{"id":1182,"date":"2006-12-28T23:18:07","date_gmt":"2006-12-29T04:18:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.com\/blog\/?p=1182"},"modified":"2006-12-28T23:18:07","modified_gmt":"2006-12-29T04:18:07","slug":"meet_bonnie_bon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2006\/12\/meet_bonnie_bon\/","title":{"rendered":"bonnie bond of basic spirit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/photos\/uncategorized\/basic_spirit_b.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-full\" title=\"Basic_spirit_b\" alt=\"Basic_spirit_b\" src=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/photos\/uncategorized\/basic_spirit_b.jpg\" border=\"0\" style=\"FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 5px 5px 0px\" \/><\/a>Meet Bonnie Bond of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.basicspirit.com\/\">Basic Spirit<\/a>.&nbsp; She and her husband make wonderful handcrafted pewter goods.&nbsp; A portion of her artist statement reads, &quot;<span class=\"copy2\">We love to design and create products that touch the heart and delight the spirit. All of our pewter is handcrafted in our seaside studio in Pugwash, Nova Scotia, Canada. We use the highest quality pewter alloys available and are privileged to sell our products through many of the finest handcraft galleries and gift stores in North America. <\/p>\n<p>Pugwash, a small village on the north shore of Nova Scotia, is known for its heritage of pewtersmithing and peace. It is the birthplace of the internationally respected Pugwash Movement which received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1995.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"copy2\">We believe in supporting actions that are socially responsible, that help to sustain our planet and that enable the human spirit to thrive. 10% of our profits help to fund environmental and charitable organizations.&quot;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"copy2\">I love this quote they have posted on their website: <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"copy2\"><span class=\"copy2\"><span style=\"color: #006633;\"><strong>\u201cFrom what we get we can make a living. What we give, however, makes a life.&quot;&nbsp; &nbsp;-Arthur Ashe <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Bonnie is also our featured artist this month of January which means you can enjoy 15% off all her designs <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shopcatchingfireflies.com\/Qstore\/Qstore.cgi?CMD=009&amp;DEPT=1082984001\">online in our &#8216;just in&#8217; section<\/a>.&nbsp; Just type &quot;basicspirit&quot; (no space, no quotes) into the coupon code at check out.&nbsp; Some of our favorites are <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shopcatchingfireflies.com\/Qstore\/Qstore.cgi?CMD=011&amp;PROD=1166641490\">the heart trivet<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shopcatchingfireflies.com\/Qstore\/Qstore.cgi?CMD=011&amp;PROD=1166639377\">inspirational necklace &amp; box set<\/a> and the humorous <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shopcatchingfireflies.com\/Qstore\/Qstore.cgi?CMD=011&amp;PROD=1166638688\">queen of ice cream scoop<\/a>.<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Bas09\" alt=\"Bas09\" src=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/photos\/uncategorized\/bas09.jpg\" border=\"0\" style=\"FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 5px 5px 0px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Bas04\" alt=\"Bas04\" src=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/photos\/uncategorized\/bas04.jpg\" border=\"0\" style=\"FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 5px 5px 0px\" \/><\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Bas01\" alt=\"Bas01\" src=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/photos\/uncategorized\/bas01.jpg\" border=\"0\" style=\"FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 5px 5px 0px\" \/> &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; <\/p>\n<p><script src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~s\/CatchingFireflies?i=http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/catching_fireflies\/2006\/11\/rebecca_puig_of.html\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div id=\"flaresmith\" class=\"feedflare\"><script src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~s\/http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/catchingfireflies\/TyNo?i=http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2006\/12\/meet_bonnie_bon\/\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div><div class=\"linkwithin_hook\" id=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2006\/12\/meet_bonnie_bon\/\"><\/div><script>\n<!-- \/\/LinkWithinCodeStart\nvar linkwithin_site_id = 944859;\nvar linkwithin_div_class = \"linkwithin_hook\";\n\/\/LinkWithinCodeEnd -->\n<\/script>\n<script src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/widget.js\"><\/script>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/pixel.png\" alt=\"Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...\" style=\"border: 0\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meet Bonnie Bond of Basic Spirit.&nbsp; She and her husband make wonderful handcrafted pewter goods.&nbsp; A portion of her artist statement reads, &quot;We love to design and create products that touch the heart and delight the spirit. All of our pewter is handcrafted in our seaside studio in Pugwash, Nova Scotia, Canada. We use the highest quality pewter alloys available and are privileged to sell our products through many of the finest handcraft galleries and gift stores in North America. Pugwash, a small village on the north shore of Nova Scotia, is known for its heritage of pewtersmithing and peace. It is the birthplace of the internationally respected Pugwash Movement which received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1995. We believe in supporting actions that are socially responsible, that help to sustain our planet and that enable the human spirit to thrive. 10% of our profits help to fund environmental and charitable organizations.&quot; I love this quote they have posted on their website: \u201cFrom what we get we can make a living. 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