Wearable Art from the Heart of Kentucky
Why the name Earthshine? Well, it has to do with the fact that we are moonlighters, and this business venture is something we do on the nights and weekends. Jenny is a high school teacher and Jon is a maintenance man in the same school district. We started Earthshine Tie Dye in 2009, as a way to feed our creative desires and spread a little color love across the world.
What do we do with the money we make? Support our daughter's competitve gymnastics. If you know anything about gymnastics, you know it is certainly not the cheapest sport out there. Lena is very accomplished and lives, eats, and breathes it so we do what we can to support her.
Our Sustainable Practices:
*Upcycling
-check out our line of upcycled pieces of wearable art! Shirts, dresses, skirts and more!
*Reuse and Recycle
- bread bags/ziplocs for curing, sinew, rubber bands
- we send our dye containers back to our supplier for reuse
- reusing packing materials for shipping
- we are working with Tiny Love Co. to take our seconds and make them into new pieces, such as headbands!
*Reduce
- High efficiency washer
- line drying
Community Involvement:
-fundraisers:
*Relay For Life
*God’s Special Little Hearts (a local Pediatric Heart Patient charity)
- In addition, we have donated raffle items for a startup Montessori, the local animal shelter, and a fund to maintain a small city park.
- We have sponsored free tie dye workshops with local organizations such as the Girl Scouts.
