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Fabulous Friday Featured Seller – alexkeller

This post was supposed to have been featured yesterday but I had no power and could not finish writing. That ordeal will be posted at a later date but today, I want to introduce you to Alex Keller, an owner of a gorgeous jewelry shop and a classic vintage shop on Etsy. I just love her taste in vintage pieces she chooses for her shop, Vintage by Alex Keller and [...]

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Fabulous Featured Seller – Candycalamity

If eating candy was a guilty pleasure, don’t fret. Emily from Candy Calamity can tell you, there’s a plenty of good that comes out of eating all that candy. The wrappers!! She recycles them into beautiful jewelry. Sodas? No problem. She uses the tabs from soda cans and converts them into purses. How C L E V E R is that? Let’s see how she gets her inspired for her [...]

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Fabulous Friday Featured Seller – Vintagerenewal

Today’s featured seller is a fabulous vintage furniture re-upholsterer from Denver CO. And she provides free shipping! Let me introduce you, Vintagerenewal! Cats or dogs? Dogs because they are so lovable and devoted! Star Wars or Sleepless in Seattle? Star Wars because I can relate to many solo journey’s through my own little creative world Fruit or chocolate? Chocolate, I don’t think I need to explain that one. Favorite color? [...]

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Fabulous Friday Featured Seller – copabananas

Here is Copabananas who recycles and repurposes like no one’s business. Read her short, to the point, no non-sense answers about recycling and repurposing. Cats or dogs? Kid. Star Wars or Sleepless in Seattle? Star Wars. Fruit or chocolate? Fruit. Favorite color? Orange lately. Favorite meal? Breakfast, toast is my favorite food. City break or weekend in the country? Camping. Soaps or documentaries? Documentaries, recently saw a great one about [...]

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Fabulous Friday Featured Seller – Animalartista

Animalartista Cats or dogs? cats and dogs, love them both! Fruit or chocolate? fruit dipped in chocolate Favorite color? purple and red Favorite meal? just love eating in general City break or weekend in the country? weekend in the country or the beach Soaps or documentaries? documentaries Bath or shower? shower Dress or jeans? jeans definitely Your favorite material? cotton What brought you to Etsy? Tell us about your shop. [...]

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Spreadshirt is having FREE SHIPPING today!

You know how I love Spreadshirt’s custom design shirts I got for my husband? One says, “Where are my glasses?” and the other says, “Where are my sandals?” because he is ALWAYS looking for them. I think I’m going to order one today that says, “Where is the remote?” I know. I’m cruel. Anyway… I just received an e-mail from them that if you order over $50 today, all standard [...]

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Fabulous Friday Featured Seller – Anny May

This talented and ambitious seller from Anny May has three shops on Etsy. Yep, three! She obviously loves Etsy. CATS OR DOGS? I prefer cats but only if they are on fabric FAVORITE COLOR? Blue CITY BREAK OR WEEKEND IN THE COUNTRY? Weekend in MY country! DRESS OR JEANS? Jeans for the winter, dress for the summer! YOUR FAVORITE MATERIAL? I just love to save fabrics but i enjoy working [...]

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Equal Exchange Review and Giveaway

GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED I wrote about Fair Trade yesterday and told you that I was contacted to review some products by a company that does great work with numerous small farmers around the world. Let me introduce you to a worker-owned co-op called Equal Exchange Co-op, based in West Bridgewater, Massachusetts. It is founded by three visionaries who wanted to change the way food is produced and how the food [...]

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What is Fair Trade?

This is a two part series on Fair Trade and a review of a fair trade co-operative exchange company called Equal Exchange. My family and I watched a documentary called Food Inc. on Thanksgiving. I’d figured, I better capitalize on the opportunity while everyone was in food coma and couldn’t protest. I also reasoned (and yes, there was some pleading involved) that since I fed them, I should get to [...]

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Fabulous Friday Featured Seller – Bluemoon147

Bluemoon147 Cats or dogs? Dogs…especially shelter dogs. They’re the best! Star Wars or Sleepless in Seattle? May sound crazy but I’ve never seen either one. Fruit or chocolate? I can’t live without chocolate. Favorite color? Cobalt blue Favorite meal? Sushi rolls. It’s like eating tiny artwork. City break or weekend in the country? I live in the middle of the city so a country weekend sound like a good change [...]

