Featured Seller: Green Works

My next featured seller is Maura of Green Works. She is located in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Her Etsy shop is http://www.GreenWorks.etsy.com and she also has a flickr site at http://www.flickr.com/people/greenworks/.

Items Sold: Four tshirts so far. We sell organic tshirts with silk screen printed
designs and recycled/re-purposed art.

What makes your shop Eco-friendly or organic based?: Using predominately organic and eco friendly materials, sourcing materials from ethical suppliers who support fair trade and sustainable farming/production.

What do you do everyday that is green? : Don't have a car so we walk, use low energy
lights, buy as much local organic food as we can, use rechargable batteries, recycle household waste, reuse packaging materials and recycle repurpose as much as possible, have a lot of second hand furniture( so do I!) and give unwanted clothes/furniture etc either to friends or local charity to redistribute rather than send to landfill ( I love donating; it's donating is good for the earth and the soul!).

Favorite Book : Alice in Wonderland
Favorite Movie : Wizard of Oz
Favorite Color: Red

Favorite Item in Your Shop: The artwork - Moss is favourite so far - just love the
fact of making something out of scrap materials -
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=11048445

My favorite item in your shop: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=11593426

An Etsy Shop that you think should be featured that is not your own: LAVENDERDRAGONHERBS
- http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5158752

Featured Seller: Kephri

The next featured seller is Kephri from Dallastown PA. Their Etsy Shop is www.Kephri.etsy.com.

Their myspace other sites are www.myspace.com/Kephri and www.Kephri.com.

Items Sold:
I just started my etsy shop and haven't sold anything, but have my products carried in Holistic Spas, Yoga Studios and local small businesses.

What makes your shop eco-friendly or organic based?
I use Fair Trade, Organic and wildcrafted ingredients sourced from responsible suppliers. I also recycle!

What do you do everyday that is green?
I am vegan, eat only organic foods (gotta loove organic food!) , and prefer locally grown whenever possible. I walk my shipments to the post office rather than driving, and whenever i can I choose to walk or ride a bike instead of driving. I make my own cleansers for both my family and my home. I recycle EVERYTHING, do most of my shopping at secondhand stores and buy in bulk to reduce extra packaging.

Favorite Book: wow! only one? :( "The Essential Rumi"
Favorite Movie: The Painted Veil
Favorite color: They are all so useful :)

Favorite Item in Your Shop:
My "Meditation" Herbal Body Polish with Fair Trade Sugar

My favorite item in their shop: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=10248966

An Etsy Shop that you think should be featured that is not your own:
Vegan Honey Bake Shop

Featured Seller: IvyTeaKettle

Today's featured seller is Kate E. Austin of IvyTeaKettle. She is located in Glens Falls, NY.

Her Etsy shop is http://ivyteakettle.etsy.com.
She has a blog, http://kateeaustin.blogspot.com, a myspace, http://www.myspace.com/aeph and a websit, http://www.kateaustin.net.

Items Sold

Eco-friendly recycled plarn bagsChainmaille JewelryEco-friendly supplies (plarn)In my other shop, "aephemera" I sell my fine art and prints.http://aephemera.etsy.com

What makes your shop eco-friendly or organic based?

For my bags, I reuse plastic shopping bags to make "plarn" - plastic yarn (this is a great use of plastic grocery bags and it is very easy to work with). They're reinforced with yarn that I've received from people - stuff that was in the back of their closets that they never used. I put both clutter and "garbage" to use and make useful items from it!

What do you do everyday that is green?
I'm a vegetarian. I use twisty lightbulbs to save energy. I don't buy fast food. I shop at farmer's markets in the summer. I use baking soda solution and vinegar instead of shampoo and conditioner. I buy handmade soaps rather than the stuff you buy in the store. I shop as American-made and organic as possible(yay!). If it's yellow I let it mellow!

Favorite Book: Ishmael, by Daniel Quinn
Favorite Movie: Pink Floyd's The Wall (one on my favorites too!)
Favorite Color: Bright blue

Favorite item in your shop: I'm really a fan of the "Swank earrings".

My favorite item in your shop: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=10424847

An Etsy Shop that you think should be featured that is not your own. http://thecandythief.etsy.com

Thank you Kate for being green!