Hello friends! We have a big announcement for you today! Introducing our very own shop, from the founders and editors of eco club and our design studio, wallflower. We launched this fall and have been since been hard at work on our holiday collection, so I haven't gotten around to making the *official* introduction here on the blog. So, it's long overdue, but today we're sharing photos from our first shoot, featuring so many of our favorite products. I'll explain a bit more about this new ... Read More
Sustainable Gifting
A Colorful Holiday Table with Terraklay + Giveaway
Remember those fun Furoshiki style wrapped gifts we shared last month? The fabric used was actually artisan made, hand-dyed napkins from eco club member and ethical brand TerraKlay, based out of Chicago. I love that the napkins can be both the gift itself, and the package--they're that pretty. Of course, I wanted to show them off in their intended state, as reusable napkins, to adorn a colorful holiday table. They offers sets of Geetha Shibori Dyed Cotton Napkin in six colors, four of which we ... Read More
Fabric Gift Wrap with Shibori Dyed Fabric
It's so fun to be collaborating with sustainable makers again. Earlier this year, Manvee Vaid of Chicago-based artisanal lifestyle brand TerraKlay reached out about her newly launched boutique. TerraKlay works with makers in India to produce handcrafted textiles, baskets, decor, and gifts for the sustainable yet elevated home. Manvee kindly sent over a few of their Shibori dyed napkins for an upcoming collab, and they're even prettier in person. (Love that about handmade.) At the time, I was ... Read More
Sustainable Gift Ideas Under $50
As much as I know how important it is to keep a budget in mind when shopping for holiday gifts (and anything else), I go back and forth on whether to organize gift guides by price range. I don't like perpetuating the idea that certain goods must be under a price point (such as the $5 we're all used to paying when it comes to simple t-shirts). That's because I know that most mass-produced goods couldn't possibly be priced that low if they were sustainably and ethically produced, or made in small ... Read More
Where To Buy Eco Friendly Gift Wrap
Once of my favorite ways to level up holiday gifts is with beautiful wrapping paper. Ribbons, bows, tags, you name the accessory and I love to pop it on. I want my gift box to be a gift in itself! So you can imagine my disappointment upon learning that most wrapping paper and gift embellishments aren't up to my sustainability standards. In fact, you probably saw a couple years ago when articles started circulating claiming that wrapping paper isn't recyclable. (The truth is, it depends where you ... Read More
9 Handmade Female Art & Decor Finds That Beautifully & Hilariously Celebrate Womanhood
I know that art has always had a subjective element to it—that’s why some contemporary pieces will have one person on their knees and another just scratching their head. And as long as art has been made, there’s always been some tortured artist-type painting naked ladies while patting themselves on the back for getting the left titty *just* right. To a degree, women have always tried to reclaim the narrative in artistic circles; drawing focus to nature landscapes or depicting scenes where the ... Read More
