New Design! The Woodland Owl organic dress...

New Design! The Woodland Owl organic dress...

Tea With Iris Trunk Show!

Click here to Join/Share FACEBOOK EVENT page!

Homemade Laundry Soap

My sister Meg gave me this recipe for homemade laundry Soap and it works!  I think because we were both Peace Corps volunteers living so closely to nature in rural villages, we share a love for simple, non-toxic cleaning products that are effective, inexpensive and don't end up hurting our natural environment.

The recipe is super easy and you can adjust the measurements according to your preferred strength.  I buy all of the ingredients at my local Ace Hardware store down the street.

3 parts Borax
2 parts baking soda
2 parts washing soda (can be found at Ace Hardware)
2 parts grated bar soap

Mix and store, use 1/8 cup per load

The Unique Space

My husband and I went to the launch party for The Unique Space, a co-work, office, and event space in Downtown LA's Arts District.  This is the new home for UNIQUE USA, the group that puts together all of the Unique shows that promote independent designers and the Made-In-America movement.

The building is really beautiful and you can feel it's nearly 100 year old history of art and creativity when you walk through it.  We decided to make a date night out of it and stayed at the beautiful historical Biltmore hotel and stuffed ourselves with Cole's french dip sandwiches before the party.  I recommend both of these places if you want to experience a little bit of Los Angeles history.
Here are some photos from the night...
The Unique Space
http://www.flickr.com/photos/theuniquespace
And remember this weekend is...

Look for Tea With Iris at BOOTH 225

Vintage Book & Wine Collection hits Palm Springs Uptown Design District

The Vintage Book & Wine Collection 
by Tea With Iris is now available at 

Deja Vu Vintage Finery
664 North Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs, CA 92262
Telephone: 760-699-5365
Hours: Monday: 10am - 5pm
Wednesday-Sunday: 10am - 5pm
Website: www.dejavuroom.com

William Miller, Owner of Deja Vu Vintage Finery with Leslie Kelly Shockley, Owner of Tea With Iris

The Vintage Book & Wine Collection features handmade earrings and necklaces with wine corks and vintage books from the 1960's and earlier. Each piece is one of a kind. Muslin jewelry bag included. 

For more information on Palm Springs Uptown Design District:
http://palmspringsuptowndesigndistrict.com/

Unique LA Holiday Show 2013...BUY LOCAL!!!

My next show and it's a big one!!!  

Click on link below for details...

http://stateofunique.com/unique-la/

You can find me at BOOTH 225.

Fall Family Festival 2013

 

Some of my favorites from last weekend's event: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151973264488211.1073741827.350714093210&type=1&l=ac886cee8e

Fall Family Festival is this weekend!

This will be my third year at the Fall Family Festival in La Quinta, California. I will have my handmade organic and upcycled designs as well as information on edible and native gardening and composting.

WHEN: Saturday, November 9, 2013, 10am - 4pm

WHERE: 78010 Main Street, La Quinta, California 92253 

***FREE kid activity in my booth

***Tea With Runway Show @ 11:30am on the main stage

***FREE GIFT WITH PURCHASE- edible and native plants 

started from seed and cuttings in the tea with iris garden!

***CLICK 'JOIN' and 'SHARE' on my FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE to get 30% off all products at the festival or online*.
(*If you can't make the show and want to shop online, then I will send you the special discount code to receive 30% off all products online.)

New look for my organic tea!

New packaging for my organic teas! 

50 servings of organic loose leaf tea = perfect host gift for the holidays. 

Includes free gift box. 

Click here to shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/TeaWithIris?section_id=13394657

Coachella Valley's Farmer's Markets

The farmers markets of the Coachella Valley are back in full force!  I'm really trying to make it part of my morning schedule on Wednesdays to hit the Palm Desert Farmer's Market.  

Here's the schedule:

CERTIFIED FARMER'S MARKET WEBSITE

I met Manuel of Rancho Arco Iris (love the name!)  and he helped me pick out the best types of squash for the tortilla bean soup I'm making tonight.

There's still time to catch the market in Palm Desert today...you have until 12:30.  Head over there and meet and support local farmers!