Written by Kelly Rand
Published on April 13th, 2009
Please forgive me for this shameless plug for a project that I am involved in called the Summit of Awesome. I had to share because well, it is awesome and more importantly there are some really great green crafting workshops and learning sessions that will be held during the Summit.
First up – our own Becky Striepe will be speaking on a panel called Crafting a Green Craft. She will share the stage with the co-founders of Cosa Verde and the owners of Urban Fauna Studio. These amazing crafters will be talking about the ins and outs of green crafting – something that you see right here on Crafting a Green World.
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Written by Kelly Rand
Published on April 6th, 2009
If you’ve read our Must Read Book List for Green Crafters, then you know that we are eagerly awaiting Betz White’s new book Sewing Green.
Sewing Green is chock full of fun diy projects made from repurposed materials or organic fabrics. And if you’re like me, you can’t wait to get your hands on it! Well here on Crafting a Green World we’ll be giving a copy of this book away to one lucky reader! That’s right you can win Sewing Green! Woo hoo!
So how do you enter? Read the directions over on the Giveaway post. It’s that easy.
Want even more chance to win?
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Written by Kelly Rand
Published on March 30th, 2009
Need another reason to craft and possibly win pretty awesome prizes? If you’ve already entered the Threadless Loves Green T-Shirt Design Challenge, get ready to switch gears and get your upcycle on.
To upcycle all’s you need to do is take ordinary materials, craft left overs or items destined for the trash or recycle bin, and turn them into something new and better.
Once you do that, you can enter your new and improved crafty awesome into the Upcycle Contest with Sublime Stitching.
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Written by Kelly Rand
Published on March 26th, 2009
Join me in the Etsy Virtual Labs as I talk about shopping green on Etsy – Today!
In conjunction with my Guest Curatorial post on the Storque, I will be sidling up to my computer to share some awesome Etsy finds that are both amazing and green to boot in a Shop Live.
If you’ve never participated in a virtual labs, this is a great way to get your feet wet and learn a bit more about the fabulous crafters that we highlight here on Crafting a Green World. I will be showcasing more of these eco-crafters and how their creative contributions are helping to lighten our environmental footstep.
So tune in today March 26 at 6 pm EST!
Written by Jackie Hernandez
Published on March 24th, 2009
Lately I have been seeing this Yudu Personal Screen-printer everywhere and I want one to screen print tote bags, tea towels, fabric scraps, and anything else my heart desires! For a chance to win one, enter the Crafty by Nature Challenge hosted by CraftStylish. The challenge has four categories; Earth, Fire, Air, and Water. Read the rest of this entry »
Written by Kelly Rand
Published on March 23rd, 2009
Threadless the t-shirt design site that let’s you upload your designs for a chance to get them printed, announced a totally rad t-shirt contest!
The Green T-Shirt Design Challenge is a chance to show off what being green means to you, all on an organic t-shirt. Says Threadless:
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Written by Kelly Rand
Published on March 3rd, 2009
Adventure Ecology is taking to the sea and setting sail from San Fransisco and heading to Australia. The catch? Their boat is made from water bottles. How cool is that? They are also teaming up with Sculpt the Future Foundation to challenge you to come up with something just as awesome to do with trash.
So get your thinking caps on, brush up on your upcycling and take that trash and turn it into treasure for the SMART Art ‘Trash into Treasure’ competition. Your sculpture, functional item, photograph, video or music could net you fame and fortune, or a winning cash prize, as long as you can show reuse.
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Written by Kelly Rand
Published on January 26th, 2009
Mark Montano affixes an urban corsage on actress Anya Monzikova |
The Sundance Film Festival kicked off on January 15th and wrapped up yesterday. In amongst the films and snow, celebrity attendees participated in green crafting at an event called The Green Lodge with Mark Montano author of The Big Ass Book of Crafts. The craft-a-thon was sponsored by Amazing EcoGlue from Eclectic Products, Inc.
The Green Lodge focused on eco-crafting by using products that can be recycled, upcycled and restyled. Celebrities including KayCee Stroh of High School Musical cast, Aubrey O’Day from Making of the Band 3, actress Anya Monzikova from Tropic Thunder and a Deal or No Deal alumna, and Alice Greczyn from Privileged and Lincoln Heights, were were inspired to create eco-chic and sustainably stylish projects and gifts alongside the expert crafter and designer.
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Written by Becky Striepe
Published on January 22nd, 2009
Hey there Green Crafters! The folks here at Crafting a Green World want to hear a bit about you.
We’re wondering what you’re into. What draws you to crafting and to green crafting? Do you make things as a hobby, or do you have a crafty business? Or maybe both! We’re curious, so we wanted to use the comments on this post as sort of an informal poll to learn about you guys! I’ll get the ball rolling with a little bit about myself…
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Written by Becky Striepe
Published on January 8th, 2009
CRAFT Magazine is teaming up with SINGER®, and they’re putting out a call for seamstresses to enter their Sewing With Nature Contest!
[Creative Commons photo by Jude]
The contest launched today, and they’re looking for nature-inspired pieces created on a sewing machine that integrate “organic elements.” Folks can submit entries for the next four weeks. They’ll select one winner and three runners up. The prizes look pretty awesome:
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