Cause-conscious apparel line
Project Iris
Your customers are cause-conscious. So is trendsetting women's apparel company Project Iris, which has introduced a new casual wear shirt line that features nature themes. For each item purchased, 5 percent of the sale will be routed to the World Food Program. (There's your selling hook). Available prints include "Willows," "Lotus Watercolor," "Queen Anne's Lace," "Dandelions," "Lunaria," "Mums Bouquet," "India Blue Feather," "Hummingbird," "Painted Garden," and "Spring Blossoms" among other nature-inspired images.
www.ProjectIrisClothing.com
Coolware cooling system
The Schawbel Corp.
The Coolware personal cooling system is designed to beat the heat during those warm days outdoors. Fitting comfortably around the neck and utilizing evaporative water, it delivers a refreshing sensation that lasts up to four hours without needing to be refilled with water. It has two power settings for adjustable cooling and runs off a single AA battery, which lasts for 20 hours of continuous use.
Bonsai
D&L Nursery
For your customers with an Eastern bent, D&L Nursery offers three exciting new bonsai plants. Serissa foetida Tree of A Thousand Stars has small leaves, textured bark and lives up to its name with profuse tiny white flowers. It is easily trained and great for beginners to advanced bonsai artists. Calliandra emarginata Dwarf Powder Puff makes a great flowering bonsai with continuous blooms of red pom-poms that form from raspberry shaped buds. Bucida spinosa Dwarf Black Olive features natural zigzag branching that creates interesting trees. This plant is pictured on the right side.
www.dlnursery.com
Rustic Elements Butterfly Hanging Feeder
Red Carpet Studios
Here's something for your nature-loving customers from Red Carpet Studios: The Rustic Elements Butterfly Hanging Feeder. These colorful/attractive feeders are attractive/functional. And that's a win/win for your store/customers.
www.rcsgifts.com
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