Thursday, September 10, 2009

another beautiful print by you are constance:

http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.85210122.jpg

all prints by youareconstance are printed on fsc-certified papers and are packaged in recycled and/or compostable packaging.

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Trying to be a responsible human being....part II

Since deciding to weed out plastic from my life, here is the progress I have made:

* Replaced my plastic razor (which I will still use for traveling) for a stainless steel safety razor.

* No more trash can liners. I own this metal trash can with a lid from ikea that I clean out every time I dump it.

* Plastic bags and plastic food packaging, including produce bags. I bought some unbleached cotton draw string bags from Nourishments on Etsy:

Set of THREE Food Bags in Unbleached Cotton - Free US Shipping

I use these bags for everything. Bulk beans, rice, noodles, cereal, lettuce, fruit, you name it. So I mainly do my grocery shopping at the farmer's market and the bulk food place now.

* Plastic water containers. I go once a week to fill up my 3 gallon glass carboy with distilled water for only $.75. Then I haul it back to my apartment, flip it upside down into a ceramic dispenser. It's not super heavy, but sometimes it gets slippery and I'm always a little scared of dropping it. However, there is something empowering and humbling about fetching your own water. People do it all over the world; sometimes every day!

http://www.madre.org/images/uploads/images/1245170369_Project_Kenya_Umoja_WomensWheels.JPG

Here is what I still haven't found plastic free solutions for:

* Juice and milk/half and half cartons that are lined with plastic.

*Glass food jars (like spaghetti) with lids that have plastic on them.

*Pads. I know. They are so lame. But I live with a roommate and don't have a washer and dryer. So using/cleaning cloth pads is just not what I feel like I can do right now.

*Ziplock bags. I have been reusing the same box for over a year. But I still don't like that they are in contact with my food.

Currently looking for: a non-plastic wide tooth comb and hairbrush. Natural lotion and makeup in glass/metal containers. Milk in a glass container.


Friday, June 26, 2009

But I know a change gonna come, oh yes it will...


i took this photo while standing on the santa monica pier. i took it when i was happy in a relationship.

now i'm not.

love is exorbitantly messy.





Monday, June 22, 2009

This Makes Me Smile!

last summer i traveled to israel for my friend's wedding and there met the amazing odelia! i am so excited that she is the current featured seller on etsy.

http://ny-image0.etsy.com/ifs_fullxfull.5000896.jpg


her and her man dani live in this amazing re-fashioned chicken coop on a hill. it is one of the most peaceful places i have ever been.


http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.63912248.jpg


her softies are adorable! i love her caterpillars.


http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.70088791.jpg

and who doesn't love a hedgehog?!



Monday, June 15, 2009

Just a little glimpse....


of what my life sorta looks like.....

Friday, June 12, 2009

it's all in the family...

i would just like to present to you the newest addition to my sister's etsy shop:

http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.72684122.jpg

this diptych is called "agatha and the bird" and features a cute little girl with a tiny sly grin and a big plan. bekah is a graphic design student at the university of oklahoma and creates these prints on the side. she is also responsible for artwork hanging on my wall as well as the majority of the graphics, logos, album artwork, and t-shirt designs of my band.

when i think of her growing up, she was either catching turtles in the backyard of our michigan home or drawing. i'm pretty sure sometimes she drew turtles, too.