Happy February!
Thanks to your suggestions, we’ve put together this fab playlist of love songs to remind you of all the things that make your heart skip a beat ♥
Our 2011 Karma Krewe!
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Karma Krewe 2011…
We are seeking writers for our Soul-Flower.com Karma Krewe. Each year, we choose a team of enthusiastic & fun-loving customers who help us to spread the Soul Flower vibe across mother earth. Watch for our krewe out there: handing out stickers & catalogs; talking about Soul-Flower.com; and writing product reviews and stories right here on our blog.
So…do you like blogging & writing? Do you love Soul Flower and want to tell others about it? Do you like to be on the receiving end of discounts and free products? Do you want to get lots of karma from your Soul Flower buds? Then answer the questions below & email them to [email protected]
p.s. This is not a paid job! It is a true labor of love with free products and samples (and an ongoing discount…) as your rewards 🙂
Yes, I want to be on the Soul-Flower Karma Krewe!
Your Name:
Your Email:
Your Location:
Your Phone:
Are you over 18 years?
Your Blog:
Your Facebook Link:
Your Twitter Link:
How often do you visit Soul-Flower.com?
What is your all time favorite Soul-Flower item you own?
If you could buy one thing from Soul-Flower right now, what would it be?
What unique perspective can you bring to our blog?
Email your answers, along with a writing sample & photo of yourself to: [email protected] by February 21st. Thanks buds!
How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours. ~Wayne Dyer
Sneak Peek! New Soul Flower Tee Designs
Here at Soul Flower Wholesale we’ve got a handful of new designs ready for spring/summer. Most are in the process of being printed, too: on tees, dresses, hoodies, and onezies in new colors, styles, and earth-friendly fabrics! Watch for new CircleTees items online at Soul-Flower.com.
Our long-time friends and screen printers at Eight Seven Central in Des Moines, Iowa have gotten a jump start on printing our new designs. They print everything by hand, which means that each garment gets extra love ♥
Thanks, 8|7 for your awesome work! Watch for these new designs coming to Soul-Flower.com soon.
Sneak Peek of New Soul Flower Designs at EightSevenCentral on YouTube
Free Your Mind Tee
Do you like awesome reminders to live free? Do you like wearing shirts that inspire people to break out in song? Do you look good in blue or black? (of course you do!) If you answered yes to any of the above, then this review is for YOU!
The new ‘Free Your Mind’ tee is the fourth shirt from Soul Flower to have made my face incredibly happy. They were all so diverse with the ‘feel’ being different for each one. The ‘Hunter Tee’ and the ‘Treehugger Tee’ were both very lightweight in construction, and maybe even a little stretchy in composition. The ‘Free’ tee is more like the ‘Soul Flower Block Print’ tee… it feels more like your favorite worn cotton t-shirt. Not too light, not too heavy, but broken in just right.
The design is awesome because it gives off the effect that your t-shirt has been spray-painted. Like, maybe you were just walking to your car one day when out of the blue, someone ran up to you, and tagged your shirt with some fun advice! The process of creation was recently explained on the Soul Flower blog here. The blue and white colors make for a wicked cool contrast. Both are vibrant shades and really Pop! I like a little length to my shirts and this one lands just below my pants pockets. No riding up going on here. It stays just where I like it.
The ‘Free’ tee is my favorite t-shirt so far. I am literally wearing it right now. You should be too. Then, we could sing to each other. ‘Free Your Mind, and the Rest Will Follow.’ You’re singing it right now, aren’t you? 🙂
High-fives, buds…
Cam
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Carbonfund.org features Soul Flower
Here at Soul Flower we’re all about sharing positive vibes to help others and our earth. One of the ways we give back is by supporting Carbonfund.org to help offset our carbon footprint. It’s a great organization that leads projects in clean energy, energy efficiency and reforestation. And more trees is never a bad thing! 🙂
How To Tie a Wrap Skirt Tutorial Video
Do you have one of these cute wrap skirt and aren’t sure how to wear it? Are you nervous to buy one because you just aren’t sure how to tie it? Let us help show you how to tie a wrap skirt! We’ve carried quite a few wrap skirts here at Soul Flower over the years and continue every season with amazing new wrap skirts. But if you’re new to this style of skirt, figuring out how to wear it can feel a bit intimidating at first. So take a look at this quick video – our bud Brit shows us just how simple it is to tie one of these super-adjustable wrap skirts. Once you get one, you’ll be hooked! 🙂
Free Your Mind T-Shirt: Design Process
Talk about an empowering song! This song + a favorite quote = an awesome tee design.
Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds.
~Bob Marley
This quote is powerful and profound, and it calls for a simple yet bold design. Our Soul Flower Block Print tees have been a hit, so we decided to channel the same hand-made vibes for Free Your Mind.
It started with a blank piece of sketchbook paper and a pencil. A little freehand lettering and cutout action with an X-Acto blade, and we’ve got a super simple (but not so sturdy) stencil!
The floppiness of the stencil didn’t matter in this case since we only needed to spray through it a couple of times. Orange was the only color spray paint we had on hand, so FREE YOUR MIND started out about as orange as an oompa-loompa! 🙂
The reason we chose to cut a stencil and actually spray paint the design on to a piece of paper is so we could achieve that cool over-spray look that occurs naturally with stenciling.
After the paper dried, it was scanned in to the computer and adjusted to be completely black and white.
The design was then sent off to the screenprinters, who completed the final step in our journey from drawing-to-stencil-to-digital-to-screen-to-shirt. Whew! It’s definitely quite the process, but the results are awesome. We achieved that cool graffiti/spray paint look, with an empowering message. And it’s available for men & women!
Thanks to our buds Leiah & Joe for freeing their minds during our photoshoot 🙂
Soul Flower’s new designs
We like 8|7 because not only do they deliver amazing results, they’re also local (to us!) and all-around great people. Check out their blog post interviewing our very own Mike, co-owner of Soul Flower.
And keep an eye out for our spring line!
Waves of Freedom = waves of awesome
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Peggy is wearing the Waves of Freedom Pants and the Favorite Fairytale Top.
Hey Buds!
Hope you are all enjoying the new year! We’ve got some awesome updates about one of your favorite & most-loved items, the Waves of Freedom Pants…
1. Awesome customers love awesome pants:
“These are so comfy and cool! I adore them. Dress ’em up, dress ’em down….can’t get enough!!… Another soul flower winner.”
“I LOVE these pants! … Compliments everywhere I go. They are warm and flowy, a perfect blend of funk and class.”
“These pants scream “wear me everyday!” …The brown color is a great neutral and will go with everything.”
“SO comfortable, flattering, and super cute. I am glad I splurged on these pants, they are my new favorites for sure!”
(Read all reviews of the Waves of Freedom pants)
2. Some customers are awesome tall:
The first time around, these pants ran short. Ya’ll wished they were longer. Well, now you can save your “starlight, starbright”s for world peace & more Nilla Wafers because we made ’em longer! In new shipments of these, each size will be 1 inch longer in length.
3. Long live awesome:
We’ll keep carrying these pants through Spring & Summer 2011.
4. Awesome version two (and 3 and 4 and maybe more):
Come April, keep an eye out for Waves of Freedom pants made in new colors and fabrics, so you can stay awesome even in warmer weather!
If you’re still not convinced that the Waves of Freedom pants will probably be the most awesome pants you’ll ever own, let Peggy show you how they look coupled with a couple of other Soul Flower favorites:
Peggy shares a few Soul Flower favorites… on YouTube
What do you think? If you own these pants, are they everything you dreamed of and more? 😉 What colors and fabrics would you like to see for spring?
Peace & Love Hippie Tapestry
Let me tell you about Soul Flower’s Peace & Love Tapestry, buds…
Can you believe that this is my second tapestry ever? For years, I’ve had a problem narrowing down which one design I liked best, so I would just walk away from ordering one. It was a sad period in my life. When I saw the Peace & Love design, though, I knew that it would be a great addition to our living space. And, that is exactly where it is…draped across the back of our couch. Since our couch floats in the middle of the living room, facing the fireplace, the tapestry is the first place your eyes land as you come into the room. I think it makes a great focal point. It really sets the (jewel) tone of the room, haha!
Besides being a Soul Flower Karma Krewe member, blogger, and homeschooling mama, I’m also a budding natural-light photographer. I knew that the Peace & Love tapestry would make an excellent prop. And, I was right because, so far, I’ve taken several awesome pictures with it! At the Grand Canyon, sunset on the California coastline, and surrounded by beautiful colorful fall leaves in my mama’s yard. I cannot wait to continue finding creative photo ops for it!
