tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45393802436703705762024-03-04T21:11:21.706-08:00the unsolicited musings of elSageelSage designs official blog. Learn more about sustainable business, cool companies, behind the scenes at elSage and upcoming events and products.elSagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16786347220908786421noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4539380243670370576.post-64015167889654968192010-10-20T13:58:00.000-07:002010-10-20T13:58:40.170-07:00elSage has a new home!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW34SltakYY9mz9WCJwKGR5YXJRrM_fJC1eWKJXYdLm88ACjjI8-4jI8t04AXxKtFysNKqVAdqfMVz1Hcnhocfz10u8VzktHTKkLGUKeQNCUqVj0Ep03SAKzdNYbqyxqdU2wk6rA7p63kb/s1600/elSage+card+10-2010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW34SltakYY9mz9WCJwKGR5YXJRrM_fJC1eWKJXYdLm88ACjjI8-4jI8t04AXxKtFysNKqVAdqfMVz1Hcnhocfz10u8VzktHTKkLGUKeQNCUqVj0Ep03SAKzdNYbqyxqdU2wk6rA7p63kb/s640/elSage+card+10-2010.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">elSage has a new home. Come check out the new, blog, home page and shop link <a href="http://www.elsagedesigns.com/">here</a>. </div>elSagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16786347220908786421noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4539380243670370576.post-74408916055781256712010-09-09T18:56:00.000-07:002010-09-09T18:57:43.654-07:00::Eco Encounters, of the back to school kind::<div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">I'm currently immersed in everything school. Being a teacher myself, married to a teacher, the daughter and sister of teachers, this time of year tends to be a busy one. One of my favorite things is gearing up for school, the anticipation, school supplies (don't get me started on pens, post its and paper clips). I love school clothes shopping and looking forward to the first day. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I was browsing around etsy and stumbled on some pretty killer back to school goods that also happen to be kind to the environment. </span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Welcome to the second installment of <a href="http://elsagedesigns.blogspot.com/2010/08/sustainable-saturday-all-deckd-out.html">Sustainable Saturday</a>. I had the opportunity to chat with <a href="http://halfpintreview.blogspot.com/">Karl</a>, the creative force behind Half Pint Salvage</span>. <span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Karl scours high and low to find some pretty sweet materials to re purpose and turn into amazing pieces for your home, office or studio.</span> <span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I like Karl for several reasons: he's out of Seattle (local), digs sustainable design, is super talented and has a beard.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><b>elSage: Is Half Pint Salvage your only job or do you wear other hats in your daily life?<o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">Karl: <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/halfpintsalvage">Half Pint Salvage</a> is my part-time gig—although, I’d say some weeks definitely feel like full-time. I’m not able to live solely off the business…yet. But I’m definitely growing more and more each month. Currently, I’m also an accountant/wholesale manager/operations director, for my girlfriend’s screen-printing business, <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/blackbirdtees">Blackbird Tees</a>. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">K: I think it’s absolutely essential. In my line of work, recycling and reusing salvaged materials means less waste. And by forgoing “newer” materials, my energy footprint decreases. Plus, my natural instinct has always been to see what’s available first (before I buy something brand new or mass-produced). Often times, the recycled and/or handmade option is just as affordable—and in some cases more accessible and aesthetically pleasing.<br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">K: I’m definitely a bit of a foodie, so eating healthy is a priority. Natural markets such as Whole Foods or PCC (local to Seattle) get my nod. When it comes to eating, I think Americans need to vote with their dollars. And buying organic, locally-farmed groceries is a great way to show companies that you’re voting for healthy food.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">K: I love traveling. In fact, back in 2004, a friend and I drove over 35,000 miles in one summer. We hit 39 out of 50 states and camped out almost every night--for 3 months straight. My only regret is that we didn’t bring a bigger tent.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><b>eS: Did you grow up in the Seattle area? If not what brought you here? If so, what has kept you here?<o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">K: I actually grew up in Virginia and lived there until 2004. I’m not quite sure what brought me to Seattle. I moved out here with some friends, and I think we were all simply ready to move as far away from Virginia as we possibly could. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">Farmers markets, cute neighborhoods, and the glory that is our picture-perfect summer (albeit for 3 or 4 weeks) are what keep me happy here.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><b>eS: Where do you find your materials?<o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">K: Building salvage stores are my go-to supplier. You can find everything there—wood molding, bathroom fixtures, cabinet doors, windows, etc. Almost every material I run across inspires me. Sometimes I can spend the whole day just browsing and imagining zany building ideas in my head.