Echoes Purse-ifier diaper bag in Today's Parent magazine

Echoes is thrilled to have our upcycled "Purse-ifier" diaper bag gracing the pages of Today's Parent magazine. Our beautiful 'rescued remnant" designer fabrics are gorgeous on this sturdy, dual purpose diaper bag that can also be used as a laptop carrier. Along with it's multi-pocketed interior its got a swish, padded interior pocket lined with ultrasuede that's just the spot for your precious laptop or your precious cargo's necessities. Made from the most beautiful "salvage-savvy", new, designer fabrics, it's a good thing for toting all your stuff and casting your vote for the planet. See all Echoes beautiful bags made of fabric diverted off the path to landfill at: www.echoesintheattic.com

Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation Blog of HOPE

The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation has an inspiring blog of HOPE. Check out my submission on the journey my family and I took through it coming out the other end with the inspired idea for Echoes in the Attic.
http://findinghope.cbcf.org/2009/11/11/659/#more-659

Echoes Sales Nov/Dec 09

The pre-Christmas round-up of where you can find Echoes at sale events other than 65 stores that carry their eco-bags across Canada: Nov 6th 1pm - 7pm, Nov 7th 10am - 4pm A Step in Thyme Christmas Gift Sale at Lucy Maud Montgomery's Manse in Leaskdale Regional Rd #1 just outside Uxbridge
Nov 7th 9am - 5pm MarketMoms Holiday Shopping Experience Mill Run Golf Club, Uxbridge
Nov 12th 9am - 3pm Southlake Hospital Newmarket, by the elevators, the East Wing 40% of all proceeds going to the new cancer centre
Nov 19th 2:30 - 7:30pm Beth Tzedec Synagogue 1700 Bathurst St. Toronto
Nov 25th 9am - 4pm Pre-Christmas Sale Catholic Board of Ed. Bloomington Sdrd, Aurora
Nov 26th 9am - 3pm Southlake Hospital Newmarket, by the elevators, the East Wing 40% of all proceeds going to the new cancer centre
Nov 27th 10am - 4:30pm Bradford West Gwillimbury Arts & Crafts Sale at the Library in BWG Dec 4th 5- 8pm, Dec 5th 11am - 5pm Our second annual Christmas 'REGIFTER WAREHOUSE SALE 22 Gres Crt. Bradford
Dec 10th 11am - 2pm Fair Trade Bazaar Bayview Secondary School Richmond Hill

Etsy, for all things handmade

Echoes on Etsy. It's the website dedicated to all things handmade, and all things anti-cookie cutter. Fabulous finds, many of which are one of a kind. Craftsmanship instead of mass produced uniformity. Etsy is all about originality and we thought that couldn't be a better fit for Echoes in the Attic. Our one of a kind bags, totes, diaper & laptop bags are made of rescued remnants from post-manufacturing and designer samples. Each bag is lovingly detailed and we think that's kinda special. We're the anti-bling and we're doing our part to save the planet one eco-bag at a time.
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6802112 

U of E - University of Eco

Over the shoulders of many new students on university campuses will be bags that are black, boring, and mundane......with few exceptions. The exception...eco-clever gals with an eye on the environment and a desire to sport a bag that NO ONE ELSE will be carrying. Some girls have done their eco-homework. Check out this beautiful, eco-chic 'Liberation Laptop Bag' heading off to a Canadian campus, made from 'rescued remnant', fabrics from post-manufacturing and designer sample fabrics in one of a kind combinations. These fabrics are diverted directly off the path to landfill. Our future really does look bright when our kids head off to pursue their goals and when that starts with being environmentally responsible we all get an "A".

Echoes now on Etsy

Echoes in the Attic's salvage-savvy line of handbags, totes, laptop and diaper bags is now available on Etsy. Etsy is the place to go for one of a kind, hand-made products you won't find anywhere else. Check us out there at: http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6802112

EVERYWUN recognizes Echoes

Echoes has joined the coolest site ever. It's called EVERYWUN 'making giving possible for everyone'. It's super easy to do and has a huge impact on the world. You earn points through really simple, fun, easy, cost-free actions, see the credits that you’ve earned and track the impact that you’ve made on the world! It's like a cyber game with real results. With your points you can feed hungry children, plant trees, send mosquito nets to Africa, get books into the hands of children or care for animals.
Getting points is fun. Trivia questions that teach you about a lot of great stuff we should all know, receiving a newsletter and other easy stuff.
Oh, and here's the link this socially conscious organization did on our eco-efforts at Echoes. http://newsletter.everywun.com/
We may only have one voice, one vote, one opinion but we can use our 'one-ness' to change the world.

Dream Designs is a dream destination for eco-goodies

We visited one of Vancouver's best eco stores while dodging raindrops on the West coast over March Break. Dream Designs has tons of great eco-option products from diaperbags (ours) to clothing, dishes and bedding...locally made, fair trade, ecologicial, sustainable & organic. We are honored to be among the ranks of the Canadian products they carry.
If you're in Vancouver Dream Designs is a must. Check our website for store locations (Commercial Dr. & Lynn Valley North Van)

Fuze Photography

We recently had the enormous pleasure of having photo's done by the very talented Joey Boylan of Fuze Photography in Medicine Hat AB. www.fuzephotography.ca (check her out, it's so worth it).
Joey came to us by way of a new friend of Echoes', Amanda Hillier who was the inspiration we needed to get our butts in gear and redesign our Purse-ifier diaper bag...which we've sold out of every run we've done.
Thanks to Amanda enlisting her friend Joey we now have some amazing shots of our bags which you'll soon see on our new website...coming soon.

An Echoes bag goes to The Valley of Fire

Hey check out this great photo of one of our MagBags in The Valley of Fire just outside Las Vegas! Our bags certainly go more places than Vicky and I do! Thanks to Leigh for sending us this cool photo.

Echoes Caribbean Photo Shoot

Disguised as a Christmas vacation in the sunny south, I have to tell you I had a hidden agenda & my luggage was much heavier than anyone elses. Can you guess what with???? Yes, my weakness...BAGS. I took this great opportunity while celebrating Christmas with my own and extended family in the Caribbean to shoot some amazing photo's of Echoes bags with backdrops of sand, surf & palm trees. We'll be updating our site which is long over-due with some beautiful shots from our first tropical locale photo shoot.
Hope everyone had a great Christmas and that 2009 is full of abundance, health & happiness.