Charitable Giving

Getting back to our basics..... appreciating what we have.......giving to others. In this economy, many people are understanding the importance of charitable giving. At five ACCESSORIES, we have made charitable giving a cornerstone of our company. We give $5 from each retail handbag sale and 15% of other sales to a worthy charitable endeavor in the locale where our product was handmade.

Pictured is Nadya Nirvanda from Karangasem (East Bali). She is 15 years old and in her third year of Junior High School at SMPN VIII DENPASAR. The cost of school for one semester is $270. Through the sale of our eco friendly handbags, five ACCESSORIES is pleased to announce that we are supporting her schooling for the spring 2010 semester.

Bamboo Bling

What is bamboo.... group of perennial evergreen (except for certain temperate species) plants in the true grass family Poaceae. (according to wikipedia).

What is bling.... putting style on a bamboo purse.

Want to be own a eco friendly purse. Check out these and more at five ACCESSORIES.

Eco-Friendly & Recycled Jewelry

Chief biologists approximate 4,840 pounds of bottle caps are mistaken for food by Albatrosses and brought to the island of Midway (located off the Hawaiian Islands) each year by the birds. Bottle caps like the ones off the water bottles you buy and throw away. These are not washed up on shore; they are mistaken for or attached to food for the young birds.

Recycle your bottle caps. five ACCESSORIES is turning these items into eco-friendly jewlery. Pictured is a custom flower design in the three bottle caps used for this barrette. Now we just need to recycle 4,837 more.

Eco Friendly Handbags

Be fashionable, be fair trade, be green. Check out the new bamboo bags from five ACCESSORIES. Made by fair trade standards in Bali, Indonesia and given fashion forward style by The Students at The Illinois Institute of Art.

Support Green

The Northwest Side Green Festival was a success. Pictured was the five ACCESSORIES booth at the Chicago festival Saturday, April 10th. For a complete list of upcoming Green Festivals in the Chicago area please visit the Events Tab of our website http://www.fiveaccessories.com/.

-Northwest Side Green Fest6040 W. Ardmore,Chicago, IL 60646Saturday, April 10, 20109:30 am to 4:00 pm
-Loyola Eco FairSaturday, April 17th1 to 3:00 pm
-Roosevelt University Fair Trade Bazaar Thursday, April 22, 201010 am to 3 pm430 S Michigan Ave.Chicago, IL 60605
-Columbia CollegeThursday, April 22, 201010 am to 3 pm600 S. Michigan AvenueChicago, Illinois 60605
-The Morton ArboretumGreen Shopping EventApril 24th and 25th4100 Illinois Route 53Lisle, IL 60532-1293
-City of Chicago- Fair Trade Day at Daley Plazain promotion with Chicago Fair TradeFriday, May 7th8:00 am to 5:00 pmDaley Plaza- Downtown Chicago
-Navy Pier - Green FestivalGreat Ballroom at Navy PierChicago, ILMay 22nd and 23rd , 2010(** biggest event of the spring)
-DePaul University Oxfam Fair Trade EventLincoln Park Campus- central quad Tuesday, May 25th10 am to 5 pm

Wicker Handbags & TheLittlePinkBook

Looking for a dose of carer widson delivered daily. Sign up to receive the Little Pink Book email. five ACCESSORIES is happy to support Cynthia Good and her efforts to promote women based business owners, fair trade and eco-friendly items. In fact, Cynthia raves about her wicker waves handbag from five ACCESSORIES.

Pink Conference

Pink Magazine hosted their 4th Annual Fall Empowerment Series Conference in Chicago. five ACCESSORIES was pleased to be a sponsor and support great organizations such as the American Heart Association as pictured above by donating one of our eco chic handbags to their annual benefit. five ACCESSORIES is proud to present Nancy Brown, co-founder of the American Heart Association, with a special fair trade and eco friendly conference gift.