http://chichiamor.com Eco-friendly, globally minded clothing for children and babies. Mon, 11 Jan 2010 04:46:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We are absolutely beyond grateful to the universe for bringing us two magical, important, and truly exciting pieces of really incredible press in the recent months!  We keep crossing our fingers (ok, and maybe visiting the websites and pleading, just a little?) for an invitation from Oprah or Ellen to come on ... http://chichiamor.com/chi-chi-amor-gets-wonderful-unsolicited-press/   [caption id="attachment_173" align="aligncenter" width="150" caption="a rare glimpse of tampa-based artist, P$ynner, at work..."][/caption] Amazing, Multi-talented, Groovy, Tampa-Based Artist and Chi Chi Amor collaborator P$YNNER, (see handbags and accessories on www.chichiamor.com), will be featured on HGTV's "That's Clever!" this Friday, March 20th @ 8am, where she will be making 2 projects. Chi ... http://chichiamor.com/check-out-pynner-on-hgtvs-thats-clever/ We are so excited today because our new shipment just arrived on my doorstep! We've got some old Chi Chi Amor staples to share with you (though, no two Chi Chi Amor items are alike, of course!), and some new, totally beautiful items (photos coming soon!)  Come back in a few days to ... http://chichiamor.com/new-shipment/ Last month, we donated a gorgeous pair of our handmade, recycled huipil booties to support a fundraiser for CHOAIDS, (Caring for Haitian Orphans with AIDS). The goal of this event was to raise money to cover the rent and mounting monthly expenses for the orphanage in Haiti. It gives us ... http://chichiamor.com/chi-chi-amor-supports-choaids-event/ We’re taking a few liberties here, because this is a blog, afterall, and Chi Chi Amor customers seem to care about things beyond our own personal worlds outside our homes… If you read this, and you have a few bucks to spare, or share, or are a part of a big ... http://chichiamor.com/the-people-of-burma-need-help/ Dear Chi Chi Amor Customers… Check out this very interesting article about recent archaeological findings that reveal the complexity and amazing quality of ancient Mayan textiles. Also note the references to NATURAL DYES! http://chichiamor.com/natural-dyescoming-soon/ The universe has amazing ways of bringing people together… Jeff, my (Shari’s) faithful brother and pal, introduced us to Lauren Davison, Founder of Organic Green Mommy. We hit it off immediately with Lauren and Organic Green Mommy and our paths could not have crossed at a better time. Chi ... http://chichiamor.com/visit-organicgreenmommycom/ This Saturday, May 3rd, from 9 a.m.- 2 p.m. is Chi Chi Amor's last market day of the season at the wonderful and chill St. Petersburg Saturday Morning Market . We will start up again when the market resumes in the fall. If you have some free time on ... http://chichiamor.com/st-petersburg-farmers-market/ Last weekend (4.20.08), Chi Chi Amor participated in the Sierra Club's Earth Day event at Lowry Park Zoo in Tampa, FL. We received a lot of attention for our recycled pants, made from the traditional Mayan skirt (corte) and our booties, recycled from the traditional Mayan shirt (huipil). ... http://chichiamor.com/hello-world/