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What is a Sustainable Company?

Sustainability is really just being transparent in how you run your company. It is important to share how things are made and by whom. It is about being frugal with what you have at hand.  Business is ultimately a service to someone or something and sustainability is the same.  Sustainability is about being aware of
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Mary during a photo shoot

A Dinkerer’s Obsession Finds Work

Fortunately, I had a rich imaginary life as a kid. Always playing dress-up for every kind of game, usually carrying a doll with me. One of my earliest memories was making little felt coats for my troll dolls with my older sister. She laughed at me for drawing tiny outfits for dolls. Our bedroom became
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WHY WRITE A BLOG?

Of course, I had to make money the artist/mom way all these years, not the business way. I made one-off goods to sell. Many customers became my friends and owned multiple garments, then COVID hit. This year may have been my biggest year yet. I finally had my own studio again after ten years of
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Mary standing, pointing at a painted world suffering from climate change showing love with a heart in the center

Here is The Truth About FASHION AND CLIMATE CHANGE

 Fashion and Climate change couldn’t be a more timely subject.  Below see the presentation I gave for the Sustainable Living Fair 2021 zoom presentation. Many of the links in this piece are available on the slideshow. -SLIDE SHOW FOR FASHION AND CLIMATE CHANGE BY MARY COLMAR- The huge relationship between fashion and climate change is undeniable. The
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