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Artisan Spotlight: Açaí

Artisan Spotlight: Açaí

  Bienvenido a Northern Colombia! Come with us behind the scenes to look at the journey your favorite açaí berry seed styles take before turning into your Made From Fruit upcycled jewelry.     How beautiful is this view of the Andes Mountains? It’s only fitting that such stylish jewelry originates from such a rich and beautiful culture.   Our mission is to expand the global marketplace of hardworking people in developing countries. We sell Fair Trade, handmade products that are not only beautiful, but also have beautiful stories behind them. Each piece purchased represents a building block for constructing a sustainable business that will provide income to people who need it most.     All dyes are derived from...

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October is Fair Trade Month

October is Fair Trade Month

Hello October! The chill in the air means one thing: pumpkin spice and everything nice. If you feel like it’s time for a wardrobe reset, let us walk you through some of our favorite styles for fall. Here are some ways to create an effortless look for the season while supporting a Fair Trade mission.     Our natural styles are just few more reasons to love autumn. Dress them up or down, these neutrals will show off the rich hues of this season’s wardrobe. Pictured here are the Cafe Rosa Necklace and Maca Earrings.     Our Pashmina Scarf is the perfect little something in black. Its versatile size and weight make it the perfect piece to use as...

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How we #spreadhope: An in-depth look at our mission.

How we #spreadhope: An in-depth look at our mission.

As our second birthday approaches, we wanted to take some time to look back and reflect on the accomplishments we’ve made together. For many of us, two years can sneak by in the blink of an eye. For our artisan partners, the accomplishments we’ve made together have created an incredible lasting impact in their own lives, and in the communities. Our business launched in 2014, working with two small groups in Indonesia. Our initial offerings consisted of jewelry handcrafted with glass beads and carved wood decor. It was an instant hit, we knew we were on to something. These unique styles had just the right amount of flair, story, and positivity. Our customers fell into two distinct, but sometimes overlapping...

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Today Is World Fair Trade Day

Today Is World Fair Trade Day

Today marks the 15th annual World Fair Trade Day — a worldwide celebration of Fair Trade as a tangible way to promote safe, healthy working conditions, protect the environment, and empower the world’s most vulnerable communities to build strong, thriving businesses. (read more at wfto.com).   Our Fair Trade, handmade pieces are made from a variety of sustainable and upcycled materials and each one has a beautiful story about an artisan who hand-crafted the design for I Thought of You.   When you buy Fair Trade products, you ensure that each artist is fairly compensated for their time, labor, and talent, thus empowering our artisans and their communities. You also help provide them with basic human rights, like clean water, food,...

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Human Rights Day 2016

Human Rights Day 2016

  Our mission is to expand the global marketplace of hardworking people in developing countries. Human Rights Day is Monday March 21, and we thought there was no better time to to continue a conversation that matters so much to us. Many people are familiar with the concept of Fair Trade but are unaware of the important principles it stands for.     Our entire business model operates on this one simple concept. Artisans paid up front so they have no out of pocket to produce our products. Many small makers in developing countries cannot afford to front the capital for products before they are sold. We remove this barrier so they can focus on their craft without worrying about...

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