SHOP

Some pictures of our ECOpop-upstore.

Hanneke is styling the shop window

a small podium for products in the middle of the shop

During one of our Sustainable Cafes; the Not Fair Fashion Quiz

 

Information board of all our designers and shop participants

PENDANTS

A couple of weeks ago I made a small collection of handmade buttons. I intended to use them for necklaces, and I did... but to my annoyance the buttons were hanging up side down all the time.

So today I made some new ones with only one hole, I should call them pendants now.
I used polymer clay, and mixed colors to create my own style and palette.

After baking them half an hour in the oven at 110 degrees Celcius I splash the pendants into ice cold water so they become real hard. 

The next step is to assemble the pendants with a cord and maybe vintage buttons or nice beads. I'll show you the results later. 
And for the ones who live close, I will sell the necklaces in our ECO pop-upstore.

TWO SHOPS

Some times I have none, some times I have two! TWO SHOPS...... 

...one online here and the second temporarily popping up in Groningen in the Zwanestraat 37.

The ECO pop-upstore opens Thursday November 8 and will be open during 2 months (Nov+Dec), maybe a bit longer. The popupstore is more than a shop with handmade design, fair trade and locally produced products, it is also a platform on sustainability. On Thursday evenings we open the shop for the Sustainable Café; talks, discussions (and drinks) on topics like Fair Fashion, Good Food,  a Cleaner World, Eco Interior etc. Check our Facebook page later for the program.

hoot

- modder - klei
- marineblauw (2x) - wijnrood
- lindegroen - zand
- mosterd (4x)

Hoot! Just flown into my collection !

A small and functional pouch for business or bank cards of supple leather in natural colours. It has one compartment, it closes with 2 poppers and is completed with a key ring.
+ 11,5 x 6,5 cm
+ €18,50

+ 100% leer
+ 20-25 kaartjes of 12 plastic passen
+ de ring kan je er af halen als je die niet nodig hebt

soon

My WOL(k) cushions are for sale in the Walnut Mixstore since last May.

 
Annet de Vries's small Attention Cafe (Aandachtschenkerij) is opened soon! Read more on Annet's blog. I'm glad to help good friends with what I'm good at and like best: sewing (of course!), but also interior layout plans, decorating and colour advice. My experience in several architectural offices comes in handy.

And soon my own small shop online shall be opened as well! 

But it seems there are always things that come first: a new project for Dutch magazine '101woonideeën" in which sweet fabric- and textile paint-webshop owners decided to cooperate,  a ++Plustwee participation in the Cultural Sunday in het Paleis on July 1, and not in the last place family matters.

So please be patient, I'll keep you posted.

Spring

We're having an ECO POP-UP STORE in Groningen starting from Friday April 13 until May 5!

I'm not doing it all by myself of course- I bring along well known Dutch artists and webshops:
Green Moon, The South is Blooming,  Zo Simpel (a succesful student company),
Studio Vensterbank and Van San (that's me) are the organizers and shop fillers of this event. Additional the work of other artists will be for sale in our shop: Tineke Meirink's Worn Wood, Annet de Vries' Giving Attention Tea and Marjolein Perin with her wool felted lamp.
We' ll have lovely durable, eco friendly and handmade products.

On Wednesday and Saturdays you may attend our creative workshops for children and adults. Please see FB for more information.
Become friends with the Eco pop-up store and we'll keep you posted!

Eco pop-up store location: Oude Boteringestraat 14, Groningen > on the top floor in the same building as Walnutmixstore.
Openening hours: Thursday + Friday 11.00 -18.00 and Sat. 11.00 - 17.00h

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Groninger ‘Eco pop-up store’ bloeit

        Het is lente! En lente staat voor een frisse aanblik, nieuwe groei en hernieuwde ideeën. Ervaar het en geniet van bloeiende creativiteit van Noorderlingen in een nieuwe Eco pop-up store in Groningen.

        De Eco pop-up store ontpopt zich op zaterdag 14 april om 11 uur, op de bovenste verdieping binnen de Walnut Mixstore en zal gedurende +/- 3 weken bloeien. Alle producten zijn handgemaakt, ecologisch verantwoord en duurzaam; van Deens keramiek tot Hollands en Afrikaans textiel en van advies voor duurzaam wonen tot workshops voor creatief (her)gebruik.
Blijf op de hoogte via Facebook  en Twitter #eco #popupstore #noordelijkebloei.

Noordelijke bloei; Go local, go global, go duurzaam!

Locatie: Oude Boteringestraat 14, Groningen (bovenste verdieping van Walnutmixstore) Openingstijden: do en vr 11.00- 18.00, za 11.00 -17.00 (13 april t/m 5 mei)

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Green Moon

sale

Sale is going fast! There are still some products left in my shop.
Please be sure to order them this month. The shop will be closed at April 1.


The reactions of people who have received their packages are heartwarming. Thank you all for your kind words.
Deep down I sense a little eagerness to carry on the whole business... maybe later...


Did you notice the sun is out?
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picture update I

shop window

my workspace

our shop to be