Hey Buds,
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| Organic cotton, recycled fibers, original designs, hemp, patchwork, tie-dye & More! |
Peace!
Your Buds at Soul Flower
We are often asked if Soul Flower carries any boho maternity clothes and, although we do not carry items manufactured as maternity clothes, we do have a variety of items that work well for the long months of having your lil’ bud on board. (And just as well after too!) So if you want to maintain those hippie boho vibes throughout your pregnancy, read on to see options for a bohemian maternity dress, a boho maternity skirt and other hippie maternity clothes!
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| One reason I love fall: WOOL MUKLUKS! |
They come in a variety of colors, so it’s kind of like ordering yourself a surprise, ya never know what you’re gonna get! However, if you do have a color preference, all you need to do is leave a note in the “gift messages” section at checkout, and our buds will try their best to pick that color mukluk for you! 🙂 It’s best to leave a second choice as well, in case we don’t have your color preference in stock.
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Girls rock ’em. Dudes rock ’em. And once you own one pair of mukluks you’ll likely want to own another. Am I right? Or am I right? 😉
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| Painted Elephant |
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| Organic Treehugger |
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| Take a Hike |
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| Matchy cuteness our buds have shared with us over the years 🙂 |
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| More hand-drawn designs printed on organic kids clothing that work well for family photos |
Have any of your kids worn matching Soul Flower T-shirts? Feel free to share your pictures with us on Facebook, we save every single one of them and share them here on our fan page slideshow! 🙂
I am so glad that headbands have become fashionable again since I was already wearing them anyway! Although I am not one to dress according to what is fashionable, I like to be comfortable, and part of being comfortable is knowing that you look good in what you’re wearing. Soulflower has found the perfect balance in comfort, fashion, and style!
Anyway, I was looking through the headbands and thinking that I wanted one, and I came across a review that said she thought the headband she ordered seemed flimsy and to save your money by cutting up an old t-shirt. It made me re-think my order, but I decided I wanted to try one anyway. I am glad I did! I like the idea of cutting up a t-shirt, and I will probably try that; but I am extremely happy with the Soulflower headband, and I’ve been wearing it more than any of my other ones now. I find that it’s not flimsy at all; in fact it’s quite tough! I will definitely be buying the other colors and designs!
In order to check its toughness, I put it through the paces. I took it on a road trip and on a multi-day river trip. I wore it during different activities, and I was frequently stuffing it down in my bag. I found that not only is the headband ultra-tough, but it’s super small and easy to pack!
The other reasons that I love the Soulflower headband are the material, the fit, and the design. The material is their ultra-soft cotton/poly blend that they use in many of the items in their yoga line. The cotton makes it soft and airy and the polyester makes it durable and quick-drying. It’s organic cotton and recycled plastic too! When it’s hot outside, I always want my hair out of my face, but many headbands make me itchy and hotter, so I put them on and take them off all day. Not this one! The material is silky-soft, light and airy, so it feels good to wear in all kinds of weather.
The fit of the headband is perfect. I have a very small head, and it fits me great without falling around; and the material is stretchy, so if you have a bigger head, it will fit you too. You can change up the look to fit your mood by wearing it over your whole head or scrunching it up smaller. It stays on great through all kinds of activity like yoga, hiking, traveling, and just playing around. On our road trip out west, I found it to be a necessary travel item! Since I went many days without a shower, it was great to cover up and control dirty, wind-blown travel hair.
One of the most amazing things about Soulflower is their designs, and they don’t hold back on their headbands! I have many items with the Soulshine graphics on them because it’s one of my favorites! It reminds me to stay positive and to do my best to make others around me feel good too. Thanks Soulflower for always finding creative ways to spread the good vibe!
Also, here’s a tutorial on how you can double these headbands up for a fresh-fun look: Double Headband Magic
Andria reviewed the
Hey Buds,
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| Playing with hair and makeup |
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| Snapping pics of them poses
We’ve been working hard and having fun – before you know it, October will be here and a new catalog will at your door!
So EXCITED! 🙂
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| Eating a picnic lunch among Segway tours …yup, those exist 😉 |
Peace!
Your buds at Soul Flower
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| ❤ This little guy really loves our Patchwork Hippy Bag ❤ |
If you like being comfortable, you will love Soul Flower’s line of pull-over yoga hoodies! I now have two, and I wonder what I used to wear. They are like your favorite t-shirt, but in hoody form! These hoodies are made from a soft blend of organic cotton and recycled plastic polyester. The cotton makes the fabric soft against your skin while the polyester helps it dry quickly and keeps you warm; making these a great choice for spring and fall or after the sun goes down in summer. I wore this in a light rain and it didn’t soak the water in and it dried very quickly.
