Hasenpfeffer Incorporated…

Schlemiel, schlamazel…luckily Laverne & Shirley didn’t have a hand in creating the lovely pieces from Hasenpfeffer Incorporated. Discovered via flickr yesterday (there is so much damn talent there, that it actually makes my head hurt to think about all talented people I have yet to blog about), Hasenpfeffer Incorporated is made up of Daniela and Chris Shelton. They live in a cottage at the edge of the woods on an island in the Puget Sound where they make lovely things out of recycled clothing and take in rescued bunnies and kitties. My kind of people.

I just love the whimsy of their plush creations and felted bead necklaces. I am an instant fan!

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Guest Blog: Indie is the new Green by Jessica Gonacha - Reclaimed Glass Jewelry

by guest contributor Jessica Gonacha

The idea crossed my mind the other day that I would like to learn how to make stained glass jewelry. Now, being an eco-minded gal like I am, my next thought was, I wonder what kind of glass you can use to make this jewelry?

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Which leads me to today’s post: a round-up of reclaimed and salvaged glass jewelry! I’ve chosen some of my favorites, and now I’m even more inspired to learn this more!

Below are the links to each artist. This is gorgeousness you can feel good about!

1. Bottled Up Designs

2. Rebecca Ward Jewelry

3. Bottled Up Designs

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4. Rebecca Ward Jewelry

5. Sea Glass Designs

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6. Smart Glass Jewelry

7. Amy Pfaffman Jewelry

8. Kathleen Plate at Uncommon Goods

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9. Happy Owl Glassworks

10. SeaFindDesigns

GREEN CHALLENGE: make something out of a recycled glass bottle. A candlestick holder? A planter for a teeny plant? A necklace? What else can you think of? Post the fruits of your creative and eco-friendly endeavors in the Indie is the New Green flickr group!

Guest Blog: by Fina Tejada - Ooh la la jewelry!

by guest contributor Fina Tejada

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Letitia Henville is an English teacher by day and jewelry designer extraordinaire by night. Living in Nice, France (Ooh la la) Letitia is surrounded by beauty and history, a perfect muse for her designs. She is also a member of the Eco Etsy Street Team and maintains her blog, Fabiquer, where you’ll find delightful pictures of her travels, friends, and inspiration. If a French holiday is not in your vacation plans this year, have her jewelry do the traveling for you.

1. Tell us about your business.

I’m a jewelry designer, and I make bright and bold necklaces, earrings and bracelets. I love combining vintage beads with silver, wood and stone. I came up with the idea to start my business largely out of necessity: I found that I owned so many beads I couldn’t justify making jewelry only for myself and for my friends. I’ve been in business since March 2007 and have sold over 500 pieces on jewelry, largely online

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2. What did you do before you started your business?

I currently work part-time as an English teacher here in the south of France. Nice is a very expensive city to live in! Jewelry selling makes up about 1/3 of my monthly income, though, so I’m proud of my little business

3. Where do you sell your products

I started selling on Etsy, but have since expanded into dawanda (a fantastic site based out of Germany), Mintd (a smaller Australian upstart) and Modishoppe (a small adorable ‘e-boutique’). Etsy is a great site with lots of talented artists and artisans, but its size can sometimes make it overwhelming, for buyers and sellers alike — which is why shops like Modishoppe are so nice. Dawanda is also great for me, being based in Europe, because within the EU selling is very easy — bank transfers are free, shipping is quick, and customs is a non-issue

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4. What can you tell us about your international customers?

I love them! It’s so cool to think that my designs are being worn by people in northern Canada, rural Australia, Brazil, Austria, Germany, Ireland, and, of course, here in France. And the Americans! Love y’all, too! You’re international to me!