The fabric is a sturdy cotton. It really feels like a heavyweight bed sheet. The colors are very saturated, and haven’t faded in three washes. There are little loops attached at the top two corners to make hanging it up on your wall a snap! The Soul Flower catalog compares it to a stained glass window, and I think that is a perfect description! The browns, burgundies, reds, blues, and purples are really rich, vibrant colors.
Whatever purpose your tapestry needs are, the Peace & Love tapestry from Soul Flower is definitely the solution! Another solid reason added to why I love Soul Flower! Peace, Love, and Tapestries, buds!!
~Cam
Read more from Cam at her blog, Free Spirit Chronicles
Going forward
Hey buds! Thank you for being such great buds. 2010 was such a fun and exciting year for Soul Flower, and it’s all because of you. Like we often say, we are who we are because of YOU, & even though Soul Flower is online- and catalog-based, it’s still all about interacting with people.
It has always been our goal to seek out and welcome your feedback. It challenges us and helps us grow. So we thought it appropriate to create a spot right here for you to share your thoughts with us. No need to sign in or anything, just leave us a comment about…
How can we better help you shop and engage with Soul Flower?
How can the website or products be improved?
What types of subjects would you enjoy reading here on our blog?
What else should we do with our online media efforts (YouTube, blogging, Facebook, etc)?
What have your previous experiences with Soul Flower been like? And what would you change?
So please, leave your thoughts below: rant, rave, review, send ideas, gripe, groove, share the love … whatever it is you have to say to make us better, we want to hear it! Cheers to love, laughter & good times in 2011.
Fair Trade Hippie Skirt Review
This five tiered skirt is made using beautiful earthy colors. This flowing, long broom skirt is the perfect addition for fall or any season. The skirt is made of soft cotton; each tier separated by a raw hem. The fabric has beautiful floral patterns and the skirt features an elastic & drawstring waist. I’ve danced many nights away in this flowing skirt. With its floral patterns of blues, greens, & browns this skirt allows me to wear so many different color tops.
I also love the fact that this skirt is part of the fair trade movement. I know when I spend my money on fair trade clothing, the artists that hard work went into making it were compensated fairly. It is important to me to not only take care of mother earth, but to take care of our fellow brothers and sisters as well. Another reason I love shopping at Soulflower! They make it so easy to fill my wardrobe with super cute, eco-friendly, fair trade clothing that makes me smile 🙂
Your bud,
Trish
Holiday playlist…
To help celebrate the season & keep our holiday spirits bright, us buds here at soul flower put our heads & music taste together to create this eclectically beautiful playlist of christmas tunes….
Holiday Music 2010 Playlist at MixPod.com
Video Contest Winner
Our Lights, Camera, Action! video contest winner is…
Erin!
Thanks for this awesome video, Erin… You win a $75 gift certificate to Soul-Flower.com!
Winner #2 of the Soul Flower Coloring Contest
Our second winner of the Soul Flower coloring contest is…
Carol!
Your attention to detail in coloring is what impressed us on this one! We love how you made the skirt and shirt different than it was on the catalog. (Actually, the skirt you drew reminds us of our Watercolor Tie-Dye Skirt, and your top reminds us of our Feelin’ Groovy Tie-Dye Wrap Top… coincidence? 🙂
Carol, please email us at [email protected] with your choice of shirt out of these and we’ll get it sent out to you right away!
Thanks to everyone who has entered so far, and no worries – we’ll be picking more winners as the entries keep coming in. You’re still in the running!
Hemp Style – the Sadie Tunic
I have a new favorite Soul Flower item!
Okay, okay…I know I say that every time, but they just basically ROCK! 🙂
I love, love, love my Sadie Tunic!!
The Sadie tunic is so versatile! Wear it by itself on warmer days, throw a t-shirt on underneath it for days with a slight chill, or pair it with your favorite long-sleeves for colder days. It works in any weather! On my recent Route 66 trip, I wore it when there was snow & ice in the Grand Canyon and on a sunny day in San Francisco! My sister even wore it as a dress with cowgirl boots, and she looked amazing! My favorite way to wear it, because I live in warm coastal Georgia, is with a t-shirt and jeans. It makes one awesome combination!
