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Handmade and Eco-Friendly Consumerism

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Definition of CONSUMERISM 1: the promotion of the consumer’s interests 2: the theory that an increasing consumption of goods is economically desirable; also : a preoccupation with and an inclination toward the buying of consumer goods ~Merriam Webster Dictionary~ “…increasing consumption of goods is economically desirable” is exactly the reason why environmentalism poo poos consumerism. Why? Because “increasing consumption of goods” makes oodles of money for the companies and is [...]

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Trip Down South to Durham, NC

Just in case you were wondering what I’ve been up to, we went to visit Andrew at Duke in Durham, NC last weekend. It was the first time we saw him since we deposited him in Durham in August. It was great to see him flourish in his new home with his new family – a bunch of bright eyed, bush tailed teenagers who are confident on changing the world…as [...]

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Fabulous Friday Featured Seller – AliBaliJewellery

AliBaliJewellery I’m Ali from alibalijewellery. I started jewellery making 3 years ago using traditional silver smithing techniques. A friend introduced me to precious metal shortly after that and I quickly became fascinated with this recycled form of silver. Since you work with wet clay form, it opens up possibilities to create items which would take many hours of labour using traditional sterling silver. It’s a fantastic material to work with [...]

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Fabulous Friday Featured Seller – Nifty Knits

Nifty Knits Cats or dogs? Cats – I’m not a dog-person really, although I do like knitting them! The family cat (who died when she was 18) taught himself to use the toilet – though he never learned to flush. Star Wars or Star Trek? Silly question. Live long and prosper! Fruit or chocolate? Chocolate, chocolate, chocolate. Or maybe crisps. Favourite colour? Purple Favourite meal? Friday nights wouldn’t be the [...]

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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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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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