I am repeatedly blown away by the beautiful eco-friendly goods out there,  thanks to the work of some remarkable creative peeps.    Here are some handbags that I’ve been coveting lately.

1. The ‘Hyphen’ Upcycled Seatbelt Bag, $35.00 USD, interrobang on Etsy
2. Cajun spice recycled felted wool shoulder bag, $50.00 USD, mtodonnel on Etsy
3. the sidekick wristlet clutch made of recycled materials, $47.00 USD, burjeune on Etsy
4. Cafes Do Brasil Organic Coffee Sling Bag made of recycled and organic materials, $66.00 USD, thewren on Etsy
5. Purple Warrior Bag made of recycled materials, $125.00 USD, Melissajoynyc on Etsy
6. Eco-friendly Hemp Bag with Songbird, $45.00 USD, Uzura on Etsy
7. Small Mod Bag made from leather and suede remnants and scraps, $130.00 USD, humade on Etsy
8. Eco-Lola 15 made from organic fabric, $105.00 USD, Zaum
9. Upcycled DURIAN eco-friendly leather bag, $110.00 USD, hoakonhelga on Etsy

For more eco-friendly handbags, check out Canopy Verde, Zaum and Etsy’s Bags and Purses section.

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Turkish architect and graphic design artist Gulnur Ozdaglar makes beautiful things from old plastic bottles.

tertium non data translated from latin means: the third is not given. it is an alchemic term which refers to the process of combining two disparate elements to create a new, third element. the process of transformation is a mystery – an unknown…

Gulnur employs true alchemic magic to turn a pile of rubbish into treasures.

You can buy her creations from her etsy shop.

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Swish, swish, swish.  It’s all the rage.  Eco-fashionistas, this is for you.

There are two swishing events happening in the next little while, one in London (UK) and one in Cape Town (RSA).  See their details below.

Incase you can’t read the fine print, here’s a close-up:

For the Cape Town (Northern suburbs) event, check out the Fashion Exchange website or their Facebook page for more info.  Take note that you will need a ticket for the Cape Town event.  Here are the basics:

And for the activist at a loose end next weekend, why not join in with a mass action called by London Rising Tide, London Tar Sands Network and Climate Camp London.

Party at the Pumps Part 2 is taking place just three days before Shell’s AGM, where the company will come under fire from shareholders over its plans in the Canadian tar sands; and a week before the Merthyr to Mayo solidarity bike ride, which will link two communities in Wales and Ireland resisting fossil fuel extraction.

When: Saturday, 15th May
Meet: 1PM at Oxford Circus
Bring: a zone 1-2 tube pass, noisemakers, your friends & family and your
dancing shoes
Oxford Circus meeting point map: http://tinyurl.com/OCnw-SVmap

Shutting down a petrol station for 5 hours on a sunny Saturday afternoon
was so much fun we’re going to do it again. Shell’s Hell – in the tar
sands and beyond – is next in the firing line.

Party 1 had Samba, twin sound systems, a live Ceilidh band, face-painting,
free cakes and 200 people. Party 2 will be bigger and better, with
activists joining us from Brighton, Oxford and beyond.

Watch the video call-out here:

And while there aren’t any protest parties going on in Cape Town on that day, there is this community market, which is well worth supporting:

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