Once again, Soul Flower shows love to Mama Earth in the construction of the fabric. It is made up of 55% hemp & 45% organic cotton. You can feel good about the kindness of your purchase! The color is definitely more of a gray tone than beige. I was expecting it to be more beige. It is a sturdy fabric that has held up (without shrinking!) for a couple of months now. I am about 5’5″, so you can guess by my picture about what the length will be on your frame. The wood buttons have the coolest scroll design, and are almost a copper-ish color. The hood comes in handy for anytime the weather gets inclement or you just need a few minutes incognito. 🙂
I’ve been getting compliments on it, wherever I go. I throw on my green jeans, the Sadie tunic, and my mandala bag to match. Tres hippie chic, buds! You should order the Sadie tunic for any lovely lady in your life, and be sure to include one for yourself!
~Cam
12 Days of Soul Flower Christmas
While the 12 Days of Christmas actually refers to the twelve days after Christmas through January 5, at Soul Flower our busy holiday season picks up around November, so we’re not gonna wait!
We doubt you’ll be wishing for any of the gifts from the 12 Days of Christmas song (except maybe those 5 golden rings!), so check out this Soul Flower spin on the days. Maybe these will better fit your must-haves for the holidaze.
Now that we’ve got you feeling inspired to give your true love the 12 Days of Soul Flower Xmas…
Take 12% off any of these 12 items by using code 12DAYS at checkout. Good through December 20.
Patchwork Skirt Review
It’s OK, I’m in the Band(ana) Skirt…
My I’m in the Bandana Skirt is my favorite Soulflower item! Autumn is one of my favorite seasons and its all about color! I have had so much fun accessorizing this patchwork skirt because there are so many bold colors that I can really mix it up and create so many different looks! I dressed it up with my favorite autumn boots for a crisp autumn day of meandering along Philadelphia’s famous South Street. South Street is super artsy, eccentric, and colorful, so it was great to be able to feel so comfortable while also rocking amazing style!
The I’m in the Bandana Skirt has a light-weight lining that provides a bit of extra warmth which make this the perfect skirt for the cooler seasons. This skirt is also great for more casual looks. Throw on a cute hoodie, and some clogs and you’ve got a great casual Autumn look perfect for heading to the orchard to pick a pumpkin!
Autumn has been so much fun this year! I have had more events this autumn than ever before and my I’m in the Bandana Skirt has made it to easy to quickly switch up my look to head from Fall Festivals, to family reunions, to dinner with friends!
In 2 weeks, the hubby and I have a wedding to attend in Northern Florida and then we’re road tripping down the east coast of Florida to Miami. This skirt is the first thing on my list to pack! The weather will be uncertain and my I’m in the Bandana Skirt is great for both warm and cool temperatures. Boots or flip flops!?!? I don’t have to choose because both look great with my I’m in the Bandana Skirt!
~Sheila
Lights, Camera, Action! Video review contest
Are you passionate about Soul Flower products? Do you have something to say about your experience shopping at Soul-Flower.com? Then let your voice be heard and your smiling mug be seen!
Brit shows off Soul Flower’s Nothing But Nature belt on YouTube
Now that you’ve seen an example, we’re inviting each of you to record a video to share. Show off and review some Soul Flower threads, tell us what you like about your goods, do a haul video of your newest Soul Flower package… or any other Soul Flower-related thing you can think of. Keep it short, keep it classy, but be yourself and have fun!
Why video?
Video is so popular right now, and it’s a great way to grab attention. We want to see the faces behind those names (and amazing notes), and the voices behind those lovely faces. Help us get the word out about Soul Flower, and meet other passionate customers (aka Awesome People)!
What can I win?
Besides eternal fame and praise from your buds here at Soul Flower and other readers of the blog, we are also going to pick winners! 1st place wins a $75 gift certificate to Soul-Flower.com, 2nd place will win a $50 gift certificate, 3rd place gets $25, and every other entry wins a FREE SHIPPING coupon!
How to enter:
1. Record your video (this part’s easy!)
2. Upload to the web (use YouTube, Photobucket, or any other upload site you choose)
3. Comment on this blog post with the link to your video
We’ll embed all videos in this post as they come in, so
4. come back often to check out what everyone else has entered!
We’ll choose a winner based on video awesome-ness on Monday, December 13.
