Minglewood

We carry the largest selection of unique items for the alternative culture in the greater Rockford area. Some of our customers come from up to 100 miles away to see our selection!

Clothing : fair trade imports from india and south america and more importantly, fair trade items that are locally produced - skirts, dresses, tops and pants for men and women of all ages; tie dyed t-shirts; smart-ass t-shirts with hilarious sayings; t-shirts with your favorite characters or bands - like the posters; "stop bitching, start a revolution" t-shirts from www.zendik.org ; patchwork clothes; beautiful recycled silk sari tops and skirts; vintage clothes, natural cotton dresses, skirts and sweaters from ecuador.

Posters: grateful dead, che gueverra, tony montoyo - scarface, pink floyd, jimi hendrix, bob marley, johnny cash, al capone, guitar chords, atomic bomb over bikini island, earth from satelite - night and day, original concert posters from 60's & 70's, fractals, coffee shops of amsterdam, the scream, picasso, vangogh, led zeppelin, cream, santana, u2, janis joplin, eric clapton, kurt cobain, the clash, the ramones, celebrity mugshots, miles davis, green day, fear and loathing in las vegas, cheech & chong - up in smoke, james dean, the rat pack, belushi - college, einstein, hollyweed, seinfeld - kramer, the beatles - sgt. pepper, john lennon - NYC - liberty, jerry garcia plus many more!

Sterling Silver Jewelry: handmade rings, bracelets, necklaces with polished and cut sem-precious gemstones such as amethyst, garnet, peridot, citrine, labradite, rainbow moonstone - priced $20 - $75; thick silver bands for men or women with tribal art, stars, moons, suns, peace signs, yin yangs, irish hearts, pentagrams - priced $10 - $13 ; animal rings with horses, dolphins, wolves, turtles, frogs, dragons - priced $10; dainty rings with malachite, lapis lazuli, mother of pearl, onyx - priced $12.50

Handblown Glass Jewelry: dichroic glass earring & pendants - priced $20 - $30; handblown glass rings, pendants, bracelets - priced $8 - $60

Incense: We carry several hundred varieties of all natural incense. Our more popular scents are nag champa, patchouli, sandalwood, amber, lavendar, eucalyptus, rainforest, honey, honey rose, egyptian jasmine, opium, super hit, cannabis, cinnamon-orange. Stop in for a free stick of nag champa!

Handmade Soap: Our soap is handmade with no animal fats - only olive, coconut and palm oils. Our soaps contain all their glycerin. Glycerin is a natural moisterizing by-product of the soap making process; it's a humectant which means it draws water toward itself. All comercial soaps remove the glycerine and add it to their lotions where they can make more money on it. Some commercial soaps that claim to be moisterizing simply replace the glycerine with oil, leaving your skin not hydrated but oily. If you have dry skin but are still prone to break outs, "moisterizing" commercial grade soap is probably your problem - it drys out your skin and clogs your pores. If you have any kind of dry skin condition, all natural, handmade vegitable oil soap is the best for your skin. Our soaps are generously scented with essential oils: patchouli, amber, sandalwood, orange, california lemon, eucalyptus, cedarwood and lavender and fragrance oils: rainforest, cucumber melon and chai tea. One bar will scent your whole bathroom! We sell a 6 ounce bar for $3.99 or 3 bars for $10. You can also get a bottle of lotion and a bar of soap for $10.

All Natural Lotion: Our lotions are made with all natural ingredients in the same scents as our soaps. You will love them all. Everything you put on your skin gets absorbed into your system. Most lotions are made with petrochemical products. You don't need to be absorbing all those chemicals into your bloodstream every day. Use natural body care products. 10 ounces for $7.99. Refill bottle for $5.99!

Candles: Our premium candles are made with palm wax. They are sootless and long lasting. Scented with essential oils, these candles are petrochemical free; good for your house and for you! votives to pillars $2.29 - $16

Tapestries: (traditional block prints from india, local tie dyes, embroidered and overdyed from india

Kitchy Collectibles: 50 's lucite purses; 70's vintage clothing - western shirts, hippy mama dresses; 50's ceramic ashtrays and tv lights

Door Beads: traditional wood and bamboo with many patterns and pictures. Did you know you get a little bit cooler every time you pass through the door beads? It's small, but incremently over time, it adds up! Also, we have mod plastic beads in many colorful shapes and crystals. $19.99

Avoid the mass market/box store/mall culture. These kind of corporations only care about large profit margins, not you or the town you live in and especially not the exploited workers in their sweatshop factories in China. Trust your instincts -shop locally. Every dollar you spend with a local merchant is like a donation to the heart of Rockford. Keep the mom and pop shops alive!

We are willing to barter and will trade for any useful or resaleable items, arts or crafts that you may have or produce! See our website at www.minglewood.us