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Oh Plah! Multifunctional Bracelet For Moms On The Go
Check out these cool plastic bracelets called Oh Plah!. They’re not just bracelets though — they can be used as teethers, toys and nursing reminders too! They’re made of medical grade plastic to prevent the bracelets from looking like teething toys with tons of chew marks in them. They’re 100% safe for even the smallest babe with no little parts. They’re also non-toxic, phtalate free, BPA free, lead free, latex free and bacteria resistant. They’re simple to with soap and water and dry really quickly so that you can hand it back to the babe or slide it right back on your wrist. They’re made in the US and meet or exceed all of the safety regulations.
This is totally brilliant for Moms who are constantly on the go with little ones. Any mom can tell you that kids are fascinated by jewelery. When my daughter was little, I stopped wearing anything at all for fear of her hurting herself with it. This would totally negate any of those fashion stopping offenses. And it would provide you with something to amuse little ones while grocery shopping, waiting at the doctor’s office or whatever you happen to be doing at the time.
Best of all, the company has an end of life recycling program in place. When you are done with the bracelet, you can go to their website to print off a postage paid label to send it back to them. Then they’ll use the material in the bracelet to make new products! Great idea for sustainable business plan and an absolutely fantastic product. Perfect gift for any new mom or new mom to be!!
Recycled Plastic Jewelry by Amy Pfaffman
Amy Pfaffman is an artist and designer who makes gorgeous jewelry pieces from the most unlikely items. She has a huge range of materials that she works with from resistors to coffee beans and everything you never ever imagined in between.
One line that I found particularly stunning was the assortment of jewelry that she makes from plastic used in architectural applications. Between the two layers of used plastic, she sandwiches a selection of materials to make graphic and beautiful patterns. Even the materials between the plastic is made up of 40% post-industrial reclaimed materials. This is then cut into small pieces to be used in her jewelry.
This line of recycled plastic jewelry includes rings, bracelets, necklaces, bobby pins and earrings. It’s nearly impossible to tell just what exactly the pieces are made from just by looking at them. All you see is their beauty shining through in the array of colors and shapes intricately laid out between the recycled plastic. Absolutely stunning! Any of these pieces would make a great gift for Valentine’s Day or any other reason…or maybe even no reason at all.
Green Colored Glasses will most definitely be featuring this designer again and again. I definitely recommend checking out Amy Pfaffman’s site to see some more of her amazing creations. There is also a list of places where her work can be purchased in person or online.
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Hump Day Etsy Find: Proceeds Going to Haiti
This blog normally features one Etsy seller each Wednesday who is making a difference in this world by hand making something and using eco-friendly techniques to do so. Hand made items are important as big box stores have lead to society wanting more of everything for less money. This leads to cheaper products, more waste, underpaid labour, overshipping, and over consumption. The etsy crafters chosen to feature are purely on a whim — whatever we run into that we love is what is featured.
This Wednesday will be different though. Today, we’ll feature items from an eco-friendly Etsy seller who is going to contribute all of their proceeds for the entire month of January to the Haitian relief fund. We must ensure that the tremendous needs of people in Haiti are met during this time as they attempt to recover from the terrible earthquake that has effected so many. Please donate to Oxfam, Doctors without Borders or the Red Cross to help aid the suffering of people who are just like you and I and need our help. Any amount would help and be appreciated. Instead of eatting lunch out for this month, try brown bagging it and donate the difference to help out.
The first featured item (with all proceeds going to the Haiti via Partners in Health) is this adorable bracelet made from vintage European dominos. It’s absolutely adorable and would make a great Valentine’s day gift for someone on your list while making a difference in Haiti at the same time. This great item is made by etsy seller equalityuberalles who is a lawyer who believes in equality and social justice for everyone.
This unusual bracelet is made up of vintage silver pieces from 3 old pieces of jewellery. The artisan simply took apart some old pieces that were not being used to remake them into a piece that is very fashionable, up to date and wearable. Perfect little something, something for your significant other this Valentine’s day!
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Reincarnated Utensils
Etsy crafters JJEvensen live by the motto: “Anything to keep our world green! Reuse! Recycle! Have Fun!”. Having fun is definitely what seems to be missing in the process of living green-er some days. It’s great to see someone bringing fun back into the mix along with their creative and whimsical designs.
