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Leaf-Shaped Bowl made of Recycled Paper
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Adapting necessity to art, traditional basket-making techniques are used to make these wonderful little pots or bowls. Artisans use recycled posters from printing companies. First they make long flat strips of paper, dipped in glue - then dried. Then, after the strips dry, the artisans wet them again form them into useable shapes, like this little bowl with a lid. It is all held together with the glue as the strips are coiled. Sturdy household items are the result.
The brightly colored random patterns are derived from the shapes and the contents of the posters used, so you may see some printed words on yours, too.
We were particularly enchanted with the leaf-shape of this clever bowl. It is great in any room - even on your desk. It measures about 5-1/2 by 2-1/4 inches.
Each bowl is different, not only because it is handmade, but, because the paper strips are never the same from item to item. So, please let SilverCrow choose one for you.
Made in Vietnam
23February2010
Out of Stock
Price: $8.00 Each
Note Card: Exodus
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Artist Kate Dawidziak is the artist who created this gorgeous note card featuring ravens or crows along with a lovely fairy with magnificent black wings. She is overlooking the water from atop a rocky precipice. Either snow or falling stars are around her as she thoughtfully contemplates.
The image on the front of the card is echoed mistily inside the card as well, muted enough for you to inscribe your message.
The card is accompanied by an illustrated envelope. But, for those of you who prefer your message to be sent incognito, we are adding, at no extra charge, a kraft "paper bag" style envelope just in that case.
This card was made using earth-friendly materials, with a minimum of 50 % post consumer recycled paper. The accompanying printed envelop is mixed-eco paper which may include sugarcane, kenaf, bamboo and recycled wood pulp. All printing is with soy based inks. The extra kraft envelope is made of recycled paper as well.
The card measures 4-7/8 by 7 inches.
Printed in USA
12February2010
Price: $2.95 each
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Note Card: Memento
Artist Nene Thomas has created this marvelous image of a raven's faerie, complete with shiny black wings. The raven (or crow) converses with his lovely counterpart as their worlds meet under the moon.
11February2010
Elegant Brown Candy Wrapper Purse
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This cool bag is made from recycled candy and food wrappers! Each one is unique as they are all handmade. It is made with the same technique that children once used to weave chewing gum wrappers in to long chains. But, don't worry, your bag is much sturdier because the waterproof wrapper is wrapped around a strip of recycled paper before it is folded. Our elegant brown bag is made of interwoven brown and silver wrappers. The brown ones get their pattern from the writing on the bag!
Even the handle is made from wrappers! The bag measures about 8 inches from side to side, almost 5 inches high and about 1-1/2 inches deep. The strap is about 15 inches long, allowing the handle an 8 inch opening for carrying by hand or slipping tightly under your arm.
Because these bags are handmade, yours will be unique, but the colors and materials remain the same. Please allow for some variation.
Hecho en México
24January2010
Price: $48.00 each
Small Recycled Sardine Label Bowl
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This fun giant bowl has been created from a papier mâché base. Then each label has been painstakingly trimmed and placed to create this wonderfully pleasing pattern. Our decorative bowl measures 7 inches in diameter at the top and is about 3-1/2 inches high.
Of course, each bowl is unique as they are all handmade by African artisans. This Fair Trade item supports Aids Research and Relief in Africa.
Please use this as a decorative bowl only. It cannot be immersed. Please clean with a soft cloth - no water.
Made in Africa
23December2009
Price: $9.50 Each
Large Recycled Sardine Label Bowl
This fun giant bowl has been created from a papier mâché base. Then small sardine can labels are painstakingly trimmed, placed and glued to create this wonderfully pleasing pattern. Our decorative bowl measures 10 inches in diameter at the top and is about 5-1/4 inches high.
19December2009
Price: $20.50 Each
Save Water - Shower with a Friend Soap
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Conserve precious clean water - learn all the ways. Showering with a friend is only one - and maybe the most fun! This wonderfully scented sugared grapefruit Save Water Conservation Soap will be a friendly reminder everyday as you bathe. It is made with organic aloe vera juice.
Each bar measures 4 by 2-3/4 inches and is packaged in a groovy gift box. It will last a long, long time, weighing in at 9 ounces (250 grams).
Several bars shown for illustration.
Made in USA
12December2009
Price: $7.50 each
The Lorax
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Dr. Seuss first published The Lorax in 1971. Ahead of its time, the ecological warnings are still right on target over 35 years later. Helping children of all ages understand how dangerous it is to disregard our environment, The Lorax uses the mesmerizing poetry for which Dr. Seuss is so well known to hit an important subject head on. Despite the desolation that exists in the book, true to all of the good doctor's stories, there remains hope in the end.