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">K: Me, myself and I.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">K: My <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/halfpintsalvage">Etsy shop</a>. You’ll also find me out on the craft show circuit (most recently at the Renegade Craft Fair in Austin, TX) and local farmers markets in the Seattle area.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">eS note: You can also find Karl on his </span><a href="http://halfpintreview.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">blog</a><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">, </span><a href="http://www.twitter.com/halfpintsalvage" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">twitter</a><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">, and </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/halfpintsalvage" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">facebook</a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><b>eS: Please shamelessly plug your favorite product from your shop.<o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">K: Gladly! I am absolutely in love with one of my newest chalkboards, entitled <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/54944315/vintage-window-chalkboard-black-chrome">The Executive, Mad Men Edition</a>—created from a salvaged cabinet door. It has a painted black accent strip and sports modish, chrome hardware (found at my local salvage store). For some reason, I was against using black paint. But a recent custom order totally changed my mind.<br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">K: Take the egg carton approach and use minimal, yet effective packaging—keeping waste to a minimum. And when possible, use recycled materials. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><b>eS: If you could have a super power what would it be and why?<o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">K: I absolutely loathe sanding and paint stripping—but unfortunately, for a majority of my products, it’s absolutely necessary. So my super power would be the ability to blink my eyes and have those steps magically completed. My hands and wrists would be soooo happy!</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Rachel was the <a href="http://elsagedesigns.blogspot.com/2010/08/sustainable-saturday-all-deckd-out.html">3rd comment</a> and random.org choose number 3! Rachel happens to have a sweet little <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/GetReadySetGO">etsy shop</a> with her own sustainable goods, check it out.</span></span>elSagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16786347220908786421noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4539380243670370576.post-53001421025547263282010-08-31T14:39:00.000-07:002010-08-31T14:39:16.065-07:00::Travel Tuesday:: 180 Degrees South<div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Travel Tuesday is here to share a super rad film all about adventure, travel, and eco awareness. The story of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yvon_Chouinard"><span style="font-size: small;">Yvon Chouinard</span></a>, the founder of <a href="http://www.patagonia.com/">Patagonia Clothing</a>, and environmentalist extraordinaire. We follow Chouinard and his friend Doug Tompkins' 5,000 trip of 1968 from Ventura, CA to Patagonia, South America is paralleled by Jeff Johnson in 2007. The story shares Chouinard and Tompkins adventures through photos and stories while following Johnson's adventure with beautiful footage and amazing scenery.<br />
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/9143969">180 SOUTH TRAILER BY WOODSHED FILMS</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user1026573">mesurfTV</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I totally identify with the passion, energy, tenacity and adventure of these men (and woman) and this film. If you haven't seen <a href="http://www.180south.com/">180 Degrees South</a> I highly recommend it. It you are a netflix user you can watch it instantly on your computer or iPad.<br />
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“The word <i>adventure</i> has gotten overused. For me, when everything goes wrong, that's when <i>adventure</i> starts” -<i>Yvon Chouinard</i> </div>elSagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16786347220908786421noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4539380243670370576.post-23264966966875470042010-08-28T05:00:00.000-07:002010-08-28T05:00:03.784-07:00::Sustainable Saturday:: All Deck'd Out, Skate Fashion & Giveaway!<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">Fashion is changing, our culture is changing. You can feel the handmade and eco conscious revival if you look around at what people are buying and valuing. We are all becoming more aware of where things are made, how they are made and who our purchases benefit. I believe that sustainability is the future, something we all need to strive for. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">Welcome to the first installment of Sustainable Saturday. This will be a regular feature highlighting all that is rad within sustainable business.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I have been in love with <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/alldeckdout">All Deck'd Out</a> for months now, I received one of their <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/alldeckdout?section_id=6600866">necklaces</a> as a Valentines Day gift from Hubs. I have picked up a pair of <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/alldeckdout?section_id=6600855">skinny studs</a> for myself since and also gifted one of their <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/alldeckdout?section_id=6615426">belt buckles</a>. I am so thrilled that they are my very first interview and the very first feature on Sustainable Sunday. I recently "chatted" with Nina from All Deck'd Out, she tells me how they found their sustainable business and a little about their favorite sustainable companies. <span style="font-size: x-small;">Pssst... Don't quite reading because there's a giveaway at the end!