I’d encourage US-based buyers not to be shy about buying from abroad! Often, we overseas sellers have access to materials and supplies not available in the states, which makes your handmade purchase all the more unique. I’ve also had buyers write to me telling me about the time they’ve spent in the south of France. I like that my little piece of jewelry will remind them of their Mediterranean holidays. On etsy, you can add the word “europe” to your search times to find EU-based sellers like me. Of course, shipping from overseas is always going to be a bit longer than US domestic shipping, but my average shipping time from Europe to the US is something like 10-14 days. Not a big deal, really.

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5. What do you consider is the best way you’ve attracted customers?

It’s really hard to say where customers might come from. I think my friends are some of my best advertisers — I’m really lucky to have a supportive group of buds who are happy to tell other people about my little shop (and sometimes even buy a piece themselves — always a huge compliment.

I also have a blog that I use mostly to share photos and little anecdotes of day-to-day life here in the Cote d’Azur. I don’t know, though, if the blog creates interest in my shop, as I don’t tend to blog about my jewelry; I have attracted a dozen or so regular readers, which makes me happy.

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6. How do you stay motivated?

I mentioned above that my friends are some of my best spokespeople, and they also serve as my muses. When I’m seeking inspiration, I sometimes try to imagine what kind of jewelry would suit the characteristics of one friend or another and create pieces based on their personalities. I think about who likes chic and shiny (my friend Jen ), who wants lots of contrast (Delphine), who likes to be subtle & original (Julia ). If I only made pieces for myself, my shops would be filled with chocolate brown wood and champagne-colored pieces. Creating jewelry with my friends in mind keeps my shop diverse, and, hopefully, as fun and beautiful as they are.

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About the interviewer: Fina Tejada owns Miss Fruitfly, an indie lifestyle company featuring artwork and home accessories. She is also a blogger who loves to cook, is a closeted reality show junkie and supports independent designers. She will be posting periodically on the Indie Fixx Guest Blog featuring international indie crafters & bloggers to find out what motivates them creatively, how they started their businesses and how they approach the U.S. market. Fina will be posting periodically on Thursdays.

Support indie design with your economic stimulus check!

For those of you who live in the US, I’m sure that you’ve heard that the economic stimulus checks have started to go out this week. I’m also sure that plenty of you are going to do exactly what the government doesn’t want you to do, put it in savings or pay off debt. I know I plan on doing that with most of mine, but before I deposit mine in my savings account, I plan on treating myself and supporting some independent design as well. According to the U.S. Government, that certainly would be the most patriotic thing to do (written with a certain amount of tongue in cheek sentiment).

So, I plan on doing my civic duty and here’s some of the goods I have my eye on. What are you planning on doing with your check? Whether we agree with the strategy or not, the checks are on their way, so are you planning on supporting indie design?

conten3.jpg I’ve had my eye on the carved resin necklaces from Hotcakes for some time now, ever since I first saw them in person at my local indie brick & mortar shop, Bloom. I’m attracted to their bold statement and graphical pendants.
porter_rooftops.jpg I really, really , really love the screenprinted bags from Jenna Rose. The Rooftops Porter Bag in natural cotton canvas is the one I’ve been coveting.
hamburg6_largea.jpg I featured the handmade journals by Five and a Half earlier this year and ever since I’ve wanted one. I always carry a journal around with me to record thoughts, to help me stay organized and to sketch new designs.
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h3ch.jpg I have a pair of the Mohop bent ply sandals and now I’d like to get their newest addition, the Wedge Sandal.
il_430xn24641397.jpg The Split Pod from Whitney Smith Pottery would look so lovely on my desk and now that’s spring, I could use it to bring a little bit of color in from the flowerbed.
il_430xn23540936.jpg The only problem with getting one of the recycled skateboard necklaces from 2ReVert is, which one to pick?
il_430xn25073162.jpg These cross-stitch pieces from Chez Sucre Chez would look fabulous in my new office.
mimosa3.jpg The Mimosa Earrings from Prismera Design are just absolutely stunning. I really feel that I need to own them!
il_430xn22098130.jpg Andre is so sweetly melancholy and cute! From Morninglori’s cast of adorable little characters.
il_430xn25608362.jpg The porcelain cup and saucers from Bailey Doesn’t Bark are so lovely in all their quirky simplicity.
il_430xn25412040.jpg I’m also thinking of adding one of the Chair series of prints from Desire to Inspire to my office.