This library bound hardback book has 72 pages full of classic Seuss illustrations.
02November2009
Price: $14.95 each
Plantable Greeting Card: Love and prayers and thoughts of you.
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Grow a smile and plant a memory. The peaceful dove motif is made of seeded paper. Plant it and it will grow into gorgeous wildflowers and lasting memories. The inside reads:
Love and prayers and thoughts of you.
This card was made using earth-friendly materials. The paper is 50% recycled, with a minimum of 15% post consumer waste. The envelope may contain sugarcane, kenaf, bamboo and recycled wood pulp. All printing is with soy inks and the clever seeded paper is made of 100% post consumer recycled paper and populated with natural wildflower seeds.
30October2009
Full Moon Note Card
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Nick Wroblewski is a Midwest-based printmaker specializing in hand-cut wood block prints. His images are depictions of the natural world, carved from large blocks of wood and printed one color at a time. He uses a traditional method of carving away more material as the print progresses, resulting in the eventual elimination of the textured image on the block. He is very interested in art that is hand hewn, art that shows the gesture of a landscape, and art that speaks to the dynamic energy shared between all life.
How perfect this advice for anyone:
Touch the earth, love the earth, honor the earth, her plains, her valleys, her seas. Rest your soul in her solitary places.
Henry Beston
The inside is blank for your own message.
Each 5 by 7 inch card is letter-press printed on a textured 100% recycled paper with soy based inks, and is accompanied by an envelope for mailing.
29October2009
Art Postcard - Men
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The photographer/artist is identified only as "Richardson", so we cannot be sure if s/he is a woman or man. This tongue-in-cheek photo features some recycling bins - all labeled:
MEN glass glass PAPIER PAPER
Now what might the message be? You tell us, please!
Printed in Germany
27September2009
Price: $1.25 Each
Sterling Silver Shimmerwing Oval Sunset Rainbow Necklace
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Shimmerwings are the tropical Jewels of the Jungle. Butterflies and moths have long been associated with rebirth and transformation. And now they are reborn for the second time. This gorgeous pendant is made from the delicate wing of a Sunset Rainbow Moth. Please don't panic - our butterflies are collected after dying naturally at the end of their full life cycle in the equatorial rainforest.
The delicate butterfly wings are skillfully prepared and set in Sterling Silver. This environmentally sensitive program provides income for local Peruvian families while encouraging conservation and a sustainable lifestyle. Shimmerwings are durable and the colors will remain vibrant, however please avoid exposure to water.
The colors are simply dazzling in this Shimmerwing pendant featuring the wing of a Sunset Rainbow moth (Urania riphaeus) pendant. This Beautiful moth is from Madagascar, and set in Sterling Silver by our Peruvian artisans. As this jewelry is made from natural wings, each piece is unique and some color variations occur.
This lovely oval pendant measures about 3/4 inch wide by 1-1/16 inch long. The bail adds additional length making the hanging piece 1-1/4 inch long.
Made in Peru
28September2009
Price: $35.00 each
this is your world....
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Writer, poet, entrepreneur, historian, philosopher Gary J Lew seeks to inspire the world by action. So it is seen in this wonderful quoted card:
this is your world. shape it or someone else will.
-gary lew
The inside is blank for your additional message or simply your initials. Made of 100% post consumer recycled paper and certified by the FSC (Forest Stewardship Council), this card is carbon neutral, acid-free and chlorine-free. Also, the card has been printed with certified wind power using vegetable based inks. Please remember that square greeting cards require extra postage.
12August2009
MAY EVERY SUNRISE HOLD MORE PROMISE....
This lovely blessing might apply for so many situations - loss, encouragement, desire:
MAY EVERY SUNRISE HOLD MORE PROMISE, AND EVERY SUNSET HOLD MORE PEACE.
-BLESSING-
Solar Powered Rainbow Maker
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Even the sunniest of days can be dreary, especially in wintry weather. Now you can change all that with our Swarovski crystal rainbow maker.
The see through base adds to the fun - you can see the mechanism work. Simply attach it to a window (that gets some sun), and beautiful rainbows appear. Now, of course you can hang a crystal in a window and have a similar effect - but, now add the solar-powered rotation, and fill your room with dazzling rainbows that swirl about your room.
This wondrous, artful invention is a perfect addition to any room, but we think it especially appropriate for a healing friend, or for a baby's room.
Imported
SilverCrow Classic
Price: $22.50 each
Art Postcard - Earth Prayer
Artist Jody Richards has created a rendition of a favorite Hannah Senesh quote:
I pray that these things never end: the sand and the sea, the rush of the waters, the crash of the heavens, the prayer of humankind.
The image is a modern print exhibiting all of nature and humankind in one.
