Though these 5 easy ways to live green aren’t difficult or expensive to add to your routine, they show up big in our world.
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DIY Green Tea Sugar Scrub
DIY scrubs are not only easy on the wallet, but getting crafty also allows you to control what’s inside. Since skincare products are applied topically, we find it super important to be mindful of ingredients. (more…)
DIY Jewelry Storage – The Natural Way!
Are you looking for a creative and natural way to store your bohemian jewelry? Then try this DIY Jewelry Storage idea from Rachel (our Soul Flower Graphic Artist). Rachel made these unique driftwood jewelry storage pieces for organizing her funky necklaces, bracelets and other Soul Flower boho jewelry. Read on for details on how to make your very own Driftwood Jewelry Storage Rack.
6 Ways to Style Our Tie-Dye Wrap
Our new Electric Tie-Dye Wrap is one of our absolute favorite accessories this season. With 3 colors and endless style options, we narrowed down 6 of our favorite looks for you to try out! (more…)
How to Make a Hula Hoop – DIY Hula Hoop
Whether you’re at a music festival, backyard BBQ, or just hanging out with friends at a park, hooping is a great way to express your creativity and let yourself be free. And get some amazing exercise! There are lots of ways to personalize a hula hoop just for you, and we recently learned how to make a hula hoop and wanted to share the steps. So read on to learn how to make a hula hoop using items commonly found at crafting and hardware stores!
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How to Wear a Wide Headband
It’s no secret that Soul Flower’s Organic Cotton Boho Headbands are insanely popular. Get our quick and dirty style guide here and learn how to mix up an old favorite! Take a peak at How to Wear a Wide Headband (using photos of Soul Flower’s Boho Headbands!) (more…)
Draw a Personal Mandala – Drawing a Mandala
The objects we keep in our homes say a lot about us. Decorations, keepsakes, trinkets, mementos, clothing, jewelry, and things we adorn ourselves with are all in our lives because we’ve chosen them. They’re special to us. Objects help tell stories and inspire us. In this post, I’ll show you how to draw a personal mandala, using inspiration taken from those trinkets around your home.
2016 Earth Day Clean Up
We get pretty excited about Earth Day around here. We’ve made it a tradition to take time on each Earth Day to reflect about what we can do to continue to minimize our environmental impact and to take some time to leave the environment around us better than we found it. (more…)
October is Fair Trade Month!
In addition to being the month of eating a bit too much candy and dressing up in wacky costumes, October is fair trade month! Read on to learn more about why fair trade is important, and what you can do to support fair labor practices globally. (more…)
Plastic Water Bottles + Sweet Alternatives
It’s no secret that bottled water is a convenience that many people take advantage of. What isn’t quite as obvious, however, is how wasteful the industry actually is. (more…)
3 BIG Reasons to Choose Organic Cotton
A lot of our threads are made with organic cotton. Why you ask? Let us explain! (more…)
An Interview with EcoEnclose
If you’ve ordered anything from Soul Flower since Fall of 2013, chances are it was packed in eco-friendly packaging from EcoEnclose! Since we’re an online-only business, we use a lot more shipping materials than businesses who have “brick and mortar” stores. That’s why finding packaging that aligned with our values was so important!
13 Oz or Less – A Recycled Bottle Mailer DIY
You can mail just about anything these days. Receiving snail mail is already fun, but how about we kick it up a notch? Keeping your package under 13 ounces means it’s cheaper to ship. A Soul Flower t-shirt in a bottle? Yes, please! (more…)
We Support Truth in Fashion
A lot of buzz has been happening lately around issues of body positivity and being true to who you are. One of our mottos at Soul Flower is to Be Yourself. So with all this positive change in the air, we wanted to share our perspective. (more…)
Go Green: Sign up & Save the Trees
Hey Buds!
Join us in an eco-goodness adventure and help us to go paperless this season. We are giving all those mail carriers (and trees) a break and would love to send your catalog directly to your email instead (hugs to trees everywhere!). To celebrate this change, we have created a brand new series of online Lookbooks we can’t wait to share. We just need your email to be sure youstay in the loop about all things Soul Flower. So if you aren’t on our list yet, join now & don’t miss out! ✌
Must Watch: Forest Man
Absolutely in awe and adoration over this short, award-winning documentary about one man’s effort to save Majuli Island by single-handedly planting a forest that is now larger than Central Park. His goal is to prevent further erosion of his island, that is otherwise expected to disappear in 15-20 years, and to protect the beautiful wildlife within the area.
How to Make a Boho Walking Stick
How AWESOME is this walking stick?
The moment we realized we were having an outdoor camping photo shoot for our “Lost in Ever Everland Summer Lookbook”, we knew we needed one badass walking stick with us…because how can you walk the woods without one?
How to Make a Twig Crown (DIY!)
Did you notice the gorgeous, goddess-like twig crown on Soul Flower’s website? It’s almost impossible not to want to make one yourself, right? Luckily it’s super simple to make a crown of twigs. In this blog we show you how to make a twig crown fit only for a forest goddess. (And please, add in flowers or other earth elements that speak to your forest goddess soul!)
Green Smoothie Recipe & Video Tutorial
I don’t like vegetables. Sadly, I am not one who would ever choose to eat veggies, ever. I have a horrible sweet tooth, and although I love fruits, if I never had to eat veggies again, I would be ok with it. (more…)
National Small Business Week
This week is National Small Business Week, and we just wanted to send out a huge THANKS and all the good vibes in the world to those of you who have supported small business throughout the year. You’ve truly helped make our communities brighter, stronger and a whole lotta better! ❤ (more…)
Earth Day Tips & Helpful Articles
The best thing we can do for Earth Day is to become conscious of our Earth every day. Sometimes it can take small lifestyle changes such as switching to cloth napkins or making homemade, eco-friendly cleaners to really lighten our daily affect on mamma earth. If you’ve been debating making a lifestyle change to benefit both you and the earth, here are some little tips for creating positive change, along with some worthwhile articles to check out for more info!
Eco Gift Wrapping: Without the paper, boxes & bags
This season, we’ve found it kind of fun to think outside of the box, wondering up the ways we could wrap a gift using very few materials while still maintaining a sense of mystery. Here’s the awesome giftyness we came up with. For even more ideas, see our more recent blog: Eco Friendly Gift Wrap.
Free Printable Gift Tags from Soul Flower
Hey buds, if you’re starting to wrap your presents and want to add a little Soul Flower flair to them, these free printable gift tags will do the trick! Spread some positivity this holiday season with sayings like:
- Let Your Soul Sparkle
- Happiness in Homemade
- Happy Eveything
- You Are Wonderful
Fair Tuesday: Why Buy Fair Trade
Today is Fair Tuesday, a day to support Fair Trade products and the people who make them. With holiday gift buying underway, it’s important to consider not only what items we need to buy, but how those items were made. (more…)