Showing posts with label environmentally friendly. Show all posts
Showing posts with label environmentally friendly. Show all posts
Monday, April 22, 2019
Sunday, October 21, 2012
Saturday, September 13, 2008
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!
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!
Saturday, September 6, 2008
Buying Local is Green!
If you want to try and reduce CO2 emissions and cut down on waste, try buying local. This means buying things that are produced withing your state, city, town or local community.
Many of our favorite shopping places ship large quantities of products across the country and world with no thought of the impact that the fuel it takes to make these long journeys has on our environment.
Not only are there problems with upholding US product codes producing items in other countries but it takes a huge amount of fuel to get these products to our stores. The cost on the Earth as well as the financial cost of this use of fuel is staggering.Buying local can cut those costs and enrich your own community. It also invokes pride in ones own state, city or town. Pride is something our country is lacking right now. We need to spread our pride in our hometowns like wildfire.
Etsy has a great tool that I urge all to use. It is the "shop local." http://www.etsy.com/shop_local.php
All you need to do is enter your city and state and it will show you an abundance of sellers in your area! Go ahead and try it! Its fun to see how many creative people live around you!
Many of our favorite shopping places ship large quantities of products across the country and world with no thought of the impact that the fuel it takes to make these long journeys has on our environment.
Not only are there problems with upholding US product codes producing items in other countries but it takes a huge amount of fuel to get these products to our stores. The cost on the Earth as well as the financial cost of this use of fuel is staggering.Buying local can cut those costs and enrich your own community. It also invokes pride in ones own state, city or town. Pride is something our country is lacking right now. We need to spread our pride in our hometowns like wildfire.
Etsy has a great tool that I urge all to use. It is the "shop local." http://www.etsy.com/shop_local.php
All you need to do is enter your city and state and it will show you an abundance of sellers in your area! Go ahead and try it! Its fun to see how many creative people live around you!
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