11March2009
Ephemera Collections
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SilverCrow's Ephemera Collections are wonderful selections of classic and vintage ephemera. Packages could include: vintage book pages in English, French, Latin, Greek…old maps…old handwritten letters…vintage tickets… gummed paper…stamps…music…some unique newer paper items…almost anything!
The picture illustrates possible inclusions. Every item in each package is hand selected, making each collection unique!
Assembled in USA
Choose Size: Small 10+ Items - $3.00 Large 30+ Items - $6.00 Jumbo 100+ Items - $17.50
Shredded US Currency - A Generous Half-ounce
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How cool is this? A full half-ounce of shredded US currency. Use like shredded paper in a gift bag; add it to paper you're making yourself. Put it in one of our test-tubes and make a gift of it!
The US Department of Engraving is no longer shredding unusable currency. It is now being pulverized. So, soon shredded money will be harder and harder to find!
Limited Supply - No Longer Produced Commercially
price: $3.50 per Package
Real Cellophane Bags
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There are lots of bags out there calling themselves cello, making us think they are cellophane. Alas, most are high quality polypropylene - plastic - that imitates real cellophane! And, as plastic, the bags are made from petroleum and are not so renewable.
These 4 by 6 inch bags are the real thing - cellophane! Real natural cellophane is made from cellulose - which comes from wood. That makes cellophane a totally natural product which 100% compostable and makes very little environmental impact once made. (Of course production impacts the environment somewhat, but the final product hardly does at all). These are the bags that were used in the mid-20th century before plastic bags became the rage.
We love the look and feel and how wonderfully old-fashioned they are. We package lots of SilverCrow products in these bags in many sizes. (We also use the polypropylene bags - we don't want to mislead you.)
Cellophane is highly permeable - allowing moisture to pass through, rather than be trapped inside. This reduces condensation and subsequently reduces the risk of mold and mildew.
But, what we really, really love is that crinkly sound it makes when you touch it! Just like bags so many years ago. Our bags are non-toxic.
8April2009
Package of 10 Bags
Price: $1.55 Per Package
Vintage Post Office Box Door
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We were so excited when we found these! SilverCrow's vintage Post Office Box Doors are the real deal! Coming from the United States Post Office, these elegant older doors have been replaced by the sleek new steel doors.
Although the newer doors may be safer and more discreet as they have no window, we love the charm and elegance of these vintage brass and glass doors. These doors are reminiscent of the days when letter writing and penmanship were not only necessary, but welcomed arts.
Each door is different (two are shown - back and front), but are similar to the ones shown. All are in great condition with working lock mechanisms (instructions are included). In fact, you can even change the 3-character combination!
Consider adding a door to a cigar box or altered book for a very special niche. Or, make a coin bank and use the door as the entry to your riches.
Now, we have two styles available:
Standard - Working lock, glass with vintage number
Canal Zone - Working lock, glass with vintage number from the Panama Canal Zone (during the occupation by the USA)
The instructions included with each Post Office Box door may indicate that they are for the Canal Zone box doors. However, all of the instructions are the same. The Canal Zone doors arrive with a special label indicating their provenance.
SilverCrow Classic Updated 8February2008
Vintage item - Limited Availability
Style & Price: Standard - $21.50 Canal Zone - $30.00
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Wooden Nicho Shrine with Concha
Embellishment Kit for Creating Your Own Shrine
We were so excited when we received these! They were made especially for SilverCrow.
Our Wooden Nicho can be used as a shrine or shadowbox - perfect for a diorama or special memory box.
It is free standing (see the side view) - but easily adapts to hanging if you add a picture hanger to the back.
The shadowbox portion is about 5-1/4 inches wide by about 7 inches high. The niche is approximately 1-1/2 inches deep and about 3-1/2 inches high by 2-1/4 inches wide. The concha (curved part on top) measures about 2-1/4 high inches by 4 inches wide. All of these measurements are approximate as each is hand made from recycled Mexican fruit crates (rejas) and occasionally, of new wood.
In the sample on the right, the artist has scored (with a nail) the angles between the concha scallops to define the image a bit better. This works easily because of the nature of the recycled wood.
SilverCrow's Wood Nicho is much the same as the traditional ones used for shrines in Mexico and the other Latin Nations of the Americas.
The wood is rough when you receive it, so you'll want to sand it a bit before working with it or you might get a splinter.
You might like to add our Wooden Nicho Embellishment Kit or SilverCrow's Shrine Kit to help you complete your project.
Sound like too much work? Then why not try our Los Mestizos Shrine Kit - with complete instructions and embellishments?
