Postcarden

A great take on sending a card - Postcarden - designed and produced by London based A Studio for Design. Fab idea!! Visit the site to buy, stock and watch the how to vid... and post a bit of Spring!

Images vis postcarden.com

Magnolia + Ash = Summer Love

Great inspiration boards at Syle Me Pretty - a magnificent and dreamy use of Magnolia and Ash!

Especially like the use of cut paper as decor- wouldn't hand cut place mats be beautiful made with Ash cover? And both Ash and Magnolia are perfectly green and 100% post-consumer recycled.

What a great country elegance combo- Xo - luv it!

All image boards via Style Me Pretty

Eco Gorgeous Gowns - Adele Wechsler

Looking for some of the greenest white gowns 'n town? Look no further than Adele Wechsler.
This South African designer combines the softest organic hemp and sumptuous hand-died silks with fair trade labor practices to create individually hand cut designs.

As a pioneer in eco-bridal couture, her gowns reflect a guiding principal, the African philosophy of Ubuntu- no man is an island, each endeavor a collaboration and each decision an effect on community.

We recently had the good fortune to preview some of these enchanting lovelies at a Trunk Show at the fabulous Big Rock Little Rooster in Columbus, Ohio.

Swoon with a capital S- these gowns make any married Lass want to be a bride all over again!

Photos: Adelewechsler.com, bigrocklittlerooster.com

Starbucks - Hot Coffee Card

A great new way to get your morning coffee fix, protect forests and fight climate change! Purchase the new PRESERVATION gift card from Starbucks® and with each purchase Starbucks will donate 5 cents to Conservation International to help save tropical forests. The gift card is re-loadable, recyclable and made of 80% post-industrial recycled material.

Almost 16% of the world's carbon emissions comes from clearing forests in the areas where some of the best coffee is grown. This initiative will help coffee farmers protect the carbon absorbing tropical forests surrounding their farms.

Conservation International applies innovations in science, economics, policy and community participation to protect the Earth's richest regions of plant and animal diversity in the biodiversity hotspots, wilderness areas and key marine ecosystems. For more info visit: conservation.org.

Read more about the collaboration between Strbks and CI here, and for more about conservation and coffee here.

Easter Greetings

Happy Easter!

Artwork by Cody Hudson via colourlovers.com blog

Happy April!

Hopin' for warm & sunny days ahead! ;-)

Image: Letterpress Delicacies @ etsy.com

Inspired today by

Muted Easter palettes. Lovely, whispery Easter blends from our favourite colour site: colourlovers.com

Easter Sunday

Easter Egg Hunt

Easter Couture

Easter Dress


Easter Lilly

I want sugar!

Not so sweet news... We are out of stock on Sugar Maple until mid- late April... The mill is in production with an expected due date of 4/15. We'll keep you posted, and in the interim we will try to sweet talk our way into finding some sooner!

Photo via Plumparty

Happy Passover!

Happy Passover!

Loved this modern take on a timeless Haggadah tradition: A digital download from PeelaPomm on Etsy.

Photo: PeelaPom

Operation Nice- Have a NICE day

Thought it would be nice to start the week off with a visit to one of our favorite sites
Operation Nice.

OPERATION NICE. We've mentioned them before and an inspired way to start the week. This is a 100% feel good site- so visit often, as a mantra that being nice is, well, just nice.

And to add to the nicety of it all they have a link to another great site: Wouldn't it b nice which promotes apparel and accessories, especially for kids, embellished with messages that promote "audacious acts of kindness".

Happy Monday everyone and have a nice week!