From the monthly archives:

November 2009

Eco Friendly Handmade Cyber Monday

November 30, 2009

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 [...]

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Eco Friendly Handmade Christmas

November 29, 2009

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 [...]

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Buy Eco friendly Handmade

November 28, 2009

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 [...]

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Buy Nothing Black Friday

November 27, 2009

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 [...]

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Happy Thanksgiving

November 26, 2009

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 [...]

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