Blog & Updates

Below is a copy of the February newsletter. To see a copy with live links please click HERE.   

I'm posting this 'after the fact' as a blog. We had a great holiday season & loved seeing so many people at our markets. Below was the holiday gift buying guide I put together but it works year-round!    HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE   SHOP CONTAINERS SHOP PLANTERS SHOP XL CESTAS SHOP MEDIUM CESTAS SHOP CESTAS SHOP NESTING CONTAINERS / SHOP STORAGE BASKETS

Wholesale Collections for Upcoming Seasons ~ August 2023 ________________________________________________________ This summer when we went to Shoppe Object I decided to display our products a little differently. I took a more curated approach and created colorway and seasonal collections. Buyers, of course, could mix and match & create collections that were perfect for their stores but I wanted to help guide them by showing certain combinations of colors and designs that work well together.  After I returned from the show, we decided to lean into this approach and share some seasonal suggestions with our Wholesale mailing list. Below are the collections...

I recently had the opportunity to return to Guatemala & meet with representatives from the two artisan groups we work with. We had fabulous & extremely productive meetings in Antigua, with the coordinators from ASPECOM, & in Santa Cruz La Laguna, with the coordinators from AMIGOS.  ASPECOM is the cooperative group in San Cristóbal, Totonicopán that does all of the weaving of products using recycled plastic cord. The founder is Rutilia Ramos & she, along with Marta Valiente, coordinate the work of the artisans. I communicate with them (using WhatsApp) & they communicate with and allocate the work to the...