Freakin' Billboards

Freaking  (frek.ing) transitive verb:  To streak - especially with color

We would like to welcome Freakin' Billboard as an Everything Indiana supplier.  At Freakin' Billboard their concept is brilliant in its simplicity.  They recycle highway billboard art.  They personally clean and cut the vinyl, turning it into amazing things.  Due to the grand size of a billboard (usually 48ft. x 14ft.) the color and effects on the vinyl are just freakin' cool.  When you carry one of their unique designs, it's like carrying a recycled piece of art.  And you can feel doubly good about supporting Freakin' Billboard because their repurposing of all vinyl keeps it out of landfills!  Freakin' Billboard was created when two college acquaintances departed from years in the helping professions of psychology and occupational therapy and struck out looking for a new learning experience that offered both creativity and flexibility.  They found it lying on the garage floor.  Armed with unlimited access to billboard vinyl and absolutely no design, sewing, or business experience, they set out to make "freakin' stuff" and keep the vinyl from going to the landfills.

                              

Contact Everything Indiana to see how you can obtain a piece of art.

 

Herbal Arts

Made with organics, Herbal Art's handcrafted soaps and skincare products offer customers a way to feel indulgent while treating them to a healthy skin experience. They offer gentle, yet vibrant soaps in a variety of colors and fragrances that look, smell, and fell delicious!  This sensory vacation offers the added benefits of exotic butters, oils, organically grown herbs, and botanicals in their soaps and skincare products.  All of their "naturals" are original and authentic in nature.  Artist Brian Paffen has personally developed, designed, and created his own brand, "Honey & Shea" which is produced locally in Fishers, Indiana applying advanced soap-casting techniques.  At Herbal Art, the feel, fragrance, and therapeutic benefits of their products are all equally important.  They use specialized techniques to insure their products' success.  These include:  prepping raw materials, hand-slicing and measuring solid and liquid ingredients, grinding herbs, manipulating temperature(s), and calculating formulas and recipes.  Craftsmanship does not end there.  They also apply endless hours into packaging, labeling, and ensuring that the customer gains honest and complete information about "naturals".  All of their soap products are made using pure vegetable oils, not lard created from animal fat.  Although vegetable oils are more costly, they are more beneficial to your skin.  They practice vegetarian standards and all naturals are hypoallergenic. Their products do not contain alcohols, detergents or chemicals, petroleum, mineral oil, SLS(s), harmful Parabens or Lanolin.  They only use natural pigments for coloring(s).

 

King Korn

King Korn Gourmet Popcorn Company was founded in 2005 out of a love for family and an entrepreneurial spirit. Sam and Ruth Buckles raised their kids with a desire to always do a little extra, work a little harder, find a business to do on their own. So, it was natural that their daughters and sons-in-law would find themselves discussing opening a company together. When the local caramel corn supplier lapsed for a holiday season, the family knew what they would do. With each family member contributing their own unique skills to the business, King Korn was born. Now located in a shop on the Buckles property in Cromwell, Indiana, three generations of family gather to create King Korn's irresistible popcorn.  

 

 

ARE YOU A LOCAL?

In these tough economic times, people are watching every penny and looking for the lowest price.  While box stores and chain restaurants may look like they are offering the best value, how does this impact us and our community in the long run?  When you shop at an independently owned business, your entire community benefits.  Here are some reasons to Think Local - Buy Local - Be Local:

♦Buy Local - Support Yourself:  Studies have shown that when you buy from an independent, locally owned business, rather than a nationally owned business, significantly more of your money is used to make purchases from other local businesses, service providers and farms ---continuing to strengthen the economic base of the community.

♦Support Community Groups:  Non-profit organizations receive more than double the support from small business owners than they do from large businesses.

♦Keep Your Community Unique:  Where we shop, where we eat and have fun - all of it makes our community home.  Unique businesses are an integral part of the distinctive character of a place.  Tourism businesses also benefit from this.  When people go on vacation they typically seek destinations that offer them the sense of being someplace unique.

♦Get Better Service:  Local businesses often hire people with a better understanding of the products they are selling and take more time to get to know customers.

♦Invest in Community:  Local businesses are owned by people who live in the community, are less likely to leave, and are more invested in the community's future.

♦Encourage Local Prosperity:  Economic research shows that entrepreneurs and skilled workers are more likely to invest and settle in communities that preserve their unique businesses and distinctive character.

Think local first + Buy local when you can = Being a local 

 

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