</span></span></span></span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">elSage: How did All Deck'd Out come to be or what's the story behind your business. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #c0504d;">Nina: We had some home renovation projects that required the use of a hole saw, so we bought a set. Dan being an artist thought it would be a great idea to try to make rings out of some old skateboards he had lying around. So we started off with making rings and next thing you know almost a year later we have a large assortment of jewelry and accessories, that we are proud to call our own. We are always coming up with new ideas and have some great plans for the future. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhki2uphiDaHwLw5ouDBe1EvHHZQs-XdZZvBbviiTBeehEj-DSZvYfAYAsI5E2nu4JZx9fZxjIvp70qP-ew9eMcR_tZ7ffhSnjjruxq3x-icnEMN60lU5386GtctvQIiLyuy32GIck21zYt/s1600/il_430xN.158884990.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhki2uphiDaHwLw5ouDBe1EvHHZQs-XdZZvBbviiTBeehEj-DSZvYfAYAsI5E2nu4JZx9fZxjIvp70qP-ew9eMcR_tZ7ffhSnjjruxq3x-icnEMN60lU5386GtctvQIiLyuy32GIck21zYt/s400/il_430xN.158884990.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;"><br />
<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">eS: How do you feel about sustainable fashion?<span style="color: #c0504d;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #c0504d;">N: We love sustainable fashion. To us it just makes sense to give something a new lease on life. It allows a lot of room for creativity, and if it can avoid going into the garbage, all the better. Times are a changin'.</span></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #c0504d;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">eS: What's your favorite thing about being a small business owner?</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #c0504d;">N: We would have to say that our favorite thing about being a small business owner is having control over our own survival. Because we are the owners we will always do what we need to do to ensure our level of quality. We set the bar high for ourselves and then we try to surpass it. We are artists and perfectionists. This could sometimes be a good or a bad thing.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="im" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">eS: Do you have some favorite Eco friendly companies?</span><span style="color: #c0504d;"></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #c0504d;">N: Two Eco friendly companies we can think of offhand are both recycled skateboard related. First would be <a href="http://www.artofboard.com/">Art of Board</a>. This company make tiles out of, you guessed it recycled skateboards. They have done some amazing work, definitely worth checking out online. Second would be <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/boardgames">Boardgames</a> on Etsy. Boardgames makes children's toys and <a href="http://www.etsy.com/transaction/23713414">furniture</a> from old skateboards. We love the <a href="http://www.etsy.com/transaction/32816587">pea shooters</a> and yoyos. Genius! </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="im" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">eS: Please plug your most favorite product from All Deck'd Out...</span><span style="color: black;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #c0504d;">N: If we were to plug one of our items, we would have to plug our Smooth it Out Bangles. When we went about designing our bangle, we wanted it to stand out amongst the rest. We spend a great deal of time ensuring that each bangle is perfectly round and smooth. This allows the color plies to pop. We want to make people to realize it's more than just a piece of skateboard; it is a functional piece of art. A lot of care is involved in making each one.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">So now you know a little more about All Deck'd Out, but wait there's more. More? Yes indeed, Nina and Dan are giving away a rad little set for one lucky winner. One Smooth It Out Bangle and a pair of Skinny Studs. All you have to do to enter if visit the All Deck'd Out <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/alldeckdout">etsy shop</a> and leave a comment here saying what your favorite item is. I will randomly pick a winner next Thursday (9/2). Get an extra entry from "liking" All Deck'd Out's <a href="http://www.facebook.com/Alldeckdout">Facebook page</a>, just remember to leave it as a separate comment.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: x-small;">*Giveaway is open to worldwide readers, you will receive set pictured above. Please remember to leave your contact information when you comment. </span> </div>elSagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16786347220908786421noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4539380243670370576.post-88189431238874696412010-08-25T10:09:00.001-07:002010-08-27T09:41:14.760-07:00Wedding Wednesday<div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">This week I am feeling a little nostalgic and maybe even a bit sappy. Hubs and I are coming up on our fifth wedding anniversary and I love him more than ever. </div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">For me it's the season to enjoy the zen before the storm (my school year starts way too soon). We all need more <a href="http://weheartit.com/entry/3550449">flowers and peace</a> in our life. </div><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: left;">I think weddings should be the start of something amazing rather than a production and an endgame in themselves. If you're married, or getting married remember to <a href="http://weheartit.com/entry/3550431">hold hands</a>, appreciate each other and stay as zen as possible.