I just found out about a great site full of natural products for hip, earth lovin’ moms.
It’s called Cotton Mamma and they’ve got tons of earth-friendly baby and kid gear like cloth diapers, organic crib bedding, and organic clothes and toys. They’ve also got plenty of stuff for adults as well, and not just […]

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There was an interesting piece on eco-fashion on CNN’s website the other day, including a mention of the legal dispute between Target and bag manufacturer Timbuk2 resulting from the use of recycled shopping bags in these messenger bags.
Green fashion is starting to hit the mainstream in a big way, and while it’s exciting, there are […]

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I just finished reading Green Chic: Saving the Earth in Style, a new book by Christie Matheson. It was a light, fun read but really informative at the same time. While it covered a lot of the same ground as Living Green, the tone is totally different and Matheson manages to bring up […]

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I’ve been meaning to mention Goods 4 Girls for awhile now, ever since I first found out about it through my friend Lara. I was reminded of it today when I came across Party in my Pants via Bust magazine’s newsletter. Party in my Pants (aka PIMP) makes reusable cloth menstrual pads and […]

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CROW Clothing is a brand new eco clothing company for men and women which is unveiling their new collection online today.
All of their garments incorporate sustainable fabrics such as soy, organic cotton, bamboo, hemp and lyocell, and they also make good use of fabric scraps in their collections as well. They’ve created clothes that […]

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I just found out about this great company who makes reusable shopping bags and manufactures them entirely in New Orleans.
They also employed a New Orleanian for their web designer and they donate five percent of all their profits to a New Orleans charity.
They sent in some info to Styledash and I just posted about them […]

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Ever since reading Living Green, I’ve been much more focused on trying to eliminate harmful chemicals from my life, especially in the area of makeup and body products. As the author pointed out, skin is the body’s largest organ, and why put something on your skin that you wouldn’t want to eat or can’t […]

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I realize I haven’t been posting very much lately. I’ve been busy with my new job and it’s that wonderful time of year here in New Orleans where the weather has warmed up but it’s not stupidly hot yet and all I want to do everyday is sit outside and read. And make […]

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In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, I’m participating in a 2 day only Go Green Sale with some like-minded Etsy shops who feature recycled materials predominantly in their work. There are six shops participating, including my own shop, dismantled. The sale runs this Sunday and Monday, March 16 & 17 and each shop […]

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I just finished reading Living Green: A Practical Guide to Simple Sustainability. I found out about this book and ordered it through PaperBackSwap, and in a lot of ways it wasn’t exactly what I expected. (But in a good way.)
For one thing, the book focused on the benefits of living naturally and sustainably […]

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