Tag: reuse

In a recent flair of creativity (and office dress up) we discovered a fun new use for our piedra tagua wrap bracelet below:

 

With the three R's engraved in our minds like like a yoga mantra (reduce, reuse, recycle. breathe. reduce, reuse, recycle. breathe.)  We decided to challenge ourselves and add a NEW category to the infamous R's....... RE-STYLE.

So, that's Just what we did. Turning our bracelets into a fun multipurpose hair styling accessory, below: Re-styled Tagua bracelet

What do you think, dear readers... any more clever uses? We would love to see pictures!

Ahhh, Spring. You bring a sigh of relief and a warm fuzzy feeling to our very being.

Here in Chicago, spring has been making itself known. The tulips are in bloom and the sun has been shining, all inspiring us here at Greenheart to celebrate (given, we are a rather joyous bunch)

Having recently purchased some very adorable recycled sundresses as well as some spring themed home goods, we thought a brunch party was they way to go!

Check out some images of our delicious spread below:

Our tasty brunch from milk and honey, in our franjipani spring enamel ware. That blur in the background is our director of ecommerce, Kimberly.

Tin filled with some fragrant Cinnamon sticks... perfect for soaking in chai! (checkout our recipe below)

Kimberly sporting her new recycled fair trade sundress and  pouring from our fancy lead free hand painted jug

Laura, our operations manager and resident rain man..she is a whiz at numbers. She also looks pretty awesome wearing our Andean Collection necklace.

Greenhearts from scratch hot chai  recipe:

Ingredients:

3/4 cup water

1/2 cup Half & Half (or non dairy alternative)

1 full teaspoon black tea

1 pod cardamom

2 pea sized pieces of fresh ginger (mulched)

1-2 big size whole black pepper

1/8  cinnamon stick

Instructions:

On a hard piece of paper or cutting board, crush all of the spices together. You can do this in advance and store in an airtight tin or container... although I prefer to make fresh and soak in my milk/water mixture in advance.

Add spices & tea and bring milk and water to a boil for approximately 15 minutes, stirring consistently.

Strain and serve, add honey to taste.

Makes 1 cup.

Author & Photos: Sarah Griffis