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Earth Week Giveaway — Eco-Friendly Carolina Pad Stationary
Sasquatch is the eco-friendly line of Carolina Pad which is a major stationary designer and retailer that is even appearing regularly in television shows like Glee. Their fun and green designs go a long way to making Earth day last … Continue reading
Posted in eco-friendly products, Recycling
Tagged eco-chic, eco-friendly, eco-friendly stationary, Glee, PVC free, recycled, recycled paper, sasquatch, tree free paper
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Eco-Friendly Netbooks
Sony VAIO has a great new line of eco-friendly netbooks. They are made of 23% recycled CD’s and come with a case made of 100% recycled PET bottles. What a great way to reuse those old Duran Duran CD’s and … Continue reading
Posted in eco-friendly products, Tech
Tagged laptops, netbooks, recycled, recycled bottles, recycled CDs, Sony Vaio
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Paper Cutting Board
Have you ever heard of a cutting board made from paper?? Well, this cutting board from Preserve will open your ears and mind then! It’s made from 100% post consumer recycled paper yet strong enough to act as a cutting … Continue reading
Natural Fitness Gear for a Natural Workout
Getting in shape is as great for the planet as it is for you. Losing weight means you’ll be eatting less food, consuming less resources and need less health care in the future which is expensive financially and for the planet. Think of all of the wasted plastic used in medical equipment, all of the drugs used by the sick and all of the resources that a hospital itself consumes!
Luckily, you can even green up your workout with all natural fitness equipment. The yoga blocks featured in the picture here are made of cork which is natural and extremely sustainable. Cork trees continue to grow even after they are harvested! There are other great equipment pieces that are environmentally friendly such as natural rubber yoga mats, exercise mats that are made of recycled materials, work out clothes made of organic cotton or even hemp!
The list of products available is endless when it comes to green living. I think that it makes it easier to live a more environmentally responsible lifestyle one step at a time.
Hump Day Etsy Find: Pop Can Tabs Transform Into Eco-Friendly Purses
This week’s featured Etsy seller is sjroemer who creates some very functional and amazingly pretty designs from washed pop can tabs. She has been a crafter for many years who’s creative fires were stoked when she read about a woman’s craft co-operative in Brazil who was making purses out of aluminum pop can pulls.
She definitely seems to have mastered her creative techniques in the variety of purses and coin pouches that she makes out of soda pull tabs and nylon yarn. The first purse featured on the left, is lined and uses over 400 tabs to make up the exterior and handle of the purse. The purse has an overall “chain metal” feel while remaining very contemporary in it’s overall appearance. Regular readers of mine will know that I, a) love Etsy and how it supports small artisans instead of major coglomerates and b) love items that proudly display their former lives. There’s no mistaking that this purse is made out of pop can tabs once you take a close look at it. What a great way to start an eco-friendly conversation with someone in line at the grocery store or show people how stylish living green-er can be!
This Etsy crafter sjroemer shows how completely the purse is transformer by a slightly different design and a different color of nylon yarn binding the tabs together. Here’s the million dollar question though, right? Where on earth do
es she get all the pop can tabs?? Well, she purchases them from recycling facilities. Many charities collect them for fundraising and then seel them to the bottle depots. She in turn, buys the tabs from the bottle depot, sorts them for size and consistency and washes them twice with antibacterial soap before using them.
Need a small gift for your child’s teacher or looking for a pretty way to finish off your eco-friendly wrapping of a gift?? Why not pick up one of her pop tab Christmas ornaments? They’re only $4 and are a great way to show that you care about the earth and respect other people’s love of the planet as well! She makes them in a variety of colors and welcomes custom orders.
Posted in eco-friendly products, Etsy Finds, Upcycled
Tagged eco-friendly, eco-friendly bags, etsy, recycled, upcycled pop can tabs
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