cinder + salt | the salty life

- Sara B, Retail Operations Manager Hosting family and friends for the holidays is stressful, chaotic and sometimes thankless.  I try to always roll into any family function or party with either dessert or a beverage, mostly because those are the two things I care about and selfishly want to make sure there is something I like available.  But for those of you who are looking for hostess gifting options that don't directly benefit the gift giver, check out the entire Hostess Collection here.  I've also compiled a list of my favs from the collection including a few other items that are def...

We're super excited to introduce you to our newest team member, Sam. As our Digital Marketing Coordinator, she manages our social media accounts, email marketing , loyalty programs and all other ways we interact (digtially) with our community. We asked Sam probing questions to get to depths of her soul we all can know her better! What excites you most about working at c+s? Besides getting to flex my creative muscles, I'm excited about working with people who truly care. It's evident that Rachel and the whole team at c+s are passionate about the work that they do and really want...

I first saw a Poison Dart Frog in the wild in 2021, on our inaugural Sea Turtle Eco Retreat in Costa Rica. I heard they were small, but I didn’t realize just how small. I knew at that moment that I had to print one, at scale, on a t-shirt. 

There are over 175 different species of poison dart frogs and most of them are no larger than a paperclip, averaging 1.5cm or .59 inches in length.

In August of 2023 I had the privilege of traveling to Fiji for my honeymoon (postponed from 2020). I didn’t know much about Fiji except that I really wanted to swim with manta rays, and Fiji has them, along with being known for some of the most robust coral reefs on Earth. (The view from our room) The trip had a rough start; our luggage was left behind in San Francisco so for two days I was stressing. On the first night, one of my teeth broke in half - it didn’t hurt but there was this ambient sense of...