Sale at the Andersonville Galleria

For the month of June we are offering 10% off of our Cambodia Collection at our Andersonville Galleria location in Chicago -Andersonville Galleria 5247 N Clark St. Chicago, IL 60640.

This is the perfect opportunity to check out our new eco-friendly handbags and accessories. Our Cambodia Collection is made from repurposed mosquito netting, which we have talked about here in the past.

World Fair Trade Day Celebration Reminder

Just wanted to remind you all that World Fair Trade Day is this coming Friday, May 7th at the Daley Plaza in Chicago see our original post for complete event details. If you live in or near the Chicago area, we'd love to meet up with you there!

We will be participating in this event with 24 other fair trade vendors. We will be selling our recycled picture frames from our Off The Street Chicago Program and our new Messenger Bags from our eco-friendly handbags from our Cambodia Line. They are made out of recycled netting. We will also have available our new selection of jewelry from Bali. All of which will make wonderful socially conscious gifts for Mother's Day, graduations and birthdays.

Here's a little video from 2009 World Fair Trade Day:




And the official World Fair Trade website: http://www.worldfairtradeday10.org/

New Spring Line a Huge Hit at Sales Events

We are excited that our new spring line in our Cambodia Collection has been a huge success at sales events this past month - They have been our best selling items!

Check out these vibrant new colors:





If you missed our Earth Day post announcing the new Cambodia handbags and accessories, please be sure to go back and read it for complete details.

It has been an extremely busy month, but a good busy and lots of fun meeting old and new friends at each of our events.

Newly Designed Cambodia Line in Time for Earth Day!

Just in time for Earth Day, we are excited to have expanded our Cambodia Collection. The collection, made from repurposed mosquito netting by women in Cambodia, consists of a uni-sex messenger bag with inside divider for your computer; a shoulder bag w/ inside pockets; a key ring with cell phone holder (pictured above) and coin purse perfect to attach to the inside of the messenger bag (pictured below). The key ring and coin purse will feature a five petal flower similar to five’s logo flower.

The new line made by a fair trade co-op in Cambodia, is made from recycled plastic mosquito netting, carefully washed and cleaned, originally used to protect livestock, safety netting, and brick layers used it as a sand sieve. The messenger bag has an inside divider that will make it a great eco-friendly computer/work bag for professionals and students or a perfect diaper bag for mothers. Each of these accessories has a zipper closure, whereas the messenger bag has a snap closure. These products are available in new spring colors: grey, copper, blue, yellow, green and black for all styles. Prices will range from $15.00 up to $75. Perfect for an Earth Day, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day or graduation gift!