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The Natural Dentist Review and Giveaway

Oral hygiene. I abhor talking about oral hygiene. I hate going to the dentist like going to my car mechanic. When my car mechanic tells me I need a new “timing belt” on my car, I wonder, “What’s a timing belt, and why do I need it?”. Similarly, I have no idea if I really do have a cavity as I try to squint to see a tiny opaque spot [...]

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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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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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Fabulous Fridy Featured Seller – California Blue

California Blue Cats or dogs? cats (although I really like dogs too) Star Wars or Sleepless in Seattle? Sleepless in Seattle (husband is a huge Star Wars fan Fruit or chocolate? fruit (but I also love fruit with chocolate, like strawberries and dark chocolate) Favorite color? I guess I would have to say aqua blue, but it is a close tie with cool green shades Favorite meal? Warm goat cheese [...]

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Fabulous Friday Featured Seller – Windy Hill Fibers

Windyhillfibers Cats or Dogs? Cats, definitely cats. I have a soft spot for kitties in need. Star Wars or Sleepless in Seattle? Star Wars, as long at it’s one of the three originals and not the newer ones. Otherwise I’ll take Sleepless in Seattle Fruit or chocolate? Both! Raspberries with chocolate. Yummy. Favorite meal? That depends. My favorite comfort food is Annie Mac and Cheese, but my favorite pig out [...]

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Fabulous Friday Featured Seller – Wine Coutures

I am dedicating today’s post to American Liver Foundation. One of my husband’s friends, Johnson, almost lost his life to liver failure back in February, a complication from chemotherapy he received for Lymphoma a year earlier. He survived Lymphoma but the treatment caused his liver to fail, and he only had days to live if it wasn’t for the liver transplant he received at the eleventh hour. Johnson’s birthday was [...]

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Ecostore USA Giveaway Winner is….

Carmen !!!! Your comment #25 won! Congratulations Carmen!! I am going to forward your e-mail to ecostoreUSA so that they can send you the discount code for the $25 gift certificate. I am grateful that so many of you wanted to try all natural products from ecostoreUSA. I really believe it’s important that we eliminate nasty chemicals from our lives, starting with detergents, soaps, cleansers, and all the other household [...]

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Fabulous Friday Featured Seller – Melissakate

Melissakate is owned by a printing artist who makes linoleum prints by carving out the designs and block printing on note cards, stationery, tags, and any paper forms. Many of her artwork is done on eco-friendly paper and card stock and uses biodegradable plastic sleeves to ship her artwork. Cats or dogs? Dogs Star Wars or Sleepless in Seattle? star wars definitely!!! Fruit or chocolate? both at the same time [...]

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Ecostore’s Launch at Duane Reade in Herald Square, NYC

I don’t usually meet the people behind the products I review but I had a great opportunity to meet the wonderful people from Ecostore last Friday. Ecostore joined forces with Duane Reade in New York City (NYC) and it launched its line at the newest store on Herald Square, opposite from Macy’s on 34th Street and Broadway. Ecostore products will be in all Duane Reade stores in Manhattan beginning of [...]

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Fabulous Friday Featured Seller – Twlight Visions

Twilight Visions is owned by an environmentally conscious jewelry artist who gets her inspiration from mother nature. Rachel grew up in the wildest, most untouched state of Alaska, so it’s only natural a lot of her pieces reflect such raw beauty. Recently, she has gone back to school to pursue a degree in Biology with a concentration in conservation. This life changing decision was roused by her profound affection for [...]

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Fabulous Friday Featured Seller – Lindab142

Lindab142 is owned by a beadholic who finds color in beads an inspiration. Linda is donating 10% of her proceeds from her shop in October to Susan G. Komen Cancer Foundation. Cats or dogs? I have 2 cats, Stubbers and Buddy and they’re my pals Fruit or chocolate? I’m a chocoholic and Twitteraholic too. Dress or jeans? I prefer jeans to dresses, but sometimes a nice blouse and a long [...]

