October 24 is International Day of Climate Action!
If you haven't heard already, tomorrow, October 24, 2009, people all over the world are coming together in places as simple as your local park and diverse as the Taj Mahal and the Great Barrier Reef to send a big, loud, important message to world leaders: "Solutions to climate change must be equitable, they must …
Guest Curator: N.E.E.T. Magazine
Stephanie J is the editor, creative founder and head-tea-girl of N.E.E.T. Magazine, in addition to being a freelance web designer, self-confessed internet geek and fashion junkie. N.E.E.T. began in December 2005 as a quarterly online fashion magazine, dedicated to showcasing independent art and design. Over …
There's No Place Like Here: Communal Living with Nikki Silva
Friend Etsy on Youtube & Blip.tv | Subscribe to Etsy's iTunes Podcast | MP4 Verson Like all our videos, feel free to re-post and embed the video on your blog! (music by Forrest Lewinger, animation by JuliaPott) While traveling to help promote Etsy as a sponsor of the Bay Area Maker Faire, I was fortunate enough to …
Guest Curator: Wardrobe Refashion
Wardrobe Refashion came about when Nichola Presteds, a.k.a. wardroberefashion, decided she needed to be more eco-friendly. She started with the obvious stuff like drying her clothes on the line outside, using less water, and reducing the packaging her family uses, but she knew she could be doing more. Her …
Alice Waters' Edible Schoolyard
There's one thing that makes me happier than walking by urban gardens, and that's walking by urban gardens tended by youths. The Edible Schoolyard has become a legendary success story. Founded over a decade ago by chef Alice Waters, this one-acre garden and kitchen classroom at Martin Luther King, Jr …
Party Planners: Picnic Party Like It's 1969 with Food & Wine Magazine
As a child of the '70s, I have fallen prey to the American nostalgia for the late 1960s, when political action was passionate, fashion was off the wall and popular music got its groove. While developing my own taste in music as a youngster (we didn't have the neologism "tween" way back then), I even dressed up as a …
10 Everyday Tips to Change the World
Going green can often feel overwhelming. For every eco-friendly decision I make, I can't help but think of the thousands of other ways in which our society is having a negative impact on the planet. We Are What We Do's book, Change the World for Ten Bucks, is a refreshing reminder that small efforts can incite …
Etsy Finds Decor: Sustainable Homes
This weekend's Get the Look: Decor is inspired by the philosophy that we are able to live without damaging or depleting the environmental, economic or social resources of future generations. More and more people are beginning to realize the impact their lifestyle and consumer choices have on our …
How-Tuesday: Mee Goreng Recipe from L.A.'s Farmers Market
Visiting farmers' markets in summertime always serves as a much-needed reminder that food shopping can be enjoyable. From Brooklyn to Palo Alto, Martha's Vineyard to New Orleans, I've found these open air venues to be a never-ending source of inspiration for cooking. I love the soil still clinging to …
Etsy Finds Vintage: Reduce, Reuse, Reinvent
As a vintage lover and treasure seeker, there's nothing more exhilarating than rescuing a piece of history from certain doom in a landfill. While I love to use and display the many objects that I collect (skulls, doll heads, quilts), there are inevitable leftovers that leave me scratching my head. What should …
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