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.

New Handbags Made by Women's Co-Op in India

Our new Deppa Bags from India will arrive the last week of March. Handmade by a woman's fair trade co-operative out of organic cotton using a block stamp custom design. The over the shoulder purse is great for work folders, gym clothes or a diaper bag. Please check out our new handbag selection at our retail space located in The Andersonville Galleria at 5247 N Clark St. in Chicago, IL.

Win a FIVE gift

In this economy, getting something good for free is great. five ACCESSORIES believes in making people Look Good and Feel Good by giving away a free purse and/or jewelry item each quarter. Please sign up via the website fiveACCESSORIES.com and look for our newsletter to let you know if you won. The next drawing is set to come out in March 2010.

Eco Friendly Bamboo Bags

Looking to stock up on eco friendly handbags or jewelry made out of Bamboo. Look no further than five ACCESSORIES and their best selling line of bamboo clutches from Bali, Indonesia. Eco fashion meets reasonable prices meets good causes (as FIVE dollars is donated back to help schoolchildren continue their education in Bali).

Look Good and Feel Good at five ACCESSORIES.

Be Green for Valentine's Day

Looking for the perfect Socially Conscious Valentine's Day Gift from the heart..... MADE FROM Chicago recycled material such as transit cards and ticket stubs MADE BY local folks that have been formerly homeless.

Please consider our Recycled Picture Frame. Through our income generating program we have been able to employ five StreetWise Vendors in 2009. Please let us know if you have interest in customizing the triangle piece for fundraising events, weddings or corporate gifts.

All frames have the picture, signature and location where the StreetWise vendor (aka. artist) sells their newspaper.

The Work at Home Woman

At five ACCESSORIES one of our goals is to help men and women by creating income generating programs and support our artisans and vendors by giving back a portion of our sales directly to them. With the advent of technology and all of its advances, more and more women here in North America are working from home. Opportunities that enable these women to remain home with their children while helping to contribute to their family’s income. Therefore, today’s post is for them – The Work at Home Woman.
TheWorkAtHomeWoman.com is a resource for women desiring to work at home, are working at home or know someone who is doing one or the other.Holly Reisem Hanna has done a lot of work to put together a place where women can offer and give support to other women working at home. She has also gathered many different resources like work at home opportunities, advertising and a directory for women to promote and support other women in business.
TheWorkAtHomeWoman.com is:” …A website dedicated to helping women and moms fulfill their dreams of working at home and/or becoming self employed, while providing inspiration, motivation and support.”To read more about Holly or for more information, please visit: http://www.theworkathomewoman.com/
Photo courtesy of : Michelle Meiklejohn / FreeDigitalPhotos.net

five ACCESSORIES and Fair Trade

We at five ACCESSORIES strive to be in complient with Fair Trade principles.

We are committed to promoting fair trade through:

• Providing work and income for the most economically disadvantaged artisans throughout the world;

• Encouraging the empowerment of women and men in commerce through raising their self-esteem, dignity and self-sufficiency;• Creating a non-exploitive, supportive business environment in which women of different religions, ethnicities and ages can gain energy and learn to work together

• Protecting children's rights;

• And developing employment opportunities for many artisans, many of whom would not be employable in mainstream business.