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 …
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Shannon of Free Spirit Knits has put together a headband tutorial for old jumpers/sweaters that have been accidentally washed in hot water. Another great way of reusing things that were destined for the bin. Follow the link below for the full tutorial. Ruined Clothes Get New Life [Free Spirit Knits] [ad#google]
Becky Stern’s cool bike tube headband at Craft: is simple to make and a great way to use up punctured bike inner-tubes. We get through these in our family. Lots of thorns in South Africa. Bike Tube Headband [Craft:] [ad#adify]
Being green can have everything to do with saving money, which is why I love shopping at second-hand shops. There are charity shops, dress agencies and also the school second-hand shop for used school uniform. The internet is also a great place to pick up second-hand goodies, good places to start including Freecycle and Ebay. …
These are good looking tote bags from Olive & Myrtle. They’ve teamed up with San Francisco based Lab Partners on the Fruit & Veggie bag below (you can see their other two designs on the Olive & Myrtle website). I also really like the Olive & Myrtle in-house Endangered Species bag. The designs are silk …
It’s World Environment Day and the launch day of Open Green Map, a global initiative to map out local natural, cultural and green living sites, to help people make greener lifestyle choices. There are launches being held around the world today: Cape Town, Geneva, Jakarta, Stockholm, Baltimore, Pereira Colombia, the UK towns of Swansea, Clackmannanshire, …
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Elaine Dutton of Pure Design wrote a guest post for EcoStreet some time ago all about how the small-scale manufacture of beautiful objects out of sustainable or repurposed materials is better for the environment than the current “throwaway fashion” trend. Recently, Elaine has been in touch with me again asked me to tell you about …
I’m wearing this T-shirt today, it’s one of my faves. Two of the parents at my daughter’s pre-school stopped to read my breasts the important message, which makes wearing it worthwhile. It’s from Ban T-shirts. [ad#468×60]
I’ve just discovered Freeset bags (& journals) and just love what they are all about… Freedom for the women who have no choice but to roam Calcutta’s streets as prostitutes, and for their daughters. My pick of the bags are these dragonfly print jute shoulder bags with cotton lining (the handles are lined too to …
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