Fun and Fresh Garden Tools to Inspire Your Green Thumb
I love time spent in my garden; it's relaxing, ever-changing, rewarding (food! flowers!) and feels good.
Green Touch of Spain Pop-Up Shop in Brooklyn
The Green Touch of Spain is open Monday through Friday 11am-8pm, and Saturday and Sunday from Noon – 8pm from May 2 - 10. The shop is located at GGrippo art + design at 174 Grand Street, Brooklyn, NY.
Sophia Jane: Jewelry Made with Seeds Sustainably Harvested from the Amazon
Available at SophiaJane.com. $45. Respect and preserve are two words that are at the core of Sophia Jane Jewelry. Salomon Aliser, founder of Sophia Jane, handmakes the jewelry from seeds collected in the Amazon Rainforest of Brazil. Natives of the region — who are paid a fair wage– sustainably harvest the seeds while…
Heroines for the Planet: Upcycled Bag Designer Monica Ralli
She’s a certified nutritionist, eco-entrepreneur, author and the reigning Queen of Green in the twitterverse. It’s no surprise that Monica Ralli, founder of Urthbags, is a Heroine for the Planet. Her wildly popular eco-bags provide jobs to underprivileged women worldwide as old, discarded objects are cleverly transformed into statement-making arm…
XOXO for MapleXO Recycled Skateboard Jewelry
Lindsay Holmes began her Portland-based jewelry company MapleXO back in 2005 inspired by her passion for skateboarding. She has since then been crafting vibrant jewelry from broken skateboards. Holmes has refined the process of drilling, cutting, shaping, and sanding the boards to preserve not only the amazing graphics of the…
WASTE Bags: Junk Transformed into Fab Bag For Any Occasion
Envision a typical day for yourself. The hustle and bustle likely has you switching gears and bags at light-speed. Whether you’re hitting the gym, taking your pup for a stroll, walking the kids to the park, lunching with clients or enjoying a cocktail with friends, chances are you’re swapping bags…
Knots & Stones: Mega Gorgeous Jewelry Made from Seeds and Nuts
Guest Post by Andrea Rodriguez-Tarazi, founder and president of Knots & Stones The use of seeds in making jewelry and body ornaments has been in practice for thousands of years. Back in my home country, Colombia, and in particular in cities like Bogotá, beautiful necklaces, bracelets and key chains made…
Maggie Bags Are Rainbow-Bright Fantastic
I’ll admit it; after five years of running this blog, I have seen my share of “good intention, ugly design.” Just because something is made from an upcycled/recycled material does NOT make it beautiful, or even funky/cool-in-downtown-Indy-way. When I first heard about Maggie Bags, I was concerned about such a…
Monique Pean’s Mod Polynesian Dream: Eco Friendly Jewelry for the Ages
Ahe wave necklace with assorted fossilized woolly mammoth wave diamond and scrimshaw bangles, sunburst fossilized walrus ivory rings, champagne diamond necklace and gold earrings. Photo by Billy Farrell/Billy Farrell Agency CFDA/VOGUE Fashion Fund winner Monique Péan unveiled her newest collection last week at Lincoln Center, and it is just as…
Fairtrade Della Bags Connects Online Shoppers with the Women of HoeHoe, Ghana
Della Bags are a perfect compliment to this Summer and Autumn’s mad-plaid pattern-on-pattern trends. Well executed, with colorful, African-inspired motifs, they are quick and inexpensive anecdote to The Boring Tote, but crafted with a simple shape and strap so all the busyness is self-contained in a basic package, which is…