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| Give Joy! |
These hoodies have a loose fit, (I got the small and it fits juuuuust right) so they are great for pulling on over your yoga wear or over your little party dress as the night grows cooler at a festival or show. I actually just wore the Mehndi Hands hoody at a spring festival. It got cooler at night, but not cold, so I wanted something that would keep me just a bit warmer. The extra coverage and the awesome hood were just the ticket! Also, because it’s a Soul Flower item, I could add a layer and still have on something cute and fun!
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| Mehndi Heart <3 |
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| Take Joy! |
The Mehndi Hands graphic is absolutely spectacular. It’s a beautiful maroon color against the brown hoody. I have to add that the color of the hoody makes it very convenient for travel and festival wearing because it doesn’t show dirt! Anyway, the graphic is open hands with a heart inside and the heart chakra symbol inside the heart. How awesome is that! It’s located right at the heart chakra too, so it reminds us to act from the heart. Others might be different from us, they might annoy us, but we do our best to love them anyway. Chakras are able to give and receive energy, so also remember to receive the love that is given to you. Soul Flower’s love is given to us through their eco-conscious clothing with conscious designs so that as we wear it, we give our love to the world around us!
I don’t know about the rest of you, but where I live it has been soooo HOT! The only thing you can do in this kind of weather is go to the pool with an umbrella and some sunscreen (spf 100 if you’re as fair skinned as me!)
But the heat brings another problem; clothes! When it’s as hot as it is in the middle of Summer, you have to have something that is made out of thin, cool fabric and is still cute at the same time. Soul Flowers Sunrise Suprise halter top is exactly what you need! It comes in bright, eye-catching yellow and orange hues with a splash of red. The halter top allows your back and shoulders to breathe free from any fabric, and it looks super cute! It is great to wear alone, or over your bathing suit.
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| Was $24 now it’s $18 |
Love,
Your Bud Kirbie
The other day I was at the beach and a little girl of about 3 was tiptoeing quickly along the hot sand, she came to a sudden stop, squatted down and picked up a piece of garbage, “Trash, mommy!” she exclaimed, as she handed it over to be placed in the garbage where it rightfully belonged. I smiled at the cuteness of it, but as the thought settled in I began to realize how many people were at the beach; how many of us had just kept walking on by that very piece of garbage? Sitting nearby, I hadn’t even noticed it.
As a cancer sign, I have a soul that is drawn to water. It gives me a sense of peace and rejuvenation. So it bothers me to know that this problem of garbage in and on our earth’s beaches extends beyond that little piece of garbage at my local beach. Overall our oceans are in pretty bad shape.
I recently discovered a couple, Richard and Judith Lang, that walk their local Kehoe Beach collecting plastic; a lot of it. Since 1999 they have been taking these pieces of plastic, cleaning them, and turning them into a myriad of creative art from murals to jewelry. Their main goal: to draw attention to the problem of water pollution, and the misuse of plastic, and push people toward cleaning up their beaches.
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Richard and Judith Lang prove that every “little bit” of garbage we pick up can make a difference. It’s one less piece of plastic for a bird or fish to swallow, and one more step towards making our waters clean again. Our world’s limited water supply has given us a lot of peace and sustenance, the least we can do is return the favor.
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Up to the Highest Height’s
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| Take a Hike Recycled T-Shirt! |
Oh the places a shirt will take you! When I saw this eco-friendly shirt I knew it had to be mine. I love to hike, and when I have it on it inspires me to see knew places and find new hikes! Today I found myself in Waipio Valley on the Big Island of Hawaii; hiking the “Z” trail to the Queen’s Bath. It is a long and beautiful hike, walking along the edge of a steep mountain side you get higher above the ocean as you reach the first turn of the “Z”. We don’t see anyone else on the hike the entire time and its as if we are in our own magical wonderland, passing fresh fruits and beautiful flowers in full bloom. We stop every so often to take in the beauty that surrounded us and to try to not let it take our breath away.
Hiking makes me really appreciate the world and its magnificent point of view, I am the person I want to be in moments like this. We make our way out of the sun and into the bamboo forest where we can’t help but climb around for a bit and slide down the huge bamboo stalks to the cool forest floor. We finally reach the Queen’s Bath and slide in for a quick dip, the water is freezing; but that doesn’t stop us from pretending to be Hawaiian royalty in our own private Utopia. As the sun starts to set, we start the hike down; its much quicker, but just as beautiful! We even see some wild horses on the way out of the forest to the beach, a mother and her blonde haired baby! Oh the places Taking A Hike can bring you!
