Away

{Photo by ME!}

I'll be away until Tuesday, October 21st. Dunno if I'll find the time or a computer while I'm vising family in Florida to post. I DO know that I'll be snapping away a ton of photos while I'm down there because my awesome husband surprised me with a digital SLR for my b-day! Perhaps I'll have a few shots worthy of sharing here even! We'll see.

~Kate

Portals

Another eco-artist whose work I greatly admire is lizplummer. This small mounted wall art piece, a part of her Portals series, is entrancing to the eye...


~EcoKate

Green {Goody} Giveaway!

Hey all!

I just wanted to let you know that you can enter to win a set of my dish cloths over at Green {Goody}'s weekly giveaway here.



Spread the word!
~EcoKate

Deliciously Upcycled

There's this cool shop called trixiedelicious on Etsy, and I...am...loving what they make.


For instance, this old bowl that was probably sitting in some antique shop, waiting for someone to reunite it with its long lost set (which by the way, don't tell this bowl I told you, but the chances of that actually happening were probably WAY unlikely), was taken in by trixiedelicious and, with a bit of TLC and text fusing skills, was turned into a bowl after my own heart.

Speaking of hearts, this Geek tea cup and saucer, also for sale in trixiedelicious' shop, is most likely after my husband's own (heart, that is):


See kids, aren't old, unmatched pieces of china cool!?!

~EcoKate

John Would Love: Recycled Bike Clock

A clock made of a recycled bicycle chain ring!?! I am thinking my John would love something like this hanging up in his future office, that is when we get a place large enough that the "office" doesn't consist of a half room crammed with 2 desks, a hamster, and a buttload of my knitting paraphernalia, among other odds and ends.

And so this awesomely upcycled clock by TrilliumArtisans concludes the week of eco-friendly things my husband would love.

~EcoKate

John Would Love: Organic Messenger Bag

Being a commuter, teacher, and all around good guy, I think John would love this sustainable messenger bag, made of organic cotton.

Created by infusion.

~EcoKate

John Would Love: Eco-Friendly Frame!

Being the minimalist that he is, I think my John would dig this simplistic frame, made from sustainable wood sources...


Frame by buckscountyframes.

~EcoKate

John Would Love: Steampunk Cufflinks!

cufflinks by dustDesignCo

Going along with this week's theme, which is eco-friendly arts and crafts that I think my husband would love, I found this rad pair of steampunk cufflinks. John can dress like the best of them, and I think these upcycled cufflinks would just add extra John-ness to his current style.

~EcoKate

Happy Birthday to John!

card by ilikeapplejuice

It's my husband's birthday today! To celebrate, I'm going to look for eco-friendly items that I think he'd love, and post them here every day this week.

~EcoKate


P.S. Check out the cake I made him.

Eco Art!

LeeGainer makes beautiful pieces of upcycled art. I've admired them for quite some time, and would personally LOVE this piece for my wall.

Original and unique 8" x 8" x 1.5" design on a cradled board painted white. This piece contains a variety of recycled materials; fabric, paper, felt, clear plastic, and cardboard, that have been hand-rolled into circles and swirls and placed perfectly using Golden Soft Gel.

~EcoKate