FALL into Autumn

TOM's Shoes: Eco-Friendly Slip on Shoes:::::: One for One

Link for these shoes...

After seeing this video I had to buy a pair of these shoes. I have seen them worn all over campus but never considered buying a pair. I love supporting companies that have a mission, outreach is so important. Never mind that these shoes are eco-friendly and comfy but for every pair sold, a pair is given to the less fortunate. I fell in love instantly with the houndstooth shoes and ordered them right away. Yall know how much I love houndstooth. They have canvas, leather and metallic styles. Check them out yall!!

http://www.toms.com/

Each one reach one. TOMS

Eco-Fabulous Homes!!

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My dream home!!!

SOURCE: Eco-Fabulous

Lamik: Eco-Chic Makeup!!

Eco-Chic Makeup!! Lamik

Vagabond Van...Eco-Friendly Fabulosity on Wheels!

Vagabond Van was born from a desire to dress in a unique way. Eclectic, colourful and one-of-a-kind, we offer clothes and accessories which are as individual as you are. Vagabond Van began as a mobile boutique, operating from a 1952 Flying Cloud Airstream caravan. The Airstream may be parked for now but the online shop is in top gear!

 

These one-of-a-kind earrings are made in Zimbabwe from cow horn and bone by an enterprising man called Joseph. He has invented a machine which helps him to carve and buff the horn and bone, bringing out the beauty of these natural materials and giving the earrings their polished finish. These designs are exclusive to Vagabond Van.

Fabulous, environmentally concious, eclectic threads! 

 "Our current collection hails from Africa and is infused with the creative spirit of this vibrant continent. Wherever possible, our products are made by hand. This helps to maintain, otherwise vanishing, traditional crafts and creates many more jobs, which in turn helps to keep communities self sufficient. The materials that we use are often ingeniously recycled, adding to the unique story which each piece has to tell and minimising its effect on the environment. "

Part of the Vagabond Van team is currently traveling the world, searching for new and extraordinary products. These come in all the time so keep checking the website for new stock or like their Facebook Facebook Page and be the first to know. You can follow their travels at The Vagabond Adventures.

CHEERS!!! Pottery Barn has handblown Eco-Friendly Recycled Wine Glasses!

Echoing the look of thick, beautiful glasses used in Mexico for serving margaritas and other refreshments, each piece in our Casa collection is hand blown using recycled glass.

Casa Recycled Glassware, Set of 6

$36.00 – $75.00

*Shot Glass: 2" diameter, 4" high

*Tumbler: 3.5" diameter, 6" high

*Double Old-Fashioned: 4" diameter, 5" high

*Margarita: 6" diameter, 7.5" high

*Goblet: 4" diameter, 8" high

Hand blown from recycled glass with a slight green cast.

Sets of 6.

Get yours here >>> Eco-Friendly Recycled Glass

Wordless Wednesday

"Earth Day 2011"

Nicki Minaj Goes Green for the Environment!!

Nicki Minaj goes green, literally! She wears a green Frankenstein inspired updo as she performs to raise money for a good cause.

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 The Harajuku Barbie was invited to attend by none other than Vogue's Anna Wintour and the successful evening earned over $1.2 million raised for environmental charities. source

Nicki Minaj was the surprise musical guest at Vogue Magazine’s Green Auction: A Bid To Save The Earth held in partnership with Runway to Green at Christie’s Auction House.... *source*

Nicki Minaj at the Green Auction: A Bid To Save The Earth held at Christie’s on Tuesday (March 29) in New York City. Read More...pics

JUNK to FUNK:: Recycled TRASHION!

What is Trashion? It’s fashion, accessories, art, and crafts made from trash and upcycled and recycled materials.

This garment was created using 30 copies of the Financial Times

gary harvey, newspaper dress

via Escama Studio http://www.escamastudio.com/

Believe it or not, this stylish handbag is made from hundreds of recycled aluminum pull-tabs. Yes, those tiny tabs we throw away without giving them a second glance after opening a can. Luckily, San Francisco-based company Escama Studio and various Brazilian crafts cooperatives have been working together since 2004 to create great fashion accessories from them. And their approach is personal: Each fashion piece comes with a tag bearing the signature of the person who made it. Customers can then click on that person’s profile on the company’s website to find out more about the artist. I love it!

Fashion made from recycled cassette tape string


These Tea Cup Bangles first surfaced on Twitter recently and demanded to be shared. They are made from real tea cups, adapted by designer Abigail MaryRose Clark.

Did you know??

