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: A Second Chance

The latest featured seller A Second Chance located in Virgina, but is on the road a lot touring.

Her shop is http://asecondchance.etsy.com. Her myspace is http://www.myspace.com/jesspillmore and her other site is http://WeAllDeserveOne.com.

Items Sold:
100% Recycled/Recrafted hand knitted accessories. Unique, custom made pieces made from reclaimed yarn from forgotten sweaters.

What makes your shop eco-friendly or organic based?:
All my materials are recycled. I also purchase them from local thrift stores (which benefit multiple charities) when I'm on the road. I use all waste/scraps from my products and donate 10% of all proceeds to KIVA.org

What do you do everyday that is green?:
Tour 250+ days/year in my Prius. Shop locally. Recycled. Conserve energy & water. Educated myself on new ways to make a difference.

Favorite Book: Fast Food Nation (right now)
Favorite Movie: Truly, Madly, Deeply; American in Paris
Favorite Color: Green

Favorite Item in Your Shop: That's hard but... I love my shrugs.

My Favorite Item in her shop: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=7748094

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


Thanks for being Green!!

Featured Seller: AutumnRoseDesign

I'm going to add more images to my blog. So this is the first feature with pictures!


The next featured seller is Rosemary. She is located in Grafton, NH.

Her Etsy shop is http://autumnrosedesign.etsy.com. She has another site as well,
http://www.autumnrosedesign.com.

Items Sold:
Skirts, dresses, shorts, pants, capris, gauchos, petticoats, handbags, messenger bags, shopping totes

What makes your shop Eco-friendly or organic based?
I sell handmade hippie patchwork clothing and accessories for the whole family made from sustainable eco-friendly fabrics.

What do you do everyday that is green?
I use hemp shopping bags, I compost, I reuse, I use energy saving light bulbs
I buy organic when possible, I recyle.

Favorite Movie: Pretty Woman
Favorite Color: olive

Favorite item in your shop: hemp kid's clothing (hemp is a great natural resource!)

My favorite item in her shop: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=9882607

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



Thanks for being green Rosemary!

Feature: Eco Kate

The next feature is Kate of EcoKate. She is located in central New Jersey. (*tip* buying local can reduce gas use, reducing pollution as well)

Her Etsy Shop is http://ecokate.etsy.com. Her blog is http://www.njgreenwedding.com and her other shop website is http://www.shutterkate.com.

Items Sold:
Eco-Friendly dish cloths, knitted/crocheted pieces made of recycled yarn, and other items made of recycled materials (i.e. plastic bags).

What makes your shop eco-friendly or organic based?
So far I've sold three sets of eco-friendly dish cloths. The cloths are made of cotton, and are around the size of sponges. They're great because you simply throw them in the wash when they need a cleaning themselves and they're ready for another round of dishes! I also sell knitted ipod socks made from 100% recycled yarns. I just started making bowls out of recycled plastic bags as well, which can be used to hold random small items around the house.

What do you do everyday that is green?
Well, my home is powered by 100% sustainable energy. (Awesome Kate!) I walk/ride my bike wherever possible which is fairly easy b/c of my location. I use earth friendly cleaning materials, as well as organic soaps and shampoos whenever I can. When I eat meat I make a point to go for the organic stuff so that it's free of hormones and hasn't had antibiotics used on it. Same goes for veggies: I buy organic whenever I can afford it! Recycling is another thing I live for. Any and everything that crosses my path and can be recycled WILL be recycled. I mean, the list goes on and on. I'm obsessed with reducing my impact on the planet immensely.

Favorite Book: Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austin
Favorite Movie: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Favorite Color: Maroon
Favorite item in your shop:
This iPod Nano sock with hood: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=10176733

My favorite item in her shop:
I think these recycled plastic bag bowls are a wonderful idea!
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=10009318

An Etsy Shop that you think should be featured that is not your own:
Kootsac's! http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5621296

Thanks Kate for being Green!

Featured Seller Re-Cap

Over the past couple of weeks I have been started to re-post articles from my my other blogs onto this one. This is the first in a series of featured sellers:


The first Eco-friendly feature is Etsy seller Jenny Brett. She is a jewlery artist from San Diego, California.

Her Etsy shop is http://www.sailorjenny.etsy.com. She has her own website as well: http://www.sailorjenny.com/ and a blog: http://www.missfire-simplegreen.blogspot.com/.


What makes her shop eco-friendly or organic based?
She uses mostly recycled/upcycled pieces of jewelry and rework them to give them new life. In her collage pieces, she uses fabric remnants and recycled magazines/junk mail.

What does she do everyday that is green?
She Loves her Eco Bags!! She uses cloth whenever She can. She ships using 90% recycled packaging, which is 100% recyclable. She uses girly cloth products for herself and cloth diapers for her little one. Way to go Jenny!

What is your Favorite Book: Currently, the His Dark Materials Trilogy. Ask me again next week, I read a lot.
What is your Favorite Movie: The Handmaid's Tale
What is your Favorite Color: Orange!!
What is your favorite item in your shop: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=9619975
An Etsy Shop that you think should be featured that is not your own: Banana Batch - Such Cute revamped jewelry boxes!! http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=37522


My favroite item in her shop: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=9527361


Thank you Jenny for being Green!

Super Use

On the left of this blog you will see a growing list of links that are associated with Design to Save the World. I would like to explain the Superuse link a little more as it is a great resource for designers and all those interested in recycling.

Superuse is a site where individuals can share ideal, projects and new information in the design world. There are designers, students, architects and various other people interested in re-usable design posting and sharing on this site.

A user can post articles for others to view, vote and comment on. It is a portal for sharing information, which is one of my passions in life. New ideas need to be scene in order to become great ideas in the mind of the public. This site I believe helps push these ideas out there.

Ideas need to be shared in order to be realized. In the growing industry of design, pushing these ideas to the forefront is the key for making a difference. A resource such as this is great for everyone to participate in and get something out of in return.

Please take a look and pass it on!