Trashion Team Summer Sale Next Week!

I'm a proud member of the Etsy Trashion Team and we are having a Summer Sale & Giveaway July 20 - 27 - that's next week!

I will be offering 20% off everything in the Eye Pop Art shop (including the sale section). Please wait for me to send you a revised PayPal invoice reflecting the discount (which does not apply to shipping).

For every purchase you make in a participating shop, you will earn "tickets" which will qualify you to win a big prize package full of cool trashion items handmade by the team members (I have included a $15 gift certificate to my shop).

Starting on Monday the 20th you can visit the Trashion Blog for a complete list of participating sellers. Check it out and have fun shopping for great deals on earth-friendly items made from recycled materials!

I do love this team. Here's a photo from our team trunk show at the Etsy Labs in NY, back in July 2007 (two years ago, wow). That's my stuff in the middle of the table.

So don't forget to check out Eye Pop Art on Etsy next week and remember everything will be 20% off! It's a perfect time to get that cuff or bowl you've been thinking about!

Macro Mania - new cuff listings!

Here are some of my first macro photos using my new camera. These three cuffs are now listed in my shop. Yay!

Blog Action Day

This is me and my family this spring at Larch Mountain in Oregon.

We like the woods and the green spaces of the world.

Today is Blog Action Day and this is my post. 15,000 blogs around the world have all united to post about the environment today.

Here's what we do as a family to help the environment:
1. We recycle everything that can be recycled.
2. We subscribe to PGE's renewable power program.
3. We get a lot of our clothing and housewares at thrift stores.
4. We like shopping at SCRAP.
5. We have reusable canvas shopping bags for groceries.

Here's what I do at work to help the environment:

I work for an art and craft-based nonprofit organization with a focus on environmental sustainability. Trillium Artisans supports low to moderate income Portland artisans who use at least 50% recycled and reclaimed materials in their work.

Trillium helps people market and sell their sustainable crafts and build their small businesses, thus helping keep materials out of the landfills, building awareness of and appreciation for "green" crafts, and helping to alleviate poverty along the way. Please click here to visit Trillium's Etsy shop, and if you live in Portland, please come to our Holiday Gift Sale on Saturday, November 10 from 1 - 6 pm.

I also work as an art teacher and I use that opportunity to teach kids about the importance of reducing, reusing, and recycling whenever I can, even if it's as simple as turning a mistake into a happy accident instead of throwing it out and getting a new canvas. I love teaching classes that incorporate reused materials, especially painting mandalas on vinyl records!

Here's what I do as a business to help the environment:

1. Take a look at my shop. Pretty much everything I sell is made from recycled (or "upcycled") vinyl records.
2. I use recycled paper for almost everything I print including my tags, coloring books, brochures, packing slips, etc.
3. I reuse boxes and packaging materials for everything I ship.
4. My studio and office operate on renewable power.
5. I am a member of Trillium Artisans (and yes, I also work there).
6. I am a member of Etsy Trashion and Eco Etsy.
7. I frequently donate art pieces for silent auctions benefiting environmental nonprofits.
8. I participate in art shows that showcase work made from recycled materials, such as the Clark County Recycled Arts Festival and the Tossed and Found Show, and often donate a portion of my sales to environmental causes.

So those are some of the things I do. Leave me a comment and let me know what you do, and don't forget to check out some of the 15,000 other blogs that are posting on this subject today!