**Each year, the average American throws away about 70 pounds of clothing each year and make up about 3% of our household waste. They end up in landfills and most don’t decompose.**

I blogged about these bangles a WHILE ago...they are made from recycled magazines. So fly! Check the archives for this post.


The Denim Kimono was created using recycled denim jackets and jeans.
gary harvey, runway, greenshows



Gary Harvey is the former Creative Director of Levi Strauss and Dockers Europe designer for Levi's. He began designing his environmentally friendly dresses during a freelance fashion campaign. He needed something dramatic for a shoot so he took 42 pairs of Levi's 501's and made them into a dress. He has continued designing eco-fashion since.




He doesn't just recycle clothing to make his innovative designs. This dress was made with cans, bottle tops and cardboard boxes.

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Source(s) :::: The Trench Coat Is Dead.Long Live the Trench Coat (Dress)!

EnvironmentalGraffiti.com & Treehugger and Telegraph

You can check out the philosophy and some of the work of these artists here.

Nature Baby

My little one is a TreeHugger like her Mommy. This picture was taken a few years ago....

One Child, One Planet: Inspiration for the Young Conservationist

One Child, One Planet....

(My little one picking pecans)

Preview the book online http://onechildoneplanet.com They are even on Facebook!!

One Child, One Planet: Inspiration for the Young Conservationist (Emerald Shamrock Press, 2009) is a loving tribute to Mother Earth, her gifts and her greatest concerns. One Child, One Planet teaches gentle lessons on greenhouse gases, climate change, going green and conservation, providing practical ways for children to protect Earth’s fragile environment.

My little one with her autographed copy of One Child, One Planet. Environment, Green Kids


My daughters holding up their new book... Young Conservationists!!

My oldest and I having a blast at a new park we found when I got lost...(long story) LOL!

SOURCE::: http://www.gogreenstreet.com/one-child-one-planet-book-teaches-children-green-living/

Habari Gani!!! Happy Kwanzaa

Kwanzaa is a holiday that celebrates family, community and culture. December 26-Jan 1



Umoja (oo-MOH-jah): Unity
Success starts with Unity. Unity of family, community, nation and race.
Kujichagulia (koo-jee-chah-goo-LEE-ah): Self-Determination
To be responsible for ourselves. To create your own destiny.

Ujima (oo-JEE-mah): Collective work and responsibility
To build and maintain your community together. To work together to help one another within your community.

Ujamaa (oo-jah-MAH): Collective economics
To build, maintain, and support our own stores, establishments, and businesses.

Nia (NEE-ah): Purpose
To restore African American people to their traditional greatness. To be responsible to Those Who Came Before (our ancestors) and to Those Who Will Follow (our descendants).

Kuumba (koo-OOM-bah): Creativity
Using creativity and imagination to make your communities better than what you inherited.
Imani (ee-MAH-nee): Faith
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The Story of Kwanzaa by Donna L. Washington and Stephen Taylor, ages 6-10
Kwanzaa by Trudi Strain Truit and Ceceilia Mindin Cupp, ages 6-7
Horrible Harry and the Holidaze by Suzy Kline, ages 7-10
Kwanzaa Crafts by Carol Gnojewski, ages 8-9
A Kwanzaa Story, or How One Gentleman Found His Way by Nancy Guthorn Harrison, young adults
Kwanzaa Fun, Great Things to Make and Do by Linda Robertson, ages 5-8
My First Kwanzaa by Karen Katz, ages 3-6
Seven Spools of Thread a Kwanzaa Story by Angela Shelf Medearis, ages 7-10

If you have stories and ideas you're willing to share about how your family celebrates Kwanzaa in an eco-friendly way, Contact Celebrate Green.

SOURCE::: http://www.celebrategreen.net/

It's never too early to teach your kids to be eco-friendly!!

My little 5 year old loves recycling...Its so cute when she collects our newspaper's and magazines lying around the house and car. She even wants to recycle before we have even read them yet! LOL! We are taking several bags of plastics to recycle next week...I will snap pixxies. Happy Recycling!

Cara B Naturally is for ME!!

I won! I won!! A few months ago I won a box of Cara B products from Candice, founder of Simplistic Chic , I was so geeked because I never win anything from the 50-11 giveaways that I enter..So to find out that I won was awesome!!

As you can see my daughter's hair is very thick, kinky and it is very tangled in this pic. Usually I try to refrain from allowing her to wear her hair down for extended periods of time. It is a nightmare to comb her hair when its tangled for she and I.