The reincarnated kitchen utensils used in their pieces come from a variety of places — estate sales, online purchases, antique sales and donations. The pieces are always well used and turned into some pretty surprising objects after the team of Jeremy and Jennifer Evensen are done with them.
One of my favorites is these forks turned into hooks called Peace x Fork You x Rock On. I love how the tines become tiny fingers which are easily reconisable as the symbols they represent, coat hooks and their previous lives of forks. Items that maintain their original look so that viewers are forced to reconsider how they look at items they consider trash are definitely my favorite. How better to start a conversations with someone about green living than to have them ask about a recycled piece.
These Etsy crafters make a huge variety of hooks out of silverware. Some of the hooks are mounted on boards which are recycled as well. One of the designs makes the forks look like they’re having a terribly bad hair day with spiralled and bent tines shooting off in every direction. The coat rack pictured here is called the Go Green Stained Funky Forks Coat Rack.
Hooks is only the beginning of what this Etsy store has to offer though. There are also windchimes made of previously enjoyed utensils, rings, earrings, necklaces, hair barrettes, business card holders, bookmarks, display stands, pot rack hooks and even fork tine nails.
I especially love their line of bracelets made from hammered spoons that literally wrap around the wrist. Gorgeous, simple, stylish, recycled, fashionable and green. All of my favorite things all rolled into one! The one pictured below is made from the handles of two spoons while other bracelets available on their site are made up of one spoon with the bowl hammered flat. These need to be seen to be appreciated. My description is not giving them any justice at all!
I recommend stopping by this shop to pick up some unique and interesting items for around your home that will challenge viewers to find new purposes for their cast off goods. If you have a couple pieces of your family’s old silverware that is never used and missing the rest of the set, don’t get rid of it. Try sending it to this couple of Etsy crafters instead and having a new item made that can continued to be cherished and passed down through the generations in a new form!
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Recycled Guitar String Bracelets
Looking for a great eco-friendly gift for a music lover on your list? Check out the site Wear Your Music. It’s a really cool project that reuses old guitar strings that would normally be headed for the trash and makes jewelry out of them. Even better, a lot of the proceeds from these bracelets go to charity!
The fashion bracelets like the one shown above from pink guitar string, come in a huge range of colors. They’re available for only $10 each or 10 bracelets for $70. They are made from used guitar strings and a portion of the proceeds go to charities that support music. These would make great gifts or stocking stuffers for friends (or yourself). You could buy the 10 pack and give everyone one or two each. They look great with a couple stacked on top of each other on the wrist and fit all sizes. This bracelet supports music, charity and the environment.
Even cooler are the artist bracelets. These bracelets are hand made out of recycled silver and used guitar strings donated by dozens and dozens of different artists of every genre. 100% of the profits of these bracelets are donated to an artist chosen charity and are listed on the site. There’s some great charities benefiting from these sales though — Unicef, Rock against Cancer, Peta, Michael J. Fox Parkinson’s Research Foundation, 1% for the Planet, Rock the Earth and many other great causes.
They have some great artists available in a huge variety of price ranges. The silver bracelet shown above is one of James Hetfield’s strings. His charity of choice is Music Cares. At $250 for each bracelet, it’s a very cool Metallica souvenir that benefits charity and the planet. Kinda expensive but I do love Metallica!!
There’s lots of other artists like Carrie Underwood, Avril Lavigne, Dolly Parton, Ziggy Marley, Pete Townsend and even the Naked Cowboy! Many of the artists I’ve heard of before and many I haven’t. There’s a big price range difference…The least expensive is a $50 string bracelet from Yuto Miyazawa who is the world’s youngest professional guitar player in the Guinness Book of World Records. The most expensive is Eric Clapton’s silver bracelet at $500. Very, very cool! Worth checking this site out. It’s full of big names, little names and everything in between with the money going to a host of great causes.
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Hump Day Etsy Find: Bicycle Inner Tubes to Sex Toys!
