Chulucanas Pottery Direct make a great mothers day gift

April 28, 2011

We are fortunate to have a very special relationship with a ceramic cooperative in Chulucanas, Peru. Chulucanas is known for its long tradition of unique style of pottery using a negative motif and mango leaves to create unique colors. Unlike other supplier, including well known Fair Trade vendors, ours come directly from the artisans and [...]

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Fair trade and direct trade which is better

April 25, 2011

So I am in a coffee shop in NY and asked if the carry fair trade coffee. btw, This is not a little hole in the wall, but clearly a place with serious money. The girl stops and says no but we have direct relations with the growers. Ok, I had walked around looking for [...]

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Earth Day sale: 25% discounts until midnight Sunday on our unique gift items

April 22, 2011

Our Earth Day sale is now on for unique gifts for yourself or loved one including recycled jewelry and handmade jewelry and ceramics necklaces literally made from the Earth. Here is a small selection of unique earth day gift. Use coupon code Earth2011 for a 25% discount. The earth would have no life without the [...]

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Handmade Ceramic Flower Bottles From Peru Make a Perfect Mother’s Day Gift

April 12, 2011

I think all of out pottery could make a great Mother’s Day gift, but these small vases pack the most punch for the dollar. Priced affordable, easy to carry, and with the museum quality artwork you will make any mother feel treasured. Here is a small selection. You can see photos of the whole line [...]

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Seth Godin and other great speakers at Entrepreneurs Exchange Club Entrepreneurs’ Summit

March 26, 2011

I jumped on an invite to see Seth Godin live at New York University’s Entrepreneurs’ Summit put on my the Entrepreneurs Exchange Club. although I have read so many of his books I feel like I know what he is going to say. It was nice to see Jason Finger of Seamless Web who is [...]

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Mother’s Day Wholesale Stock Sale 30% Off for Retailers

March 23, 2011

Mother’s Day Promotion Arriving Soon to Retail Partners. If you haven’t received it request one now for 30% off to energize your Mother’s Day sale!!

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Mothers Day Stock Sale 30% Off for Retail Partners

March 21, 2011

We are running a special sale for out retail partners. 30% off until April 15!!! Request out wholesale catalog today!

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Are Starbucks recycling efforts green or green washing?

February 14, 2011

As I left AmericasMart Atlanta trade show exhausted I stopped for some coffee. Of course Starbucks was being served. I read the Starbuck paper cup because I really hate those cups. The cup states, “[t]his cup saves trees by using 10% post-consumer recycled fiber”. So 90% of the cup is what- sacrificed tree fiber? Typical [...]

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Groupon superbowl commercials are stupid and offensive

February 7, 2011

Unbelievable how they can be so stupid and run these ads. I can only image this company is full of too smart college kids who have not been out in the real world enough who think their juvenile college humor is funny. Shame on the actors who signed on. WSJ article

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Shipping our Peruvian Ceramics- video

February 3, 2011

In December we shipped out a load of ceramics to Atlanta for the AmericasMart trade show. If the deadline was missed a lot of fees would have been charged. Then one of the worst snow storms in NY history arrived. I feared the ceramics I managed to get safely from Peru would never make it.

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