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Eco-Friendly Tips & Repurposed Products @ Eco-Etsy

April 10, 2009 · 1 Comment

When the day finally comes that Time Well Spent is officially open for business, as a business, in addition to a service-driven organization, there will be all kinds of wonderful treasures for sale made by artists, both established and novice. The sales floor will connect the different dedicated centers in the multipurpose space. In addition, there will be art for sale on the walls and furniture spattered throughout the entire establishment.

There’s a full page dedicated to the use of space you can read by clicking here. Or, here’s a quick visual:

  

All that gray space is sales floor featuring consignment sales of the work of various eco-artists, from novice to expert... From greeting cards to coat racks, eco-jewelry to functional eco-furnishings, gifts for family, friends and home. And, you can drop off your clutter for good use when you visit!

All that gray space is sales floor featuring consignment sales of the work of various eco-artists, from novice to expert... From greeting cards to coat racks, eco-jewelry to functional eco-furnishings... Gifts for family, friends and home. And, you can drop off your clutter for good use when you visit!

For more visuals of inspiring products that will be sold, here’s a peek at some “trashion” or you can go to my photoblog :

 trashion1

 Cool stuff, huh?!

If you just can’t wait to buy something eco-friendly to “make a statement that goes beyond fashion,” you could find all kinds of wonderful examples all over the internet.  I know I have!  Part of my job, as I see it, is to help people make good use of their time, spending their time in a way they feel really is well spent.  So, if you don’t want to overwhelm yourself with a million different (and quite wonderful) blogs and online stores about repurposing, upcycling and all things renewed, you really can simply take a quick cyber-visit to just one place: Team EcoEtsy:

 

Eco Etsy

Read on to find out more of the trash to treasure found at Etsy.com…  (more…)

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Going to Harvard ~ Kind of… (Okay, not really…)

April 10, 2009 · Leave a Comment

A dear friend (and art teacher) shared the following free workshop info with me.  Made her think of Time Well Spent!
 
Bring me your Broken and your Disfunctional
 
and 
 
I will make them Whole
 
    
I love how art can convey a message without a single word...

I love how art can convey a message without a single word...

 
and/or join workshops to
  
Mend Your Wares
   
broken pots needed to create composite vessel pieces for 
     
A Place at the Table  
    
sustainable art, design, and food banquet, exhibition, installation
to provoke consciousness and action on resource conservation
 
Creative Mending Sessions: Tuesdays, April 14, 21, 28, 6:30 – 8:30 pm
Free participation, bring broken pieces, other shards and glue provided

 

I knew I've been saving all my broken pottery for a reason!

I knew I've been saving all my broken pottery for a reason!

 

 Here are the contact/direction details:

Nancy Selvage
Ceramics Program
Office for the Arts at Harvard
219 Western Avenue
Boston, MA 02134
Nancy’s email: selvage@fas.harvard.edu
  
 
I’m planning to attend the workshop on the 28th.
    
If anyone has old broken dishes for me to bring along and contribute to Nancy Selvage’s awareness building effort, let me know.
  
Thanks for sharing, Deb!
Nancy

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