I love the idea of Small Business Saturday and encourage everyone to support the small local shops in your local area. In addition, I hope you'll check out handmade shops online. Many of them are offering some great offers for the holidays. Here are some great places to find those online offers.
NerdWallet.com has coupon codes for lots of different kinds of items and they even has a special section for discounts from Etsy's handmade goods here.
EtsyCouponCode.com has oodles of searchable deals from Etsy sellers all in one place. Check them out here.
RetailMeNot.com also has bunches of discount codes for a multitude of things and a special section just for Etsy Deals here.
I love Thanksgiving and the easy going feeling of taking things at your own pace. With that said, rarely will you find me at the in person Black Friday sales but I love shopping online in my jammies. Can't wait to support handmade and local in person tomorrow.
Which small businesses will you support?
Showing posts with label upcycling. Show all posts
Showing posts with label upcycling. Show all posts
29 November 2013
10 January 2011
Eco Monday: Make Gift Bags
This is a great way to repurpose something you're done with. This could also give your gift recipients cool ideas of how to repurpose their own calendar from last year!
22 April 2008
Earth Day: Find Another Way to Be Green
Earth Day is a day intended to inspire awareness of and appreciation for the Earth's environment. The United States celebrates on April 22. Today as a matter of fact.
Here are a few terms you may or may not be familiar with, definitions in this post are compliments of wikipedia.com.
RECYCLING is the reprocessing of old materials into new products, with the aims of preventing the waste of potentially useful materials, reducing the consumption of fresh raw materials and reducing energy usage. For example: Paper bags being recycled into new paper bags. Water bottles being recycled into fleece like fabric for jackets and hats.
UPCYCLING is the practice of taking something that is disposable and transforming it into something of greater use and value. For example: Upcycling an empty cigar box into a clock. Upcycling a juice jar into a terrarium.
FREEGANISM is an anti-consumerism lifestyle whereby people employ alternative living strategies based on "limited participation in the conventional economy and minimal consumption of resources. Freegans embrace community, generosity, social concern, freedom, cooperation, and sharing in opposition to a society based on materialism, moral apathy, competition, conformity, and greed. For example: On trash day, a Freegan may explore the street before the trash truck arrives for usable items such as a chair that needs repair but is perfectly usable.
On this 37th celebration of Earth Day, I encourage you to do something good for the earth today. Whether it's recycling, upcycling or exploring freeganism -- try something new today. Here are a few more ideas:
• Use canvas bags to get your weekly shopping home.
• Have a "Lights Out Night" once a week at your house. Sit in the dark and tell ghost stories.
• Try sharing clothes you never wear anymore with friends or a charity.
• Plant a vegetable and herb garden and share your harvest with your neighbors.
• Buy products that use less packaging.
• Etsy is a great place to find many recycled and upcycled handmade goods!
Check out my shop, http://laalicia.etsy.com
Happy Earth Day! :)
Here are a few terms you may or may not be familiar with, definitions in this post are compliments of wikipedia.com.
RECYCLING is the reprocessing of old materials into new products, with the aims of preventing the waste of potentially useful materials, reducing the consumption of fresh raw materials and reducing energy usage. For example: Paper bags being recycled into new paper bags. Water bottles being recycled into fleece like fabric for jackets and hats.
UPCYCLING is the practice of taking something that is disposable and transforming it into something of greater use and value. For example: Upcycling an empty cigar box into a clock. Upcycling a juice jar into a terrarium.
FREEGANISM is an anti-consumerism lifestyle whereby people employ alternative living strategies based on "limited participation in the conventional economy and minimal consumption of resources. Freegans embrace community, generosity, social concern, freedom, cooperation, and sharing in opposition to a society based on materialism, moral apathy, competition, conformity, and greed. For example: On trash day, a Freegan may explore the street before the trash truck arrives for usable items such as a chair that needs repair but is perfectly usable.
On this 37th celebration of Earth Day, I encourage you to do something good for the earth today. Whether it's recycling, upcycling or exploring freeganism -- try something new today. Here are a few more ideas:
• Use canvas bags to get your weekly shopping home.
• Have a "Lights Out Night" once a week at your house. Sit in the dark and tell ghost stories.
• Try sharing clothes you never wear anymore with friends or a charity.
• Plant a vegetable and herb garden and share your harvest with your neighbors.
• Buy products that use less packaging.
• Etsy is a great place to find many recycled and upcycled handmade goods!
Check out my shop, http://laalicia.etsy.com
Happy Earth Day! :)
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