Articles tagged “Jewelry”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Beautiful Jewelry Made From Upcycled Materials By Craftster.org IN Home & Garden Jun 30 2011 You can make all sorts of unique jewelry and accessories from upcycled materials, whether it be old soda cans, computer parts, or discarded hardware. + READ MORE

5 Fun, Useful Ideas for Extra Bike Parts By Craftster.org IN Home & Garden Sep 28 2010 If you have bike repairs to do, don't discard the excess parts! Here are five ideas for what to do with excess bicycle parts. Make jewelry, a belt, or a fanciful whirlygig that will spin in the wind. + READ MORE

5 Fun Fashion Accessories Made From Repurposed Materials By Craftster.org IN Fashion & Beauty Sep 21 2010 You don't have to spend a fortune to look good. Here are five creative accessories you can make from upcycled materials. + READ MORE

Meet Katherine Ponte of Online Ethical Design Store ECOSTASY By Leonora Oppenheim IN Work & Connect Aug 26 2010 Meet Katherine Ponte the founder of Ecostasy, the online design store with a mission to support social and environmental development through beautiful artisanal design. + READ MORE

Is an Industry Group Really Doing the Most to Stop the Blood Diamond Trade? By Rachel Cernansky IN Work & Connect Aug 16 2010 A positive development in the conflict minerals trade from an unlikely source: an industry group. + READ MORE

Meet Amisha Ghadiali of The Think Act Vote Campaign By Leonora Oppenheim IN Fashion & Beauty Aug 12 2010 Meet Amisha Ghadiali the passionate creative activist who brings ethical fashion and politics together to engage young people in choosing a more positive future. + READ MORE

Will Conflict Diamonds from Zimbabwe be Certified as Conflict-Free? By Rachel Cernansky IN Work & Connect Jul 12 2010 Diamonds from the troubled Marange fields in Zimbabwe could still be accepted by the Kimberley Process and flood the world market (again) with blood diamonds. + READ MORE

Etsy Sellers Team Up to Support the Gulf Coast By Blythe Copeland IN Work & Connect Jul 2 2010 While oil continues to spill into the Gulf of Mexico, putting the state's ecosystems, tourism, trades, and sealife in danger, sellers and shops at Etsy have come together to donate handmade items and profits from their sales to the region. + READ MORE

BeadforLife Turns Trash into Treasure, and A Business Opportunity, for Women in Uganda By Rachel Cernansky IN Work & Connect Jun 30 2010 The way a BeadforLife co-founder described it, trash -- in the form of discarded paper -- becomes jewelry and hope, and then income and school fees, and ultimately businesses. + READ MORE

All Buttoned Up: 10 Fun, Functional, and Funky Vintage Button Projects By Ronnie Citron-Fink IN Home & Garden Jun 4 2010 Bins of vintage and antique buttons can be found at garage and tag sales, antique shops and flea markets. Get your stash of vintage buttons out and start crafting. + READ MORE

Doreen Mashika Brings Fair Trade Fashion Accessories Out of Africa By Virginia Sole-Smith IN Fashion & Beauty Apr 20 2010 You'd be forgiven for wanting Doreen Mashika's adorable clutches and gemstone-covered ballet flats for their cuteness factor alone. So how excited are you to learn that Doreen's handbags, shoes, and jewelry are also the very epitome of Fair Trade and sustainable design? + READ MORE

Conflict Minerals 101: Coltan, the Congo Act, and How You Can Help By Rachel Cernansky IN Work & Connect Apr 19 2010 All you need to know about what makes the trade in certain conflict minerals so ugly, how they play into your life, and what you can do to help stop it. + READ MORE

Readers' Choice Winners for TreeHugger's Best of Green Awards - Fashion and Beauty By Blythe Copeland IN Fashion & Beauty Apr 12 2010 You've seen what the TreeHugger editors chose for this year's Best of Green; now see what the readers think deserved the prize. + READ MORE

TerraCycle Takes A Bite Out Of The Big Apple By Ronnie Citron-Fink IN Tech & Transport Apr 1 2010 TerraCycle prevents thousands of tons of waste from going into our landfills. The company's mission to eliminate landfill waste by finding innovative and unique uses for materials that others would deem garbage is coming to New York City. + READ MORE

Shoosh Photography: Independent Artistry and Sustainable Jewelry At Their Best By Rachel Cernansky IN Fashion & Beauty Mar 23 2010 Jewelry made from hand-picked photographs placed on reclaimed wood. Take nature with you everywhere you go. + READ MORE

5 Crafty Ways to Turn Buttons into Accessories By Cara Smusiak, NaturallySavvy.com IN Fashion & Beauty Feb 19 2010 If you're looking for a way to use up those odds-and-ends buttons, here are five fantastic accessories that can be make quickly and easily. + READ MORE

Upcycle Broken Zippers into Funky Jewelry By Cara Smusiak, NaturallySavvy.com IN Fashion & Beauty Feb 17 2010 Don't be so quick to toss old, broken zippers. There are lots of ways you can upcycle a broken zipper into unusual and fashionable jewelry. + READ MORE

A Valentine's Day Craft: The Keys to Your Heart By Tolly Moseley IN Fashion & Beauty Feb 12 2010 A quick craft that poetic souls will enjoy for Valentine's Day: turn your old keys into thoughtful pieces of jewelry. + READ MORE

Look Hot in Hands Up Not Handouts Artisan Accessories By Jessica Root IN Fashion & Beauty Feb 5 2010 Why is it that so many of the world's talented ladies are busy working, cooking and bearing children yet despite this, lives in poverty (a whopping 70% of women)? Thank the green gods there exists a group trying to turn this statistic around-Hands Up Not Handouts (HUNHO). The organization draws upon impoverished women's native artisan skills and materials to help transform them into community business leaders by supporting the production and retail of their crafts. + READ MORE

Live Like a Mad Man By Blythe Copeland IN Home & Garden Jan 7 2010 Channel your inner Don Draper (without all the drama) with vintage clothes, toys, and decor straight from the 1960s. + READ MORE