Hecho a Mano en México for SilverCrow
Price: $24.00 Each
La Guadalupe, Mixque Note Card
Printed on recycled paper with soy based inks, this special card combines the love of the Virgin of Guadalupe with the celebration of the Day of the Dead! The special mixed-media production by Leonardo Phillips was created in 1996 as a part of his Loteria Series. It is reproduced here in a fine notecard that can be used for many occasions. Blank inside.
18June2006
Go Green Temporary Tattoos
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Show the world you're an ecology-friendly citizen of the earth - and ready to do your part to conserve the environment! This ornate array of body art includes a decorative sun, stylized globe, potted flower, recycling symbol and a Live Green banner - all rendered with imagination. The collection offers nine fun ways to express your love for Mother Nature - and add a colorful touch to an ankle or wrist.
The safely created tattoos are easily applied (instructions are included) and easily toe remove.
There are 4 full-color safe tattoos on 2 plates in this little paperbound booklet that measures 4-3/16 by 5-5/8 inches.
28March2009
Price: $1.50 each
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Medium Rustic Peg-Bound Recycled Paper Journal
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This rustic journal with distressed kraft cover and handmade kraft pages is such a convenient size. Each has 50 leaves (100 pages). It measures 5-7/8 by 4-1/8 inches.
Each journal is bound with tightly compressed paper pegs and contains 50 recycled paper leaves (100 pages).
Made in China
SilverCrow Classic, Updated 24April2008
Price: $3.25 Each
Letterpress Note Card - Happiness
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We just love letterpress cards and letters. The elegance of vintage stationery is all but forgotten. We're simply delighted that some smaller companies are offering the same high-quality papers and designs with a modern touch - so we can offer them to you! The simple design represents the simple sentiment so well. And, of course, because it is letterpress, you can feel the letters with your fingers.
This elegant sentiment from Robert Frost compliments the tree and birds (cold they be crows?) nicely:
Happiness makes up in height for what it lacks in length.
The 4 by 5-1/2 inch size is just what you need for those short messages and quick thank you notes.
This special card is letterpress printed with soy ink on FSC-certified, 100% post-consumer recycled paper. It is blank inside and is accompanied by a complimentary envelope.
18February2008
Price: $4.00 each
Ain't Life Great - Everyday Greeting Card
Illustrator dug Nap is famous for his bold style evoking a contemporary burst of living out loud fun! Admittedly slightly twisted, dug creates cards with humorous sayings and renders them with a beautiful, painterly technique. His brushstrokes are worthy of his 16th century muse Lucas Cranach (for whom he named is cat), dug's work is artistically sophisticated and then just plain fun!
On the outside, he declares:
AiN't LiFe GReAT
Inside, it reads, in a cool and contemporary, happy font:
OK, not everyday, but mostly
dug's cards are printed on coated recycled paper with soy-based inks and measure 5 by 7 inches. Of course, an envelope accompanies the card.
9August2007
Price: $2.75 each
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Rosary Bracelet
This recycled bracelet is made from broken wooden rosaries and is accented by a lovely 4-way Cross. Each cross is highlighted with enamel resin in either turquoise (blue) or red.
Because these are handmade from recycled materials, there may be some variation in the bracelets.
Made in USA from Imported Components
16October2006
Price: $15.00 each
Color: Blue Red
Blank Note Card - Be Yourself
From Provincetown on Cape Cod, Steve Katz creates vibrant Polaroid transfer photographs and hand colors them in his unique and complex style.
This 4-1/2 by 6-1/4 inch card is blank inside. On the outside, from Oscar Wilde, the sentiment reads:
Be yourself. Everyone else is already taken.
This all-knowing card is printed with soy based inks on recycled nicely textured papers.
Price: $2.25 each
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Recycled Chainmail Handbag
Chainmail Earrings
With the stunning shimmer of chainmail, this wondrous handbag makes a statement for environmental responsibility - it is made of aluminum pop-tops (for soda cans!). Artist Neide Ambrosio has created wearable art - visual textures in vertical stripes. She links shiny aluminum pop-tops with silvery brass hoops creating a stunning bag for daytime or evening wear.
This lovely bag is lined with silky silver and measures about 11-4/5 inches wide by almost 8 inches high by 1 inch deep. The strap measures almost 45 inches by 1-2/5 inch wide.
Made in Brazil
9November2007
Compare at: $300.00 SilverCrow Price: $129.95 each
Hand-Painted Retablo on Recycled Tin: The Angel Speaks
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Our gorgeous Angel Retablo was painted by traditional artisans in Mexico - on recycled, rusted tin sheet. She is almost 9 inches by 12-1/4 inches. Each retablo is hand-painted, so each will differ slightly. Expect the metal to age gracefully over time.
