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Viv wishes the happiest of holidays to you and yours! xo Hat from KnitandCrochet2009 on Etsy

Vivian Sunshine Crawford says hello! She was born November 4, in a hospital room overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge, on one of the last days of San Francisco’s late-blooming summer. Pardon the cliche — not to mention the pun — but she’s the light of my life! Having a baby is so much more meaningful [...]

A bad case of “pregnancy brain” and a heavy workload put this blog on hiatus much earlier than I’d intended — and now this baby girl is due at any moment, so who knows for how long I’ll be taking off from regular posting! To catch you up on a few things I’ve been doing, [...]

Jon and I had never been to Europe + The baby comes in October = Vacation time! From August 10-26, we visited London, Dublin, Paris and Florence. It was the trip of a lifetime! (Though hopefully we’ll have many more!) One of my favorite parts was the fact that we’re 28 and 30 years old and [...]

Over the past few months I’ve been working longer hours than ever, so I’ve been experimenting with how to be most productive — and one thing I’ve changed is to stop reading my many RSS feeds. But I miss them! So I’m starting over this weekend with a well-edited list of the ones I miss [...]

I’m having a baby! Due October 28, just felt the first kick yesterday, won’t know the sex until next week, still feeling like this whole process is incredibly CRAZY — I think that covers all the main questions. :) Got some great blog posts coming up soon! Much love! xo

If you have a minute right now, I would really appreciate your help. Please sign in and vote for my panel at South by Southwest Interactive in Austin next year! » Empowering Conscientious Consumers: Take the Power Back I’ll discuss case studies of brands/concepts that educate and empower responsible consumers through the web, along with: [...]

Did you miss me? About a week ago Jon and I took a short vacation to Disneyland! But it’s taken me a while to get the wind back in my sails since we got back. It’s just that time of year, I guess, for vacations and transitions and the like. Last week was my first time [...]

Last November, I launched the small business “experiment” of Fashion Loves People ♥ Kirk, a line of organic tees printed with vintage fashion illustrations by J. Kirk Davis. Kirk and I are partners in it, and we release a new design every few months. I set out on this venture for the sake of putting [...]

Remember how I just moved to Austin in April? Well the adventure continues: I’m now living in San Francisco for the summer! Crazy, I know. In a nutshell, Jon and I came here to follow a great opportunity for Storenvy. The opportunity ended up falling through for reasons beyond our control, but we decided to [...]

We got our cards sent off this week — the top one by Hammerpress, for Jon’s mom, and the bottom one by Dutch Door Press, for my mom. I got both at Spartan here in Austin. Happy day to all the moms out there!

What a month this has been: I now live in Austin! My to-do list has been a bit overwhelming lately, and I’m sorry that my blogging has suffered for it. I still have a handful of Kansas City-focused posts that I’ll share with you as I continue getting settled in here, and as I get to [...]

This month, I was chosen to be included in SPACES Magazine’s Green Issue as one of nine members of  Kansas City’s “green team.” It was an honor, particularly on account of being included in a list alongside Bob Berkebile of BNIM Architects, a longtime leader in sustainable design, whose influence has been compared to that [...]

Big news: In about a month, I will be living in Austin! Jon and I have been talking about this move for a while, but until last week, we didn’t have a specific timeframe. Now, we are putting our house on the market as we speak, and we plan to be living in South Austin by [...]

Happy New Year, friends! I’ve been out of town visiting family for an extended holiday — collecting the sweetest gifts from the sweetest people and, today, scavenging Jon’s grandmother’s vintage ornament collection. I already can’t wait to decorate for next year. Here’s hoping you all had a fabulous holiday, and cheers to great eco fashion [...]

I do, and I want one for you, too! So much so that I’ve been working every waking hour for the past few weeks to get Storenvy.com launched, the “free online store and social shopping community” startup that I work for part-time. It’s where I’ll launch my Fashion Loves People store to sell my tees, and [...]

I am so excited to finally reveal (drum roll please…) Chanaristyle.com! This will allow you 24/7 access to sneak peeks at the newest stationery designs and how to become a Chanari Facebook fan! Thank you, dedicated FLP readers! I have had such a fabulous time working my magic through the FLP Getups, and I cannot [...]

A first glimpse at a little tee line I’ll be releasing soon in collaboration with some fantastic Kansas City artists. Can’t wait to tell you all about it!

Hello! This is Katie, stylist of FLP Getups, finally putting pen to paper (so to speak) to introduce myself here. My goal is to bring you the eco-friendly fashion you’ve been searching for. Not only will the outfits I style show you some of the best in socially responsible brands and vintage sources, they’ll give [...]

This week, we’re working for paychecks rather than for the intrinsic benefits of blogging. Good for us, bad for you. (Grin.) Enjoy Paper Darren, but if he’s not enough, Coldplay just released a video for Strawberry Swing that’s up the same alley. See you next week! jc