</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: left;">What do you think about peace, love and zen? What do you do to accomplish these things in your life and your relationships?</div>elSagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16786347220908786421noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4539380243670370576.post-33167740918219854682010-08-20T08:48:00.000-07:002010-08-20T08:55:32.806-07:00::Garden Update::<div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfSH9Y7bAUCSMfBOCd0AjCYJM-Jr4WZAezxfsctXlRz6lutXWOiv9wngh78qrglfi6UP_iVFxxOqRgVCRlylHeVdtf4NogTM6HdPm-qahJ6f-0mAGjyugkEQUtEes1GT9zUr9g5bWPrZN8/s1600/DSC02054.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfSH9Y7bAUCSMfBOCd0AjCYJM-Jr4WZAezxfsctXlRz6lutXWOiv9wngh78qrglfi6UP_iVFxxOqRgVCRlylHeVdtf4NogTM6HdPm-qahJ6f-0mAGjyugkEQUtEes1GT9zUr9g5bWPrZN8/s640/DSC02054.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Pretty excited about how our garden has turned out this summer. We returned from <a href="http://elsagedesigns.blogspot.com/2010/08/travel-tuesday-puerto-rico.html">Puerto Rico</a> to a jungle of garden goodness. We've been munching on salad, beets, arugula, strawberries, onions and most recently straight from the garden. Neither hubs nor I get many strawberries or tomatoes because the boy loves them so much! His love for tomatoes is <a href="http://elsagedesigns.blogspot.com/2010/04/deke-how-does-your-garden-grow.html">well established</a> but he surprised us this summer with an utter obsession with sugar snap peas. We're pretty sure it's because they look like balls. He is obsessed with anything round.<br />
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</div>What's next for our little garden? We will be planting our late fall/winter crops soon. Kale and chard are both on the list.<br />
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</div></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">There's something pretty amazing about eating from your own garden. I urge anyone who's interested in growing their own food to do so, it's really great. And so cool for the boy to see where food comes from and be introduced to healthy fruits and vegetables in the process.<br />
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</div></div>elSagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16786347220908786421noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4539380243670370576.post-69136689437798333522010-08-18T05:00:00.000-07:002010-08-18T05:00:02.468-07:00::Wedding Wednesday:: Simple & Rad<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I get really excited about simple down-to-earth weddings, cool photos, and bearded men. This wedding has all of these things! I am also excited to find a few of the photographers for <a href="http://www.ourblogoflove.com/davidkendrick/index.cfm?StartRow=7">Labor of Love</a>, <a href="http://www.ourblogoflove.com/davidkendrick/index.cfm?catID=18">David and Kendrick</a></span><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">. Check out their site and I bet you'll find something to love too.</span><br />
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</div>elSagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16786347220908786421noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4539380243670370576.post-25553197372395940642010-08-17T07:27:00.000-07:002010-08-17T13:40:27.376-07:00Travel Tuesday<div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">We spent last weekend close to home in the global sense. Lake Wenatchee is a few hours from our home. Every year we make an effort to do two sibling trips with hubs' two sisters, one brother and their families. The adult count totals eight and the kids total six, the oldest of the cousins has four years under his belt. These stats should give you and idea of the chaos that can come with these trips but there's also great bonding, conversation and eating that happens from adults and kids alike.</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">On Saturday my sis in law and I biked our way to the lake. It began as a quick morning activity as it was supposed to be four miles. At mile seven I realized I'd been had, did I mention that I was pulling two small humans in the bike trailer? And that there were hills? And that lately I haven't ridden farther than several miles in any direction from our house? Anyway, it ended up being really fun (and twelve miles). I re learned some kids songs from my precocious nephew (who was behind his mama on his tag along bike), got my sweat on a bit and ended at the lake.</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Every year I demand that we get group photos of everyone together, the sibs are all really good sports about it. I know that someday I will be thanked because we will have the documentation of life being lived and trips being taken.</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">The point of this post is two fold... First family is rad whether they are blood related, or married-in, or honorary. And, you don't have to go far to have an adventure.</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br />
