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New African Home Accent Arrivals - Table Top and Serving
New African home accent arrivals for kitchen, table top, and serving. See what's new in safari theme table top accents and serving accessories.
Continue Reading...100% Silk - Special Introductory Offer
30. June 2009
Small women's cooperative in India gives new life to recycled sari scraps that would otherwise add to a landfill. Introducing our newest addition, the 100% silk Senka Sari throw. Save 25% off now, with our special introductory offer.
Continue Reading...Last Chance: 20% Off Suede Celebration Deal Ends 6/25
24. June 2009
Last chance for 20% savings on all 4 designs of our suede throws that were recently featured in Green Right Now as one of Twenty great, green decorative items with stories to tell...
Continue Reading...4 Great Deals - All Handmade, Fair Trade, Suede and 20% Off (limited time only)
19. June 2009
Recently featured in Green Right Now as one of Twenty great, green decorative items with stories to tell...we're celebrating suede! For a limited time only, you can save 20%...
Continue Reading...Celebrating Women: Traditional Rwandan Friendship Basket
20. May 2009
One of the most recognizable baskets from Rwanda is the traditional friendship basket, a cone shaped lidded basket with a pattern that represents two friends walking together along a path. The friends walk together, stop to visit with others, and then continue on their way. A traditional friendship basket, the bluedango Harmony Basket features a red zig-zag pattern on an off-white, neutral background. Hand woven of sisal, with loop for hanging, the Harmony Basket measures 6 inches in diameter and 10 inches in height (including the lid). On sale for a limited time, only $47.95. A great way to celebrate the special women in your life--definitely a unique gift for your friends.
Continue Reading...Unique Addition to Any Room’s Rustic Decor
20. March 2009
Vorderen Wood Tray: Unique wooden tray, neutral; food-safe; eco-friendly; fair trade; handmade; recycled, reclaimed; Length (in): 14.0; Width (in): 9.0; Height (in): 2.5; Origin: Ghana Shop Now > Another great way to make a stylistic and eco-friendly statement about you and your environment. Practical wooden tray; hand carved in Ghana from scraps of wood that [...]
Continue Reading...Spice Up Your Kitchen with African Herb Baskets
3. March 2009
Looking for a unique way to store your herbs and spices? Well, bluedango has just the herb basket for you. The Kadogo Herb Baskets are small traditional African baskets that are handmade by Zulu basket weavers. Being miniature versions of the traditional ukhamba baskets, these small Kadogo Herb Baskets range in size from approximately 3.0 - [...]
Continue Reading...Newest eco-friendly wooden bowls. Say hello to Tisa and Tano…
19. February 2009
Yes, it’s time to say hello to Tisa and Tano. Pretty cool names, huh? Well, they should be, because Tisa and Tano are very cool new additions to The Mti Collection, which features wooden bowls carved from aged olive tree stumps found on the Kahero Farm in the Great Rift Valley, Kenya. See, we told [...]
Continue Reading...Word of the Day: Pied. Yes, as in the Pied Piper…and like Pya Art
12. February 2009
To keep our team keen, we like to review words of the day around here. So, low and behold, this week brought us pied…yes, as in the Pied Piper. The meaning of pied is: Having patches of two or more colors, or multicolored. It all makes sense, you know…when you think back to pictures of [...]
Continue Reading...Stylin’ in the New Year: Renew Your Space
7. January 2009
Well, we’ve already mentioned some of the more popular New Year’s resolutions found on lists this time of year, and now we’re going to take the suggestion we found in The Style Insider: Renew your space. We have to agree that this is a great curriculum for 2009. Of course, how could we not??? After all, [...]
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- Understanding Color Schemes For Decorating - Color Harmony 101To understand color schemes, you need to have an understanding of color harmony, which is the theory behind the development of color schemes. Similar to music theory, there is a basic understanding that certain colors act together in harmony, while others may create a clashing of tones.
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