First and foremostly, I want to say THANK YOU to Cary M, who was so sweet to leave a little something in my tip jar! As you all know I work for tips here, and your support means so, so much to me. So thank you!!!
And now, on to the weekend! Oi!
So gimme your comments, critiques, thoughts, support, and suggestions. Lay it on thick! Lemme have it!
As usual, the Feedback Forum will remain here at the top of the page all weekend, so if you’ve got an idea or a question or you just want to introduce yourself and say ‘Oi!’, you can stop back by any time. This is your community, so get involved and have your say!
I’m designating this weekend for extra celebration . . . so get ‘er done! Have some fun!

Oi oi! Hello there, and hello weekend!! It’s time again for comments, critiques, thoughts, support, and suggestions.
What have you been pondering this week? Have you made any recent life changes? Any new green resolutions? Have you been saving your change??? (I’m trying really hard but I keep emptying my purse for the homeless people who stand at the traffic light near my hospital, which I’m visiting bi-weekly. Ah well, I suppose they need it . . . ) So what’s on your mind?!
As usual, the Feedback Forum will remain here at the top of the page all weekend, so if you’ve got an idea or a question or you just want to introduce yourself and say ‘Oi!’, you can stop back by any time. This is your community, so get involved and have your say!
And just a note – I’ve written before about the upcoming Swap-O-Rama Chicago, and since I think it’s such a cool event, I wanted to let you all know that they are currently accepting submissions from Midwest fashion designers, for the show that will be featured at the event. So all you aspiring designers in the area, check out the info page here.
Have an wonderful weekend all you dears!!

Hello to the weekend!! Here we are once again, and that means it’s time for comments, critiques, thoughts, support, and suggestions.
So let me have it! How was your week? Have you been saving your change? Or starting to prep your garden? What have YOU been doing?!
As usual, the Feedback Forum will remain here at the top of the page all weekend, so if you’ve got an idea or a question or you just want to introduce yourself and say ‘Oi!’, you can stop back by any time. This is your community, so get involved and have your say!

And if you feel so inclined, perhaps you could hop on over to the rikrak studio, and vote for Bonzai in the “thrifty-forward, sustainably-minded” category. Thanks guys, it’s much appreciated!
And have an amazing weekend, enjoying those last bits of winter!

First things first, thank you guys so much for all of the wonderful Bonzai Birthday wishes – and especially to Salekdarling for the ‘birthday present’ in the tip jar! Your support is what keeps me going and it means so much to me. Thank you!!!
So, it’s finally the weekend (Happy Weekend!), and thank goodness for that. The next few days I’m all about massive productivity! Isn’t it incredible how the ‘little things’ of life (emails, phone calls, bills) become much bigger directly proportional to how long they *don’t get done*. Ha!
So what’s on your agenda for the weekend? What’s on your mind right now? And what do you want to see more of in the next year of Bonzai Aphrodite?!
Oh and FYI, for those of you who participated in the recent vegan bake sales for Haiti, I’m so happy to announce that nationwide earnings topped $25,000. That’s a ton of money guys! So thank you everyone who participated, whether through baking or buying. It really made a significant impact!
As usual, the Feedback Forum will remain here at the top of the page all weekend, so if you’ve got an idea or a question or you just want to introduce yourself and say ‘Oi!’, you can stop back by any time. This is your community, so get involved and have your say!
Have a peaceful (or productive!) weekend!

Let’s begin with a little gratitude, shall we? I want to offer a giant THANK YOU to readers Eden and Courtney O. Eden, for sending me (well, my son really) a lovely little hand-me-down gift package (#17!) and Courtney O., for hitting that tip jar over there on the right. Thank you ladies so much for your kindness and your generosity!
And, THANK YOU to everyone for the wonderful birthday wishes! You all helped to give me such a splendid birthday, and begin my 29th year just right (with lots of love!) So THANK YOU!
And now, as always, Happy Weekend! What’s on your mind, guys?! Let me hear what you have to say! What do you want to see more of here on Bonzai Aphrodite? (as we prepare to enter our second year live!!!)
As usual, the Feedback Forum will remain here at the top of the page all weekend, so if you’ve got an idea or a question or you just want to introduce yourself and say ‘Oi!’, you can stop back by any time. This is your community, so get involved and have your say!
And now for a few announcements (quite a bit of business this week . . . )
1) Vegan Yummies for a good cause! Isa Chandra Moskowitz of the Post Punk Kitchen has done an amazing job of organizing a collection of vegan bake sales to benefit Haiti. We all know how much they need the money, so check it out and if there’s a sale near you, support it! I’ll be bringing a heavy wallet and a ready appetite to the Portland sale this Sunday!
2) Send me pics of this month’s thrift store finds! I want pics of your best pillages, submitted to info@bonzaiaphrodite.com Please include your first name and the city/country you found it in.
3) Send me the names and addresses of the BEST secondhand stores in your city, and maybe a brief description of why they’re so rad. I want all the top secret hot spots you know of in every city you’ve been to! info@bonzaiaphrodite.com, and please include name and addresses.
Okay, fin! Finis! Finito! Have a most marvelous weekend!






