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Wallets Made From Recycled Materials

David Allen — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 11:29:47 +0000

All it takes is a few empty cartons, a little bit of elastic and couple of staples to hold it all together and you have got yourself a decent looking wallet that has been made from recycled materials. Of course the other alternative is buy one of these from Tanja Burgdorfer.

Each of these wallets has been made by hand and can be made to order if required. The idea behind this product is to introduce people to the idea that using waste and sustainable materials can be cool too.

Priced at $21

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Eco Zen Boutiques Offer Them All!

Brian Yalung — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 05:19:44 +0000

The hard part about going eco-friendly for most consumers is that you cannot expect them to look for these eco-friendly stuff like cosmetics, clothes and other eco-friendly products at separate stores. In fact, eco-friendly is still on the upswing and chances are you have to find out which stores do carry these eco-friendly goods to date.

Rare as these stores may be, there are stores like Eco Zen Boutique that offer you all your eco-fashion needs in one roof. You don’t have to worry about not being able to find the right eco-friendly clothing for you. You are going to find them all in one swift visit to this green-dedicated store.

Eco Zen Boutique, a socially conscious, Arizona based green fashion boutique owned and operated by eco-preneur Tandy Stepp, has recently opened a new online store at ecozenboutique.com.

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Great Idea For Hemp

David Allen — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:24:05 +0000

Kemp is one of the incredible materials that has a variety of uses, in fact it is so versatile that it’s no wonder that designers are using it to produce some fantastic designs which are not only desirable and great looking they are also green.

Mingus Designs from Australia have built up a reputation of being responsible for the design and production of some truly amazing bags and pouches. These are screen printed with both modern and eco friendly images.

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Brace Yourself for Up and Coming ECollections

Brian Yalung — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 02:16:46 +0000

For sure, the fashion trends we hear of today that applies the eco-friendly requirements are rampant and among them would include designs offered by groups like Ecoskin. There are a lot of eco-brands that are rising in the market and apparently most of them are gearing up for the coming Spring.

With so many eco-fashion wear that are bound to hit the market, displaying them through eco-fashion shows are sure to do wonders as far as consumer consideration on which among the top eco-brand designers are offering a lot of things in the market today and much of them can be seen at Magic which plays host to a lot of eco-friendly designers and what they have in store for us in the coming Spring.

Fans can look forward to Holiday and Resort, two new collections that blend bamboo, tencel, and spandex to create soft and contoured dresses, tops, and wraps.

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Making Gifts From Tetra Paks

David Allen — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:00:59 +0000

Tetra Paks are found almost everywhere today, and because of the way that they are made, these can often remain in landfill sites for a long time. However, it does not have to be that way, as there are many ideas around where these handy containers can be easily made into something else.

For example, there are some useful things to make, like this Tetra Pak coin purse from Esprit Cabane, all that is needed a clean Tetra Pak and to follow the simple instructions on their site, what could be simpler than that?

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Jewelery Case Made From Recycled Materials

David Allen — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:00:23 +0000

Making items from recycled materials serves two purposes.

Firstly, there is the recycling value where old pieces of fabric, plastic bottles and clothing are reused and secondly there are new items made, in this case, jewelery cases by Aster and Sage Elizabeth Jewellery.

Features:

Perfect jewellery envelope

Measures 5″ x 5.5″

Zippered main compartment

Interior pocket to keep jewellery separate

Button flap conceals felt panels for securing pins and earrings

Cotton lining

Colours available: Apple green, Scarlet red, Sapphire blue

Price $33.00

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Jewelery Case Made From Recycled Materials

Handmade Bags From Old Leather

David Allen — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 13:00:50 +0000

For some women, there is nothing like a nice new handbag. However, even with some of the designer labels, there can be questions as to where they are made and by whom. Therefore, there is only one way to get that designer look and feel, but without the worry… have one made!

Now you are thinking that a handmade handbag is going to cost a fortune, but it does not have to be so. Balenciaga has been making bags just like this for a while now and to make them even better, they are made from revamped leather. This makes them eco friendly and with prices starting at just $150, you cannot go wrong.

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Handmade Bags From Old Leather

Ladies hemp bag

David Allen — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:00:43 +0000

This bag will take some people back to the age of the hippy, when things were so different and the internet was but a distant dream. Thankfully, those days are long past and we can now have the best of both worlds.

Like this, Macramé Purse made out of Hemp by the organisation known as Hemp Huggers. You can see from the images that the bag has several sections, some with zippers for added security and with hemp being the strongest and probably the most durable natural fabric in the world.

Priced at $98

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Rebagz: The New Eco-Friendly Hit

Brian Yalung — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 02:18:45 +0000

For the modern Fashionista, it is apparent that unless you see the final product, you will not pay any attention to eco-friendly fashion. Consider using recycled materials such as juice packs and rice sacks and you would normally see people looking the other way around. But given the ample time to design them, you would be surprised at how finished products would grab their attention and eventually be the talk of the town.