This particular retablo features an angel with hand outstretched as if to offer assistance and love. She is dressed demurely in an elegant robe of purple and rust.
Traditionally retablos are created to thank, entreat or venerate saints, angels, Jesus or Mary. Many are hung in the backs of churches (sometimes with milagros added). Once the supplicant felt that prayers had been answered, the retablo was then removed to the home.
Retablos are often painted by artists as not all the faithful have talent enough to render their prayers visually. Most retablo art is somewhat primitive and was once considered outsider art.
With help from Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera and their contemporaries, retablo art has become quite collectable in its own right. Seeking to preserve Mexican and other Latin American traditions, Kahlo and Rivera began collecting these wonderful spiritual treasures in the last century.
You might consider framing your retablo in a simple wooden frame (without glass is best!) or shadowbox wooden nichos. We like to hang them in the traditional manner with a single simple nail hammered through the top of the tin right into the wall. Because it is made of tin rather than paper, your retablo will easily stand on an easel as well.
Hand Painted in Mexico
21October2008
Price: $50.00 Each
Letterpress Note card - We never know how high we are
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How many times have we just not even tried? Giving up before the battle begins? This special card, with it's old-time airplane, reads
We never know how high we are Till we are called to rise And then, if we are true to plan Our statures touch the skies.
-Emily Dickinson
The 4-1/4 by 5-1/2 inch size is large enough for a love letter and small enough for a shy missive to your beloved. This fine note card is accompanied by a matching envelope and is printed by hand on an antique letterpress with soy ink on 100% post-consumer recycled cardstock.
12January2009
Greeting Card - Japanese Gardens
Rebecca Pavlenko captures the peace and serenity of Japanese gardens and the serene simplicity of Japanese artifacts in her beautiful, hand-painted Polaroid transfer photographs. Contemplative quotations from great spiritual tinkers complete all of her truly elegant cards.
A serene garden walkway with Zen-like steps is evocative of the sentiment from Zen writings, accented by a tiny chop marker:
Every step of the journey is the journey.
This 5 by 7 inch card is blank in side and is printed with soy based inks on beautiful, textured uncoated 100% recycled paper with 15% post-consumer waste that rivals fine Italian paper. Envelopes are deckled.
22January2008
Price: $2.50 each
The Grace of Wild Things Note Card
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When there seems to be no hope, this message is a gentle one to be offered, along with the gorgeous print of a new dawn:
Faith is the bird that feels the light and sings while the dawn is still dark.
-Rabindranath Tagore
11February2009
Book of the Kiss
The Book of the Kiss is a collection of quotes from various writers from D.H. Lawrence to H.G. Wells relating to the ever-popular kiss. This short book is illustrated with several fine eighteenth century engravings. Printed throughout on recycled paper in three colors, it is finished off with a red satin ribbon tied in a bow on the cover to give that final touch of quality. This delightful 14-page paper book arrives in its specially printed envelope.
There is nothing wrong in kissing once: it's the second time that counts from The Spanish Jade by Maurice Hewlett
A man may sometimes be forgiven the kiss to which he is not entitled, but never the kiss he has not the initiative to claim.
from The Heart of Marylebone by Handasyde
Printed in England
Price: $8.75 Each
Bedazzled by Joy Note Card
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From independent artist, Peter J Ketchum, is this wonderfully happy card with a verse adapted from a poem by Paul Vesey entitled, "To Satch":
One fine Morning I'm Gonna Reach UP and Grab a Hand FULLA STARS Look over at GOD and say HOW 'Bout THAT!
The author has named his print, Bedazzled by Joy. If only we could each feel this way every day! This card is printed with soy-based inks on recycled paper.
29May2007
Mini Rustic Peg-Bound Recycled Paper Journal
Large Peg-Bound Recycled Journal
Medium Peg-Bound Recycled Journal
This rustic journal with distressed kraft cover and handmade kraft pages is such a convenient size. It measures 2-3/4 by 4 inches. Each journal is bound with tightly compressed paper pegs and contains 50 recycled paper leaves (100 pages).
Price: $1.35 Each
Letterpress Note card - In Dreams Awake (Thoreau)
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As children, we loved Thoreau, and this is why - his phrasing is simple and direct, just as was the life he tried to live:
Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake.
-Henry David Thoreau
The 4-1/4 by 5-1/2 inch size is large enough for a love letter and small enough for a shy missive to your beloved. This fine notecard is accompanied by a matching envelope and is printed by hand on an antique letterpress with soy ink on 100% post-consumer recycled cardstock.
31October2008
The News Bracelet
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Making a statement for ecological responsibility, Francis Oliveira has designed a stunning bracelet. The cylinders are hand-made from recycled magazines - that's why the bracelet is called The News. Beads complete the original design and it slips on over most wrists.