The Indie Fixx Galleria

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I’d like to share my latest Indie Fixx project with you…it’s called the Indie Fixx Galleria and will debut next Monday, May 5th. The Indie Fixx Galleria is a juried gallery of independenet crafters, designers, artists and the indie boutiques that carry their work. A galleria is an enclosed courtland of shops, otherwise know as a mall, and I like to think of the Indie Fixx Galleria as an ‘Indie Mall’. It will be another way for you to browse and shop indie.

If you are a designer or indie boutique and want to learn more about how to be involved with the Galleria, just send me an email.

Otherwise stay tuned for the Galleria next Monday! I’ve got some great stuff lined up for you. ;)

Meet our featured sponsors: Eclectic Eccentricity

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Treat yourself to some lovely vintage baubles from Eclectic Eccentricity. Made from vintage and vintage-inspired pieces, the designs are fun, whimsical, girly and just a little bit eclectic.

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Meet our featured sponsors: Coquito Designs

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Shop Coquito Designs for gorgeous & dramatic jewelry designs featuring interesting textures and bold color matchings.

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Wednesday Indie Artist Fixx with The Carrotbox

You are in for some eye candy today for the Indie Artist Fixx since I interviewed Alice Matsumoto of The Carrotbox. Alice has a self-proclaimed obsession with rings, but she can’t wear metals, so she went out looking rings she could wear made from all kinds of materials including glass, Lucite, plastic, jade, agate and wood. Her collection grew and she started sharing her collection online and learned that a lot of other people like non-metal rings just like her. She decided to open up a shop to sell duplicates from her collection and other rings she discovered (I might add it’s one of my favorite shops to visit). In the shop, you will find all sorts non-metal rings for sale including Alice’s own line of drooliscious glass rings. You can also check out Alice’s own collection of rings , a great page about the different kinds of plastics used in jewelry and Alice’s blog on which she shares all kinds of everyday and art rings she comes across on the Internet.

The rings are gorgeous, the product photography is stunning and the site is fun and really well-designed so make sure to visit, I guarantee you will not be disappointed. Plus, read more about Alice and The Carrotbox below.

The rings featured below are all by Alice (except the kimono rings) and you can see more here.

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1. What’s the name of your business and what do create and sell?

I am obsessed with rings and run The Carrotbox, which sells non-metal rings of all kinds: glass, Lucite, wood, etc. (including glass pieces I make myself).

2. When did you get started with your business and why did you decide to open your own indie biz?

I’ve been open for five years now but I’d never planned for it to be a business! I started my site as a showcase for my personal collection of non-metal rings, which itself was started because I have weirdly sensitive skin and can’t wear metal on my fingers. People kept asking if they could buy from my gallery so, one day, I decided to sell some of my duplicate rings — and the rest just snowballed from there.

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3. What’s the creative process like for you?

I try to sketch ideas when they pop into my head but I normally just end up going where the glass takes me. Besides, by the time I get to the torch, new ideas have taken over and most of what I’ve jotted down never gets made. I have to remind myself to focus on one idea rather than jumping to the next one right away. I have bags and bags of discarded styles, which is not a good thing!

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4. If you could meet 5 famous or infamous people (dead or alive) who would they be?

- any ancient Egyptian ruler
- John Kennedy Toole
- Steve Buscemi
- Tina Fey
- I’m having trouble coming up with people so I’m going to go with Frederic Fekkai, as I really need a haircut.

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5. Tell us one funny/goofy/silly thing about yourself.

