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Favourite Baskets: Ethical Fashion Handbag, Market Shopping, Home Design, & Garden

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A-tisket, a-tasket, we love our favourite baskets.  A different basket for each task-et.  To continue growing the ‘Favourite Series’, I’m sharing tips and info about our favourite gathering of baskets for:  home, personal style, organic cooking & gardening, and chic Spring-Summer handbags.

Some of our uses for these baskets are:  daily handbag, dry produce, fresh garden produce, mail, kitchen & dining linens, garden planters, books, laundry, food shopping in town, picnics, office/wardrobe/mudroom storage, special supplies, baby & doll bassinet, organic beauty products, and storage for family outtings.

One positive choice influences another.  Perhaps a market basket will inspire you to support your local organic farmers, taking healthy walks to gather your food. A natural home inspires us to go out and balance in Nature.  What do you use baskets for?

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Using well made baskets is ethical, economical, and texturally pleasing.  To maximize your sustainability, you can learn to make your own baskets.  This really comes in handy when a repair is needed.  This journal text appears in my upcoming Design Book, so check back for more!

Designer Tip of the Day:

When choosing a basket, it’s helpful to think about:

~The main use and other possible purposes.  What are you storing or carrying in it?

~Colours, textures, sizes, smoothness, and weights.  A balance of differences creates a peaceful design.

~Where will the basket live and how will it be used?

~Who made it?  Were they paid fairly?  What is it made of?  Is it non-toxic so it doesn’t off-gas in your home or cause illness to those making the products?

~How much joy will it bring you to use a hand-crafted piece?

~Is there a local basket weaver in your area?

~Are the handles and straps comfortable to use and securely attached?

~How can you keep it in good shape to last many lifetimes?

For Design Projects & Help for Interiors, Gardens, Fashion, and more, message Atelier Amor Milagre here.

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We love picnics, so a special picnic basket was on our holiday wishlist.  We’re excited to use it this Spring!

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Keeping the home calm with natural materials and colours helps our family keep a healthy balance, while organizing things, like laundry, for easy routines.

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Gathering fresh food feels even better in a sweet little basket at the shops and in the garden.  Little Dear Ones sneak off with the basket and fill with toys.  Now, it’s a bed or house for a little bear.  Natural materials inspire shopping for fresh, organic food with no packaging.  Bring everything home in your basket and place on the table, ready to enjoy!  Maybe a flower will hop into your basket, ready to plant in the garden?  Special stones, shells, or leaves.  Basket handles feel good to hold.  The senses need Nature.  Sweet and humble, a basket inspires me so.  For more A Gentle Life Collections, news & sales, and healthy lifestyle inspiration, please subscribe at the bottom of this page.

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Yes, there is a thing as too many baskets, so choose mindfully with the above tips and your beautiful lifestyle in mind.  Store baskets simply to avoid collecting dust/allergies.  Vinegar-water is an easy way to keep baskets clean.

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This week, our baskets led us to the ocean for fresh air and beautiful views.

Check back here to view an upcoming journal post for

The Amor Milagre Spring 2019 Gift Guide

to help you fill your lovely Easter Baskets this April!

Shop Spring!

NEW! Spring Sale 10% off All Orders with Code: SPRING19

Happy Spring!  XOXO ~Amor Milagre

 

Music of the Moment:  A-Tisket, A-Tasket, Ella Fitzgerald

 

 

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Amor Milagre: Reuse Ethical Packaging


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A Gift for you!  Wrapped in respect for Nature, Amor Milagre packages are freshly wrapped this Spring so that you may reuse the boxes within for gifts and storage.  This prolongs the life of the box as a box.  The boxes can hold your dearest treasures or supplies waiting to become your dearest treasures.  Helpful on an office shelf, in a nursery, a bookshelf, or a storage room, these clean recycled brown boxes are a beautiful neutral for your home and office.  The packages are wrapped in a reusable, recycled brown kraft paper.  The name of the recipient is handwritten on the top of the package for a special personalized feeling upon arrival.  All packaging is responsibly sourced, made of recycled material, and FSC Certified.  I’ve always been in Love with the realm of trees and Nature.  It’s important to source responsible materials.  I use minimal packaging, and with this process, the box is able to be reused, Loved, and adored.  Use the paper for anything you can, and recycle or compost if too messy from shipping.  Use for packing when you move or ship another package.  Fold in half and use the clean sides to cover books for school or to soothe your bookshelf.  Paint a mural!  If clean, use both sides for a large blank canvas to draw on.  Kids will love this adventure!  Tidying up your home is very rewarding.  When all of your things have a special place, you can easily find what you crave, and save your energy for the next passion to enjoy in life.  Love to the trees!  XOXO  ~Amor Milagre

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I adore calligraphy and classic bakery style boxes.  My packaging doesn’t use string, but I love the feeling of a parcel wrapped in brown paper with your name on it!  This is especially exciting when someone else has bought this surprise for you.  A little box on your doorstep!  What is inside?  A gift for me!

Another way to keep your order’s packaging in good shape for reuse is to instruct your mail carrier, (we use USPS for all orders), to deliver your packages to a specific spot.  One that is nice, dry, and easy for you to see and bring in.  You can also ask to pick up your parcels at the post office so they stay very dry and clean. 