28May2008
Compare at: $57.00 Our Price: $35.00 each
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Saint Francis with Crow Bulto Nicho Retablo
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Animal and nature lovers have long had a sincere connection to Saint Francis of Assisi, and he has become one of the most popular saints of all time. Although his home was in Italy, the Franciscan Friars brought their love for him to the New World. Many missions in Mexico and the southwest United States were created by the Franciscans.
We commissioned this lovely nicho and santo in much the same way that the original settlers did - unless they were talented enough to make retablos or Santos themselves. The original versions of such religious artwork were often made for small chapels and the settlers' homes and created by itinerant artists.
Each of these is handmade of recycled wood - Mexican rejas (fruit crates) and then hand painted. The entire piece measures just about 15 inches high. Each is handmade, so please allow for some variation.
Made in Mexico for SilverCrow Creations
09June2007
Price: $24.50 each
Letterpress Note card - Most of the Shadows...
Known for his acute sense of self-awareness, and able to translate it to advice for the masses, Ralph Waldo Emerson is often quoted, as he is here:
Most of the shadows of this life are caused by our standing in our own sunshine.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
Such advice is perfect for me, and it is certainly an important point to make to anyone who needs encouragement.
29January2009
Eco-Friendly Zip-Out Green Bag Tote
Already a hit in Australia and New Zealand, the Green Bag is a reusable zip-out tote! Keep it in your backpack, purse, fanny pack or glove compartment and be ready for anything. Tote groceries, found objects from a nature walk or flea-market finds easily.
This sturdy tote is made from mostly recycled plastic. Made of non-woven polypropylene (the same material that's used in medical garments - non toxic, non corrosive and non allergenic.) Our Green Bag is recyclable and reusable and has a lifespan of 2-3 years. The green color makes this tote distinctive.
Great for gifts, but be sure to buy one for yourself!
Imported (Fair Trade)
Price: $4.25
Sunny Candy Wrapper Purse
This cool bag is made from recycled candy and food wrappers! Each one is unique as they are all handmade. It is made with the same technique that children once used to weave chewing gum wrappers in to long chains. But, don't worry, your bag is much sturdier because the waterproof wrapper is wrapped around a strip of recycled paper before it is folded. Our Sunny bag is made of interwoven yellow and silver wrappers. The yellow ones get their pattern from the writing on the bag!
01July2007
Pinche Diego Note Card
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Printed on recycled paper with soy based inks, this special card has been created in the surrealistic style of much of Frida Kahlo's artwork. The virtual image was created by Alfonso Maciel of Jalisco, México. Frida is holding a small note which reads:
Pinche Diego
This translates literally as
it punctures Diego
Colloquially, it means:
that damned little Diego
(actually, the translation is a much more graphic expletive)
We prefer the second meaning, although the double entendre adds much to the interpretation as well. This fascinating image is reproduced here in a fine notecard that can be used for many occasions. Blank inside.
8October2008
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Very Cool Recycled Messenger Bag
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This is our favorite bag for toting knitting, magazines and whatever else we might need for "waiting room" activities! Made of durable, lightweight, and colorful recycled rice bags from Vietnam, these are functional, funky and fun - all at once.
The rice bags are made reinforced soft plastic. These have been reclaimed and thoroughly washed. Each bag is completely handmade, so please allow for some variation. Designs and text may vary, but most picture animals from pigs to ducks, dragons to fish. The colors are all different but in a range as those pictured.
Three bags are pictured above for illustration only. The one on the right shows the great pocked on the back of each bag. Bags measure about 13-1/2 inches wide and tall with a 3 to 3-1/2 inch side gusset. There is a long and wide shoulder strap that you can adjust to suit your comfort and style. Bags close with a full-size flap that is secured with velcro. There's also an inside zipper pocket.
Perfect for any season, and a stylish way to go green, we're sure you'll get plenty of great comments when you carry this bag.
Made in Vietnam or Cambodia
27March2008, Updated 16July2009
Price: $27.00 each
Note Card: Almost New Age
Artist/philosopher Brian Andreas has created the Story People®. And, we are totally enamoured by his works. His voice, be it in verse or by brush, is pleasantly right on the mark:
Is willing to accept that she creates her own reality
except for some of the parts where she can't help but wonder what the hell she was thinking
Each card is printed with soy-based inks on beautiful uncoated recycled paper with 30% post-consumer waste. is blank inside and is accompanied by a coordinating brightly colored envelope.
