Cheap Kids Jewelry: Another Reason to Be Careful

January 12th, 2010 Jacqueline D'Elia Posted in general | No Comments »

It seems China can’t go more than a few months without another incident of using toxic materials in the goods they are shipping to the USA. KIDS JEWELRY now!!!!

Read this Store on Yahoo News about Cadmium Jewelry

You get what you pay for and in this case, you may even get more….

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DYI Worm Compost Bin

January 8th, 2010 Jacqueline D'Elia Posted in composting | No Comments »

Patti Moreno, the Garden Girl, shows you how easy it is to build a worm composting bin. Don’t toss those kitchen scraps, start feeding them to the worms. Kids love watching worms and this is fun project to do with them.

A year later….

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Free Shipping Until December 30

December 26th, 2009 Jacqueline D'Elia Posted in store news | No Comments »

Free Shipping Starts Today – Visit our Promo Page for details.

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Olive Barn Outlet Open Today 10-3

December 23rd, 2009 Jacqueline D'Elia Posted in store news | No Comments »

The Outlet is open today from 10am to 3pm. Take an extra 25% off all clearance items.

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Bloembox Mini Seed Ribbons

December 15th, 2009 Jacqueline D'Elia Posted in general | No Comments »

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With Bloembox Seed Ribbons one of our best sellers, we were thrilled when Bloembox introduced a mini version of their bio-degradable seed ribbons.

A set of six, one of each: Cornflower, Delphinium, French Marigold, Lilliput Zinnia, Miniature Rose and Tithonia. A smaller version of the best selling Bloembox Original Seed Ribbons with a fresh new mix of flower varieties. Each little box contains a 7′6″ biodegradable, plantable tissue paper seed ribbon with growing instructions. Gift tag reads, “Happiness held is a seed. Happiness shared is the flower” and includes a poetic reference to a flower.

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Site is Back Up then Down Again

December 6th, 2009 Jacqueline D'Elia Posted in general | No Comments »

Please bear with Yahoo, as they try to resolve their issues. Hopefully Olivebarn.com will be back online very soon.

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Servers are Down

December 6th, 2009 Jacqueline D'Elia Posted in general | No Comments »

12/6/2009 12:45 PM – Yahoo’s Servers are down for all ecommerce stores. They are working on getting our store back up as soon as possible. In the meantime, users will not be able to access OIivebarn.com

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Olive Barn Outlet Open Wednesdays

December 3rd, 2009 Jacqueline D'Elia Posted in store news | No Comments »

Olive Barn Outlet is now open on Wednesdays Only from 10am to 3pm through Dec 18th. Check back for more updates later this month.

Location: 12674 Goar Rd, Houston TX 77077
Website: www.olivebarn.com

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The Debate: CAP and TRADE

December 3rd, 2009 Jacqueline D'Elia Posted in sustainability | No Comments »

Watch this new video from Annie Leonard about what’s wrong with CAP and TRADE. Post comments here.

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Amaryllis and Paperwhite Bulbs Kits $12.99 ea

November 11th, 2009 Jacqueline D'Elia Posted in shopping | No Comments »

Incredible buy this Holiday Season. Our best selling eco-friendly bulb kits are priced at just $12.99 ea.  Choose from Amaryllis and Paperwhite Bulbs Kits. Quantities are very limited so don’t miss out!

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