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Etsy Shop Feature: Handmade by Jennifer Allevato

  This month’s shop feature is Handmade by Jennifer Allevato: sweet art, embroidery and works on paper. Based nearby to me in Alexandra, Virginia, she has a lovely shop filled with mixed media art, mustachioed owls, brightly colored original water paintings and some really adorable embroidery. Her fun and colorful shop really caught my attention [...]

Shop Local: Patterson Park Flea Market & Craft Fair in Baltimore, MD on May 14, 2011

If you live in the Baltimore-Washington area and have ever been interested in viewing my items in person, there is an excellent opportunity this weekend. I’ll be peddling my wares at the Patterson Park Flea Market & Craft Fair. I’ll bring all of the vintage and refashioned goodies from my Etsy shop and sell them [...]

Stuff I Love: Paper Made from Poo!

Yes, you did read that correctly. I am referencing paper recyled from excrement. Ewwww…. Well, The Great Elephant Poo Poo Paper Company has a cute little slogan that reads, “We take the OO out of Poo”. This paper has been crafted from the undigested plant fibers left behind by elephants. It’s allowed to dry, cleaned and [...]

SerendipiT Donating 100% of Sale Proceeds to Japanese Aid Organizations

The catastrophic events that have taken place in Japan over the last week are almost unimaginable, the suffering of the survivors nearly inconceivable. Fortunately there are several charitable organizations already providing aid. For this reason I am temporarily converting my Etsy shop over to serve as a means to collect donations to support the efforts [...]

Stuff I Love: Crab Card by sweetperversion

As you may know from reading previous blog posts, I am the owner of my very own Etsy Shop, SerendipiT where I sell hand-made, sustainable fashion crafted from sustainable (used) fabrics and accessories from recycled materials. I am also a member of several teams and even lead one the Fashion:Remix Team. With all of this [...]

Etsy Shop Feature: Interview with Lola’s Jewels

I enjoy handmade craft for many reasons as you may already know from previous posts. The benefits of purchasing handmade are many, you provide living wages to someone that you can get to know rather than supporting a faceless corporation who may be purchasing from abused workers overseas, you can ensure quality and customer service [...]

Etsy Seller Giveaway: Win your choice of any print from cindycolumbia1958

Cindy is an artist with a shop on Etsy selling original acrylic and mixed media art. Etsy hosts many and varied teams where sellers group together based on geogrpahy, style, interests or craft genre. Cindy and I are both members of Team Discovery who is hosting this giveaway event. Please visit the blog and follow the [...]

Threadbanger Tutorial: How to Refashion a Sweater into a Brimmed Beanie

I’ve been busy crafting for Christmas, so unfortunately I haven’t completed any original tutorials recently. However, here is a really cool one that you can use to make last minute gifts for friends and family. The brimmed beanie is loved by boys and girls of all ages, so head to your closet or the thift [...]

What’s So Scary About Halloween?

If you guessed it’s environmental impact, you’d be right. The amount of waste generated by this annual celebration is truly terrifying! The tradition of wearing costumes on Halloween has been around in the U.S. since the early 1900′s. With all of the parties, costumes and candy for trick-or-treating Halloween is one of the largest, most [...]

What I’ve been up to on Etsy

Hey, here’s a peek at both my personal shop (Serendipit) and my team’s shop (Fashion:Remix). Please keep us in mind for your personal wardrobe updates and gift giving. We all make and sell eco-friendly refashioned or recycled clothing and accessories. // //

 
RT @TreeHugger: Less men are willing to go #vegetarian and a new study says it's because they think it's less macho. http://t.co/bRcPxh5J4 hours ago