 

It’s a lovely and vital idea for everyone to cut down on using excessive amounts of packaging and packaging that is wasted or only used once.  We can grow more Love for the initial materials and energy used to make even one simple box.  How many uses can you find for a box?  Children love to play with boxes.  These boxes make wonderful beds for dolls, puppet stages, houses for tiny mice toys, treasure chests for letters from Dear Ones, and beaches for my upcoming organic cotton toy collection!  They are also perfect for storing artwork, holiday cards, and art & craft supplies.  The labels help children learn to spell and read.  Amor Milagre is an inclusive company.  I not only try to include all people when making the product collections, choosing packaging, and mindfully writing new book characters, but how is everything cherished?  How can a product live throughout time?  How can we share Love and responsibly choose ‘A Gentle Life?’

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This way of packing my products also saves you time and space, while being very helpful around the house.

No trip to the recycling center on our account.  Less energy to recycle materials. 

A new, fun tool for you to keep your belongings happy and in good condition! 

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As an artist and designer, it really helps to organize my belongings into labeled boxes. 

Everything is there at your fingertips!  All of the boxes live on a storage shelf, easy to find. 

Ready to play?

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Explore Amor Milagre’s ‘A Gentle Life’ Collections to find what speaks to you or reminds you of a Dear One!

Quick shipping during every season.

 

Coming Up:  Dear Sweet Funny Audiobooks!

 

Music of the Moment:  Butterfly Mornings, Hope Sandoval & The Warm Inventions

 

 

 

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Spring Fresh: Design Your Art Gallery

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La Primavera!  Oh, how lovely to freshen your home with new air and sweet dances.  Surround yourself with gentle, healthy coziness.  Yes, freshness can be very cozy!  Open the windows and let Love in and out.  Visit The Shop at Dove Cottage for gentle life inspiration for any space, whether for a room in your home or in your heart.  Inspired by Nature and the senses, ‘A Gentle Life’ Collections are wonderful to wear, to adorn walls in the home or halls at the office with, and to give as customized gifts.  Bring Nature in and go out to embrace her.  So many more loving pieces from this ever-growing, ethical collection are hopping into the shop this Spring season.  Freedom is found in our choices.  Choose Love,  XOXO ~Amor Milagre

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Explore Amor Milagre’s ‘A Gentle Life’ Artwork Collections

and choose pieces that you would like in your art gallery.

Each piece is a story on her own, and many pieces together create a mood.

Create a cozy haven that inspires Love & Peace for you!

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Personalize your life and your spaces with Amor Milagre’s unique art, design, and beautiful gift collections.

 

The Illustrated Garden Alphabet Letters are the perfect items to center your collection around,

by first choosing your desired letter(s)/word/name,

(you can order one from this collection or a customized one tailored for your colours and interests).

Based on the mood of one piece, you can more easily choose others you like that complement one another as a gallery.

For design advice when curating your own art gallery, message me here!

 

Order one piece at a time or a collection of pieces. 

Both ways are amazing for growing a garden of beautiful, gentle imagery

to inspire each loving day to be just what you like!

Happy Fresh Spring!

 

Coming Up:  Stationery Shop Opening and More Art Print Paper Sizes

 

Music of the Moment: M’Bifé Blues, Amadou & Mariam

 

 

 

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Booklover Sale! Upcoming S’19 Collection & New Ethical Children’s Books

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A New Sale to inspire more cozy days of reading while Darling Winter thaws into Glorious Springtime.  Read to and with your Little Dear Ones.  Books for all ages from 0-1000+.  Live in the Light with Amor Milagre!  Take 10% off All Books with Checkout Promo Code:  BOOKLOVER.  

Coming soon:  Amor Milagre’s New Original Children’s Books & Healthy Lifestyle Books

One is Fresh from the Garden!  All are handmade with Love & Peace.

~Amor Milagre

 

Check back soon for the release of the New Spring Collections!

P.S. A Loving Valentine’s Day to you!

 

Music of the Moment:  Crystal, Stevie Nicks

 

 

 

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New Mid-Winter Artwork Collection, Reindeer Walking in Winter

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New! Reindeer Walking in Winter, Original Watercolour Painting & Art Prints

A darling reindeer strolls along this Winter’s day, from my painting desk, down to the office, until finding a cozy spot in The Shop at Dove Cottage.  New original paintings and art prints are nestling into the shop this month.  View this reindeer watercolour painting here, and soon a matching children’s book and stationery set will accompany it.  This Mid-Winter’s Artwork Collection is now available to purchase!  Check back every day for the release of new items to collect the originals and prints for a timeless art gallery in your home.  Happy Winter!  Keep the Season by appreciating Mother Nature’s inspiration.  XOXO ~Amor Milagre

Do you have a birthday gift or baby shower to shop for?  Enjoy a rare 20% off sale on all art prints! The Valentine’s Day Sale ends Feb 14, 2019. Use Checkout Code: HAPPYLOVING.  Explore the large Sale Collection for more gift-giving inspiration!

Coming Up:  More new artwork from this new Mid-Winter Collection!

 

Music of the Moment:  Dedicated to the One I Love, The Shirelles / Mamas & Papas, Written by Ralph Bass and Lowman Pauling