Mvegan5 March 10, 2008

My almost two year old godson is obsessed with owls.  I know I am not biased- this child is a genius.  At 18 months, he was already counting objects correctly and could imitate the sounds of any number of assorted barnyard animals.  One of his first animal sounds was that of an owl.  I loved watching his bright little eyes get bigger as he imitated the who- who of an owl.  Now anytime my sons or I see an owl, we are instantly reminded of my little godson.  Of course, I was attracted to these adorable vintage owl earrings from mvegan5′s etsy shop.  The bright turquoise and green are perfect colors for spring.  These earrings are just one of many owl themed pieces of vintage and recycled jewelry you can find at mvegan5’s shop.

The talented artist behind mvegan5 is a passionate vegan who paints and draws animals “to express and share my love for nature and all living things.”  This artist is the founder of Etsy for Animals, a group of etsy artists who love animals- many of whom donate a  portion of their sales to animal charities.   (more…)

Ruby Reusable March 3, 2008

In their Kindergarten years, both of my boys spent countless hours developing a Leprechaun trap to catch the leprechauns at their school on Saint Patrick’s day.  They used old shoe boxes, greased ladders, “gold” strategically placed on double stick tape and any number of other clever tricks to lure the unsuspecting leprechauns into their traps.  Alas, no child in the 80 plus year history of their school has ever actually caught a wee folk.  In fact, every year, the children enter their classroom on Saint Patrick’s Day to total destruction- overturned desks, papers strewn on the floor, glitter all over the classroom and notes taunting the kids with the most clever traps.  With discussion turning to the traps around the school, it has started me thinking about the season of wearing  green.  When I saw this trashion fairy doll  in Ruby Reusable’s store on etsy, it seemed perfect for the  season.  This adorable fairy with the bright red recycled garland hair is made of candy wrappers.  The artist started this series of candy wrapper dolls when her son was a bar mitzvah and they gently threw candy at him for “sweet wishes”.  This fairy is perfect for bringing “sweet wishes” into your life. (more…)

Greenbelts March 1, 2008

Life has been very crazy around here -hence the dearth of posts.  (We suddenly got a wild hair to try to put our very old, filled with half finished projects, house on the market.  This was not the best idea!)  So I was very excited when my job was made easier by the artists from 2ReVert.  They suggested I take a look at the recycling artist at Greenbelts.

Greenbelts is the brain child of  Shannon Ritscher, a former graphic designer and now full time stay at home mom.  Greenbelts started with Shannon creating her (more…)