VannyBean Celebrates Earth Day with a Sale

Join us this Earth Day Season to celebrate an EXCLUSIVE EARTH DAY sale on all of our organic clothes designed by Speesees of San Francisco. We've introduced you to them in an earlier post and now we want to share the love with 10% off now until Earth Day (April 22nd). From organic baby jumpers, to organic onesies, you will love the designs, bright colors as well as the careful and safe production methods for baby to wear.

HAPPY EARTH DAY

"Mama" our new category at VannyBean

We've added a new category to our store: MAMA. Because there are some things that are too fabulous for us to pass up for our sweet mamas. We've just added some new nursing pads for our mamas that are breast feeding their babes and need a visual pick-me-up from their nursing necessities. These nursing pads are called "Posh Pads" designed, of course, by mamas. They describe their products as such

"Becoming a mother is the most important job we women will ever have and we should not only treat our babies to the best but treat ourselves a little along this wonderous journey. We hope POSH Pads bring a smile to your face and a little humor into others, and POSH Pads just might be the prettiest thing you wear today, even if your in your pj's for most of it!"

CHECK 'EM OUT. . .ENJOY!

Children's Art: Eco-Friendly & Safe!

NEW TO OUR STORE

ORGANIC (EDIBLE) BABY PAINTS

P'KOLINO MULTI-USE ART EASEL

Art Inspired edible organic baby paints. . yeah that's right! We offer organic & edible, all in the name of self-expression.

These paints were created and used by a stay-at-home mom who sought out safe-to-use paints for her baby's self expression. Et Voila. . . .we present Wee Can Too Organic Baby Paints.

The paints are easy to use and made with infant-safe organic ingredients. They have an incredible shelf life, leave no stain on tables or skin, have a pleasant taste, but not too pleasant so not to encourage the child to eat the paint, and are very nutritious!

P'KOLINO MULTI-USE ART EASEL

A multifunctional, creative space for growing minds!
This playfully smart art easel has so many neat-o benefits. Use it as a traditional easel, a chalkboard, a white board, or a puppet theater. Included are two fabulous “coloring-book” scenes to use as backdrops when this clever easel is in puppet theater mode. There is room in the back to add a P’kolino Play Kit and the entire unit folds flat for easy storage. Playfully designed for children ages 3 and up.

Speesees Organic Clothes for Babies + Toddlers

Oh say--we love our new Speesees collection. From opening the biodegradable packaging, to musing over the bright colors and fun graphics--we find Speesees the perfect fit for those seeking fun, organic, fair trade and safe. In their products, Speesees Designers from the Bay Area explain what their recipe is for these little hip digs--

speesees ingredients::organic cottonlow-impact dyespigment + pvc-free prints nickel-free snaps no formaldehyde no dioxin lots of love
Speesees cotton is 100% skal-certified organic, which means no pesticides or chemical fertilizers have been used in its cultivation. speesees fabrics are treated with low-impact / herbal dyes, prints are made with pigments / pvc-free plastisols, + we skip the dioxin + formaldehyde altogether. our soft + durable cotton is long-staple (long fibers :: no prickles) + extra-comfy for kids. growing organically with speesees is healthy for our animal, plant, + human

VannyBean loves eco-friendly nursery furniture

VannyBean is elated to feature Nurseryworks products and with their incredible sale, having an eco-friendly nursery is affordable. Today we want to feature the SLEEPYTIME ROCKER. Normally priced at $900.00, this is being sold at 50% off!!!With bold colors such as lime green and citrus, to earth tones, this rocker will add style to any palette you might choose for your nursery. Read more to find out why & how Nurseryworks is not only a modernly stylish choice, but an responsible & eco-friendly option for "greening" your nursery or any other room in your house.

As stated on their website, Nurseryworks mission is to provide clean, simple, handcrafted contemporary furnishings made with environmentally friendly materials and manufacturing processes. Here are some of the reasons why Nurseryworks products are a green, safe, and stylish choice.
+ Nurseryworks uses renewable materials. Paulownia wood is a key material. It is a fast-growing, richly grained, light weight and fire- and decay-resistant hardwood species that takes stain beautifully, and that won't warp, split, or crack. Thanks to its deep root network and its unusual physiology, it can help reclaim ecologically stressed land relatively quickly by upgrading the organic content of degraded soils.
+ Nurseryworks products are safe. They are tested to governmental standards on a quarterly basis and are certified by the Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association. In addition, the products are air-chamber tested to examine and eliminate toxic materials. The testing methods are intense and measure materials down to parts per billion. The first concern is that products are not emitting dangerous toxins.
+ When construction requirements (for the Nurseryworks signature carvings and unique crib slat designs) call for medium density fiberboard (MDF), Nurseryworks uses Grade E0, the safest grade available. A composite of wood chips and glue, MDF tends to off-gas formaldehyde because of a heat-bonding process that requires formaldehyde resins. The Harmonized European Standard classifies wood-based panels, including MDF, as E0, E1, and E2/E3, depending on the degree of formaldehyde emission. Grade E0 releases less than 0.5mg per liter. (Grade E1 lets off 9mg per 100g, while Grade E2/E3 secretes 9mg-39mg per 100g.)
+ Nurseryworks uses low-VOC finishes, lacquers, and glues.
+ Nurseryworks uses formaldehyde-free dyes.

VannyBean will be attending the Natural Living Expo

MARCH 28-29 (SATURDAY & SUNDAY)
10:00-6:00 P.M.

Come by and see VannyBean Baby Organics at the 4th Annual Des Moines Natural Living Expo at the Polk County Convention Center. Along with other educational organizations and eco-friendly retailers, we will have a booth featuring our eco-friendly baby products along with a drawing for a Fleurville Diaper Bag--made from recycled plastic. If you can't attend the expo, sign up for our newsletter on www.vannybean.com and we'll enter you in our drawing.

We'll be sharing our booth with Before and After the Birth--natural childbirth education. We hope to see you there!

VannyBean Welcomes Roebuck Studio

Environmentally Responsible, Modern Style & Affordable--here at VannyBean we love these words together. Introducing Roebuck Studio-- which offers fun, imaginative children’s furniture. Roebuck Studio is a design and manufacturing company offering high quality, moderately priced, modern styled furniture built with sustainable materials in an environmentally responsible way. We, at VannyBean, are thrilled to feature their beautiful designs and fun furniture.

Roebuck Studio makes furniture for your kids and each piece is made with an honest expression of material and construction that will stimulate your childs design and creative thinking. “We must make things with great hope and faith, for there is joy and fulfillment in creation.” – George Nakashima