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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Green Ecokaren Magnets

Short little post today….. I’ve been trying different promotional items to include when I ship to buyers. It’s my way of introducing my other items in the shop and also a way to say “Thank You” for their purchase. I’d send one of these…an organic makeup remover. or one of these…a bird’s nest magnet made from non-recyclable plastic bottle caps. Yes, did you know that the plastic bottle caps are [...]

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Thank You Series – Avlor’s Imprints

Since I am on a “branding” kick as of late, I thought I should start putting labels on my products, especially on the items I sew. I think those nifty little tags are cool and so professional looking. So I looked into buying them. But most of them are not so eco-friendly and the organic cotton ones are expensive AND I have to buy like 1000 labels. I wish I [...]

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Thank You Series – Thompson Designs

If you own your business, whether it is online or a brick and mortar type with a store front, you know how important your signage is. Your branding is everything. You want people to look at  your logo and say, “Oh, that’s Ecokaren” So, when I wanted a new banner, avatar, and a business card design, I wanted a professional to do them instead of me throwing some text lines [...]

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Thank You Series – Green Springs Body Works

When I first started my shop, ‘ecogeneration’, on Etsy in October 2008, I met some awesome eco minded sellers on a team called Eco Etsy. Among them is a lady who is passionate about organic skin care products. My favorite cream for my sensitive skin, especially in the winter, is from her shop because I know she only uses the finest organic ingredients. So naturally (no pun intended), when I [...]

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Thank You Series – Happy Goat Soap

I want to introduce an amazing goat milk soap maker from Montana who was generous enough to include one of her goat milk soaps in the Eco Spa Package for the House Warming Party giveaway. Living in the Northeast with harsh winters and humid summers has made my skin dry and very sensitive. I think the environmental factors also contribute to the sensitivity. I have always used organic soaps with [...]

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Tuesday Favorites

I’ll be honest – I’ve been on vacation and haven’t had the time to write since I got back. But Etsy is always on my mind and I made time to browse through some shops to see who’s selling what….the curious Georgette that I am. So this morning, I thought I’d share what I saw on Etsy that caught my eyes. Oh, there are tons more but this is my [...]

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What to give teachers?

If you are like me, I always like to give something special to teachers this time of the year. I give home baked goods for the Holidays but I give them a little something personal at the end of the year without depleting my bank account. Thinking of personal presents for teachers whom I don’t know, socially, is very very hard. And enough with those “teachers” themed gifts. I mean, [...]

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Great Week

This week was a great week for my blog. I received TWO awards from two great bloggers, Life as we know it by Paula gave me “the Honest Scrap Award” and LilyShayStyle gave me “One Lovely Blog Award” Paula is a scrapbook afficionada who makes pretty and unique scrap book pages and cards for her shop PJM Designs on Etsy. Her work is so lovely that I may start scrapbooking [...]

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Cast your vote!

Congratulations to two of our Fabulous Friday Featured Sellers, whose works have been included for Etsy’s Eco-Friendly Items for a Better World Poll! 1. SewnNatural 2. Artworkbykd Congratulations and good luck! Reminder: Please take this survey if you haven’t done so. I’m trying to see how I can improve my blog so I need your input. For taking the short survey, you’ll get a chance to win a prize. So, [...]

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Happy Easter!

Today will be an uber Good “Fabulous” Friday as I found some great finds that remind me of Spring (and Easter) on Etsy and I wanted to share them with you. They are all eco-friendly and I just love the colors that scream “Spring”! Click the picture for more info. Enjoy and let me know what you think about these great whimsical and functional items from eco-friendly artists from Etsy. [...]

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Eco-Friendly Shipping

In an attempt to make my shop appear little bit more quaint but eco-friendly, I decided to use stamped paper tags to attach to my items when I ship. But I didn’t want to order custom printed virgin or recycled paper tags that I’d have to reorder all the time. I wanted to use my own ink and stamp them. So I ordered a stamp from a shop on Etsy [...]

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Ahhhh…choo!!

I apologize for being tardy with posting this month. I have had this cold since beginning of the year and I can’t seem to shake it. So, while drinking tea and longing for hot soup, I found these items that I wanted to share with you. Click on the picture for more information. Being that I love to cook but hate to shop, especially when I’m not feeling well, this [...]

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Not too late for christmas shopping…for yourself!

Here is my wish list. I found these great items that I would put on my list if Santa was reading it. They are either organic or upcycled chic items or just very special! Check them out! I love this tote from SasakiCreations. I’m always throwing stuff in paper shopping bags when I’m running out the door, say, to the post office or running small errands. I mean there’s nothing [...]

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