Park City Arts Festival!

Yes! I am so excited to go there this weekend. They have an amazing display of artists in the areas of ceramis, digital imaging, drawing, glass and some wonderful music as well. For more info on the arts festival click here. For a music schedule, click here.

Food, Inc.

I can't wait to see this wonderful documentary. Now playing at Broadway Theater in Salt Lake City. Showtimes here. For more info and to watch trailer click here

Free Spoon Me Smoothie Day...

FREE Smoothie Day tomorrow July 22nd at any Spoon Me location from 11 to 5! .

Visit their facebook page here

We will be at the American Fork City's Steel Days!!!

The Andes Collection Jewelry will be at the American Fork City Steel Days this Saturday July 18th! Come see us at the Craft Boutique from 9am to 7pm at the Rotary Park - 400 S 200 E, AF.

Want to win this gardening tool kit...

Leave your best tip for controlling weeds in your garden (the all-natural way of course) in the comment section of the Garden Party Blog here. At the end of the month, they will choose the favorite tip and award this fabulous prize. Visit their website !

12 Steps to Whole Food Eating...

I thought I would pass this information along...

Robyn Openshaw, the Green Smoothie Girl, will be presenting her 12 Steps to Whole Food Eating program at Classic Books and Gifts in Lehi on July 17 from 6:30-8:30pm.

Robyn teaches at Brigham Young University (BYU) and is the author of 12 Steps to Whole Foods with over 250 recipes and The Green Smoothies Diet available in bookstores September 2009.

To register and for more information click here.

Visit her website for some amazing information!

Viktoriya - Benefit Concert

Here is the information on a benefit showcase for one of the most beautiful and talented women I have met, my former belly dancing teacher Viktoriya. Unfortunately, she was involved in a serious car crash and is still in the process of recovery.

This is going to be an amazing performance with the most talented middle eastern dancers in the state. I encourage everyone to come!

Local Organic Clothing Line - The Green Element

Photo via Salt Lake Tribune

Some of you may have already heard of these guys. They were featured in the Salt Lake Tribube a few days ago. They have an amazing line of organic eco-friendly clothing. For more info go to their website. You can find the at the following locations:

Trolley Green Giant » Trolley Square, 600 S. 700 East, Salt Lake City
Green The World » 4171 Riverdale Road, Riverdale
Model Citizen » 247 E. Broadway, Salt Lake City
Park Silly Market » Sundays in Park City
The People's Market » Sundays in Salt Lake City

Here is also some information about the benefits of organic cotton vs conventional cotton:

• Conventional cotton uses about 11 percent of the world's pesticides though it takes up just 2.4 percent of the world's arable land.


• Some of those chemicals are known carcinogens.


• Organic cotton is not genetically modified and is grown without synthetic fertilizers or pesticides.


• Production of organic cotton increased 152 percent from 2007 to 2008. Leading producers include India, Turkey, China, Uganda, Peru and the U.S.


• Organic cotton fiber is used in such products as make-up removal pads, cotton puffs, ear swabs, towels, sheets, blankets, clothes and stationery.
  (Source: Sustainable Cotton Project and the Organic Trade Association)

Sweet Life Book Club * The Penny Pinchers Club

I thought I would pass this along. Post via sweet life in the valley.

The July Sweet Life Book Club selection will be "The Penny Pinchers Club" by Sarah Strohmeyer. This is a brand new novel (release date 7/02/09) that is the story of what money can and can't buy. It's also a reminder that sometimes we can focus on money too much, whether spending or saving, and ignore the things that really matter in our life. Please join us in reading "The Penny Pinchers Club" this month!
We are starting something new!! We will be having some in real life Sweet Life Book Club meetings. If you would like to start a group in your area send me an email and we will get the details to you. sweetlifeinthevalley@gmail.com with Group Leader as the subject.
The Sweet Life Book Club is introducing a Goodreads group to have our discussion forums. Be sure you join! Go to your Goodreads account and search in groups for "Sweet Life Book Club" to join. We will open the discussion for "The Penny Pinchers Club" on July 20th.Or click here: Sweet Life Book Club
To help you along in your reading, Sweet Life in The Valley is having a giveaway! We have two copies of "The Penny Pinchers Club" (Thanks Dutton/Penguin Publishers!) to give away...
{To Enter to Win }
1} Refer someone & get an extra entry 1. Send the names of the people you referred with your entry 2. They enter you get an extra entry for each person who enters
2} Post this Giveaway on your Blog
3} Twitter about it include @sweetlifeinthe in your tweet
4} Post on Facebook
5} Put our Sweet Life button on your blog
6} Post a comment on our Sweet Life Book Club on Goodreads
Email us so we know how many entries you get at sweetlifeinthevalley@gmail.com with Sweet Life Book Club as the subject- be sure to let us know that you get extra entries

By Jessica our {Sweet Life Book Club Leader}

Come and see us!

The Andes Collection jewelry and accessories will be having a booth on the 4th of July. We will be at 390 E Center Street in Provo from 8am to 2pm. Come and check us out!

Happy 4th of July to everyone!!!

To the one I love...

Happy Birthday to the most handsome, nicest, sweetest, funniest man I know; and the one I am lucky to have in my life. I love you husband!!!

Photo by LeoPatrone