We are going to Nicaragua to visit family and collect materials once more, July 18-August 11. Our Etsy shop will be closed until early August, when we will begin accepting orders to complete when we return.
This has been a wonderful, full, busy and exciting spring and summer so far. We have neglected the blog as we've scrambled to create jewelry for art fairs, including the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, and lots of custom orders for wedding season. On top of it all, Amy started a new job.
We're excited that all of Amy's immediate family is coming to Nicaragua with us. It will be an adventure and a good opportunity for our families to reconnect.
Thanks for your support! We'll be in touch around the bend...
July 16, 2009
June 21, 2009
Smithsonian Folklife Festival
We are honored to announce that Naturaleza Organic Jewelry will be featured this year at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival Marketplace. Please share this information with friends who may be in Washington DC during the festival!
Smithsonian Folklife Festival
We are honored to announce that Naturaleza Organic Jewelry will be featured this year at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival Marketplace. Please share this information with friends who may be in Washington DC during the festival!
Smithsonian Folklife Festival
We are honored to announce that Naturaleza Organic Jewelry will be featured this year at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival Marketplace. Please share this information with friends who may be in Washington DC during the festival!
Smithsonian Folklife Festival
National Mall, Washington DC
June 24th-July 5th
Marketplace Hours: 10am-6pm
(Closed on June 29th and 30th)
For more info visit:
www.festival.si.edu
Smithsonian Folklife Festival
We are honored to announce that Naturaleza Organic Jewelry will be featured this year at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival Marketplace. Please share this information with friends who may be in Washington DC during the festival!
Smithsonian Folklife Festival
We are honored to announce that Naturaleza Organic Jewelry will be featured this year at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival Marketplace. Please share this information with friends who may be in Washington DC during the festival!
Smithsonian Folklife Festival
National Mall, Washington DC
June 24th-July 5th
Marketplace Hours: 10am-6pm
(Closed on June 29th and 30th)
For more info visit:
www.festival.si.edu
April 22, 2009
Celebrating Earth Day!
Today in Kentucky we woke up to sunshine. In April the days vacillate between dark skies and cold winds and perfectly blue skies that let the sunshine warm the dirt.
Our garden is full of life after patiently waiting for the peas, carrots, beets and spinach to sprout. The strawberries are already flowering!
Earth Day is an important day for us. But every year, I find myself feeling more disillusioned on Earth Day. Has it been this many years of celebrating the earth but yet we're destroying her more and more each day? I got my start as an activist creating a middle school recycling program quite a few years ago. The university where I attend graduate school still does not offer recycling in most of its buildings. And recycling is the tip of the melting iceberg, as we know. There's so much that needs to happen to save this amazing planet.
We're committing to reducing our carbon footprint even further this year. We love to travel, so we'll be off-setting our trips to art fairs, weddings and Nicaragua. After realizing that it's not hard to participate in a "blackout" by turning the electricity off for a few hours, much less an entire week like we did in the ice storm, we'll be having some self-imposed blackouts this year.
Happy Earth Day everyone. But really, can we make it every day?
Our garden is full of life after patiently waiting for the peas, carrots, beets and spinach to sprout. The strawberries are already flowering!
Earth Day is an important day for us. But every year, I find myself feeling more disillusioned on Earth Day. Has it been this many years of celebrating the earth but yet we're destroying her more and more each day? I got my start as an activist creating a middle school recycling program quite a few years ago. The university where I attend graduate school still does not offer recycling in most of its buildings. And recycling is the tip of the melting iceberg, as we know. There's so much that needs to happen to save this amazing planet.
We're committing to reducing our carbon footprint even further this year. We love to travel, so we'll be off-setting our trips to art fairs, weddings and Nicaragua. After realizing that it's not hard to participate in a "blackout" by turning the electricity off for a few hours, much less an entire week like we did in the ice storm, we'll be having some self-imposed blackouts this year.
Happy Earth Day everyone. But really, can we make it every day?
April 14, 2009
Introducing coyote wood rings
The coyote wood has a beautiful grain and rich brown color. We are excited to be listing several new rings in the shop featuring coyote wood.
The "Fuerte" ring features a strong stripe of coyote wood surrounded by deep black coyol seed and accented with silver. It's sister ring is on the way, a mirror image with a coyol center and coyote edges. The perfect set for a wedding band, engagement ring, or fifth anniversary present!
April 9, 2009
Naturaleza Organic Jewelry is a GREEN BUSINESS.
We're excited to be recognized as a green business as part of Green America (formerly Co-op America). Green America is a great resource for other green businesses, sustainable investment opportunities, etc.
The seal of approval recognizes businesses who use sustainable practices that are friendly to people and the planet.
Naturaleza Organic Jewelry got its start when Marlon started selling his fair trade jewelry years ago in Nicaragua, and our commitment to environmental stewardship and sustainability has always been at the heart of our work.
We use 100% sustainably collected and salvaged (recycled) materials for our designs.
Check out Green America and find other green businesses.
April 7, 2009
Moran Rings...just listed!
We have a beautiful new addition to our regular offerings of ecofriendly organic wood rings.The Moran tree grows in Nicaragua, where we selected small pieces from the forest floor.
The rich yellow color is stunning, and the wood grain is distinct.
We look forward to offering more rings with Moran soon, and happily accept custom orders made from Moran.
April 2, 2009
Spring Blooms
We've been delighting in the explosion of spring color, the trees this year are especially full of bright pink and purple blooms. We've updated some of our photos using the beautiful spring colors collected on a neighborhood walk.
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