Indie Coupons
May 11, 2009 by debra
Filed under BE Friends, Events
While supplies last, every order receives a pack of Totally Indie Coupons! I’ve participated for several rounds now and everyone seems to really like them. You receive a package of 39 different indie designer coupons showcasing everything from stationary, clothing, body care and jewelry. There’s also a coupon off your future Botanical Earth order too!
The Totally Indie Coupons program is run by the super talented indie designer Lindsay Landis who also handcrafts adorable dog and cat collars over at Pattern & Paw
And Lillie over at A Planet 4 Creation helps to mail all the boxes to us….plus she cuts everything up which is an indulgence I haven’t taken her up on. She makes the prettist blue and white porcelain earrings that I just love and have several pairs!
Simply be – the Change
July 1, 2008 by debra
Filed under Around the Shop
Does the site look a bit different? It’s a pretty radical change for botanical earth but one that’s been in the works for over a year. I truly wanted to practice more of what I believe – more indie business influence and better sustainability. There’s been so many people helping and the change is still on going. I’ll just highlight some of the major changes and talk more about each later in the weeks to come.
New Hosting Company – I moved Botanical Earth from YahooStores to a woman-owned, carbon-neutral hosting company. Acorn Host holds my beliefs of “conscious capitalism” and I can say their customer service and support is better than any hosting company I have ever been with in 7 years. While I lost SEO benefits and exposure by going with a smaller company, their policies and quality of service out weighs any marketing with the big hosting giant.
New Design – Our new looks was created by Purr Design. Lindsay took my ramblings and turned them into something I felt but never imagined. No more conforming to what an eco-friendly business should look like. If I see one more white, green and blue label, website or banner from a company claiming “natural” and their products are nothing but greenwashed synthetics, I ‘ll scream. Purr Design gave Botanical Earth the push it needed. I can’t say enough good things about my experience with this indie web designer.
New Packaging – You’ll notice more glass and less plastic in our packaging. While I used plastics to help reduce shipping costs, I read one too many studies that people don’t recycle plastic as much as they do glass. With flat rate shipping from USPS, I no longer feel that customers will be impacted with higher shipping by using heavier glass. Also you’ll notice a lot of bio-degradable clear bags made of organic corn starch to replace the plastic – so now with some orders, everything from our product, packaging and shipping materials will be bio-degradable or completely recycleable. New labeling is on the way too.
If you may have heard, our little town of Winfield Missouri was hit pretty hard with the flooding of the Mississippi River. While we are not personally effected, our neighbors are and I have been working with the Humane Society and the Food Pantry to help out.
So thanks for checking in on Botanical Earth – we’re still in business. The volume of business has increase so much that I had to make so changes in how I do business (thank you happy BE customers!) and needed some time to redesign our shop.
Cute Stationary
August 29, 2007 by debra
Filed under BE Friends
I should use the professional looking stationary for Botanical Earth when writing customers notes, but I just love the designs of Nut and Bee’s Sprout Sprout. And now, Annette has come up with an adorable new collection…so get ready to see the cute little Bluebirds and Windflowers – I just placed an order this afternoon. The design is brand new along with several other adorably cute new characters that you can see on her site, Nut and Bee. Shipping is really fast too even though she’s in New Zealand and I’m here in the US.
It just dawned on me, if you have kids going off to school, the Letter Sets would be perfect hints to write home….or to send thank you notes, or do people do that any more with cellphones? They should because there’s nothing is better than a handwritten note on original indie art work.
Free Coupons with Order
Now with every order, you’ll receive a pack of Totally Indie Coupons loaded with discounts from 40 different indie designers. We’ve participated previously and this time around Botanical Earth will be in both sets – so beside this first set of 39 designers (plus us makes 40), we’ll have another set of coupons for 39 other designers as we are in both Round 6a and b!
Shortly the entire list of participating indie businesses will be listed on the Totally Indie Coupon site. Only by ordering from one of the stores involved will you be able to receive a pack. I can say there’s a 20% off Botanical Earth coupon in there that’s good till August ‘08!
The clever woman behind this coupon co-op has a store of her own at Lindsay Designs – there you’ll find THE most adorable pet collars and ribbon accessories for people.
Indie Crafters, A Good Cause and Free Shipping*
Do you need to give some gifts or perk up the ol’ home decor? Check out the whimiscal, witty and crafty items in the Wonderland Retreat store on Etsy. One hundred percent of the proceeds from the sales goes to help Elijah Wyman’s family with medical bills. The true indie community really does help one another out in times of need….I like to think of it as a really big co-op of friends I have never met….anyway, more about the store. There’s all sorts of goodies from some amazing indie designers. But hurry, the Wyman’s Benefit ends on Sept. 15th. Prices range from $6 – $65 so there’s quite a variety of unique indie gifts.
A plus for you - if you buy our Botanical Earth products on the Wonderland Retreat Etsy store?? I am covering the shipping to any domestic US address – so *free shipping for you! All you do is pay for the basket and the shipping is free. Now do be aware not all the items in the Wonderland Retreat Store on Etsy are offering free shipping, so read all the product descriptions carefully, or just email Alison and the gals at the store and ask if you have questions – they are super nice! I was contacted a while back to see if I would donate items to help with a fellow crafter’s medical bills. Now that she’s up and going well again, I decided to leave our Lavender Gift Basket and Thank You gift on the Wonderland Retreat Store to help Elijah’s cause.
There’s lots of different goods in the shop all donated by other indie designers too. I personally love the Vintage Obi Wallet by Kimono Momo and you’ll find paintings, necklaces, cards and much more. Remember though, a lot of the handmade goods are one-of-a-kind pieces so if you like it, you better not wait.
Now don’t you want to feel good inside and out, plus get free shipping?? Go shopping at http://wonderlandretreat.etsy.com today!
Yes, I know that Botanical Earth is an environmentally friendly business and is considered “green”, but sometimes, you just want something colorfully green that’s fun to wear too. If so, and you like handcrafted, indie couture with a flair for green this week, then check 
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