Peace,
Your Buds
Bring on the Funk Fleece Jacket Review
Brrrr! Autumn in Philly sure got chilly quick this year! My new Bring On The Funk Jacket is super warm and soft. What more could you ask for?!? The cozy fleece makes this the perfect outerwear for the cooler seasons. Friends have been having so many impromptu get togethers this holiday season, and my new Bring On The Funk Jacket has kept me looking fresh with no effort on my part! This jacket looks great with jeans, and is also a great match to my SoulFlower “I’m in the Bandana Skirt”! No matter what I’m wearing, I can quickly grab my Bring On The Funk Jacket and head out the door knowing I’ll be in style. The wood buttons on this jacket are so hip & funky and I love the unique patterns on each button! The large collar is my favorite part because the festive colors & detailed patterns celebrate the holiday season.
Winter in Philly is usually a sea of neutral colored peacoats and individuality seems to get lost in the mix. I love that SoulFlower allows me to express my creativity by offering such amazing and unique gear! I get so many compliments when I wear this jacket and I’m sure to tell everyone to visit Soul Flower.
~Sheila
Hippie maternity clothes
Added Note: For our latest maternity clothing picks click here: Hippie Maternity Wear for the Bohemian Mommy-To-Be 🙂
Hippie Maternity Ideas by soul-flower featuring peasant tops
Recently, one of our buds on Facebook asked if we carry any cool maternity clothes. While we don’t specifically stock “maternity” clothes, we do have a lot of items that would work for mamas-to-be.
We’ve created a new Pregnancy Clothing Ideas category on the site with a selection of tees, tanks, skirts, and pants that’ll work for you when you’re expecting (and even when you’re not)!
When choosing items to be pregnancy-friendly, we looked for stretchy fabrics (that retain their shape after washing), long tunic-style t-shirts, forgiving waistbands, and flowy tops that aren’t too constricting. If you’re a hippie expecting mother or just love that boho style, we hope you can find something that works for you at Soul Flower.
As always, if you have any questions about fit or sizing, contact us.
Now we’ll throw it to all the mamas out there: What items from Soul Flower would you recommend for pregnancy? Did you have any favorites while you were expecting?
Hippie Backpack Review: it’s Da Bomb!
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Even though I’m a student I haven’t used a backpack in probably six years. Most of them I’ve seen are pretty unattractive and bulky. But while browsing through some of Soul Flower’s new goods I came across the “Da Bomb Tie Dye Backpack”. It was instant love for me. This bag has tons of room for pretty much anything you need as well as two front pockets for those little things that get lost in a big sack.
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I love how versatile this bag is too. I take it to class, over night trips, even festivals and this bag will definitely make you stand out in the crowd. I just went to Kansas City this past weekend to see Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros and I brought my Da Bomb bag along for the trip. I fit everything I needed for the weekend with room to spare! I can’t even tell you how many compliments I’ve gotten on it already and I’ve only had it for a few weeks.
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Most backpacks I’ve had throughout my career as a student make me feel like I have a box attached to my back. But since this is a soft bag you can barley even tell you’re wearing it which I love because I hate being weighed down by the bag I’m carrying. Fortunately I don’t have to bring many books to my classes so it’s perfect for me, but if you have to lug around a ton of text books this wouldn’t be the ideal bag for you. This is such a funky bag and you will absolutely love all the attention you get from it.
~Kristen
Sugar & Spice: little buds photoshoot
Sugar and spice and everything nice… that’s what little girls are made of. And these cuties are the sweetest ones around! Here are a few shots from a photoshoot featuring sweet Janey, Lila, Lucy & Ruby, taken the last weekend of Summer 2010. These beautiful sisters played and hooped away the afternoon in their Soul Flower sundresses – good times, thanks to the summer sunshine!
Items featured are the Floral Toddler Sundress and the Fairy Mudmee Top. The Fairy top is actually made for women, but it works as a cute dress for a young girl, too!
Winner #1 of the Soul Flower Coloring Contest
Our first winner of the Soul Flower coloring contest is…
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Jazzy!
Jazzy, everyone here at Soul Flower loved all 6 coloring pages you sent in. We picked the Give a Hoot owl page as our favorite: half pink, half blue… super cool!
Congratulations! For your prize, we think you’ll really like the Come On Get Happy kid’s tee. If you’ve got another tee in mind, tell mom or dad to let us know. Otherwise, keep a lookout for your new tee in the mailbox early next week!
Thanks to everyone who has entered so far, and no worries – we’ll be picking more winners as the entries keep coming in. You’re still in the running!