This week’s Etsy finds give a whole new meaning to the term “Hump Day!”. Check out the repurposing of bicycle inner tubes by Etsy crafter The Inner Works. This crafter describes herself as a “forest-loving, ocean-swimming, bread-baking, rubber-playing, sewing-machine-cursing, houseplant-coddling, bicycle-riding, anti-authoritarian, pro-community, leatherpunch-wielding, sometime-gardener who lives in the Santa Cruz Mountains”. That’s a pretty darn thorough bio, if you asked me! lol Sounds like alot of fun. She clearly loves repurposing, recycling and creativity. She also runs her own blog and facebook fanpage. Click the links for further info.
This Etsy crafter clearly loves finding new life for leftover bike parts that she mostly collects from a community bike shop called the Bike Church in Santa Cruz, CA. She’s come up with some pretty dirty stuff from the rubber that has been well cleaned and sanitized. I love the look of the “eco-flogger” that she has crafted. The largest version in the first picture is made entirely of two complete innertubes that have no glue or tape included in the design at all. This prevents the toy from getting sticky (lol) or cracking over time. The innertubes show off their previous life in some of the designs by having slightly raised numbers or white manufacturer’s marks.
The Inner Works describes the eco-flogger as having a delightfully stinging edge with a good size grip for hands of any size. The tail ends of the rubber apparently feel silky and soft when lightly trailed over the skin but pack a hefty punch when whipped. I swear I’m not speaking from personal experience as I have not reviewed this particular product! I think this would make an awesome gift for all those eco-bikers out there from trail riders to hardcore Harley enthusiasts. A love of being dirty and cleaning the earth all at the same time!!
She also makes a variety of other products from the innertubes and spokes of leftover bike parts such as this eco-garter featured here. She claims that the rubber is soft and flexible and warms up to body temperature quite quickly. This garter is made from inner tubes and has a flower that uses some of the rings from a bike chain in it. She suggests that this garter would be a perfect fit for an eco-wedding. Maybe you could wear this garter under one of the eco-chic wedding dresses that I blogged about here! She also makes a range of jewelery like bracelets, earrings, rings, cuffs and hair pins as well that are sure to have people asking where you got that.
Hump Day Etsy Find: Upcycled Zippers
This week’s “Hump Day” find is repurposed zippers. Lots and lots of zippers! Etsy artisan Amalia Versaci definitely has a love of all things zipper-y and it shows in her work. She uses every bit of the zipper — the pull, the metal teeth and the banding that holds the metal teeth together. She finds vintage zippers — sometimes as old as the 1930′s! — and creates unique and fabulous work out of them. Lucky for us, she also sells it on Etsy!
I’ve never seen jewelry quite like these pieces that are somehow reminiscent of the 80′s to me. Retro 80′s styling is definitely “in” again. The bold, bright colors of the zipper pulls on the necklace especially harken back to days of my youth. I love how these earrings and necklace don’t try to hide their previous use. Instead, the artist embraces it’s past use and makes that the main feature of the piece itself! Anyone who looked even remotely closely at the jewelry who recognize it immediately. One common, everyday item turned into a beautiful accessory.
These pieces are also quite affordable as well with the earrings being $14 plus shipping and the necklaces being $36 plus shipping, both in USD. She’s got a huge range of other jewelry available for your perusal on her site as well — zipper tape earrings and necklaces, earrings and necklaces of pull tabs of every color and design imaginable as well as a variety of bracelets. She ships to Canada, the US and everywhere else with really pretty reasonable shipping rates as well. But if you think that jewelry could be the only use for these upcycled zippers, think again! She also makes some really fantastic jars that are covered in zippers that require more than a passing glance to realize what it’s made with.
There’s also some fun and colorful magnets which could be used in the office or in the home to hold up the odd bits and pieces of notes, photos or whatever that must be remembered. I’d definitely recommend stopping by her Etsy store or gallery site to check out the huge range of items that she has available for purchasing. You could really make some of your loved ones Christmas’ a little green-er with her amazing pieces or add some fun flair to your own wardrobe or decor.
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Provocatively Upcycled Barbie Jewelery
Love her or hate her, Barbie is an instantly recognizable pop culture icon — even if it’s just a tiny piece of her! Artist and designer Margaux Lange has found a way to upcycle various pieces of Barbie’s (and Ken’s) anatomy into a stunning array of jewelery. This sexy bracelet is just one example of how these pieces of plastic can become eye catching accessories.
