T-SHIRTS 100% ORGANIC COTTON

Sourcing the best of Oregon has been an exciting and interesting journey, we have met some wonderful people along the way, had lots of happy surprises, and many blessings of love and encouragement from the people who create the beautiful products we have on on marketplace. Two such people are the young men that handcraft the 100% cotton T-shirts we have so happily added to our web marketplace at Origins Oregon.

When I say...*Sourcing The Best Of Oregon*, these guys fit into that fold nicely....no pun intended. The organic cotton T-shirts that they handcraft are so amazing and clever, one of the tees they make became a meme, the Philosoraptor.  The talent, and creativity they show with every new idea simply amazes us. 

We are excited to bring these T-shirts to you, the quality and softness you will love in a T-shirt, they launder nicely, without shrinkage, and hold their color well, true to size and so awesome !

We have added a few more to the market, just today, and have more to add, so there will be something for everyone, both men and women.

Wear your T-shirt with pride, and wear it well.

Be well and happy...in 100% Organic Cotton ~ Holly

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HAND MILLED ORGANIC SOAP- ORIGINS OREGON

 Sourcing the best of Oregon...

Origins Oregon marketplace offers an array of organic hand milled soaps from Rogue Valley Soap Company. These soaps have pure essential oils and natural botanicals, our Shea Butter soap is rich in emollients that moisturize the skin, bringing back your skin's baby soft quality.

My favorite is the organic Cranberry Citrus soap, for it's purity, it leaves your skin scented with the essence of cranberry citrus, infused with olive, coconut and palm oils, I would describe this soap as amazing and invigorating.

Our comeback soap, Patchouli, is like a walk back in time, scented with essential oils of Patchouli, with a warm, down to earth scent, this soap is especially good for dry, maturing skin, and gentle enough to be used daily.

The Lavender and Lemon Grass soap, has an aroma that envelops your senses with relaxing lavender essential oil, and invigorates your skin with lemon grass, your whole body will respond to it's therapeutic benefits.
Try these soaps, choose your favorites out of the sixteen different scents, you will never want another soap again. Long lasting because these soaps are hand milled, infused and scented for comfort, aroma and beauty. Your bath time will be the most relaxing and aromatic time of your day or evening.
So, relax into the bath and be soft, scented and beautiful.
Be well and happy ~ Holly

Our Beautiful City By The Lake...Lake Oswego

Our beautiful city by the lake....Lake Oswego, Oregon

City of Lake Oswego Names Newest Park – Sundeleaf Plaza On December 14, Lake Oswego City Council named the new park at 120 State Street “Sundeleaf Plaza.” The park naming process for the former US Bank property was kicked off by the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board (PRAB) in October. They received 47 different ideas and, after reviewing citizen’s suggestions, recommended the park be named after Richard Sundeleaf to recognize his contribution to the City’s architectural heritage.Richard Sundeleaf (1900-1987) was a prominent, local architect who did more than any other architect to influence the “village” atmosphere in Lake Oswego. He designed many homes and commercial buildings in Lake Oswego, nine of which are listed on the City’s Landmark Designation List - including his home on Phantom Bluff and the bridge and boathouse to Jantzen Island. He also designed some of the City’s oldest commercial buildings which line State Street. These buildings include the Lakewood Center, Oswego Lake House restaurant, Lake Theatre, Murphy Real Estate building currently leased to Starbucks, and the buildings housing Wan Fu and, previously, Hollywood Video. His design incorporated the Arts and Crafts and Tudor style that created the English Village atmosphere, which is today replicated in several designs in the community including Lakeview Village and Millennium Plaza Park.Richard Sundeleaf graduated from the University of Oregon’s School of Architecture in 1923. He was trained in the "Beaux Arts" style of design, and became well-known in the 1920s and 1930s for his imaginative work in industrial architecture. In the late 1940s, he was a leading local proponent of the "Streamline Moderne" style, in which the spirit of the machine age and the concepts of aerodynamics shaped the design of the building.

REUSE ARTIST PORTLAND OREGON@ GLEAN

*GLEAN*

crackedpots, Recology and Metro invite you to check out the GLEAN 2013 program.

With the goal of bringing awareness to excessive waste generation and consumption, five artists @GLEAN have been chosen to have full access to unique materials discarded at “the dump,” and are allowed to glean materials for the creation of art.

In addition to gleaning privileges, artists will each receive a $2,000 stipend and 80% commission on art sales generated from a public exhibition held in September of 2013 at Disjecta Gallery.

This beautiful example of supporting the Arts and reuse artists in Oregon, is what keeps us happy and sustains our lives at Origins Oregon ~ Be well and happy !

Watch our website for our Local Artist Spotlight, and get into the flow of ART....

REUSE RECYCLE RENEW ART FROM PORTLAND

This artist from Portland, Oregon, uses reuse to create his art from bicycle parts...so beautiful !

Origins Oregon is committed to sourcing the best products, all organic, natural ansd sustainable from Oregon. We encourage the reuse and recycled projects, including spotlighting local 

artisans that create from reuse and renewal. We hope to be part of healing our planet and educating people, to bring better health and wellness to their lives. Be well and happy ~ Holly

THE MUSEUM 510 Lake Oswego, Oregon

The Museum 510 will have open hours during the month of March, from Wednesday through Saturdays from 11 am–6 pm. Artists will be in the Museum providing demonstrations. At First and B, in Lake Oswego, Oregon

Butterfly Butterfly

Butterfly, Butterfly

Hoping to catch your eye
Circling around you, oh my
Butterfly, butterfly, come into the light
Oh, what a beautiful sight
Flying so gracefully
Into the sky, the butterfly
Trying to catch a butterfly
Fly, fly, fly, butterfly
There he sets upon the mums
I'm having so much fun
Here's another on the sill
Your standing so still
You go to touch him
There he goes, the butterfly
I hear a tapping on the window
It's the butterfly, fly, fly, fly
There he goes into the sky
Flying so high, the butterfly
I'll see you another day
Butterfly, butterfly, away