I have a fear of cracking eggs because I’m afraid that one of these days (warning, this is about to get gross), a half-formed baby chick will fall out. I know all the reasons this couldn’t actually happen but they don’t change the fact that it WILL.

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6. What’s the best thing about what you do? And the worst?

Best: it’s a tie between getting enthusiastic messages from people who genuinely love their new rings and having a ring turn out just right when it comes out of the kiln.

Worst: Canada Post’s prices. Insane.

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7. What blogs and mags do you read and what shops do you shop at?

I spend way too much time on music blogs! (I had one myself, briefly, years ago.) ObscureSound.com is a good one; he puts so much thought into each post.

I’m not much of a magazine reader. My dad lives in Tokyo most of the year and I used to request Japanese fashion magazines, but then I pictured this 60+ year old man having to line up at the bookstore with a copy of non-no and I stopped asking.

For shopping, I usually stick to local shops (I live downtown in a boutique-heavy neighborhood), though I normally only go when I need something specific. I also browse a *lot* of jewelery sites for my blog, which I guess counts as window shopping!

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8. Were you an artsy craftsy kid? If so, what kinds of things did you do?

My mom’s side of the family is quite artsy and my younger sister’s a professional comic artist but I don’t think I myself was that artsy as a kid — I just liked to draw and make beaded jewelery, that sort of thing. My main thing was writing more than crafting. Oh, wow… answering this question, I just remembered something I haven’t thought about in years! In fifth grade, I wrote and illustrated short “books” (really just notebooks), mostly mysteries. I think I tried to put a cliffhanger at the end of each one. I even pasted faux library slips inside so people could “sign them out.” I believe that’s what they call delusions of grandeur.

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9. List 3 things you wish you had if you ever become stranded on a deserted island?

Glass, torch, kiln.

10. What does indie mean to you? You can give a literal definition, choose to be a little esoteric or a combination of both. ;)

There are so many ways to look at “indie” but I think it boils down to personal freedom and good intentions.

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11. What are you reading, watching and listening to?

I’m just finishing Kenzaburo Oe’s Rouse Up O Young Men of the New Age! I think next up will be the Daniel Manus Pinkwater anthologies I received at Christmas. He was my favorite author as a kid and I still have my old copy of The Snarkout Boys and the Avocado of Death on my shelf (any other fans out there wish they could eat a buttery potato at Beanbender’s?).

I’m watching the Stanley Cup playoffs!

Currently listening to Handsome Furs, Les Savy Fav, Beirut, The Epochs, Maps, Headlights, Modest Mouse, Delays, The Shins, Stars, Cold War Kids, Kelley Polar, Fink, Electrelane, Film School… but all I really want is the next one from Mew. As I write this, I’m playing the soundtrack to The Insider, which is moody and great for nighttime (can’t believe that film is nearly ten years old already).

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12. What are your inspirations?

I love minimalism. I’m drawn toward Scandinavian and Japanese product design, graphic design, architecture, etc. I don’t know if that comes through in my glasswork, but it’s what I like to look at!

13. What’s new for 2008? Any new plans or products that you want to share?

Well… I don’t want to jinx myself :)

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Porcelain Jewelry

I went looking for porcelain jewelry for a gift for a friend (I’m pretty sure she does not read my blog) and I thought I would share with you those shops that I bookmarked. Now, I just need to pick one…which I have to tell you is just so completely difficult. I also might not be able to give up my purchase when the time comes. ;)

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1. Anne Black at Greener Grass Designs

2. Kim Westad

3. Tasha McKelvey

4. Sofia Masri

5. Round Rabbit

6. Linda Cain

7. Artistic Creations

8. Tabitha Henry

Lavendar Vanilla Scented Jewelry

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This cute little heart is scented with Lavender Vanilla and is available from the Scented Softies line from Migoto Chou. So cute and I bet it smells yummy!

