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G R A T E F U L It has been an absolute joy to be

G R A T E F U L

It has been an absolute joy to be a part of your intentional gift giving this year. Every piece I created and packed up for delivery had me imagining the moment when the receiver would open their gift and they'd be filled with love and warm fuzzies.. which would fill me with the same energy 🥰 Gift giving, in essence, IS an exchange of energy after all. And the energy put into the creation of the gift is just as important.

Thank you for choosing me to create your gifts this year. By supporting my business, you also supported many dozens of other small and local businesses that I source my materials and eco friendly packaging from. Your choice is not a single positive act, but more like a stone cast into a pond with the positive effects rippling out into infinity. And that's without even taking our profit donations into consideration. You done good 🙌 💓

I'm taking a much needed lil staycation this week to rest and recoup, but man am I so excited for this next year of Pelican House. I'm feeling some B I G energy, and can't wait to dive in 😉

Thank you, from my whole heart 🙏💕 xo Justine

One-off jewelry sale happening NOW on our stories!

One-off jewelry sale happening NOW on our stories! One of a kind pieces that aren't available on the website. First come first served, if the story is still up it's still available. See stories for details.

We are also doing a little sale on the website for all jewelry, take 10% off no code needed! 💕

Ocean Freighting: part 2! If you haven't seen ou

Ocean Freighting: part 2!

If you haven't seen our previous post on ocean freighting, please go check it out 👀💕! Today I will be sharing a few ideas on how we can reduce our dependency on, and therefore the impacts of, ocean freighting! I do not consider myself an expert on this topic, I just wanted to share with you what I have learned over time as I've peeled the onion.. and things I do in my own personal life 🙃

•CONSUME LESS• This is the biggie. The greatest change will come from changing our mindset from endless consumption, instant gratification, and buying stuff just because it's cheap and easy. I could write a whole post on just this, so I'll leave it at this: Do you really HAVE to have it? Is there something you already own that you can use instead? Can you find it second hand? If you must have it.. 👇

•BUY LOCALLY MADE•
Something made in your own community using materials also sourced from that community is obviously the best option (think local artisans). But even if it's made in the greater US, not overseas, that is 👌. The key factor here is transparency of the supply chain 👇

•SUPPORT BRANDS AND COMPANIES THAT MAKE LOCAL PRODUCTION A PRIORITY• And have full supply chain transparency. Most ethical companies will openly share this information right on their website or product tag, but you can always reach out and ask if you aren't sure. If they don't know where or how their products are made, it's a pass (for so many reasons).

•EAT LOCALLY PRODUCED FOOD•
Ocean freighting is not exclusive to material goods. A lot of food in this country is sent over seas to be processed or packaged before shipping them back to be sold here. A Dole fruit cocktail cup travels more than 18,000 miles before it reaches our stores 🤯 (not that I consider that food anyway). I will preface this with the fact that not everyone has access to locally grown food, or even fresh food. Food deserts are definitely prevalent all across our country, even in major ag states. Many people aren't in walking distance to a grocery store, let alone a market that sells local or domestic foods... CONTINUED IN COMMENTS 👇

Hope you are all opting outside today and enjoying

Hope you are all opting outside today and enjoying some fresh air and movement, and with your loved ones if you're fortunate to get to be together right now 😊

THANK YOU so much to everyone who has shared Pelican House in their shop small guides and recs.. I cannot express how grateful I am and what a huge impact that has for small businesses. Which is why I will also be posting a gift guide on the Pelican House blog later today, so be sure to check it out. While I don't like to encourage the association of holidays with shopping and consumption, I do want to share some wonderful companies that I encourage you to support ANY day of the year, and thought now is a good time since so many are ready to purchase gifts for the holidays and I want to offer some great eco minded, local, and thoughful makers that you will love (in addition to PH 😘). If you are on our email list I will link it with the upcoming newsletter.

I also want to announce that I am donating $1 from every piece of jewelry sold, to indigenous communities-- currently the Fairy Creek Blockade. This is not being announced to boost sales.. I actually have wanted to keep it quiet so it is not misconstrued especially since today is Native American Heritage Day. But I also want to bring awareness to various indigenous led groups in addition to our regular partner, Island Conservation. I believe in giving back and supporting the people that have cared for our planet for so long. I appreciate their knowledge, wisdom, and relationship with our mama earth, and their patience in showing us lost ones our way back. We need to be supporting these communities. Feel free to tag any indigenous projects in the comments you'd like us to donate to 💗🙏

It's beyond time to start talking about the massiv

It's beyond time to start talking about the massive environmental impacts of ocean freighting.

This is something that's not easy to talk about because most people don't want to look behind that curtain. Why? Because we know that our modern lives are tightly wrapped around ocean freighting, and no matter how environmentally conscious one is in their choices and lifestyle, there is almost no escaping it completely. It's an ugly stain on an environmentalists best intentions, and an area I personally feel shame as a human (even whilst doing my best).

The recent oil spill in southern CA was thought to have been caused by an ocean freighter dragging anchor and damaging the oil pipeline. Since last summer, southern CA has been seeing a record breaking number of ocean freighters sitting just off our coastline in the ports of Long Beach and LA, stuck in a traffic jam awaiting their turn to offload cargo (hence the need to drop anchor). Currenly there are 73 ships sitting like ducks, with more arriving daily. All just ticking time bombs for more oil spills and leaking of toxic substances into our waters and air.

These are cargo ships, bringing goods and materials manufactured overseas to Americans. "The Americans' buying strength is so strong and epic that we can't absorb all this cargo into the domestic supply chain" Gene Seroka, the port of LA director, told CBSLA.

It may feel hopeless to try and quit a unhealthy relationship with ocean freighting entirely, but we have to start trying. We need a multi directional approach of reducing consumption of overseas products, putting consumer pressure on brands to localize their supply chains, and speaking up to hold freighting companies accountable for their cut corners that lead to environmental disasters. There's a lot you can do, starting with reducing your consumption of goods across the board.

Pelican House was founded upon doing something different, to address environmental issues across the board, especially around ocean freighting which in my opinion is the heaviest hitter out there... (continued in comments)

Current favorite^^^ The Tigris earrings. Made with

Current favorite^^^
The Tigris earrings. Made with vintage deadstock tiger cowrie shell, 14k gold fill, and black recycled "sea" glass. Cowrie shells represent the divine feminine, prosperity, fertility, and the powerful energy of the ocean.

We love these paired with a black bikini or dressed up with a little black dress 🖤

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