This brooch ingeniously uses the profile of Barbie’s face to form a flower shape. Margaux has found a way to use every imaginable part from the Mattel dolls — yes, even Ken’s bulge is present on some pieces. She also takes custom orders at her Etsy shop. Many of her designs are one of a kind pieces that are sure to be conversation starters. You can tell everyone you run into how important it is to reuse items. Margaux says:
“I take pleasure in the contradiction of transforming mass-produced objects into unique, and distinctly handmade, wearable artworks. In my Plastic Body Series jewelry work, I am re-purposing salvaged Barbie dolls as the accessory instead of being accessorized.”
These dismembered hands make for a very interesting hinged bracelet. The rings add a pop of color to this racially harmonious accessory. And there certainly should be many hands from which to choose. On the Barbie press page, they proudly proclaim that enough Barbie dolls have been produced since their first one in 1959 to circle the globe 7 times! Just think of all the wasted plastic, oil and resources that have gone into making these dolls. I wonder how many of them are just sitting in landfills.
The artist’s pieces range from innocent and cute to downright raunchy so there is sure to be something that appeals to everyone. Even though Barbie has just turned 50, she still has an impressive following. 90% of American girls aged 3-6 own at least one Barbie with the average number of dolls owned by this group being 12. The dolls are available in over 150 countries and another two dolls are sold every second. Every second of every day of every week. That adds up to 1,209,600 dolls sold every week! It’s no wonder that that Barbie has made Mattel one of the largest manufacturer’s of apparel in the world. They’ve used over 105 million yards of fabric to make her tiny outfits.
I’m sure that more than a few of these have ended up in the world’s landfills once the girls who play with them grow older and grow out of them. Buying and wearing Margaux’s jewelry is a great way to get at least some of the unused plastic out of the trash pile and put it back in the treasure pile.
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Trash to Treasure: Film to Jewelry
Check out these beautiful recycled silver bracelets. The manufacturer of these was inspired by his firstborn child. His wife wanted a momento of the baby with an imprint on it. The new Dad who is a goldsmith and jewelry designer came up with these bracelets. The charms are made from reclaimed silver taken from the silver nitrate found in cinema and photography film.
I’ve found that parenthood can really bring out the environmentalist living inside of most people. You begin to realize just how precious the planet is when you think of your children’s and grandchildren’s future on it. It’s important to remember the legacy that we are leaving the treehuggers of tomorrow!
These bracelets are a great example of turning trash into treasure. They also help to keep our little one’s close to our hearts at all times. What could be better than to carry an imprint of their tiny fingers with us? You can add to your bracelet as your family grows and it really sounds quite simple to take an imprint. There’s instructions on their website — Dimplesforever.com.
It’s best to capture their imprints early as everyone knows kids grow up way too fast! This is a new, Canadian, family owned company who is developing a sales team to help buyers make the imprints. So, whether you’re looking for unique, environmentally friendly jewelry or a way to earn some money, definitely check out this website.
This is not a sponsored ad. I just love their jewelry and the idea and ideals behind it.
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Caylee Anthony Doll???
I don’t know if everyone has been following the tragic story of Caylee Anthony. I’ve been glued to the story. Not only do I have a daughter about the same age as Caylee Anthony, I too had a child at the age of 19 and lived with my parents with my child. There are just so many similarities between my life and the life of the Anthony’s.
Caylee Anthony went missing and was gone for a month before anyone reported her missing. Her mother, 22 year old Casey Anthony, had left home with her after a family arguement. Casey is a pathological liar who was incapable of loving anyone but herself, it seems. Caylee’s skeletal remains were found just before Christmas near the Anthony home. Casey has been charged with murder as well as fraud, theft, etc. in the circumstances surrounding her beautiful daughter’s death. There have been numerous twists and turns, including Casey’s father recently becoming suicidal and being hospitalized.
This morning as I was driving my oldest to junior high, the son I had at 19, I heard about the Caylee Anthony doll. The same company who has made money from other high profile people such as Sarah Palin or Michael Vick decided it would be a good idea to make a doll called the Caylee Sunshine Doll. They have recently suspended sales which were supposed to start today. Not that they have cancelled all sales, they have just put them on hold. This from the same company that brought us the Michael Vick dog chew toy!