Flutteringly Gorgeous in Portland

For those of you lucky enough to live in Portland, OR, you must visit Flutter. Flutter is billed as a delightful disarray of found objects and clutter. It’s like a wonderfully girly boudoir with a little bit of the strange thrown in for good measure. Shoppers will find deconstructed clothing and jewelry from the house line of Frocky Jack Morgan, recycled kimono, crystal chandeliers, delicious apothecary goods, silk Chinese lanterns, vintage religious chalkware, erotic Victorian postcards and more….visitors describe the feel of the store as evocative of what Alice must have felt when she tumbled down the rabbit hole.

Flutter will be celebrating it’s 2nd anniversary with a party in the shop on May8th from 5-9 and with an all day 15% off sale.

You can also shop Flutter online for those outside the Portland area.

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Here’s a selection of some of the items that are available in the Flutter online shop. Just lovely!

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Tutorial Tuesday: How to Apply Images to Enameled Pendants Tutorial!

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You are in for a real treat today for Tutorial Tuesday! Andrea Oda, the super talented artist behind Dreams and Jewelry, has put together an exclusive tutorial just for Indie Fixx readers on how to apply images to enameled pendants. Andrea creates gorgeous enameled jewelry and is a leader in the field of enameled jewelry. I’m so impressed with Andrea’s work that I carry some of her designs in the Indie Fixx Shop….all of which are created using the technique that Andrea shares in her tutorial. I’ve also featured Andrea’s work before on Indie Fixx here and here.

Make sure to visit Andrea’s shop and take a look at all her stunning jewelry designs. She uses a variety of other techniques besides enameling to make her lovely and drooliscious designs.

Also, be sure to join the Tutorial Tuesday flickr group and share your enameled jewelry results or any pics from your completed Tutorial Tuesday projects.

How to Apply Images to Enameled Pendants Tutorial!

These directions are for use with a programmable electric kiln. Set your kiln to 1500 degrees to get started.

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1. While the kiln is warming up, stick your enamel pieces on a wire shelf to create oxides on the surface of the copper. You can also take your copper piece and fire it with a torch in order for the oxides to form as well.

2. This is what you copper will look like once the oxides have formed on the surface of the copper.

3. It’ll look thick and crusty and will crumble and fall off as you lift it with your tongs so lift them quickly and throw them into a pickle solution that you have warming in any standard crock pot. Pickle can be purchased at any jewelry supply store. I usually have one pickle pot for copper and one for silver since the copper pickle will degrade faster from the oxides that fall off into the solution.

4. Once your copper has sat in the pickle anywhere from 5 to 10 minutes, pull them out with copper tongs and start the process of scrubbing them clean. You’ll want to wear gloves for this step to ensure that oils from your hands don’t transfer to your cleaned pieces. Or if you forgo gloves just be careful picking them up because anywhere there is oil, the enamel will NOT stick to that area. Not good. I use Scotchbrite pads to scrub them very well and these also provide a nice tooth to the metal.

5. Once your copper piece is cleaned transfer it carefully onto a trivet and sift on any color of enamel that you’d like. This step will place color onto the “back” of your piece. To help the enamel stick you can use any type of enameling glue like Klyr Fire.

6. Once you sift on the color, it should be nice and even on the piece and not falling off the edges.

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7. Fire the “back” side of your piece in your 1500 degree kiln for about 2-3 minutes. Keep watch to make sure you reach a nice orange peel stage and take it out once you see it “slightly” still bumpy but mostly smooth. This will help reduce re-melting onto the trivet when you start to fire the front of your piece.

{repeat steps 4 - 7 to fire the “front” of the piece. You’ll need to re-pickle your piece since oxides will form when you first fire the back enamel on your piece}

Now the fun part!

8. Find a pretty rubber stamp, any stamp will do. Use a brush and any gum (Klyr Fire or Embossing Adhesive) to paint on the area of the stamp that you want transferred.

9. This picture shows the rubber area that you would apply your adhesive or gum to.

10. This is the portion of the stamp that I wanted on the pendant. Your rubber stamp should have this amount of adhesive on it and should look glossy.