10February2009
Larger Kraft Notebook with Lined Pages
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More Papier Mâché
Our natural kraft journal is fantastic for alteration or simple stamping! The cover is smooth on both sides and on the inside. It measures 8-1/4 inches by 5-3/4 inches wide. It is bound in four signatures and gives the appearance of a hard-cover book. It, too, is perfect for your recycled thoughts. There are a total of 56 recycled leaves (112 lined recycled paper pages).
20August2008
Price: $3.99 Each
Kudzu Soap
Realizing that someone's trash is another one's treasure, the makers of Kudzu Bath Soap have created quite a fragrant and emollient bath soap. Kudzu is known as the unstoppable vine - it can grow up to a foot a day in the warmer climates of the United States. Once an Asian plant only, it was brought to the USA by the Japanese for an exhibition over 80 years ago.
Kudzu is a protector against erosion, but it can grow much too fast, actually overpowering other plants in its path. It is edible and goats love it, but even the southern goats can't eat enough of it to control its speedy movement.
So, here we have this wonderful natural soap made of that fragrant leafy vine. Created from a vegetable glycerin base, the only added ingredients are kudzu extract and kudzu fragrance.
10March2009
Was: $5.50 Now: $4.00 each
Letterpress Note card - I love you more than all the flannelette...
More Valentines & Love
This sweet and surprising sentiment is printed in red under a bright blue image of a flannelette shawl and a finger thimble:
I love you more than all the flannelette and calico, candlewick, dimity, crash and merio, lussore, cretonne, crepon, muslin poplin, ticking and twill in the whole Cloth Hall of the world. I have come to take you away to my emporium on the hill, where the change hums on wires. Throw away your little bedsocks and your Welsh wool knitted jacket, I will warm the sheets like an electric toaster, I will lie by your side like the Sunday roast.
-Dylan Thomas
29October2008
As seen on OPRAH!
Traditional European String Shopping Bags in Two Styles
We first saw these classic market bags while studying in France - too many years ago to count. They are just as stylish today as then - and so eco-friendly. Whether it's a day at the beach, a grocery errand or the flea market, each of these market bags will show eco soul to one and all.
The bags are made from nature-friendly cotton and can be washed easily. Bundle one up and keep in your car, pocket or purse when a shopping bag is needed. Each bag stretches beyond belief!
Choose from a long-handled bag (for shoulder carrying), or the traditional short handled version. Tie a bandana or special fabric inside for extra privacy!
Four bags shown for illustration only.
18November2006
Handle Style & Price: Tote (Short) Handle - $7.25 Shoulder (Long) Handle - $7.75
Zulu Mbenge Telephone Wire Art Pencil Cup - Turquoise Jewel tones
More Vessels, Bowls & Containers
This stunning pencil cup hails from the largest African Tribe (the Zulu). The Zulu have long been known for unmatched skill and artistry in weaving baskets from native grasses. Urban Zulu, faced with little access to natural materials, are now fashioning the same baskets from recycled telephone wire. This bright, washable and sturdy basket, or mbenge, is one of many created in unlimited colors combinations of intricate, mesmerizing designs. No two are alike - as the colors of the wire available and the patterns differ!
This gorgeous pencil cup will make a striking statement in any room - particularly an office, art room or studio. It measures a bit over 4 inches in diameter at the top and is a little over 4-1/2 inches high. It is as elegant for simple display as it may be useful.
Wash in warm, soapy water. As it is woven, please don't expect it to hold liquids. It is not dishwasher safe. We recommend that you not use this for unwrapped food.
Made in South Africa
20November2007
Was: $39.50 Now: $31.75 Each
Zulu Mbenge Telephone Wire Art Clip Holder - Turquoise Jewel tones
This stunning clip holder hails from the largest African Tribe (the Zulu). The Zulu have long been known for unmatched skill and artistry in weaving baskets from native grasses. Urban Zulu, faced with little access to natural materials, are now fashioning the same baskets from recycled telephone wire. This bright, washable and sturdy basket, or mbenge, is one of many created in unlimited colors combinations of intricate, mesmerizing designs. No two are alike - as the colors of the wire available and the patterns differ!
This gorgeous clip holder will make a striking statement in any room - particularly an office, art room or studio. It measures a bit over 3-1/2 inches in diameter at the top and is about 2 inches high. The inset picture shows the mesmerizing pattern on base of the holder.
You can certainly use this sturdy little bowl or just display it as elegant décor.
Was: $26.50 Now: $20.00 Each
Large Rustic Peg-Bound Recycled Paper Journal
This rustic journal with distressed kraft cover and handmade kraft pages is such a convenient size. It measures 5-3/4 by 8 inches. Each journal is bound with tightly compressed paper pegs and contains 50 recycled paper leaves (100 pages).
SilverCrow Classic, Updated 10August2008
Price: $4.25 Each
Greeting Card - Ink Sticks
More Compassion
Artfully elegant ink sticks so elegantly represent the Japanese proverb:
Fall down seven times, stand up eight.
