Some Packaging Ideas

So I am luckily able to turn my Happy Solez into my thesis project. I am going to redesign the packaging of my items in the Neighborhood Co-Op in Carbondale. I am super excited and of course a bit nervous too.

I am considering some packaging ideas and don't want to lose their pages...

Woven Bamboo Box 4"square x 3.5"h (only $2 each)

Clear Top Hinged Tim Boxes (Super Reusable - This is the winner so far...)


Woven Larger Palm Leaf Boxes LARGE size (5-1/4"L x 5-1/4"W x 1-3/4"H)


Organic Green Woven Boxes 2-3/8"W x 2"L x 1-3/4" H



The Sea Themed Wooden Trinket Boxes

Eco Cloths and the Co-Op

Today I will be listing some Eco-Cloths in the shop. I love them and use them in my kitchen. Luckily, we only have to use paper towels for really dirty jobs, but for every meal and drying washed hands, I really prefer using terry cloths. They really save a lot of paper waste, I love them.

Also, I brought a bunch of goodies into the Carbondale/Murdale Co-Op this last week.
The Co-Op actually inspired these Eco-Cloths.
I brought in a bunch of Organically Lined Booties (some with 100% Linen Interiors, and also some with Bamboo/Organic Cotton Liners). I brought a bunch of different sizes, so if someone bought a pair previously, then a new size may be in order!

I brought some really awesome gift sets too. Hope to post pics next.

They also now have some super nice baby/toddler lap blankets too. Only a couple of purses are left! I hope to bring some in soon. I did go to Paducah last week...

OK, I am back to sewing

Slowly but surely, I am revamping my etsy site. And it feels nice! I am also bringing a bunch of goodies into the Co-Op tomorrow. I am so happy that the Co-Op shoppers are really seeming to enjoy my items there. I usually stock baby booties, zipper pouches, yoga pants, tote bags, aprons, reusable washcloths/dusters, and a few other assorted items. I love how conscious the store is to the green movement--well they always have been.

If you haven't been there, please take a visit! It is in the Murdale Shopping Center in Carbondale, IL. Also, the Murdale Farmers Market will be in full swing every Saturday morning from 8-12noon. What a lovely time!!

OK, enough about everyone else...

So, I have a tendency to blog about everyone else, while I leave everyone in the dark about my very own creations sometimes. So, here is a what I have been up to lately. I have a SOLO Trunk Show at the Co-Op this Saturday, also Valentine's Day. I hope to get some good pictures of me at my table and the general setup. The area where I get to set up is so perfect it is just unreal. I have no idea what people are going to be interested in, but you never can tell from show to show what will do best. So I will wing it!! I have been making booties, zipper pouches, and some purses. I am also making Layla, the cool girl who I work with at the Co-Op something special, so I really hope she likes it! It is always nice to make more contacts locally. I am so super happy that I am able to be involved with the Co-Op community. I love it so much I just sometimes feel like giving my items away there! Maybe I will do a drawing this time...along with free Valentine's Day Chocolates I got the other day!! fun blogging brainstorming. Hope to see you there...

A New Way of Doing Things...

So I realize I am neglecting this blog to care for my Craft Fair Blog, so in order to keep all of you Happy Solez Organics followers in tune, I will keep everyone updated on my new progress of items. I have been having such an amazing response to my baby booties and my Organic Fluff Stuffed Blocks. I vended at a craft fair the first weekend of December and a lot of people recognized that I sell my baby booties at the Neighborhood Co-Op in Carbondale too!!

The Black Corduroy Baby Booties lined in Linen.