A Thank You That Grows

The other day, a sweet customer named Oliver sent our sales superstar Allison a grow-a-garden thank you note!

This is what it looked like last week. Then, over the weekend, the little sprouts got sad without their daily water. Gustav said that without decay we cannot have growth, but Allison added a little water and nudged them toward the sun's rays with hope in her heart.

Now the sprouts seem to be bouncing back! The garden is a "matchgarden" by Another Studio, which has loads of beautifully designed and affordable gifts.

It makes us think of one of our favorite environmentally-minded landscape techniques: front lawns with sustainable, native plants, or vegetable gardens instead of grass. Our own building's front yard has some super-cool bioswales, but that's a horse of a different color, or a blog of a different color, or for a different day, or...

It truly is the season of new growth! 

A Conscious Wood Company

We are so excited about our new eco-conscious wood source! Horigan Lumber is a local supplier and their philosophy of preserving the planet's resources closely parallels our own. The Horigan Lumber Website states, 

"We are committed to the environment by reducing the number of trees removed from the forest, the amount of fuel consumed for transportation, and the amount of carbon that is released into the atmosphere by sequestering it as hardwood lumber."

The folks at Horigan save wood that is destined to be chopped up as firewood and mulch and turn it into usable hardwood. Allison and Gus visited their warehouse last week! Check out the photos! 

They picked up some awesome hackberry (which we've never used) and willow! All this wood was once trees that existed in the Chicagoland area. So we can follow our supply chain to the exact address! How cool!? 

We are so happy to have found this wonderful company and look forward to working with them again soon! Thanks Horigan! 

http://horiganufp.com/

Eco-Conscious

Simply Wood Rings is "Eco-conscious wood jewelry." As the Earth urges us to pay attention to our habits, this phrase is both timely and timeless. We are connecting people's desire to do good, with a product tailored to the time and place of their love. We wish to evoke love, hope, and promise in a product that is made with the customer in mind, from materials that are salvaged, sustainable, and meaningful. What you do in this moment is more important than the idea of forever. You can string together all the moments in the world, but forever is a space too vast to occupy. 

Connecting to this idea is becoming more and more relevant. Part of this is being aware, and the other part is the act of doing what we know is best for us. Knowing what is good for our bodies, our families, and the Earth, and choosing natural options--organic foods, natural body-care products and clothing, and natural jewelry. 

Natural jewelry has been worn since the beginning of time. People would adorn themselves with flowers, shells, and nuts. It was the power of advertising done by diamond companies that sold the idea of forever to us, selling us expensive metals and stones. But we are starting to get back to our roots, to want what is real and of the Earth. Back to Nature. Now more than ever, we want to live simply again. But we want to do it with grace and beauty. We want to wear elements of the Earth--to feel connected with it, to help it, to fuel the Earth's energy and our own. It is more of an exchange of energy, instead of taking without giving back. And that's what Simply Wood Rings is here to provide--"Eco-conscious wood jewelry."

www.simplywoodrings.com

Wood Rings for 5th Year Wedding Anniversary

The traditional gift for a 5th year wedding anniversary is wood. Looking for inspiration? Can't go wrong with jewelry! Simply Wood Rings creates wood rings for wedding anniversaries, so thought we'd share the idea to anyone who may be stumped on what to get!  

www.simplywoodrings.com