And, on the inside:
Some times are harder than other times. I'm here for you whenever you need me.
This 5 by 7 inch card is printed with soy based inks on beautiful, textured uncoated 100% recycled paper with 15% post-consumer waste that rivals with fine Italian paper. Envelopes are deckled.
Camp at Sunset Note Card
More Courage
Artist Jim Brandenburg is famous for his stunning photographs that capture the beauty and magic of the natural world. He is one of the premier wildlife photographers in the world, and a dedicated environmentalist. He has won numerous international awards for his work.
Jim derives intense satisfaction from his life-long commitment to explore and understand the wilderness. Sharing his love for the natural world and telling its stories are what motivates him during his long treks in the wilderness.
The silence of the woods echoes the so thoughtful sentiment from Henry David Thoreau:
I went into the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.
22June2008
Larger Corrugated Stab-Bound Paper Journal
Our natural kraft journal with corrugated cover is just perfect for your recycled thoughts. It is 8-1/4 inches high by 5-1/2 inches wide. It is finished in the Japanese stab-bound style with coordinating natural thread. There are a total of fifty recycled leaves (100 unlined recycled paper pages).
Made in Philippines or China
19August2008
$3.99 Each
Especially Commissioned by SilverCrow
Angel Praying Retablo
More Angels
Our gorgeous Angel Retablo was painted by traditional artisans in Mexico - on recycled, rusted tin sheet. She is almost 9 inches by 12-1/4 inches. We offered the original of this painting some time ago and had many, many requests for the same image. We were able to commission the original artist to create several more based on the original. Each is hand-painted, so each will differ slightly. Expect the metal to age gracefully over time.
You might consider framing your retablo in a simple wooden frame or shadowbox wooden nichos. We like to hang them in the traditional manner with a single simple nail hammered through the top of the tin right into the wall. Because it is made of tin rather than paper, your nicho will easily stand on an easel as well.
15OCTOBER2006
Assurances Note Card
We sometimes forget why touching is so important, and we forget that those we love just might need to feel us. Debossed by letter press printing in complimentary brown foil, the message, quoting Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, reads:
Ah, how good it feels: the hand of an old friend.
Each 5 by 7 inch card is printed on a textured 100% recycled paper with soy based inks, and is accompanied by an envelope for mailing.
22May2008
Gossiping Ravens Note Card
More Ravens & Crows
Now of course, we love this wonderful group of ravens, gossiping away, or so it seems. Each 4-1/4 by 5-1/4 inch card is printed on a textured recycled paper with soy based inks, and is accompanied by an envelope for mailing.
15May2008
Note Card: Angels of Mercy
Most people don't know there are angels whose only job is to make sure you don't get too comfortable & fall asleep & miss your life.
5September2007
Wind as Breath Note Card
Graduation
Walk tall as the trees Live strong as the mountain Be gentle as the spring wind Keep the warmth of the summer sun in your heart and the great spirit will always be with you. -Ojibwa
17February2009
Cap Close-Up
Bottle Cap Saints Cross
More Shrine Supplies
More Recycled & Other Green Products
Handmade just for us in Mexico, this delightful cross features images of several saints (Santos) and artwork framed by bottle caps. Elegant and primitive at the same time, you'll find that it fits well into a home of modern, southwestern and traditional decor. It measures about 10 inches high by 7 inches wide. Of course, because these are hand made, each one is different, so please let SilverCrow choose one for you.
Hecho a Mano en Mexico
Was: $20.00 Now: $17.50 each
be who You will Note Card
be who You will
The inside is blank for your own message - perfect for a special friend, or someone on the brink of something new!
16November2007
Letterpress Note card - How far that little candle throws his beams!
More Shakespeare
More Thank Yous
We are so very fond of William Shakespeare, mostly for his sonnets. So very many wonderful everyday phrases have come from these and his plays as well:
How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty world.
-The Merchant of Venice, Act V, scene i (Shakespeare)
Even Willie Wonka has paraphrased the Bard, and SilverCrow offers a rubber stamp that of Mr. Wonka's quote, as well - So shines a good deed stamp (D2568)?
Letterpress Note card - Poodle & Lamppost
More Poodles & Other Dogs
More French Items
This sweet traditionally-shorn poodle awaits his person patiently. We can only imagine where s/he is! How perfect for a thank you to a friend for caring for your beloved pet!
The 3-1/4 by 5-1/4 inch size is just what you need for those short messages and quick thank you notes. Each image is printed individually by letterpress on fine quality recycled paper and is accompanied by an appropriate envelope.
9February2009
Price: $2.65 each
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