West Elm Spring Social

 I was invited to a Spring Social last week at the West Elm in Downtown Santa Monica (photo above is from their facebook page). It was a lovely event. Invite only, but the store was open for us to buy and shop as we pleased. The staff was very polite and accomodating. It was awesome.

Local small business owners were set up through the store, selling their wares and services.
There was also a sweet spread of appetizers and some frilly drink. 

I avoided it because I am still on the Ultimate Reset, I quickly bypassed a cupcake vendor, too.

I just didn't want to be tempted. Espresso Cielo was there doing pour overs of fresh coffee.

The coffee SMELLED delicious. Sigh... ha! They were telling me how excited they were to have a partnership with Hotcake Bakes, winner of the FoodNetwork's Cupcake Wars with a Tres Leches Spicy Mango cupcake. Sounds good, but probably not vegan. On a side note, I am pretty excited to hear my friend Mallori of Jam Vegan Bakery will be on Cupcake Wars on June 9th with her vegan cupcakes.

 Eco Apothecary lugged all her big glass jars over from her boutique near Sunset Junction.

I instantly fell in love with this company. You choose your bottle (or bring your own), fill with whatever you need (shampoo, lotion, hair gel, etc), pick your scent (essential oils and blends the owner, Danielle, creates herself). Everything is organic, vegan, paraben-free & sulphate-free! I love the concept & the story behind the company.I can go on and on but you should just go try it! She also mentioned she'll be back at West Elm on weekends, not sure of the details but I'm sure she'll post about it over on facebook.  

Eco Apothecary shares her storefront with EdenCondensed, who was also set up at West Elm. The picture above is from her ETSY shop. She makes cite little mini terrariums with funny little people inside and specializes in small space gardens. I would love to have a small space garden SOMEday. I'm not ready to say soon. I am not very good at gardening and as much as I wish I did, I know I won't devote the time needed to maintain it.

Jaclyn of Spilt Milk & Cookies had the cutest marketing card favors, a tag with her contact info and an inspiring quote on the back tied to a bag of fresh baked cookies. Again, had to dodge the cookies ;)
Spilt Milk & Cookies are boxes of cards with inspirational quotes. They come with a little display stand and are available in many different themes. Awesome, awesome idea. Makes sense to stock-up on these - they make a great gift for anyone!