The Turtle Love Co. blog

This past weekend, I hosted a concert in my backyard for a friend and singer-songwriter, Brooke Brown Saracino. It’s the second house concert I’ve hosted, and I’m becoming a huge fan of this kind of intimate, cozy listening experience. It’s so different to hear a song played against a backdrop of noisy bar patrons! We [...]

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It really does exist! Right now, there are plenty of people getting busy making generating good news about nature and the environment. We just discovered a jackpot of info about all this positive change on the aptly named The Good News Gazette. There’s a great story about the guy in South Portland, ME who practices [...]

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We here at Turtle Love Co. love our extra-curricular activities. Amy likes to put on her wetsuit and swim in the ocean, Rachel spends time at her family’s camp on a lake, Adrianne has a garden and a three-year-old daughter, and I (Xander) am a disc jockey at Portland’s community radio [...]

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..on the environment. That’s right: we are firm believers in not only having the right bling for every occasion, but also having the right bag. But most of the time I just bag the bag-shopping because it gives me bags under my eyes. Thankfully,  I just read a post on Eco-chick about DIY bag-making.. out [...]

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We’ve got a lot going on over here. One minute, we are playing with the office beach ball (it generates creative thought- seriously), and the next, we are finding out how our prospective artisans source their metals. Recycling precious metals is kind of old news at this point, but what about recycling weird stuff like [...]

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When Michele Scholnick was a kid, she may have dreamt of being a ballerina, but jewelry designer didn’t cross her mind ‘til some years later. She had passed a major deadline in her political science grad program, and decided on a whim to take some art classes. She tried glassblowing, graphic design, and jewelry. Somehow, [...]

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Well, at this point it’s no shock that the TLC crew tries to be friends with the earth. From the disheartening oil spill to the trash vortex afloat in the northern Pacific, we humans are really taking a toll on this beautiful planet. Sitting here in front of this computer, it seems kind of impossible [...]

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If there was an online dating site to match people with places, this imaginary online business would certainly match me up with Portland, Maine. We are a match made in heaven, because this place is heaven (see pics). It’s got the ocean in the air. It’s got red brick sidewalks and [...]

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When it comes to engagement rings, nobody wants to compromise. The diamond ring has been an image of the quintessential symbol of love and commitment for almost a century. But diamonds are not the only classic choice. Before diamonds made their appearance in the mainstream market, a popular engagement ring setting was the bride’s birthstone. [...]

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Whilst perusing through the Maine Home and Design online mag, I discovered a refreshing article about a few artists whose work is all about their experience of nature. Since most of our artisans have told us the same thing and we are kind of  nuts for nature-inspired designs, I kept on reading.  Paintings by Ingrid [...]

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