Words are powerful. They can make the difference between someone giving up or instead pushing on through hard times. As Proverbs 25:11 says, “A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in a setting of silver.” It’s a beautiful thing to speak the truth that someone else needs to hear. Think back to the…
Give your table decor an update for spring with our lovely vintage look napkin sets, made by Mara from Syria! All of these sets were made from donated fabrics. Delicate purple flowers, bright sea green batik, contrasting mint greens & yellows – each napkin set features coordinating prints for a shabby chic look. Cotton Spring…
Starting 2020 with a resolution to read more? You’re in good company! Lots of us make plans to add more reading to our schedule in the new year. Reading is so important. It helps us avoid the very narrow talking points that we find in the media, and instead learn to see important issues from…
Welcome to another edition of our “Where in the World” series, where our goal is to introduce you to far flung locales and destinations that most Americans don’t know much about. But maybe you do…so read on to see if you can make the winning guess! Since it’s December, we decided to focus on a…
The phone rang again and again. Faiza kept stopping mid-stitch to answer. I overheard the worried tones and the grief that was apparent even though I couldn’t understand the language being spoken. “There was a bombing in my hometown today,” she told me. “People injured, scared, killed. I’m trying to find out if all of…
CONGRATS to our winner, Beverly! She got the right answer – Bukavu City in the DRC. It’s right on the border of Rwanda & Congo. Our next “Where in the World” feature will go live on December 5th. Do you have the stuff to make a world traveler? Time to find out… Recently I was…
We’re super excited about this cork bag November giveaway – as our customers know, we’ve been hard at work trying to make all of our bags as sustainably as possible. It’s a challenge, right? There’s so many products made in China that are unavoidably part of our purses (read more about our boycott China initiative…
Planning to fly this holiday season? With budget fares, carry-ons are often restricted and wow. It’s just getting tougher and tougher to figure out what you need! So here’s a few tips for what are essentials for purse packing on airplane rides, whether you’re with toddlers or you’re getting to fly completely adult – that…
So we’re in the middle of a big change as we seek to create purses and accessories that are made in the most sustainable, fair trade way possible. Other than the fair trade group we partner with in a mountainous province (read about the Embroidery That’s a Lifeline project), we’ve become very concerned about sourcing…
Have you ever tried to learn a language without much help? I have. I worked hard on my Burmese vocabulary and pronunciation, practicing in front of the computer screen and thinking I sounded pretty good! Finally I was brave enough to put my new acquired language skills to work. I tried to say hello to…