From the monthly archives:

August 2009

Introductory Sponsorship Offer and a Giveaway

August 31, 2009

I am offering an introductory sponsorship rate and a giveaway for a TWO FREE 2×2 Etsy Mini or Artfire or 125×125 Badge ad spaces. (They must be for two different sponsors.)
First, about the introductory advertising opportunity.
The following inexpensive rate will be effective until September 30, 2009.
I will match the total ad revenue collected in [...]

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Fabulous Friday Featured Seller – Electricbluebird

August 28, 2009

Cats or dogs?
A rescue of any kind.
Star Wars or Sleepless in Seattle?
Star Wars.
Fruit or chocolate?
Fruit.
Favorite color?
Neon pink.
Favorite meal?
Sushi.
City break or weekend in the country?
I live in the country so city break!
Soaps or documentaries?
Documentaries.
Bath or shower?
I am a bath junkie.
Dress or jeans?
Jeans, hands down.
Your favorite material?
Salvaged items.
How is your shop eco-friendly?
I use a lot [...]

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BPA in Sigg Water Bottles

August 27, 2009

Yep. You read it correctly. Just when you thought you were doing the right thing by buying reusable aluminum bottles to avoid BPA in plastic bottles, now the story hits the news about Sigg bottles having liners with trace amounts of BPA.
What now?
Well, according to the letter from the CEO of Sigg, Steve Wasik, these [...]

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Wordless Wednesday – Plastic invades Niagara Falls

August 26, 2009
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Backpack safety tips for children

August 24, 2009

Carrying heavy backpacks are common among school age children and that’s a problem. According to a study conducted by the Simmons College Graduate Program in Physical Therapy, over 55 percent of teenagers carry backpacks that are over 15% of their body weight, a limit that is recommended by American Chiropractic Association as well as American [...]

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