June is wedding season. Honeysuckle Home has many items that are traditional practical wedding gifts and we can make suggestions about some that are not so traditional
If you would like to give an eco friendly gift, we have many products that fit that description. For instance, organic sheets, hand towels, blankets, and throws.
A good gift idea, keeping the earth friendly theme in mind, would be filling a Reisenthel carry bag or carry cruiser with essential kitchen items – bottles of organic olive oil, spices, and cloth napkins. Top it off with some fresh flowers and a bow.
We also have stemware, tumblers, pitchers, and salad bowl sets made from recycled glass, and linens made from vintage fabrics.
Available in store only are bamboo cutting boards, picnic baskets, wine accessories, candles, kitchen gadgets, and much more.
We offer gift registry and we have cards, wrapping paper, and gift bags.
Creative Wedding Gifts
June 12, 2009 at 2:15 pm (Uncategorized)
Earth Day
April 21, 2009 at 2:28 pm (Green Living)
Tags: Earth Day, Green Living, Recycle
Tomorrow is Earth Day. I’m not really sure how we are expected to celebrate a day called “Earth Day.” I hope that people will consider how they can improve the quality of life on our planet by making changes to their habits and lifestyle. Even some small changes can make a big impact.
For instance, we don’t use paper napkins anymore. It sounded like a monumental change at first, but it’s really not a big deal anymore. I just started accumulating inexpensive cloth napkins and we use them every day. Some of our napkins are new (we have some lovely ones here at our store) and some are vintage that I pick up at garage sales and antique stores. I have enough now that I only have to wash one extra load of laundry every week or two. Sometimes I just toss them in with another load and there is no extra. This is an easy change to make and saves a lot of trees.
We also don’t use “paper or plastic” bags. We have reusable bags that go to the store with us. The trick to this is always having the bags with you. Our solution is to place them by the door as soon as they are empty and take them right back out to the car on our next trip. This way some are always in the car to use when shopping. I really hated having all those plastic bags in my house that I never knew how to dispose of.
These are just a couple of ways we have tried to make a small difference. I hope that everyone will think of some way they can contribute to making our planet a better place.
Happy Earth Day!!
Countertop Compost Pails
April 14, 2009 at 3:20 pm (Green Living, Product Lines)
Tags: Composting, Green Living
Just in at Honeysuckle Home – countertop compost pails! We have two different styles: stainless steel and white stoneware.
Are you composting? I started about six months ago. We take all of our fruit and vegetable scraps to the backyard and put them in a pile. This spring I will be learning how to turn the pile into something I can use in my garden. One of my daughters spent a semester at a school in Maine studying environmental science where she learned about composting, organic farming, alternative energy sources, and other environmental issues. Now she can teach me about composting!
I have often looked at this pile of food waste in my yard and wondered why I didn’t start long ago. I think of how this represents the accumulation of just one family for such a short time and I wish I had been keeping this out of landfills for years, instead of just a few months. I encourage everyone who can to start composting if they haven’t already done so. I’m lucky enough to have a big yard but it can be done in small spaces and even in apartments if you are willing to have worms. I understand they can only handle small amounts though. We had the worms in our house at one time for a science project (same daughter) and they weren’t bad at all.
I plan to take one of our new countertop pails home to replace the plastic bowl we have been using.
Transylvanian Images
April 8, 2009 at 2:20 pm (Product Lines)
One of the products in our store is a line of kitchen and bath linens from Transylvanian Images.
This is one of my favorite lines. I love the natural look of them and knowing that they are made from recycled vintage fabrics in the traditional European way. The fabrics they use were made from flax and hemp grown on small family farms without pesticides and hand woven into beautiful patterns that have been used for generations.
There are napkins, kitchen towels, wash cloths, bath towels, hand towels, and beautiful throws that can be used as tablecloths too. If you like the natural look of linen and cotton, you will love them! They have recently been featured in “Domino” magazine.
You can find Transylvanian Images in our store or on our website – www.honeysucklehome.com!
Welcome to the Honeysuckle Home Blog
March 25, 2009 at 1:00 pm (Introduction)
Honeysuckle Home is a home store in Indianapolis in the neighborhood of Broad Ripple. We started the store five years ago this June so we could offer people a selection of home decor products that might not be available in other stores. The inspirations for the store were the boutiques of larger cities such as New York and Chicago. As a former antique dealer, I wanted the store to resemble something one might find in European cities and have antique fixtures and an “old world” look.
I began scouring the markets for soaps, tableware, linens, stationery, and gifts that would fit into this ideal. The result is Honeysuckle Home – “European charm in your neighborhood.”
My other passion and inspiration for the store is the preservation of the environment. I have tried to add things to the store that are recycled, organic, and otherwise friendly to the environment. I will be talking about these in the posts to follow.
I have wanted a chance to tell more people about our products for a while now and so we have started a blog. Welcome.
