five elements bags

Check out this bag! It's one in a series of five that I designed for emagineGreen. They're part of the 'It's Elemental' collection, and these bags in particular were inspired by the five elements: earth, air, space, water and fire. It's really fun to be branching out into product and pattern design. The best part? The five bags roll up into teeny things that fit nicely in a purse or glovebox, so you always have your reusable bag at the ready. All five fit in a little pouch.

So where can you get these stunning bags? From emagineGreen! Visit my sister's site to shop away, and take care of your holiday gift giving in one step. Plus, then you can say you know the cool person who designed the bags...


Here's the whole set of bags:



Update: go and check out simplemom's awesome reuseable bag giveaway! Wow - I really love those oilcloth bags by ShopWise - very cool.

Personalized Cards for Kids

Just in time for the holidays, gaiacreative is offering personalized cards for your little artist.

5x7 flat (not folding) cards and envelopes
Four styles - for girls and boys (birds, balloons, flowers, or whale). Please specify style when ordering.
Personalized with your child’s name
Recycled-content cards with recycled colorful envelope
Designed and printed in Colorado

All orders must be received by Monday, December 1. Cards will be shipped on Friday, December 12.

Available now on etsy as a set of 12 for $14, or contact me directly by leaving a comment to this post about larger quantities (ie set of 24 cards for $25, or set of 36 cards for $33.) Also, if you contact me directly, you have the option of adding your child's name and address to the back of the envelope - an additional $3 per set of 12.




whale


flowers


balloons


birds


envelope colors: grapesicle (top) for birds; orange fizz (below) for all others


grapesicle envelope (with bird design) showing optional name and address printed on back flap.

Shipping is $3 per set of cards; for multiple cards ordered for one shipping address, I will adjust shipping accordingly.

emagineGreen in Fast Company!

OK ... a little more about emagineGreen ...

emagineGreen is in the November issue of Fast Company, a popular business magazine! You can read that article here.

I've been working with emagineGreen for the last year as their designer. Here's a brief description of emagineGreen, directly from the website:
emagineGreen is a direct sales company dedicated to turning curiosity about what is happening in our environment into positive action. Our purpose is to simplify the ‘going green’ process for millions of people who want a healthier home and environment.

Our greenCoaches (my sis being one of them) offer in-home ecoParties where they share environmental education and ecoFriendly products to help people 'green' their lives. The greenCoach opportunity is open to anyone, and it's a great time to get in at the ground level ... Let me know if you want more info.

Oh, and our founder, Tonya, was just awarded 'the greenest of the green' by Arizona Republic. Check out this article to read a little more about the background of eG.

Time off

I'm logging off for a while (as if you hadn't already noticed!). There are so many other fun blogs to peruse - I know you won't miss me! Happy fall.

wallpaper + design

The September issue of Sunset magazine features an article by a friend of mine, Christiana Coop, who operates Ferm Living (a hip wallpaper company in San Fran). Check it out. The coolest of the cool are featured in Sunset, so congrats, Christiana! Plus, the wallpaper designs offered by Ferm are really hip.

a day in the life of me

on lobotoME's blog today. Find it here. And if you skim the post (it's a long one), be sure to read the gratitude quote at the bottom. It's good. Happy Wednesday!

five good minutes

In my post last week about six elements to health, I mention stress as a major player to manage. (Nothing new.) I mentioned just taking five minutes - just starting with that - to set aside on the cushion; a mini meditation, if you will.

This weekend I was reading an article in this month's Delicious Living about Five Minutes. According to the doctor and author of this book, a mere five minutes can actually be really valuable. Here are some specific 5-minute meditations to try. Think I'll intersperse these throughout my workdays this week.