happy holidays!

time flies when you’re having a good time — it’s been a great year! with 2012 wrapping up and coming to an end, we’d like to extend our thanks and from all of us at draft culture:

wishing you all the best this holiday season + throughout the new year in 2013!

happy holidays

from all of us at draft culture :
best wishes this holiday + throughout the new year

back to school cool

check it out! our design for PeopleTowels featured on the Today Show, as part of Parents Magazine’s “Cool Back to School Gear”! a big thank you to Taryn, Parents Magazine, and Kathy Lee and Hoda!

to purchase our ‘protect our earth’ towels for your kiddos, head over to:
PeopleTowels | Protect Our Earth

{ offered in single, 3 day, or 5 day sets }

a journey of hope

a dear friend, Karl Enchelmayer, is gearing up and getting ready to embark on a great adventure, a 5,000 mile cross country bike ride, in which he hopes to raise money and awareness for the non-profit organization, AIDS Athens.

Karl is currently pursuing a volunteer position with the United States Peace Corps and hoping to receive an invitation for service in 2011. He plans to work in a health extension field with a focus on HIV/AIDS prevention, awareness, and education.

In the meantime, he’s preparing to bike across the country to promote HIV/AIDS prevention and awareness. Karl’s journey will begin in Seattle, WA on September 1, 2010, and end in Miami, FL on February 28,2011. You can follow his journey at: SEA 2 MIA

Partnering with AIDS Athens, Karl is asking for donations of one penny per mile ($50) or for one of the three segments of his trip ($17). Karl’s goal is to raise $10,000 by the end of his journey. Please help him reach his goal, to make a donation, please visit: FirstGiving/Sea2Mia

thank you for your support!

100% of the donations will go directly towards FirstGiving, who charges a 7.5% handling fee (website, online security, etc) and then 92.5% of the donation will go directly to Aids Athens

birthday adventure

andrew and i celebrated our birthdays together this year with a trip to wekiwa springs. these were the custom invitations we sent out, also included was an illustrated map…had a lot of fun designing these. for more pictures

a big thanks to everyone that came out! we had a blast!

trash to treasure

you know the saying, one person’s trash is another person’s treasure…we’re gladly putting this to good use with our earth friendly market tote, made from 80% reclaimed cotton + 20% recycled plastic bottles.

with so much waste out there, and there’s a whole lot of it…trash has even made a home in our oceans, creating an island of garbage twice the size of texas (sadly, some research suggests there’s more of these floating around). it just makes sense to reuse what already exists.

according to the council for textile recycling, 25,000 tons of new textile fiber is disposed of by north american spinning mills, weavers, and fabric manufacturers each year. up to 40% of cotton grown is wasted between the time of harvest and the time of manufacturing. in the past, this waste went directly into our landfills. thanks to progressive efforts and new technology, it’s now possible to make new cotton yarn from reclaimed cotton gin waste, commercial fabric trimmings, and mills ends.

our eco tote, peace love recycle, uses the same technology. we’ve even gone a step further to help reduce waste – our totes are made with 20% recycled plastic bottles.

be kind to our planet, make the switch.

plastic facts:

• 10 plastic bottles = 1 pound of polyester fiber
• Recycling plastic bottles takes 8 times less energy than to produce an equivalent amount of new ones
• 1 ton (2000 lbs) of plastic bottles recycled saves 3.8 barrels of oil
• 1 million plastic bottles recycled saves 250 barrels of oil
• 1 million plastic bottles recycled eliminates 180 metric tons of CO2 emissions from being released into the atmosphere

say hello to “peace love recycle”

this earth day celebrates 40 years! we’re celebrating with our very first earth loving tote!
“peace love recycle”

when you use our eco tote, you are doing your part to stop the 1 trillion plastic bags consumed worldwide every year…polluting our land and oceans.

our earth friendly totes are made of durable 10oz recycled canvas:
80% recycled reclaimed cotton + 20% recycled plastic bottles. – the perfect accessory for holding green goods from farmer’s markets, carrying books & daily basics, or packing for weekend trips.

be kind to our planet, use our eco tote and make a statement.

Totes will start shipping on Earth Day [Thursday, April 22nd] : Order Here!

pet friendly

modeling their ‘protect our earth’ PeopleTowels ♥

paper crush

one of the perks of anthropologie’s reward card  - gorgeous paper goods! and a candle necklace for my birthday, oh anthropologie you are too kind ♥

PT in action

we’re finding all kinds of ways to use our PeopleTowels. how are you using yours? we’d love to see them in action.

post a picture on our fan page wall !!

we’re in love!

look what came in the mail today!!! ♥

they look awesome! haven’t ordered yet? get yours here: Protect Our Earth | PeopleTowel

we heart sharks

email hawaii today and save marine life!
only takes a couple of seconds, your oceans will thank you. an email has already been composed {copy and paste from article}

a history making vote tomorrow could ban shark finning in hawaii – a major step to saving our oceans. email your support today!

photo courtesy of sharkwater

shipping this week!

everyone that ordered our winning design for PeopleTowels,
they are making their lovely little way to your mailboxes!

earth day give away!

ok facebook fans, we’re giving away a “Protect Our Earth” PeopleTowel in honor of Earth Day!! help us reach 200 fans by April 22nd!! and who knows, you could be the lucky winner!!

suggest us to your friends, the more the merrier!! : draft culture studio | facebook fan page

hello sunshine

spring is in the air!

eco fact #3190

cotton paper is made with reclaimed fabric from the fashion industry. making it tree free, energy efficient, and waste reducing.

we ♥ crane’s letterpress collection “lettra”
they’ve been green since 1801, go crane!

bulk ordering + pre-sale ordering available!

Two ways to get your very own “Protect Our Earth” PeopleTowel in time for Earth Day!

1. Green your office, business, school, or event with Bulk Ordering.
Starts at 25 units, and comes with a nice discount.
- To place a bulk order, visit this link: PeopleTowels Bulk Order

2. Green your self, your family, and your home with Pre-Sale Ordering.
Available in singles, sets of 3, and sets of 5 (also nice disconts, when ordering sets of 3 or 5)
- To pre-order singles, visit this link: Protect Our Earth, singles
- To pre-order, and create your own set of 3 or 5 “Protect Our Earth”,
visit this link: Protect Our Earth, build your own

* for bulk orders, make sure to select “protect our earth” on the order form
* for pre-ordering sets of 3 or 5, make sure to choose “protect our earth” for all 3 or 5

all your votes paid off!!

PeopleTowels just announced the winners and “Protect Our Earth” is the GRAND PRIZE WINNING DESIGN!!! wow wow wow!!! can’t thank you all enough!! so very excited and so honored to be featured with such an awesome company + product!!

check it out!! : Earth Day Design Contest Winners

many thank you’s + big hugs

voting has ended and the winner(s) will be announced around march 22nd.
will keep you posted! and again, thank you so very much!

need your votes!

in the running for the PeopleTowels “Earth Day Design Contest”, my design, titled “Protect Our Earth”, made it to the final round!!

need your votes to win! no registration required! just a click!

the rules: online voting is March 2-14! One Vote per Day per IP address! you can vote every day for the next two weeks!

to vote: visit the link below and click “vote for kate alves”

thanks so much for your support!!

kate alves | protect our earth