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Etsy seller OSSMedicineJewelry is making a documentary about honey bees and the environmental effects that may be damaging their habitats and physiology. See her website www.vanishingbees.com for more info. For now, here's a clip from the movie: Please subscribe to Etsy's Youtube channel. Let us know if ...
In her first post in our Earth Tones series, Autumn aka stringtheory revealed a troubling and often unrecognized issue in the modern crafting movement's efforts to be eco-friendly: mass-produced supplies. In this second post, she offers some solutions to the latent harm many of our craft supplies have ...
Autumn Wiggins aka stringtheory is head writer for CraftingAGreenWorld.com, and founder of the Strange Folk Festival. If you pull her leg just slightly, she will build a website for your noble crafty cause. Recent projects include EtsyLou.org and CraftCon.org. We recently saw Autumn's talk on ...
Dear shoppers: this edition of the Earth Tones series reflects on what you can do to be a smarter green shopper, on Etsy and elsewhere. Take it to heart!Everything you buy has an effect on the environment. It’s your job to make sure that the footprint you leave on the Earth is as minimal as possible. It’s my hope ...
Dear crafters, today's installment of Earth Tones highlights the positive aspects of crafting green with brandywinedesign. She and the Trashion and EcoEtsy Teams have come together to highlight the many possibilities for recycling and upcycling in your craft. Whether you plant a tree, pick up litter ...
This Earth Tones edition deals with the small steps you can take to make your life a little greener, a little more sustainable, and a little more eco-conscious. You don't have to move mountains to change things: the smallest efforts can go a long way. Living green? It's easy to say, difficult to do. Most of us ...
There are many reasons to become more eco-conscious. As we approach Earth Day (and beyond), it's important to take time to reflect on what your individual impact is on the environment, and to think about why it's important to get involved in the green movement. EcoKate, a member of the Eco Etsy Team, is our first ...
Who says glitter can't change the world? The original sparkle queen and crafty chica herself, Kathy Cano-Murillo aka craftychica, begs to differ!It all started when planning a tongue-in-cheek rally to get Ellen Degeneres to embrace glitter, which she apparently has spurned—for it's mess factor, not ...
Did you know March is National Craft Month in the US? But hey, for Storque readers, when is it not Craft Month, anyway? Not to poo-poo this celebration at all: we should take the time to reflect on our collective project here: the indie craft movement. It's an opportunity to spread awareness about consumerism ...
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