Hannah reviewed the
With all the heat going on here lately, we feel like we’ve become professionals at keeping things cooool! We’ve learned from experience that there’s no need to get your new threads all sweaty – you don’t even need AC!
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| Here’s our top 50 ways to beat the heat! |
Hello, fellow buds! My name is Kirbie and I am lucky enough to say that I am one of Soul Flower’s newest additions to the Karma Krewe! I love Soul Flower because it is a wonderful company with friendly, true blue workers, and you can give outward expressions of inward feelings through clothing that is good to the earth and its people. So far, in my 20 years of life, my inward experiences have been mostly positive. If I have a bad experience, I turn it around and make it a good one because I know that it taught me something that I can apply later on in life. I am a singer/songwriter too, so I can also take those negative (and positive) experiences and turn them into a song. That way, there is always a happy ending to every life lesson!
To me, nothing is more important in life than happiness. This is why I felt right at home when I first started listening to reggae music. The lyrics in reggae music always come back to love and happiness. Most of the lyrics uncover issues that keep us from these things. A lot of songs are about the artist’s true love. Then there are the songs about sitting back, relaxing, and just enjoying life. And who can resist those bouncy off-beat guitar rhythms? Yes indeed, whenever I hear this irresistable music, it’s like I’m in my own little paradise. What other way to express these happy feelings than through my reggae influenced pop music?
When I saw these, I just had to have them. They practically screamed out my name! They are perfect for me. The bright colors are eye-catching, yet down to earth, thanks to the scarce brown color throughout the pants. I was a little worried about them being too hot; after all, it is the middle of May and it isn’t going to get any colder! But they turned out to actually keep my legs cool in the sun! Plus, you can roll them up and button them if you want to wade in the water. They weren’t too short OR too long. They fit around my hips and bottom, which I was suprised about. Great for running and dancing! Just when I thought they couldn’t get any better, I remembered they were fair trade….What are you waiting for?!
You are a soul-flower customer. That very fact means that you are unique! So get out there and express your beautiful, happy self through these fantastical pants!
Kids are rocking our hippie accessories like nobody’s business! Usually when I see a long scarf or women’s hat I think of it as just that, an accessory for women, but these little buds have proven me wrong. Check out these hippie vibes – they’re so stylin they’ve got me wanting these outfits!
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| Lotus Stack Scarf Photo compliments of our wholesale bud, Sprouts Baby &Toddler Boutique |
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| Indian Print Headband |
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| Paisley Boho Tube Headband Photo compliments of Sprouts Baby & Toddler Boutique |
Every summer I have a mission to find that new vacation dress! So, I got online and enjoyed my Soul-Flower search (without the shopping hassle) and found one of the prettiest dresses I’ve seen in a long time, The Indian Summer Maxi Dress. Without a hesitation I thought, yes please! Getting this ASAP!!! When it came in the mail I was dazzled by the color!! The purple freak in me is very happy, and I’m lovin’ on the red and purple – what a fabulous combination!! Funny, I paint using this color combo quite often, but I don’t see it enough in clothing for my fondness! The sweet Mehndi pattern is always marvelous to me as well, just so awesome!
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| In love with the rich red & purple! |
The Indian Summer Maxi Dress has all the elegance for a fancy shmancy party yet the natural, light, everyday look for heading to the market in a beachy town. It’s just the best for summer vacations! So lightweight for packing, and takes up no space in my luggage! The fit is so amazing is on my body. It’s quite form fitting in the shoulder area, but I like this feature a lot because of the nice higher fit around the arm pits and neckline.
I was so excited when the “Three Little Birds” hi-lo dress landed on my door step! Soft organic cotton and a loose fit, all while being fashionable and fun! This dress truly does put the fun in functionality. Functionality in a stylish dress is something hard to find. Not only is this dress really adorable, it’s super comfortable as well. It really gives you the freedom to move around and soar up into trees at a moment’s notice.
I love to get in touch with nature, from taking hikes up waterfalls to planting in my garden. And with the comfort of this racerback dress; there is nothing you will feel held back from! It’s perfect for beautifying the front yard with flowers and planting or playing in the dirt all day!
From the sandy white beaches of Hawaii to the tops of the fruit trees, I can’t think of anywhere I wouldn’t wear this Three Little Birds dress. The greatest thing about it truly is its versatility. It slips on easily after a long days swim in the Pacific.
A day at the beach playing with my puppy Luna is a breeze in this dress. Its loose fit allows it to flow in the cool ocean breeze and its racer back style allows your shoulders to still get some sun, while the rest of you stays covered up as you’re chasing after your dog!