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</div>elSagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16786347220908786421noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4539380243670370576.post-53569340723643137352010-08-11T16:28:00.000-07:002010-08-11T16:28:28.995-07:00::Wedding Wednesday:: Boots<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">Went shopping today and fell in love with some <a href="http://www.thefryecompany.com/Women-Boots.aspx">Frye</a> boots. Sat down to create a Wedding Wednesday post, boots still on my mind, and found some lovely boot wearing brides. Hope you like.</span></span><br />
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</div>elSagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16786347220908786421noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4539380243670370576.post-76451795316046161602010-08-11T00:13:00.000-07:002010-08-11T00:14:43.583-07:00New logo for elSage<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: large;">I'm excited about revamping some things around elSage</span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> in the coming weeks before school starts up again. Be on the look out for some fun new stuff and (hopefully) a little bit of polish on the old. I have finished the new logo, carved and then doctored a bit in PS I am happy with how it turned out.</span></span></div><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">We stayed in Rincon for the first 12 days. A little town on the north west side of the island. The town itself is nothing special but there is an area called Puntas that's a drive out of town on the coast. This little gem is beachfront bliss. Nestled in an ocean valley and filled with expat surfers, Puntas gets my vote for best place to chill in Puerto Rico.<br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">We stayed beach front (not in Puntas). It was rad to walk out the door and go for a swim or play on the beach. Swimming & walking along the beach daily were wonderful perks.<br />
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</tbody></table><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">After our stay in Rincon we headed back to San Juan to drop off our friends who were headed back to the mainland. We had actually made reservations for the remainder of our trip and were headed to Fajardo, a town described by <a href="http://www.letsgo.com/14325-puerto_rico-travel-guides-northeast-fajardo-c">Let's Go</a> like this... </div><blockquote><blockquote><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">"Most travelers simply zip through Fajardo on their way to Vieques and Culebra and never see the real city. But Fajardo and its surrounding area deserve a closer look." </span></div></blockquote></blockquote><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Our reservations were at a place described as... <span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></div><blockquote style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><blockquote><span style="font-size: x-small;">"Puerto Real Guest House, C. Cometa 476 (☎ 863-0018 or 617-8755). Homey is an understatement for this small guesthouse—the lobby is actually someone’s living room. Amazing amenities for the price: A/C, cable TV, and small fridge."</span></blockquote></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTjTbINqXZl33ElKT672kCyteVpTGDk_aDrTFSAamLD0RG8zIWbx2fGiPJuJCAzxM8MSrDmVG_DcuTmtkIZqNuUcekgmTyEZOWZ4CCP0rBDfD5spp6fmbaHtB2Bfr4oDrdMJg-Xka_ZS1P/s1600/DSC01161.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTjTbINqXZl33ElKT672kCyteVpTGDk_aDrTFSAamLD0RG8zIWbx2fGiPJuJCAzxM8MSrDmVG_DcuTmtkIZqNuUcekgmTyEZOWZ4CCP0rBDfD5spp6fmbaHtB2Bfr4oDrdMJg-Xka_ZS1P/s640/DSC01161.JPG" width="428" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQYWHfkO6vO83gCle9y2ozuNRNmfGGDjL1gO63lJRgWF5s9qaF8TaAWpMR0iwUC1Y8irOd24ZOPd3N1U6KWFWfGcS-KpOH06231fKSDHKUn26Giwu2NZZQWL5OPyxNAb7naev1t_Xd72hJ/s1600/DSC01194+2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQYWHfkO6vO83gCle9y2ozuNRNmfGGDjL1gO63lJRgWF5s9qaF8TaAWpMR0iwUC1Y8irOd24ZOPd3N1U6KWFWfGcS-KpOH06231fKSDHKUn26Giwu2NZZQWL5OPyxNAb7naev1t_Xd72hJ/s640/DSC01194+2.JPG" width="640" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHuZLvEV4NJA4GF056J5tpSX5t0GvMwTr_Rf5i2_ix1D52jtfVp8MDr-RImZAOvG9RZc7L_IJ3bUZpaYLiOLFcPzSnJAJtAjUpQ5VmnIdN7cCDdKpz1bQoy755futQlD3doNSEgnjaXhF9/s1600/DSC01195.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHuZLvEV4NJA4GF056J5tpSX5t0GvMwTr_Rf5i2_ix1D52jtfVp8MDr-RImZAOvG9RZc7L_IJ3bUZpaYLiOLFcPzSnJAJtAjUpQ5VmnIdN7cCDdKpz1bQoy755futQlD3doNSEgnjaXhF9/s640/DSC01195.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Next, it was on to one of the highlights of our trip. Nestled in the rain forest sits <a href="http://www.casacubuy.com/">Casa Cubuy</a>. This place is amazing. We spent our time reading in our beautiful room and hiking to the river. The restaurant has a similar view and good food. My birthday was spent eating pizza and drinking wine looking out at a mist covered rain forest valley.<br />
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</div></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Our last 3 nights were spent in the city staying at <a href="http://dahousehotelpr.com/">Da House</a>. This bohemian hotel was once a convent and then housed artist studio space. It now serves a a great place to stay in Old San Juan whether you are looking for a party or clean, family friendly accommodations. Old San Juan is beautiful. The boy is currently fascinated with keys, we would walk through the city and he would point at every key hole and exclaim, "key". It was a good thing we weren't in a hurry.<br />
