Green in all the colours of the rainbow!
We are very excited to release the May edition of Inspirations from Magic Starfish. In each issue we will share some of the interesting information we discover on our journey and endeavour to inspire you to see that at Magic Starfish 'green' comes in all the colours of the rainbow!
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Slow Cooked Clothes:
The temperature is cooling down now but things are warming up at Magic Starfish. Our sample of organic cotton and hemp muslin has just been delivered to our sewers to create samples of our new baby wraps. We can't wait so see them and dye them!
Kimberlie's trip to Adelaide was exciting, with lots of interest in our tie dyed shopping bags from shoppers at the Willunga Farmers Market. The Green Room on High Street has joined our Starfish family as our Willunga retailer. If you are down in the McLaren Vale area please pop in and say hi, not only will you be able to see Magic Starfish aprons and hemp bags, you'll also be able to enjoy lunch at their organic cafe. Back in NSW, Made in Rivendell on the South coast has also joined our Starfish family, Lisa has a great range of our rainbow spiral shopping bags, aprons and tea towels. So if you are into rainbows make sure you pop in for a visit. Organic Feast at East Maitland is now stocking the complete range of our organic t-shirts from baby 000 - 0, Toddler's 1-4, children's 4 -12 and Adults small to large. For a complete list of all our retailers please click here.
One of the very special things about Magic Starfish is that we dye each item individually. This ensures that every pattern is unique and unrepeatable. We find our customers love looking through a selection of shopping bags, t-shirts or tea towels for that special pattern that speaks to them. Perhaps your very special hand dyed t-shirt or accessory has just been dyed and is waiting for you!
Chocolate - the truth is not so sweet.
Chocolate is often described as “the Food of the Gods”. In Australia we consume around 120,000 tonnes of chocolate products each year, that’s a staggering 6 kilos of chocolate per person in Australia! At Magic Starfish we are committed to fair labour work practices so it is very upsetting to hear that thousands of children are still being forced to labour in the production of cocoa, chocolate’s primary ingredient.
You can read more about Chocolate here...