11. Once you use your rubber stamp to stamp the image onto the already enameled pendant carefully a darker color of enamel onto the glue and blow or tap off the excess enamel. If you mess up your image before you fire, wipe it clean with water and keep re-stamping until you’re please with the image. I usually have to wipe it clean about 2-3 times to get it the way that I want.

12. Re-fire at 1500 degrees until the darker color of your pattern melts into the lighter pendant background color and Voiila! You’re Fin!

Here’s a completed pendant from Dreams and Jewelry using the techniques in this tutorial that is available in the Indie Fixx Shop.

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New in the Indie Fixx Shop: de’Leau Jewelry

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New de’Leau Jewelry vintage-inspired flower pendants in the Indie Fixx Shop! I love the antique feel to these pendants and since each pendant is one-of-a-kind, I am always so excited to open a new shipment.

Deck Yourself in Sk8te Accessories

I’ve been collecting recycled skateboard accessory shops for a while now and I thought it might be time to share them with you. The coolest of cool found objects, skateboard decks with their vibrant and graphically intense images just lend themselves to being remade into hip & fashionable accessories. The shops and designers I’ve featured below create everything from bags and jewelry to iPod covers and shoes and all are made from recycled boards. Enjoy!

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Becy(y)—bags, iPod covers, money clips, belt buckles and jewelry

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2ReVert—jewelry and belt buckles

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Claire McDermott—jewelry

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Maplexo—jewelry and pocket mirrors

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Kris Lovett—shoes

Meet our featured sponsors: Peggy Li

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Visit Peggy Li for deliciously simple and elegant handmade jewelry with a contemporary design approach to contrast, color, texture and composition. Remember Mother’s Day is coming up!

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Reader Fixx Pixx from Christine

I love today’s Reader Fixx Pixx from Christine at Flapper Girl. They are spring inspired, quirky and just so cute. Thanks so much, Christine. ;)

Enjoy!

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Guest Blog: Indie is the new Green by Jessica Gonacha - a day in the life

Oh, how I love that the two parts of my life I’m most passionate about (living a creative, hand-made life and supporting others who do the same, and taking care of our earth) are married more and more every day, and that living an eco-friendly life has stylish and unique options. The range of products that are both good for the earth and good for small, independent businesses seem to increase by the minute and I say, Hurray!

I often bookmark sites and products that I would like to have in my life or as part of my home, and today I thought it would be fun to fantasize about ‘A DAY IN MY ECO-INDIE DREAM LIFE’ by pulling them all together to create a list of products for each part of my day. From waking up, showering and getting dressed to jotting down inspirations and going out at night, there’s something on my list for all of it!

I hope it inspires you to think about what your own eco-indie dream life looks like!

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6:30 am: Wake up in an organic bed, under a Cove cream & cocoa organic duvet cover from Amenity. #1 & 2

6:45 am: Brush teeth with Recycline Toothbrush, made from Stonyfield Farm yogurt cups. #3

7 am: Eat breakfast and drink coffee—Gimme! Coffee Las Mingas Relationship Coffee, sustainable, fair-trade and delicious. Fiona’s Granola, made in my hometown of Boulder. Catch up on blog reading. #4 & 5

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7:30 am: Shower using shampoo by Luscious Naturals. #6

7:45 am: Put on makeup by Mixology. #7

8:00 am: Get dressed. Top from Urban Renewal, undergarments from Louella Bloom, skirt by orangyporangy, cute sandals from Mohop. Now for the accessories—a cork ring by ottoman and a necklace from Atlanta-based Smart Glass Jewelry. #8, 9, 10, 11, 12 & 13

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9:00 am: Time for errands! Grab the purse—it’s a hand bag from escama, a company that combines fair-trade practices with sustainable design, by working directly with two Brazilian crafting cooperatives, to create gorgeous pieces using recycled aluminum pulltabs. Can’t forget my wallet! It’s from bird vs. bird. #14 & 15

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11 am: Work, work, work & create, create, create! Make sure my eco-friendly notebook from ecojot out of Ontario. #16

5 pm: Get some groceries for din-din with a tote bag from greenward, no paper or plastic for me! #17

8 pm: Going out! Change up the accessories a bit: a ring from julep115 and a necklace from 2ReVert. #18 & 19

11 pm: Back into my Amenity bed to dream, dream, dream!

