New SALE Items!

Last night I had a pattern revelation and changed how I make my coffee cozies. My original pattern was a circular crochet up the cup. It was a little tricky to make it perfect. I really have a problem when there are problems with my items. Its not that it didn't work but it wasn't the best I could do. It was not the easiest to use and I stopped making them because, I'll admit it, I'm lazy and when things are not streamlined I push them to the side.

So how did I come to the new pattern. It actually started with a long skinny scarf/neck lace. To make those you make a long chain. When worn it looks like the rows are sideways. Then it hit me. Maybe I should crochet the cozies sideways.

So I made my first one and I love it. It covers more of the cup, it is very easy to make and it just looks better. I made one for myself to use and will soon be making many more to sell.

So how does this benefit you? The old ones are on sale! I will be trying to get ride of all the old ones before I bring out the new version. So here's the links to the ones on sale:

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=12739878

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!

Featured Seller: Laurie Ryan

The next feature is Etsy seller Laurie Ryan. She is located in Norfolk, VA.

Her Etsy shop is http://www.laurieryan.etsy.com and her other site is www.PhotosbyLaurieRae.com.

Items Sold:
Images, cards tote bags

What makes your shop eco-friendly or organic based?
Tote bags to reduce the use of plastic.

What do you do everyday that is green?
Try not to waste anything and walk more. (Walking is great exercise! Great for you’re environment and you!)

My favorite item in her shop:
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=9799344


Thanks Laurie for being green!

Featured Seller: SoulShineJewels

The next seller is Amanda from SoulShineJewels. She is located in Maryland.

Her Etsy Shop is Shop http://soulshinejewels.etsy.com. Her myspace is http://www.myspace.com/lettingyoursoulshine and her website is http://www.soulshinejewel.com.

Items Sold:
She sells all types of my jewelry in holistic, healing shops and spas and yoga/Pilates studios. She just started on etsy and sold 6 pieces, sea glass, and
heamitite jewelry.

What makes your shop eco-friendly or organic based?
I live a green life from the food I eat, to the products I use on my body, and the products I clean with. I grow an organic garden every year and raise organic egg laying chickens; my dogs eat natural food too!(*organic puppies rock Amanda!*) My sheets on my bed are even organic. I believe in recycling and reusing as much as possible. I try to help and give back to mother earth! And my jewelry is made with nature’s bounty and organic pieces!

What do you do everyday that is green?
Everyday I eat organic, use organic body care and clean organic. I recycle and reuse.

Favorite Book: The Wind Is My Mother~By, Bear Heart
Favorite Movie: The Secret
Favorite Color: Green

Favorite item in your shop:
Love them all! but if I had to pick the paua shell necklace!

My favorite item in her shop:
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=9903113

An Etsy Shop that you think should be featured that is not your own.
Gaiaconceptions


Thanks Amanda 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!