I am awe struck by the “Solar Vintage Collection” by Lost Values, which consists of solar charged light inventions transformed creatively into traditional hand crafted fashion accessories.
The Solar Vintage Brooch is charged when worn in the sun, and in the evening it enchantingly becomes a subtle, ambient light.
Laura Bergman is a Reclaim Artist. She finds old pieces of glass and turns them into beautiful, wearable art. She takes found glass and transforms it into jewelry… and the results truly are works of art.
Who would have thought that pieces of broken glass could be turned into eco-elegant jewelry.
I love unique finds and when I came across Bottled Up Designs I was fascinated. Read the rest of this entry »
BeautyScoop is the edible beauty product many are raving about. I tried a few samples and they weren’t bad. The concept is believable. You eat the essential nutrients for maximum health and beauty benefits.
I mixed a packet of BeautyScoop into my smoothies for a couple days and it was wonderful. I had more energy and I felt better. I think I would have to try more than two days worth for an overall determination if it really works as well as it claims. Read the rest of this entry »
It’s time to leave your creative mark on the grocery bag collection of LOHAS everywhere by entering Ecotique’s eco-Design contest! Located in the heart of a popular shopping destination, Grand Avenue in St. Paul, Ecotique is the Midwestern epicenter of eco-friendly and fashion forward clothing and accessories. And now they would like you to contribute your artistry to their next project: customizing 45 bags that will be sold exclusively in their shop and at natureofbeauty.com. Interested? Here are the details:
So get sketching, all you closet artistes (and yes, out-of-the-closet creative types are also welcome to enter); opportunities like these don’t come along every day!
I was hit with a nostalgic trip down memory lane when I opened up this pack of Nowali Moccasins. I had a couple pairs of these when I was a kid. I don’t know if they were actually Nowali’s or cheap imitations but I had these fun, warm and wonderful slipper sock moccasins as a kid. Now I am thrilled to have an adult size pair to warm my feet on cold nights (and days). Read the rest of this entry »
Each year it seems more creative entrepreneurial types are coming up with new, irresistable ways to create gorgeous, durable bags with minimal impact on the environment. My latest discovery is OLovesM, a no-waste company that uses materials otherwise destined to take up landfill space.
Their material of choice? Yoga mats. Read the rest of this entry »
Batucada is a hot new brand offering eco-plastic jewelry from Paris. “Neither rubber nor silicone, the silkier, more durable formulation is eco-friendly certified, manufactured accordingly and packaged in recycled in paper. Go from the morning surf to afternoon spin class to an evening out– and never do away with jewelry. Wear it tight against the skin for a tattoo effect.” ~aplusrstore.com
These lovely eco accessories are designed to connect two bracelets to form a choker or to strap one around your ankle. Read the rest of this entry »
Zulugrass jewelry is handcrafted jewelry created by Maasai women out of environmentally sustainable grass grown in the Kenya area. The results are beautiful, stylish, sustainable and fashionable jewelry that can be worn in a variety of ways.
The Leakey Collection has created over 1200 jobs and over 10,000 people are supported by the efforts of the Leakey Collection.
The stretchy bands of grass can be worn in a multitude of ways, as necklaces, bracelets, hair ties, anklets, arm bands, or even around your waist. They come in over 200 colors and look very fun to play with and wear in new and creative ways. What gets me is that they are made from grass. Grass! That is so green...
The Maasai people live in the Rift Valley in the areas of Kenya and Tanzania. In 2001 a drought almost destroyed everything. Philip and Katy Leakey who live among the Maasai created contemporary products using sustainable materials in the area, they decided to help the people of the area by offering them jobs using their own skills and traditional ways of beading to create beautiful and sustainable jewelry in non factory settings that span over 150 miles in Rift valley area.
Over 1000 Maasai women now help create Zulugrass and Zuluwood products sold through The Leakey Collection.
It was 1997 when Splaff Flopps joined the green wave, — and in more ways than one! El Presidente Cliff Drill and El Ambassador Craig Wallace got creative in a garage. Their materials and tools were a tire, a bike tube, and a shoe knife. Indeed they had a vision. The goal was to make durable, comfortable and reasonably-priced sandals from recycled materials. Read the rest of this entry »
I’m a big believer in the power of collaboration. After all, most of us are pretty talented in certain areas yet equally lame (or more so) in others. My most visible skill deficit rears its ugly head whenever it’s time to dress myself. I just don’t have an eye for fashion. However, Stephanie Green, owner of eco-friendly St. Paul shop Ecotique, most certainly does. So it made all the sense in the world for The Nature of Beauty to pair up with Ecotique in order to offer the ecoconscious consumer a one-stop, head-to-toe, fashion forward shopping experience. It’s like the Mall of America but without, well, everything in the Mall of America. But you get the idea. Read the rest of this entry »
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