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</div></div>After that it was a very long travel day to get home (15 hours with all the lay overs I think). Next time we're flying first class direct. <br />
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<a href="http://www.elsagedesigns.com/product/hand-pulled-print-baby-bike">Baby Bike</a> in pink</span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">The <a href="http://www.elsagedesigns.com/product/bow-headband-grace-lsrge">large bow</a> is made from vintage cotton and lace. It's super soft and beautiful! The center is reclaimed satin. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">The <a href="http://www.elsagedesigns.com/product/bow-headband-grace-small">small bow</a> is created with white vintage lace and reclaimed black satin. What a fun and adorable little piece.</span> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.elsagedesigns.com/product/bow-headband-grace-small" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfzpYZu-oYpgnf7EaNXGweaeysZbt8pA0HUtBq2kgMMur9LFnB1I6tYwUcBusWF-Y76Hxn9ipZR1RdvahDND8Os9oNMmh-tzHytF1IjJbpad94CJH35dC-5UnE7JXFX7D7O18FhZTer5Xv/s400/DSC00014.JPG" width="400" /></a><a href="http://www.elsagedesigns.com/product/bow-headband-grace-small" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Lhg9WDADmc6_pMZOHIYpY18SFqC2j6iC_G7-3RxSLiR5mHN-BYXvIF8okLJg29qXFTWTsM2DpuMNCIsIM4P6F3S-nV3MY04Jpesl2FoFCWeYSHLEc5mztc1cs6K-12O3aEsk9zSL6W4e/s400/DSC00012.JPG" width="400" /></a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_54356239"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> <a href="http://www.elsagedesigns.com/product/bow-headband-grace-small"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Grace Headband Small Bow</span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLvZyhor4UjZ3hn1PbHoXHcbwZDyZ3COKrJb4t9gfCgVXqpKIdQh20P_Vjrf8oOUZ6W21sU6Csyh6pqwAeD9Mns-r52GrhGehkC4PkFsvll4WOrCTh2yDwTFfVz6nd-KE7AgcgRmLJqH_z/s1600/DSC00006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLvZyhor4UjZ3hn1PbHoXHcbwZDyZ3COKrJb4t9gfCgVXqpKIdQh20P_Vjrf8oOUZ6W21sU6Csyh6pqwAeD9Mns-r52GrhGehkC4PkFsvll4WOrCTh2yDwTFfVz6nd-KE7AgcgRmLJqH_z/s400/DSC00006.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">Bows are securely attached to each headband but are able to slide in either direction to ensure the perfect position.</span></span></span></span></div>elSagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16786347220908786421noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4539380243670370576.post-61702384901844471942010-06-18T08:59:00.000-07:002010-06-18T09:02:59.420-07:00::First Day of Summer:: Pleasant Ridge Farm<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfqF3bVNzeUPvDTY7zOjNPzwry63HMvn2Lt9QKHXdlP0ONcxVYFu0pvs9Osd1UeWZMnDGsVgSOv6neQJntohDKflElV-ymX37oRPQbKZT8CSQXOaEJdUS00Dzh4urm72V4-7kgfeFlDYIL/s1600/DSC00131.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfqF3bVNzeUPvDTY7zOjNPzwry63HMvn2Lt9QKHXdlP0ONcxVYFu0pvs9Osd1UeWZMnDGsVgSOv6neQJntohDKflElV-ymX37oRPQbKZT8CSQXOaEJdUS00Dzh4urm72V4-7kgfeFlDYIL/s640/DSC00131.jpg" width="428" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Picked up some apples and beans at a local farm yesterday. I thought I would share a peek of our beautiful valley.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><a href="http://www.pleasantridgefarmwa.com/">Pleasant Ridge Farm</a> uses the honor system. How rad is that? Their stand is open daily from 9 to 6.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><a href="http://www.elsagedesigns.com/">elSage</a> is all about sustainable design. Re-purposing, recycling, renewing & reusing is the name of the game, so I often get my materials from interesting and fun places. This latest set is no exception.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Last week I received my order of usable scrap fabric from Allisa at <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/allisajacobs">Quiltish</a>. She makes beautiful handmade items and loves the environment too! She collects her scrap fabric and what she can't use she passes on to other artists through her <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/QuiltishDestash">destash shop</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnm6ugGP_Pi4fjmEdBexCCAqH4c2mrDkxHh_hoCShnUv8Q4Oj-OrZt9uN0c-ZugsR9udC_MwMMUuUNIfyeTj4BNONtwxrKamDaxJgVANjaxg-Flc92dOKgufimXQyZr4V7RSeGdTuEjiwD/s1600/DSC00061.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnm6ugGP_Pi4fjmEdBexCCAqH4c2mrDkxHh_hoCShnUv8Q4Oj-OrZt9uN0c-ZugsR9udC_MwMMUuUNIfyeTj4BNONtwxrKamDaxJgVANjaxg-Flc92dOKgufimXQyZr4V7RSeGdTuEjiwD/s640/DSC00061.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I also went to the <a href="http://www.seattlegoodwill.org/">Goodwill</a> yesterday. I love it there. Hubs and the boy came too and the boy was in heaven. He walked out with a new soccer ball and a book, and I got a ton of cool fabric. I love the variety, from cast off fabric to men's dress shirts and a few vintage pillow cases. I am so excited to jump into the studio!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I really believe in repurposing materials. I think it's not only earth friendly but I love what it does to my work, my materials drive my designs and I love that. When I get too calculated as an artist my work loses it's magic. I also enjoy that, due to the nature of my materials, all my creations are one of a kind or limited editions. It creates a unique and heirloom nature to everything that comes out of elSage.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">How do your materials affect your work?<br />
