Elegant handbags and totes Native made in the heart of the Humboldt Nation.
Jolee Handbags Is A Green Company
Jodi Lee's Native American roots have helped her grow a strong and deep respect for our natural environment. She has taken several steps to help minimize the foot print of JoLee Designs. Take a look at the many ways Jodi Lee has taken the steps to ensure her company leaves the smallest footprint possible.
Solar Powered Studio
JoLee Handbags is now completely powered by green energy. Jodi Lee and her husband recently installed solar panels on their home, where her studio is located. These panels not only completely power their home, their meter is actually spinning backwards. Solar power is reducing the footprint of JoLee Handbags and others by providing surplus green power to the grid. Jolee Handbags is a company that takes great steps to reduce it's impact on the environment.
Reclaimed Durable Fabrics
Jolee Handbags uses high quality and durable upholstery fabrics to ensure that her handbags have a long life. Jolee Handbags takes it one step further. Most of the fabrics used in her handbags are large scrap ends from a major furniture manufacturer in Indiana. Large scale manufacturing often results in some waste. These fabrics would have been thrown in the trash and wound up in a landfill. Instead Jolee Handbags creates beautiful handbags and totes. Not only is it good for the environment, it's good for your wallet. High quality upholstery fabrics can easily cost $40 to $100 a yard. Jolee Handbags purchases their fabric ends for pennies on the dollar and passes the savings on to you.
Green Web Hosting
Jolee Handbags chose to host it's website through a green web hosting provider. The company reduces its carbon footprint by purchasing Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) generated by wind power. The servers, offices, and data centers supporting this website are powered by 100% wind energy. Their energy efficiency is equivalent to planting 2,390 acres of trees or removing 510 cars from the road.
Recycled Machine
It's almost ironic – Jolee Handbags was born green. Jodi Lee started Jolee Handbags after she received a gift from a family friend, an industrial walking foot sewing machine. Everything that is manufactured requires raw materials and energy to produce. The longer you use something the smaller the footprint over time. By saving this machine from a land fill and not purchasing a new machine, Jolee Handbags took its first step with a smaller foot print.
Reusable Shopping Totes
Many people have started using reusable shopping totes as a way to help reduce their footprint. Jolee Handbags is proud to offer 100% handmade in the USA reusable shopping totes. Not only are they made in a green friendly studio, they are made to last for years to come. Many of the shopping totes sold at chain stores are made from cheap materials and are not as durable as the totes you get when you buy from Jolee Handbags. Recent tests have show that several chain store totes contain high levels of lead. >>Learn More Jolee Handbags Shopping Totes do not contain harmful substances. Reusable totes from Jolee Handbags are not just good for the environment but safe for you.
Recycling Vintage Hardware
Jodi Lee loves old vintage buttons. She really loves old vintage buttons. She spends hours scouring the web for batches of these buttons. Not only are they high quality, but the help the environment by reusing them. While she uses new zippers and straps to ensure her bags last a long time, she often incorporates vintage buttons into her designs.