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roots ring
The Roots Ring was inspired by the designer’s grandmother and how family roots run deep. From the Beautiful Things collection at Oakland-based Akiba, the hand-crafted ring is available for $160.
via Oakland Unwrapped
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Sustainable Dog Houses from Oakland Designer
My friend Aaron was over the other night and kept bugging me about “Hey, you have to look at my friend Stephanie’s site. She makes great sustainable dog houses.” Being a product person, I get this a lot. So, naturally, I was invisibly rolling my eyes as I walked to the computer to check out her site, SustainablePet.com.
Awesome stuff. I love the hard architectural elements of the structures integrated with the soft beauty of the plants. Not just a pretty doggie diggs, Oakland designer Stephanie Rubin thought this out quite well. She designed the units to smell good, grow plants, attract butterflies, filter water, insulate, and repel fleas. All naturally.
However, at $6,000 (that’s for the extra large, and I have two so make that $12,000), I’m not sure I would let my dogs near one.
This one would be superb as a Valentines Day gift, if you have tons of money, of course. How great is the heart opening placed on a corner?
This yellow house is a fun architectural structure combined with soft, organic shapes of plants. It is more like a sculpture than a dog house. Simply great.
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in oakland, bay area, dogs, shopping, sustainability, eco-friendly, where to buy, local designer
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Ear to Ear Jewelry
As featured in OaklandUnwrapped.com, Oakland local jewelry designer Serena offers beautiful creations at great prices.
Multiple 14K Gold and vermeil chains intertwine with carved jasper and coconut shell beads and a unique bird charm, interspersed with delicate pink fresh water pearls. 14K gold closure, 18 inches. $105
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blogger girl
Well, it seems my destiny is to blog. What was a personal hobby has since become more a career. I’ve blogged for ThisNext, and recently, I just launched the blog for Elfster. The blog is called Elfing It, and it focuses on gift recommendations (surprise, surprise). After eight years as the gift expert at RedEnvelope, it would seem a shame to waste all the knowledge gained.
Check out the blog when you have the chance. Who knows, maybe you will find it useful?
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in the A list
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in dogs, retail, humor, shopping, giant schnauzers, Gift Ideas, where to buy
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