</span></div>elSagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16786347220908786421noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4539380243670370576.post-61114804026372761612010-06-15T19:37:00.000-07:002010-06-16T07:41:10.985-07:00Schools Out SALE!<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"></span><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">With two teachers in our house the start of summer vacation has become the </span><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">ultimate holiday</span>. <span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Hubs was done on Friday and my last day is tomorrow. In honor of that I have 2 things to share.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">The first is 35% off everything in the elSage <a href="http://www.elsagedesigns.com/">shop</a>. Use code SCHOOLSOUT to get your immediate discount. Oh and don't forget that orders $50 & over always ship free (worldwide)!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">The second is a trailer for one of my favorite movies ever.</span><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> It is one I always think of on the last day of school.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> To all the teachers out there, congrats on another successful year. If you're not a teacher, I hope you're excited about the beginning of summer anyway!</span></div>elSagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16786347220908786421noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4539380243670370576.post-64521464087697475912010-06-08T09:44:00.000-07:002010-06-08T09:44:51.497-07:00::New MiniSage::<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Girls just want to have fun </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">(while wearing eco friendly miniSage headbands)!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: large;">The <a href="http://www.elsagedesigns.com/product/girls-headband-lacey-flower">Lacey</a> Collection.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sweet as can be.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgseSGKe2yDeWJJ_bs3mBsG4mYPUALjUe-lJcIGMGjR6zdqbRMIPYhkcLSYiZQqaah_GyDlbUKSxKvaq_hL5n8QaQBY56D2QXsqoJo-p7Sd18K5cCnjAVWuDnEW0tkjvbA_y39qdeArbnKb/s1600/DSC09730.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgseSGKe2yDeWJJ_bs3mBsG4mYPUALjUe-lJcIGMGjR6zdqbRMIPYhkcLSYiZQqaah_GyDlbUKSxKvaq_hL5n8QaQBY56D2QXsqoJo-p7Sd18K5cCnjAVWuDnEW0tkjvbA_y39qdeArbnKb/s320/DSC09730.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> <span style="font-size: x-small;">Vintage tulle & lace. Vintage wooden bead in yellow and a marbled blue accent bead</span></span>. <span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Black knit headband.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit-pX70asjw9mE5aLWAejckH32qabgnvf65CRmqnWGSWmKizmo-uKoGnNe5dT8IrbCot6cAkOlCoRXqTM_8hd-QMvsZN2uNUOSJfWcYhug0HlJb85euXu0c0zDxBAulkW9MhHwyeVWPt8l/s1600/DSC09814.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit-pX70asjw9mE5aLWAejckH32qabgnvf65CRmqnWGSWmKizmo-uKoGnNe5dT8IrbCot6cAkOlCoRXqTM_8hd-QMvsZN2uNUOSJfWcYhug0HlJb85euXu0c0zDxBAulkW9MhHwyeVWPt8l/s320/DSC09814.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> <span style="font-size: x-small;">Vintage tulle & lace. Vintage wooden bead in chocolate brown, with a pinkish pearl accent bead. Purple no slip, elastic headband.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBByUuHus-wcUu7HvK3Gtfc_IG3zwflRHCTlxbj2NnzABEQmxE57PGZSEA1Gp97oVGj_qh_1o3kTdhQJOCxMPG_SN5oc46kURMIAACF3Zzp74M0zv-bgVbSTr0nvMIqMAMrxmF21HJ7j_h/s1600/DSC09823.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBByUuHus-wcUu7HvK3Gtfc_IG3zwflRHCTlxbj2NnzABEQmxE57PGZSEA1Gp97oVGj_qh_1o3kTdhQJOCxMPG_SN5oc46kURMIAACF3Zzp74M0zv-bgVbSTr0nvMIqMAMrxmF21HJ7j_h/s320/DSC09823.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> <span style="font-size: x-small;">Vintage tulle & lace. Vintage, reclaimed pink speckled bead, with a pinkish pearl accent bead. Fuschia super no slip, elastic headband.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: large;">For the <a href="http://www.elsagedesigns.com/product/girls-headband-coco-stripe-medium-flower">tomboy</a> darling in your life. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ4cbVhSGVuehfjkuEG9-QVKvGO5gked4qNYmI5dqlF5ZiUTCUYHK_fdYjkFkkb5v-Lb6CmpMroC7mkhyphenhyphenoqgGX5VSIjMRl4fhgq1RgfzEcAD5pjkt3lmFZY5LRDzUWQpHPoLrYjLDD4PoW/s1600/DSC09745.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ4cbVhSGVuehfjkuEG9-QVKvGO5gked4qNYmI5dqlF5ZiUTCUYHK_fdYjkFkkb5v-Lb6CmpMroC7mkhyphenhyphenoqgGX5VSIjMRl4fhgq1RgfzEcAD5pjkt3lmFZY5LRDzUWQpHPoLrYjLDD4PoW/s320/DSC09745.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Reclaimed cotton sourced from a vintage work shirt. Pearl beads accented with an orange seed bead. </span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Each <a href="http://www.elsagedesigns.com/">elSage</a> piece is thoughtfully created with an awareness of sustainable design. I collect my materials from repurposed sources when possible. I believe in sustainable design & hope you think they are as cute as they are eco friendly.</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: large;">What's your favorite source for repurposed materials? </span></span></span></div>elSagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16786347220908786421noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4539380243670370576.post-68776162523533219782010-06-07T06:00:00.000-07:002010-06-07T06:00:08.608-07:00::Pear Study:: From Fruit Bowl to Wall<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">The boy has been in a fruit phase for months now, fruit is the only thing he loves to eat and he is able to put away a ridiculous amount of it. Due to this we usually have a pretty stocked fruit bowl. A little bit ago I got him several different types of pears and was struck by their different shapes.