Rebagz has done that and for sure, the target market of modern fashion loving consumers is evident.

Two Rebagz lines are currently available: the woven line is made from recycled juice packs that are cut into strips and woven together to make vivid, durable bags. The other line is crafted from artfully designed recycled rice sacks from the Philippines. Celebrities who own Rebagz include Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, Heidi Klum, Halle Berry, Sheryl Crow, Serena Williams and America Ferrera, who has worn hers on several episodes of ABC’s “Ugly Betty.”

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Vegan wallets save cash and the world

David Allen — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:00:59 +0000

The way that we carry our cash around is now going to take on a different a look and feel as we find that even here we can see that the use of non toxic materials that will completely decompose should it end up in the landfill for some reason.

The simple fact is these wallets from DB Clay have the appearance of leather or suede and have the feel of this type of materials which make it easier to use in a normal life. It saves having all of those comments thrown at you every now and then, not that there is anything wrong with being green. But the point is the more people that buy this sort of stuff the better off we will all be.

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Wallets from vintage fabrics

David Allen — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:00:20 +0000

These are designer made card holders for all of your business and credit card needs called Rikrak. They are made by using vintage or up cycled materials which are of course much more eco friendly than something made from the more popular materials.

Features:

Houses lots of your fun business cards, plastic cards and the like.

Pattern placement of the fabric on your wallet may vary slightly, as each rikrak quilted wallet is handmade and unique!

Also a wonderful little gift to put a gift card in as a delightful treat!

Measures 5″ wide by 3 1/2″ tall

ALL PRICING IN U.S. DOLLARS.

These are priced at $12.

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Wallets from vintage fabrics

The bunny bag by Stella McCartney

David Allen — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:00:22 +0000

We know that Stella McCartney has always been a bit of a green machine when it comes to her designs but when she was putting pen to paper and came up with this bunny bag she really did go to town on it.

Made from recycled nylon, there is nothing within the manufacturing process that has been derived from animals, which is why creating a bunny is so cool. The bunny bag is going to become part of the McCartney range of bags for where it is on sale for $120. The LeSportSac webpage where the bag can be found, is really cool too, the image looks like a drawing until the fabric pattern is chosen.

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Recycled tie iPhone holder

David Allen — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:00:04 +0000

You may have thought that a simple tie would not be useful for anything else after the owner has finished with it, but there is nothing that a good designer cannot do with a piece a fancy cloth and a bit of imagination. All for just $16 by Replay Ground.

In fact this holder can be useful for any other too, it does not have to be an iPhone at all, it could be for the iTouch or any other cell phone or gadget that you may have. There nothing to stop a good idea taking form, that is apart from the lack of ties. That’s the problem with recycling!

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Tote bags and purses made from coffee bags

David Allen — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:00:15 +0000

Coffee sacks are making the rounds these days with many people and co-operatives making them into clothing and of course bags. These ones are made by the Pirate Coffee Company. They take these green coffee bean bags and turn them into really cool tote bags and purses.

Being made out of a sort of sack material, they have been double lined for strength and durability; there is a Velcro strap inside each tote. These bags are hand made and therefore each one will be slightly different to the next. They are priced from $25 to $35 each.

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Pillows and cushions made from old clothes

David Allen — Fri, 30 May 2008 17:00:47 +0000

This is a really novel way of recycling older clothes which have either outlived their usefulness or just do not fit anymore for whatever reason that may be.

The clothing has been designed by Ximena Orozco, who has some really great design lines covering baby clothes and accessories, bags and soft furnishings, like these cushions, which have been design to replace the man in your life!

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Life after the skate park

David Allen — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:00:57 +0000

Sometimes there is a need to replace that trusted old skate board, it may be damaged or just out of fashion which quite simply needs to be replaced.

But with all of those skate boards being replaced surely there must be another purpose for them, there must be life after the skate park for these colourful and lively skate boards?

Thankfully there is and it is a most unlikely future that lies ahead for these retired skate boards. Beck(y) will takes them and tune them into clothing accessories, this one you can see has been transformed into a handbag.

Priced at $100 for a one of a kind bag is pretty good too.

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Business Card Wallet Made with Recycled Fabric

Missy — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 23:42:17 +0000

I wrote on the recycled business card wallet over at my other blog, which carries the same name. This cute wallet is made out of vintage 70’s era fabric.

via – groovy entrepreneur

The wallet is an Etsy product, which means it is a hand made item. As some of you know i love Etsy and showcase their handmade products regularly here at Keetsa.

from site: “works perfectly for business cards, a whole deck of playing cards, or other stuff, like gum, smokes, what-have-you…”

The seller is named Katesy and she has a bevy of funky and hip products all made with recycled materials. Check out Katesy and her recycled wallet at Etsy.

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