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Fabulous Friday Featured Seller – DinnerTimeChimes

Dinner Time Chimes is owned by a newly wed couple from North California. When they are not creating these whimsical wind chimes, you can find them scouring flea markets, thrift stores, and garage sales to look for antique silverware to be recycled into these functional eco-friendly house wares. Cats or dogs? I love my mini-schnauzer, Daisy May! I work from home so she’s a lot of company. Star Wars or [...]

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Fabulous Friday Featured Seller – Larkstudio

Larkstudio is a whimsical shop stocked with upcycled housewares, jewelry, and paper goods. Dawn Anderson founded Lark Studio in 2003, as a practical outlet for the handmade and unique items she had enjoyed making for years. While her varied creations may not seem to share a common thread, all of her work is unified with an eco-consciousness and a remarkable attention to detail that her customers have come to expect. [...]

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Fabulous Friday Featured Seller – Mcflashpants

McFlashpants’ collection of jewelry and small housewares are made almost entirely from reused, renewed, repurposed, recycled, and reinvigorated materials. Just my type of a seller. Read how creative she is. Even her answers are witty. Cats or dogs? I’ve actually found the perfect cross section–a pug. She has the pure adoration of a dog, but sleeps all day and sheds like a cat. Star Wars or Sleepless in Seattle? I [...]

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Veggie Trader

This is a short post about something I just discovered. You may have heard about it already since you are so savvy and I’m just not your average farmer but I got really excited about this website called Veggie Trader. And it’s FREE to join. Did you have a great farming season? Do you have an abundant tomato crop this year? How about kale? Carrots?  Or may be you didn’t [...]

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Fabulous Friday Featured Seller – goodtogoeco

GoodToGoEco is owned by a mother-daughter team that creates eco-friendly products for the modern lifestyle. According to Erin’s Profile on Etsy…..”We both have an artistic background, so we want our choices to look good as well. Recycling, reclaiming, re-using, reducing, all this is what it’s all about. We incorporate these however possible, and understand that as smart consumers, we want great quality and a good value, so this must be [...]

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Fabulous Friday Featured Seller – fashiongreentbags

fashiongreentbags Cats or dogs? dogs Star Wars or Sleepless in Seattle? Sleepless in Seattle Fruit or chocolate? fruit to be healthy but I really want chocolate… Favorite color? yellow City break or weekend in the country? Country but sometimes city Soaps or documentaries? documentaries, definitely Bath or shower? shower Dress or jeans? jeans Your favorite material? upcycled What brought you to Etsy? Tell us about your shop. I was making [...]

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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 – 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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Growing Pain

First all, thank you so much for visiting and leaving me your thoughtful and sweet messages. I smiled all day as I read each of them. Excuse me if I can’t respond to each individually. I have been painstakingly going over each post – 15 so far out of 155 – to make sure every ‘t’ is crossed and every ‘i’ is dotted. In between making announcements about the move [...]

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It’s very close…..

What do you think about the new title box above? It’s a toss up between that and this. Just wanted to update you. I’ll post my final decision on Monday.

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Domain name saga continues

I know today is Wednesday and I should be “Wordless” but this week is special as I am on a quest to pick a new name for my shop and my blog. After I posted yesterday, I thought about “EcoKaren.com” as a new possibility. I know it doesn’t say ecogeneration attached to it, but some of you mentioned that ecogeneration attached to another word might be too long. So what [...]

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Green Hotels and Resorts

I travel at least once a month. If I’m staying only one to three nights, I don’t ask to change sheets or ask for more towels. I hang the towels on the towel bar to dry….unless I had to wipe up a mess or it’s totally wet. That’s how I am at home so, why would I ask for more frequent sheet change and new towels everyday? It makes no [...]

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Summer Rayne Oakes – a beautiful role model

Remember when you were in High School, there was always one girl you loved to hate? She was gorgeous, beautiful hair, flawless skin, tall, legs up to the sky, and smart? And she always had popular girls around her with all the guys swooning over her? Well, there is one girl that I love to hate now. And I’m way past High School. Her name is Summer Rayne Oakes. Yes, [...]

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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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Have you heard of Green Irene?

Eco Consultants called Green Irene. Have you heard of Green Irene? It’s an eco consultant company that trains you to become independent business women and men to work from your home or office and are distributors of our Eco-consulting services and an array of green products. Green Irene is a Direct Sales company that gives you the opportunity to be involved in your community and make money in the growing [...]

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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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