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYJHky4c5DIcYxdMyHVV1oAUlEPdjy7VkdqxtqlzLCbeOrU5K_eU4EddbqhXy75009-8QgFfV527e6RSZm0YCirm4ui7rRlAPqVzLpcHkBZ02yr0EWH9CxiPgmWhh6wkREBJbyOTkcC8Tc/s1600/Scan.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYJHky4c5DIcYxdMyHVV1oAUlEPdjy7VkdqxtqlzLCbeOrU5K_eU4EddbqhXy75009-8QgFfV527e6RSZm0YCirm4ui7rRlAPqVzLpcHkBZ02yr0EWH9CxiPgmWhh6wkREBJbyOTkcC8Tc/s640/Scan.jpg" width="462" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm5qi-N81An0CwXAS5l8LP0Vo3HcYmi9XAoux2mDVhCpDAhe4MPVXRhD-MEPieD54TY2aTOWMmY1sL3qKFShTQJZNIqkYexFq1Lc9ugPkVEqSu1MRcUZOUSiXG1gciL4WQOCCpqNOyKHnl/s1600/Scan+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm5qi-N81An0CwXAS5l8LP0Vo3HcYmi9XAoux2mDVhCpDAhe4MPVXRhD-MEPieD54TY2aTOWMmY1sL3qKFShTQJZNIqkYexFq1Lc9ugPkVEqSu1MRcUZOUSiXG1gciL4WQOCCpqNOyKHnl/s640/Scan+1.jpg" width="464" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I had carved a simple pear (Bartlett) silhouette in the past</span><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">, this was originally done for the boy's room because he had such a love of pears at the time. Before long it was listed in my store and then ended up in <a href="http://elsagedesigns.blogspot.com/2010/03/elsage-in-country-living.html">Country Living Magazine</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF48lxAVBF91Jl-VQfCcGpjoYfihLL2bHB6lvmpD-CUV-P6MJ_5Wpt9Nm1hHroM3zksu0IPHtt2ewaJLEVZuCfsyakA-mSmfEKfPL5R-Gfa1PeeJ-mT3-7XcLf1NbxtElLNQCcbkh8pcNu/s1600/Scan+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF48lxAVBF91Jl-VQfCcGpjoYfihLL2bHB6lvmpD-CUV-P6MJ_5Wpt9Nm1hHroM3zksu0IPHtt2ewaJLEVZuCfsyakA-mSmfEKfPL5R-Gfa1PeeJ-mT3-7XcLf1NbxtElLNQCcbkh8pcNu/s640/Scan+2.jpg" width="428" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">Months after the first, now <a href="http://www.elsagedesigns.com/product/pear-hand-pulled-block-print">semi-famous pear</a> I sat down with the fruit bowl and started to sketch.</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Three of the four of these sketches made it onto block and were carved & printed. Here are the results.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I like them in red too. Especially in a kitchen with other pops of color.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I think the fruit and the boy were my muse on this one. Who/what is your muse?</span></div>elSagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16786347220908786421noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4539380243670370576.post-16367568624793821952010-06-06T10:18:00.000-07:002010-06-06T10:19:52.381-07:00::Coming Soon::<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">New elSage designs coming to the <a href="http://www.elsagedesigns.com/">shop</a> soon. Here's a sneak peek at just a few.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">MiniSage for the girls: </span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI_B65Zuen19s92ZYrAhb42ieROs82xux4Me-xmEG20FRtC_ApF9UWxnc6yq_s6DR7JsKxw0jFhtQituW5Knv-_8bL2kJIdcF9MKMQKPd6DwLUJ1w8_QUTXdh_8C1aoka74V1weCnPS934/s1600/DSC09769.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI_B65Zuen19s92ZYrAhb42ieROs82xux4Me-xmEG20FRtC_ApF9UWxnc6yq_s6DR7JsKxw0jFhtQituW5Knv-_8bL2kJIdcF9MKMQKPd6DwLUJ1w8_QUTXdh_8C1aoka74V1weCnPS934/s640/DSC09769.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I'm totally in love with this one. Made with quilting scraps from a local artist & recycled cotton (stripe). Attached to a new navy blue knit headband</span><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">. Sustainable fashion at its best.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwqz7C_LToBEj-MCFtdPYykU0GGxaH-PXpmmA4J1TixNl38DGe64AZgf5sN8E2FkQNclO6SOCc6sZdgvjtTFnAssrZMUzu_lmxcdQTvj_j9vIv8t-piWvvjk4Ub-GxBkTwHheiVXsGvtdU/s1600/DSC09788.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwqz7C_LToBEj-MCFtdPYykU0GGxaH-PXpmmA4J1TixNl38DGe64AZgf5sN8E2FkQNclO6SOCc6sZdgvjtTFnAssrZMUzu_lmxcdQTvj_j9vIv8t-piWvvjk4Ub-GxBkTwHheiVXsGvtdU/s640/DSC09788.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Vintage pillowcase & netting come together with a felt center. Attached to a grippy headband to stay in place on your active child's head. This one's perfect for summer!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKe-T-G9jjfzhtBN4K1eCoIZ0kRo8I0LSIV0sDHdWfTV3NFxWra8kbfmtrXyit95zdnWuesIjupBwS0PpaAI3NN3c-JunQX6PvLsqy-lVjOEXTAWRjwAd6XUNf18Z99FnX9HXfAGJ6v4kD/s1600/DSC09797.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKe-T-G9jjfzhtBN4K1eCoIZ0kRo8I0LSIV0sDHdWfTV3NFxWra8kbfmtrXyit95zdnWuesIjupBwS0PpaAI3NN3c-JunQX6PvLsqy-lVjOEXTAWRjwAd6XUNf18Z99FnX9HXfAGJ6v4kD/s640/DSC09797.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Red recycled cotton & vintage tulle mingle with a yellow felt center to make this super cute headband that's ready for a picnic! Attached to a white knit headband.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><b><br />
</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">And for the adults...</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Your thoughts and suggestions are always welcome in the comments section below.</span></div>elSagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16786347220908786421noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4539380243670370576.post-54516482307398540642010-06-03T19:28:00.000-07:002010-06-03T19:28:13.935-07:00::Goods From Our Garden:: Strawberries<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Beautiful, huh?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">(Warning, after you read about their wedding yo will want to be friends with them & be a smidge jealous of how pretty the bride is).</span></span><br />
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