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Reusable bees wax food wraps!

Are you tired of spending money on non reusable packaging every month? So are we! Does it make you feel guilty that you are going to use it once then throw away? Us too. So we’ve found the solution. Meli wraps offer a sustainable, tasteful, and ingenious way to contain and preserve your food.   The first time I ever saw a Meli Wrap being used was by a good friend. She had a little wooden bowl with fruit inside and a wrap on top. I thought, “How cute! But what is that?” And so it turned out that her aunty Melia and friend Nicole actually make the wraps, using organic beeswax, tree resin, plant oils and organic cotton. Not...

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The Perfect little bamboo dress made by a.ell design

  The perfect dress - made by a.ell design - by Mo’orea Luna  Angelique Ell owner of a.ell design & atelier has created many unique designs, all made with organic materials including bamboo, cotton, and hemp. Amongst all of her designs my favorite is the fashionable and versatile twist & wrap dress. Initially made as a bridesmaid dress, I enjoyed wearing it casually on a beach walk as a strapless dress.         It was a rather hot day, like most days here on Kauai. I even remember telling Rebecca, our photographer of the day, that I hoped it would cool down because I had obligated myself to a hike later that day. Fortunately this dress wasn’t hard to...

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Eco loving at a.ell atelier

Most of our customers know that a.ell’s soul purpose is focused on the well being of our planet. Eco friendly clothing is where we started, and we continue to grow from. Although the following of our bamboo, hemp, soy, and organic cotton products is large, there are also a lot of you out there that may not know our reasoning. Yes, we love nature, and being outdoors. But those are not our only reasons for using Eco fibers. We believe that the way we treat our earth parallels the way we treat ourselves. Our body is a temple, as is the planet that we live on. One company or one customer alone cannot save the earth on their own, but...

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