With our new Summer line coming out soon..we’ve been busy working on our upcoming designs. Here’s a quick peek at one design and something you can do or fun at home!
I used mini bok choy for a rose stamp. You can also use larger bok choy for more of a lotus flower shape..or try any veggie!

Simply cut and use the bottom of the veggie as a stamp!

And the final product! Get this cute top in our store :)

My grandma has THE BEST mango tree on Earth. No, that was not a superlative, or an exaggeration at all. I really, truly mean that. In the middle of Kahului, is a little piece of heaven. She has one Hayden tree and one Mapulehu mango tree in her massive backyard, behind my grandpa’s old putting green. The Mapulehu is my favorite..you can tell the difference because the Mapulehu isn’t as round as the rest, it has a distinctive point on its bottom. These mangoes aren’t stringy, they’re a deep orange, not that yellowish hue like most mangoes. They’re juicy to the max, it’s flesh almost melting in your mouth. And when refrigerated, they’re the most refreshing, healthiest snack you could ever imagine.

To make this magical fruit even better, Grandma turns her mangoes into ice cream bowls! Genius!!! She’s been making these for me since I was a little girl, and they’re still my favorite dessert ever. It’s the easiest, yummiest thing ever…please try this at home!
1. Cut the mango in half horizontally.

2. Take out the seed and you’re done! You have 2 mango bowls! Scoop in some ice cream (vanilla is the best) and enjoy for dessert!

I started writing this blog post a few times..describing Lily, calling her the “Sweetest 16″, trying to put her voice into text. None of them seemed to bode well enough for her upcoming performance at the Maui Thing stage after seeing her live a few weeks ago. So I decided to go with technology and just embed a youtube video of her into the post! Like they say, “a picture speaks a thousand words.”…and in this case, a video speaks a million. Lily’s voice is inexplainable. She’s a 16 year old Maui girl living in Kuau with the voice of a spectacular soul singer. Think Ella Fitzgerald meets today’s Adele. She’s classy but hip. Edgy yet local. Simple and beautiful. She’s the cover story in the current issue of On Maui! Magazine, with the likes of Willie Nelson, Michael Buble and her producer, Bob Rock praising her talent. Check out this quick preview of her singing with Toby Couture..then come see them LIVE this First Friday on the Maui Thing stage. Bring a lawn chair or a blanket and chill :)

thanks to Jennifer Rosenblad for the photo!