After taking all of the hair accessories out her hair I bathed her with the Baby Bar Soap Bundle. It was very mild, I loved how the scent wasn't overwhelming. The smell was sweet yet subtle, the soap lathered up rather quickly. I felt comfortable allowing her to bathe herself with the bar soap unlike other brands that can be too strong. After she was nice and clean I wet her hair and lathered in the Shampoo / Body Wash. This shampoo/wash lathered up quickly and had a silky feel to it. It felt like it was lotion in the shampoo because her hair and skin felt so soft. A small amount of lather got in her eyes and she did not flinch. That is so comforting for a parent who has a small child, tear free natural products are always a plus!! My daughter has a very mild case of excema and the Cara B products didn't iritate her skin like some "natural" products have done in the past. The shampoo doubles as a body wash and I have even used it as a bubble bath.

After rinsing all of the shampoo out her hair I added the Leave-In Conditioner / Daily Moisturizer which instantly moisturized. The sweet almond smell was so yummy!! Her hair started waving up...it had a 'wash-n-g0' look to it...I could have put on a head band and sent her on her way. It was so cute and SOFT!! The awesome thing for a parent with a child who hates to have their hair washed is that the conditioner was a leave-in. YAY!! We didn't have to rinse the conditioner out! YES!!!

Since my daughter has sensitive skin I only use 100% unrefined raw shea butter because of her excema...I took a small chunk of shea butter and squeezed some Body Lotion and mixed it together. It worked like a charm!! It mixed very well and gave the boring shea butter smell a kick of yummy goodness!! The almond and jojoba oil was so sweet...we were kissing all over her because she smelled so good. After she was dressed I combed her hair with the Moisturizing Hair Mist which is awesome as a detangler. The usual chore of combing her hair is so much easier with the Cara B products.

The whole family has used these products. The Moisturizing Hair Mist with shea butter is what I use when I twist my hair. I love that these products aren't greasy and sticky!

Where have these products been my whole life!!!???? Thank you Simplistic Chic and thank you Cara B Naturally!!!

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The box included::

*Shampoo / Body WashTear-free, extra rich lather, and silky clean

*Moisturizing Hair MistLight-weight shine, no greasy residue. Also perfect for our little boys' close cuts!

*Baby Bar Soap BundleGentle cleansing, creamy lather with aloe, shea butter, jojoba and palm oil

*Leave-In Conditioner / Daily MoisturizerSoftens with a light touch, non-greasy and non-oily

*Body LotionSmells so good! Light, creamy formula with shea butter and jojoba oil. Clinically tested and allergen free

My squeaky clean, Cara B Naturally sweetie!!
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CARA B Naturally™ is a premium quality, genuinely all-natural alternative to products that are currently available for ethnically diverse babies, children and their families.We are dedicated solely to children's personal care – our singular focus on all-natural skin and hair care products for ethnic babies and children enables our steadfast commitment to that mission. There are many other children's products that claim to be natural, but still include chemicals and synthetic ingredients. When we say we're all-natural, we mean it.

CARA B Naturally products are free of parabens, petrolatum, phthalates, sulfates, mineral oil, artificial fragrances and preservatives. As proof of our commitment to using only natural ingredients, our products have been awarded the coveted Natural Products Association certification – the only personal care product line specifically formulated for ethnic children to earn such a distinction.

At the heart of our company is a desire and goal to promote positive images and messages for and about ethnically diverse children; we believe their natural beauty should be celebrated and treasured. This is a theme that carries from our company logo, to our labeling, and to the quality of our all-natural products.Our customers can feel good about using CARA B Naturally™ – promoting the belief that our Children Are Always Beautiful, Naturally™.

Guillotine Co..Organic Eco Friendly Tees

Guillotine is an urban lifestyle company that also happens to care about the environment. We offer stylish, original graphic tees that are digitally printed on organic and recycled cotton.

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So what is Guillotine?
Simply put, we’re a cut above the rest.
We believe in fashion, with a purpose. That’s why we choose one-off printing primarily on organic and recycled cotton tees.
We believe style and swag are whatever you define them to be — not just what’s trendy.
The Guillotine stays sharp — always at the ready to cut down any opposition that stands in our way.
Above all else, the Guillotine logo is a symbol of strength and determination. It is the idea that kept us going through our trials and tribulations, and we hope it will be the same for you.
So let’s cut off those who try to tell us what to do, how to think and what to wear. Join us in our movement.
Guillotine to the Universe!

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(text is from the website)

http://www.guillotineco.com/