Here's a fun paper lover's desktop calendar for December. Enjoy!

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Desktop Calendar: November 2015

Here's a fun paper lover's desktop calendar for November. Enjoy!

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October's Downloadable Desktop Calendar 2015

Here's a fun paper lover's desktop calendar for October. Enjoy!

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May's Desktop Calendar

Here's a fun paper lover's desktop calendar for May. Enjoy!

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March 2015 Desktop Calendar Download

Here's a fun paper lover's desktop calendar for March. Enjoy!

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Alternative Gift Wrap Ideas: Part One

The gift wrapping season is upon us and I'm always percolating on different ways to wrap gifts in unique ways. In this example, I used reclaimed sewing patterns instead of wrapping paper. (If you don't have them lying around they are easy to find at thrift stores.) These are naturally kind of a "tea stained" color and a thin black satin ribbon finishes them beautifully.

Rescued sewing patterns also make unique tissue paper if you're wrapping with boxes or bags.

International Recycling Symbols

Texture Tuesday: Fave Packing Material

Texture Tuesday

Recent Custom Order Reveal

I recently created this custom reclaimed paper garland for Cody of Lu and Ed. Our conversation about it started on twitter. I'm so happy that she loves it and tweeted a couple shots of it in her space.

Before packaging it up to send to her I took a couple quick snaps too! :) So happy with the way it turned out!

Eco Gift Guide

It's that holiday shopping time of year again already! So I put together a list of eco happy, tasty treats to help you with that shopping list. Here are six ways to support small business this year. Just click on the item below to go to the item page and learn all about it.

1. Lucky Fisherman's Anise Soap, $5.50 by Aquarian Bath
This vegan handmade Anise Soap is made with all natural Anise Seed essential oil, which is often used as a flavoring in black licorice. We hand stamped these soaps with fish, because according to herbal lore Anise Seed is reported to be attractive fish.

2.  Red Bicycle Notebook, $10 by Made By Rori
Ride right with this fun notebook. This notebook is 3.5 x 5.5 inches with a pocket inside the back cover and lined pages. The front of this kraft notebook is handstamped.

3. Eco Chic Paper Zinnia, $55 Pin by La Alicia
Who knew that the contents of my mailbox (catalogs, uninvited mail and magazines) could add a little paper floral zing to a girl's outfit? No two pins are exactly alike.

4. English Toffee, $12 by Austin Mason
The best English Toffee this side of the Atlantic! At least, that's what we think at Austin Mason and from the feedback we've gotten, others agree.

5. Organic Herbal Shea Butter Solid Lotion Bar, $8 by Herban Lifestyle
This warmly herbal-smelling, richly emollient solid lotion bar is made with Fair Trade organic shea butter and scented with organic lavender and clary sage essential oil.

6. 15" Laptop Sleeve With Pocket, $49 by Sew Beastly
Do you ever wish you could keep your laptop and techie gadgets in one place when out and about?
Now you can with the zippered pocket on our sleeves.

Texture Tuesday

Eco, Fun and DIY -- Be Still My Beating Heart!!

It was a happy accident that I stumbled across the link to this awesome site, ikatbag, on twitter. Once I started reading and saw what she was up to I got so happy that I just had to share here about what she's doing!!

This is a link to my fave post about reusing cardboard for extended creative play related to Narnia. (OMG, did I mention how lucky her kids are?)

Texture Tuesday

I just had to share that I've been working on lots and lots of new garlands for my Etsy shop! They're made with magazine's catalogs and junk mail! I find it very relaxing to make them and they are so fun to decorate with!

I'm loving the way their texture looks - all stacked up like this!!

Saturday Search: Holiday Garland

Eco Monday: Meet Ruby

Please meet Ruby the Red bag. My mail box is where I found her paper parts to repurpose. I sifted through them carefully and have selected colors and textures and assembled them lovingly. To get to know her better, please click here.

EcoMonday: trash+fashion = trashion

Now that's my kind of dress! It's made from 1000 recycled paper cranes. Read the whole article on Ecouterre here.

Peace Cranes

I recently made a bunch of origami peace cranes as promos for the Alamo City Etsy Show on Halloween and got them in the mail. I'm sure it will be a really fun event. If you're in the San Antonio area on Halloween, stop by and check it out.

Origami fascinates me. You can make your own cranes. This site has a video as well as a step by step tutorial. Happy Folding!

recycled paper lamp shade

This lampshade lives in my home and I made it out of repurposed magazines, unwanted mail and other bits of paper my friends have saved for me. I love the fact that it's one of a kind and it looks different from every angle. The paper is cut folded and woven together in studio space and then ovingly attached to a lamphade frame.

This year I have been really focused on repurposing things and recycling everything I can.I recently started posting some of my last recycled creations. There's lots to choose from including; ornaments, garland and other goodies.