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Eco Friendly Handmade Cyber Monday

Is it really Cyber Monday today? I love it. Isn’t it quiet? No crowds.  Plenty of parking spaces. No check out lines. I can shop in my jammies with a cup  of hot brimming coffee. This is great! So let’s see what great eco friendly finds there are on Etsy. Recycled denim birds on Christmas tree would be awesome. Repurposed Bird Ornament by copabananas Perfect gift for a hostess or [...]

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Eco Friendly Handmade Christmas

Here are some handmade Christmas goodies. Merry Christmas all winter long… Cool presents for your birds! This will start some creative conversations at your holiday party, heh? Who wouldn’t like your present if you wrap them in these? And finally, a placemat and a utensil case in one. Don’t use disposable plastic utensils. Be real and carry real ones. I think I am getting closer to being done with my [...]

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Buy Eco friendly Handmade

Continuing with some great Eco Friendly Handmade finds on Etsy today… You can never have enough pillows and these are made with bamboo fabric too! Just looking at these arm warmers keep my arms and wrists warm. Pretty flowers too. OK, I’m biased on these but the lavender smells so great and did you know that lavender is great for stress relief? This conflict free diamond ring makes me want [...]

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Buy Nothing Black Friday

Fridays are usually set aside for introducing fabulous sellers from Etsy. However, today is considered to be “Black Friday” or “Buy Nothing Day”.  As I said before, I strongly believe you have to assess what you truly need and what gifts you have to buy so that you don’t contribute to excess waste. And, if you need to buy  gifts for your loved ones for the holiday, you should buy [...]

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Happy Thanksgiving

Every Thanksgiving, I ask myself  “What am I thankful for?” And I come up with some lame corny things. But the truth is, I really am thankful: for my family, for my friends, for our health, that my family wants to eat what I cook, that they want to get together every year, that this year has gone by without any disasters in our lives, that despite the doom and [...]

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How to unclog a sink or a bathtub

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My bathtub is clogged. I hate having sloshing water at my feet when I am in the shower. (Who does?) So, I tried the only natural method I know, since commercial drain cleaner has Sodium Hydroxide, which is a very caustic substance that I wouldn’t want in the house. There are various methods of using baking soda and vinegar to unclog a drain. But this method seems to work the [...]

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Turnaround Design Giveaway Winner

Congratulations Jessica! You are the winner of the Turnaround Design 2010 Eco Friendly Calendar Giveaway! Thank you everyone for participating.

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EcostoreUSA Share the Love Holiday Sale

This is a short post to share a tip about a big holiday sale EcostoreUSA is having. Starting 5PM today, EcostoreUSA is having a HUGE Share the Love Holiday SALE. Until the end of the year, everything will be 40% off. That’s 40% off until December 31st! I thought you might want to know.

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