, will be part of her home decor line Maison Love Marie.
Aside from the pili mats, she is also sourcing for other products to add to Maison Love Marie.
Heart learned how pili shells are upcycled from a local.
She loves this bag decorated with pili shells.
Heart decorated this outdoor area with some pili curtains.
She also put these ball-shaped pili accents on their long table.
This pili chest is a good addition to this little corner.
Aside from pili products, Heart also loves these handwoven baskets and wants to add them to her home decor line.
On July 23, Heart announced that she has officially added pili nut curtains to the roster of products for Maison Love Marie.
She is also collaborating with more Sorsogon artisans for products instead of just sourcing from them.
Heart also shared that the handcrafted products from Sorsogon will be curated in a collection called Love Marie X Sorsogon.