Suppliers: Earth Squared

All Earth Squared’s designs originate in Scotland, and are then made up in Vietnam. Earth Squared has been working closely with a fair trade company based in Northern Vietnam for the past 6 years. They work together to ensure fair trade criteria are embedded into everyday working life, and the company is a member of [...]

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Win A Handmade Porcelain Tea Light Set!

It’s so easy – just click this link: http://surveys.verticalresponse.com/a/show/350910/4c071f0379/0, fill in the survey (less than 20 questions!) and you will be entered into the prize draw to win this gorgeous tealight set – perfect to light up your home after your spring clean!
The draw will take place on April 7th. International entries welcome.

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Winner!

There were over eight hundred entries for the competition we ran on Daisy Green, but of course only one winner, and that was BonnieYork, from Chelmsford in Essex. Enjoy the bag Bonnie!
We have just had some new jewellery rolls in from the same supplier, Earth Squared. They are made of silk velvet, and are gorgeously [...]

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Ooffoo Laureate Results

Well my article wasn’t the overall winner, but I was very pleased to make it to the shorlist of thirteen. The winner was Corinna Gordon – Barnes with her inspiring and heartfelt article The World Needs Your Passion. Corinna put into words something that has been vaguely swimming around my head for a while now, [...]

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Suppliers: Lanka Kade

Lanka Kade make Fair Trade wooden toys. All the toys are designed in house in the UK, and made on a Fair Trade basis in Sri Lanka. 
Lanka Kade translates as ‘the Sri Lankan shop’ and was set up in 1994 by husband and wife team Upul and Diane, with the aim of providing an [...]

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Ooffoo Laureate

Some time ago, I saw something about writing a piece for something called the ‘Ooffoo Laureate’. Ooffoo is a community based site connected with the Natural Collection where you can air your views and learn more about being green. (Apparently OOFFOO is the html code for green – cunning eh!) The people who run it [...]

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Suppliers: Jane Maddern Soaps

Jane Maddern runs her soap making business from her home in Somerset, and has been doing so for over twelve years. She uses mostly full-cream milk from a local small herd of dairy goats, which produces a super-mild heavenly soap with a rich creamy lather that won’t dry out your skin. They are enriched with [...]

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And The Award Goes To….

Well, strictly speaking, not Boutiko as it turned out, but the other night at the Rising Star Awards the fifty odd business owners attending were ALL winners. We all received a glass award and a certificate, and left with that nice warm feeling that accompanies having your efforts recognised. Apologies for the dreadful photos but [...]

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