Fab new store in Richmond B.C.

In the quaint little fishing village of Steveston B.C. there's a store that's suits us to a tee and we've wanted to be a part of for quite some time. Here's a shot of our bags hanging in "Pieces". It's new owners and I do their order completely over the net with rounds of pictures till they get just what they want. They have very good taste in my opinion. We're happy to say they're selling well and we're looking forward to our next shipment to them. I wouldn't mind flying their selections to them each month to hang out with my sister who lives there but, alas that carbon footprint would be nasty. If you're anywhere near this sweet little town, check out "Pieces" especially Canadian, accessories.

Echoes & Global

Here's a shot after many hours of 'mining' for remnants at The Global Group in north T.O. http://www.globaltotaloffice.com/ We've been given access to some discontinued bolts of fabric and had a blast designing new combinations for our Tote Bag.
Recently Global & Echoes co-produced a whack-load of tote bags for the World Wildlife Foundation of Canada's Volunteer Service Awards. Now their animal-lovin' volunteers are carrying around an Echoes tote with Global's sentiments on the label...Think Global - Think Recycled. Our successful teaming with Global nets us about 200 - 500 lbs of fabric every 2 - 3 weeks of rescued remnants diverted from the landfill. Thank you Global for being such a behemoth company with a planet conscience to eco-donate to the little guy like us!

Cottage North, Port Dover

Our 'intern' Kirstin and I drove to pretty, little Port Dover yesterday to load into Cottage North Soap Works. It was far (2 1/2 hrs) but worth the drive. What a pretty town and Cottage North...WoW! The scents, the sites, a total 'yum' for the olfactory. The owner Robin Laing, has consistently sold out of Echoes products every time she orders and that's been about 6 times since February.
If you're in the area of Port Dover, check out Cottage North and it's unbelievably sweet offerings.

Echoes on BT on Citytv at Dandelion Mud Pie

Hey how cool is this...here's a shot of how we spent our morning. The gang at BT on Citytv may be used to getting up this early (4am)...we're not, but no problem. We made it to T.O. in record time (of course no cars on the road at 5am) with my car full of models, my daughter, her friend and my niece...teens on no sleep equal a giggle-fest. Landing at Dandelion Mud Pie at Yonge & Fairlawn by 5:50 we rolled 'live' at about 7ish on a myriad of great eco-savvy wares including our own line of 'rescued remnant' handbags.
Jennifer Valentyne was great to hang out with. What a pleasure meeting her... interested in all things eco and wholly man, is she ever good at remembering names.
Hope you'll all check out this store as earth day approaches on the 22 and help stretch the meaning of the day out as long as we all can.

TLC Bags at the One of a Kind Spring Show

What a great time we had at the Spring One of a Kind Show. We love to see all the new creations...so many artistic people but we especially go to see our friend Tracy Lee Crandall of TLC Bags. This is her in her booth just before the crowds came and they came to Tracy's booth in droves. We were able to get this one shot before the doors opened, 'cause after that it was too crowded.
Her TeeBags were such a hit in the colours of springtime...citrus yellows & oranges, apple greens, and earthier sages & browns...absolutely gorgeous. We've been selectively placing small numbers of the eco-chic TeeBag by TLC into boutiques across Canada. They're very, very exclusive, but demand has been outrageous since being on LOULOU's & Canadian Livings Christmas Wish Lists. Remember you can see and purchase an excellent selection in our webstore.

Echoes at Cottage North in Port Dover

Check out our gorgeous chenille pillows and eco-chic, 'rescued remnant' handbags at one of our newest, cool boutiques. Since November we've added 9 new stores across Canada where you can access more of our recycled handbags and pillows and we just got these great pictures from Cottage North in Port Dover. We had to get them some new chenille pillows asap as the last ones sold out the day they were displayed. Robin Laing Cottage North owner, has a way with soaps, scents, bubbles & lather as the back of this beautiful store is her workshop where she creates the most incredible body care products available both in her store and at on-line at bereal.ca
What a great 'girls day road trip'.

Vicky & Laura go "Global"

Hey check out Vicky & me sittin' pretty...well sittin', at the head offices of The Global Group. We visited our newest eco-donor and checked out their chair. Later we headed over to the plant where they make all kinds of cool office furniture and save us their 'ends' or 'rescued remnants'. A few hundred pounds of fabric later the back of the car was full and we really are sittin' pretty now with scads of great recycled fabrics and remnants to make lots of pretty handbags with. Thank you Global...see you next week!