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| Stop by my Blogger blog to keep up with things and see my new little hummingbird friends!
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| I will be the co-host of the Blockhead Radio Artisan's Teams&Groups show tomorrow night, April 21, at 8pm EST!! The topic of discussion is Blogfire, the Artfire blogging guild (I'm the guildmaster).
Stop by Blockhead Radio Live and listen to me on the radio tomorrow night!! And stop in their chat or call in to say hi! | | |
| This month's featured EtsyBlogger is TwoZanyZebras - Specializing in all things Zany (I love it!)
First off, I have to give her props on the purple colored theme in her banners and avatar - I love it! :)
She's a stay at home Mom with two kids, you can stop by her blog to read her "notes on her zany life", including a heartbreaking tale of her Easter egg hunt for Cadbury eggs (oh, the horror of lost chocolate! made me cry - seriously - I don't have kids because I don't want to share my chocolate! :D lol) She's also a member of Etsymom in addition to EtsyBloggers. She celebrated her first Etsyversary earlier this month.
If you have kids, she has some unique clothing and critters for them - zany critters I'd even say (I love it that I get to use that word over and over in this post! lol) called Zarkles. Some of them may even be of interest to adults with a passion for all things zany... | | |
| April 21 at 8pm EST my blogging guild will be the feature on BlockheadRadio Live - a 24/7 independent internet radio station.
Stop by and say hi via chat or phone call-in line. We'll be talking about Blogfire, handmade, and business.
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| Earth Day is April 22 - a day about education and awareness regarding the environment and conserving our resources. There are a number of ways to be eco-friendly - using reusable shopping bags, limiting waste, planting your own garden, and using recycled/recyclable materials. This week's EtsyBloggers blog carnival is about what we do to be more "green" at home.
I try to reuse shopping bags, but I either forget them or feel self-conscious about using them. I live in a more environmentally conscious part of the country now and it's mostly about remembering them! We have a new food coop opening this summer that I'm very excited about, and I do hope to plant some things of my own. We also have a local farmer's market during the summer, which cuts back on packaging waste and supports local businesses.
To reduce waste, and save money, around the house I use reusable fabric swiffer sweeper cloths, which are also great dust cloths. We also recycle as much as we can - newspaper, paperboard, glass, plastic, and aluminum. I try not to throw out clothes, I use the fabric of torn and holey clothing if I can as towels or dust cloths, or if they're in good shape I donate them so someone else can use them.
When I have something to ship out I reuse packing materials as much as possible, including bubble wrap, cushioning, cardboard boxes, and brown paper.
This summer I'll be recycling wood from an old desk for painted plaques, we have been waiting for the weather to warm up before moving the boards outside to take them apart and break out the saw! I just can't fathom throwing it in the dump. I also have an old dresser I want to repaint to keep it in use for another 20 years (it's been in my family for about 50 and it needs some work). I was going to do that the year before last and just didn't have an open area to work.
To save energy (and money) we keep our thermostat turned down during the winter, supplementing with layered clothes and a small space heater if necessary.
We don't really think about it too much, and I was almost certain I wouldn't have much to say on the topic, but I guess we do more than I thought :) | | |
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