eco friendly

Spreadshirt is having FREE SHIPPING today!

December 16, 2009

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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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Turnaround Design Product Review and Giveaway

November 16, 2009

GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED When Shannon Whealey of Turnaround Design contacted me to review her eco-friendly calendar, I was curious. I thought, “How can you make calendars eco-friendly? Calendars are the epitome of waste – once it’s used up, it’s garbage! You can’t reuse January of last year?” So, you can imagine the delightful smile on [...]

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NYC is the most eco friendly city in the country!

October 28, 2009

I had an unexpected opportunity to walk around NYC last Friday when I visited Ecostore’s launch at Duane Reade. I lived in and around NYC for the last thirty years and honestly, I never paid attention to what the big deal was about my city. I mean, why would people be jealous that I lived [...]

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Veggie Trader

September 21, 2009

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 [...]

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Custom Orders – Upcycled Pillow Cases and Utensil Pouch

September 15, 2009

As you have might have guessed, unexpected trip to upstate for a marathon, back-to-school, school trips, and start of another busy sports season left me with no time to make anything for my shop. But as fate would have it, (crafting God wanted me to get back to crafting, I guess) I received two custom [...]

Eco Spa Giveaway

August 14, 2009

The deadline for Eco Spa Giveaway ends Tomorrow, August 15, 2009 at 11:59 PM EST. Enter to win this Eco Spa Package. Go here to enter. It includes: ecokaren‘s Organic Washcloth ecokaren’s Reusable Makeup Remover Pad ecokaren’s flaxseed/lavender filled eye mask ecogeneration‘s Vintage Bath Tub Soap Dish Happy Goat‘s Soap in lavender Greensprings0‘s Organic Lavender [...]