GREEN CHALLENGE: find an old t-shirt that you don’t wear anymore and turn it into a grocery shopping bag. And use it this week!

Share your project on the Indie is the New Green Flickr Group. Since there was no winner for last week’s challenge, one person will be chosen this week to win a reusable coffee cup sleeve made by Textile Fetish and available for sale in the Indie Fixx Shop!

About Jessica:
Jessica is an artist from Atlanta, Georgia who is endlessly creating. Her work includes paintings, drawings, illustrations, and paper goods and is vibrant, colorful, and charming. Her work can be found on her site, in her Etsy shop and in the Indie Fixx Shop. You can also read more about Jessica and her work on her blog.

Meet our featured sponsors: Liz Mathews Jewelry Design

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Liz Mathews creates charmingly unique nature-inspired jewelry pieces which are hand fabricated using sterling silver and a variety of precious and semi-precious stones. More recent work is done using artist’s Lucite that has been hand-drawn and colored, then set in sterling silver. Simply divine!

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Happy Spring!

Oh, happy day! Spring is here! I’m doing a little dance while I type this! I’m so happy…as if you couldn’t tell from all the exclamation points! I am such a spring and summer girl and much prefer warmer weather to cold. In fact, I stay cold from October to about April, depending on when Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow (this is a total aside, but my Grandmom was actually born in Punxsutawney).

Anyway, on this most glorious 1st day of spring, I share some of my favorite spring indie goods with you. These are all goods that I am seriously coveting.

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Milk Stud Earrings from Trove & Bloom Pin from Margrietje

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Marigold Cotton Coverlet from Sleeping Buddha & Teal Bird Pillow from Joom

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Purple Daisy Runner from Henry Road & Teapot from Daisy Dog Studio

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Air Necklace from Bellissima Jewelry & Plymouth Bay Necklace by Amy DiGregorio

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Ride in the Rain Tote from Supa & Spring Blooms Bag from Oktak

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Silver Bunny Pin from Imogene & Porcelain Birds by Coe & Waito and available at Peek Keep

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Walnut Wedge Shoes from Mohop & Pleated Lemon Yellow Bag from Sketchbook

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Rainbow Bike Tee from Vital Industries & Nature Speaks Tee from Deliscious Tees

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Native Flowers Journal by Jill Bliss & Freedom Carried on the Wind Print from Vol. 25

New in the Indie Fixx Shop!

Here are some lovely new goodies in the Indie Fixx Shop that I’d like to share with you.

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Art is the antidote for what ails you! A clever magnet set made from original Wolfie and the Sneak artwork will arrive in a prescription bottle with the label ‘Art is the Antidote‘. What a great gift for an art lover or your BFF who is under the weather!

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Exclusive prints from Wolfie and the Sneak. Very limited series—ONLY 5 have been printed of each print! The print on the left is called Invisible Connectivity and you can read more about artist Renee Garner’s inspiration here. The other print is called Enriching Growth and is my personal favorite.

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Are you a clever kitty? Then you need one of these Clever Kitty totes from Cathy Peng. Available with pink, red or blue glasses.

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Good Kitty and Bad Kitty stationery sets from Cathy Peng. Get one of each to fit your mood. ;)

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Sweet and charming Flower Rings from Intrinsic Garden, just perfect for spring.

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Letterpress notecards from Messenger Bird Press. Choose from the Dress Form notecard on the left or the Woodland Creatures Set on the right.