Walking the shoreline, swimming in the crystal blue waters, lying in the sun, playing fetch; it’s a day in paradise! An adventurous day like this certainly leaves very little time for planning a wardrobe change before we head out for some fish tacos, good thing I am ready for anything in the only outfit I need!
Hannah reviewed the
It’s fun to imagine famous people, like Tom Petty, wandering the pages of Soul Flower. What would they buy? Most of the time it isn’t that out there to imagine what their picks would be, just glancing at a few photos of someone, like the rockin’ Tom Petty, can tell me what they would probably want to buy and,who knows, maybe they will. Tom Petty are you out there?? 😉
Ha…right right, JacQ, Petty reads this blog each night before he goes to sleep.
HEY, you never know, buds! There’s no shame in runnin’ down a dream. 😉
Anyways, here’s what I imagine Tom Petty would dig:
He’s all about those crew neck T-shirts, collared long sleeve shirts and Southwestern prints…simple ‘n’ badass is his rock ‘n’ roll.
Last summer I gushed about the Organic Milkshake Maxi Dress and it’s bike-ability. Truth be told – I’m still wearing that dress. But to mix it up, I rock the Saltwater Seas Organic Maxi Dress. I can get from Uptown to the north loop in three shakes of a lambs tail and I’m racing those shirtless mohawk guys on fixed gears. Last weekend I even had one get out of my way. (HA!)
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| Rockin the Drive-in movie with a BBQ and a maxi dress Photo By Cole Koehler |
Last night I wore the organic maxi dress to the drive-in. Three movies for $8? Awesome. Mosquitoes? Ew. Luckily my legs were safe and I hosed my arms down with bug dope.
Check out a video review I did on this dress!
When I’m not mowing down bike boys I’m on set making movies. Last weekend my team participated in the local 48 Hour Film Project. We shot outside on a cloudless Saturday landing us in the direct sun for about 12 hours. I wore Soul Flower’s organic On Horizon Hoody Dress. The light cotton dress breathed with me and air dried quickly.
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| SO SWEATY. This dress moved with me, through swamps, horse pens and tennis courts. Photo By Colette Ricci |
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| SUNBLOCK: The hood kept the sun off my scalp and neck! |
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| Ahem. The on set photog really liked the detail of the dress… Photo By Colette Ricci |
I couldn’t recommend these dresses more. If something can keep up with me, it’s quality. Add in organic and fair trade, and these are must haves!
Have fun out there, buds. Drink water, wear sunblock, be awesome and recycle!
~Bri
This is a bag for the mama warrior on the go. You know how “mom” bags look really corny and sedate? I remember browsing diaper bags while I was pregnant and thinking, “No. No. No. None of these will do.” Here’s the thing, you don’t need a “mom” bag to carry all of your mom gear.
The Field of Dreams bag is 10” by 15”, which means it can fit your diapers, your wallet, your phone and keys (there’s a handy inside zippered pocket), a spare onesie, some snacks, and all of those other mysterious things we end up carrying in the bottom of our bags (hey how did this dead beetle and random doll dress get in here?) But when you close up the 100% cotton canvas messenger style flap it all disappears. The straps are made from cotton webbing and the closures are antique brass turnbuckles so this bag is strong and can put up with a lot of abuse, travel, weather, and kid goop.
The best part is, instead of a corny kitten and calico fabric screaming to the world that yes, you are a human napkin and milk wagon, there’s a very cool mandala on an army green background. You can be you. You can be hip and stylish and still carry all of the trappings of parenthood.
The bag name kind of made me giggle. I remember the movie Field of Dreams. And I may have even taken a road trip as a teenager to said field in Iowa just to play a game of catch with my best friend. Those were good times, young and free. But I gotta tell ya, this bag is serving a very different field for me these days. I like to think that the subtle military theme is very appropo for a young parent. Yes, you are in the trenches now. Wear your bag with honor and soldier on. May it serve you well.
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| Tapestries and T-shirts turned pillows – oh my! |
It started out with a simple daydream of an amazing indoor fort with tons of pillows sprawled about. Once we had that in our heads, there was no turning back…you just can’t forget an idea that cozy! So at first we were asking each other to bring whatever couch pillows we have at home, but then Karly pipped in with an even better idea – she could turn our old T-shirts into pillows!
One winner will receive our one-of-a-kind Take a Hike pillow, and the second winner will snag our handmade Be Yourself Pillow with butterflies.
For a chance to win, simply leave a friendly comment below sharing which pillow you would like & why. We’ll randomly select 2 lucky winners on Thursday June 14, 2012! 🙂
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