With Mustard Seed’s Fashion, You can be Comfortable & Cute! Bridget here is wearing our very own Mustard Seed t-shirt. Although it may not be a fair trade product, it is made local! The t-shirt was made by our next door neighbor Acme. Only $15 and so comfy! To brighten up the t-shirt, Bridget is… Continue reading »
Jul
26
Handmade Expressions’ Artisan Community Development
With Mustard Seed’s Support, Handmade Expressions is able to help artisans in India achieve sustainable development. Of course, with every purchase Mustard Seed makes from Handmade Expressions, we are helping artisans recieve a fair wage, sustain their traditional art forms, and overall improve their social and economic standing. However, Handmade Expressions goes even further. They… Continue reading »
Jul
22
Fashion Friday { Unique Batik Style
This week’s Fashion Friday is celebrating our vendor, Unique Batik. Unique Batik works with batik artists, sewers, and beaders in Ghana and Guatemala. These artisans create everything from necklaces and earrings to small and large handbags. The artisans use any material possible including bamboo, plastic bags, and telephone wire to make their amazingly unique products. Today,… Continue reading »
Jul
15
Fashion Friday { Wedding Style
Tie the Knot { With a Purpose & look Fashionable while at it. This week Fashion Friday is Featuring Wedding Fashion and JW Photography. The beautiful bride chose Mata Traders dresses for her bridesmaids. The dresses are only $52, pretty great for a bridesmaids dress! As every bride says, you could also wear this dress… Continue reading »
Jul
12
Going Deeper { Mata Traders.
Have you been paying attention to our Fashion Friday posts? If so, here is your chance to learn more about the stories behind the products and the companies. Today, I am going to tell you a bit more about Mata Traders. Mata Traders was founded in 2003 by two best friends, Maureen and Michelle. Their… Continue reading »
Jul
08
Fashion Friday
Enjoy a hot summer’s night out as a beautiful, classy fashionista. This week we have Sarah as our model! While strolling around downtown, you will appropriately be wearing the cityscape dress from Global Mamas. As you can see, the pattern of Sarah’s dress mimics the lights of a cityscape — in a colorful, beautiful way.… Continue reading »
Jul
01
Happy 4th of July!
We like to put a fair trade twist on things here at the Seed. So, we brought together the best of our creative genius minds and came up with this… ta da! We took bits from three fair trade, handmade item to make Mustard Seed’s own fair trade version of the American flag. (no worries… Continue reading »
Jul
01
Best Way to Start July: Fashion Friday!
Happy July 1st! This week we’ve got the perfect outfit for the hot summer month of July. This week we have wonderful volunteer Bridget as our model! Thanks Bridget! Bridget is wearing a beautiful dress from Mata Traders. I am going to post the exact description Mata Traders uses for this dress as it fits perfect… Continue reading »