Sea Turtles and Love Your Earth

Good news! ReLove Projects cards and bags are now being sold at Love Your Earth, located at 4110 Tennyson in Denver. I made a few special sea turtle cards, just for them. They are a limited edition, exclusive to Love Your Earth. Check out their website here, or go and stop by the store! Love Your Earth is really cute and sells ALL local and eco-friendly products. I found a few treasures!

Earth Hour Winner!

Congratulations go to Chase and her roommate, with ohthecuteness, for the Earth Hour Give Away. She was the only comment! Come on people! Geese. I'd still love to hear some commitments to the environment- and here are some ideas:
-Bring a coffee mug with you when you need your espresso fix. Those paper cups add up quickly!
-Switch your lightbulbs to energy efficient ones, use natural detergents and house cleaners, and make other positive household changes. Check out www.biggreenpurse.com for shopping links, information, and tips.
-I know it's a pain in the rear to get in the habit of remembering to bring bags back to the store to reuse, but it really does help! And some stores either give you cash back (that's always good!), or donate money to a local cause. Some of the grocery totes I've seen are so colorful and fun, and they're way less likely to break. I keep some in my car all the time, that way I won't have to think about it before I head out the door.
Please please please, if you can't integrate these ideas into your daily life, try it for a day, a week, a month. Every little bit helps!

Punk Rock Flea Market

ReLove Projects is going to be joining Thriftonista at the Punk Rock Flea Market! It's a really good time. I'll have some new cards and bags for sale, and possibly (if I can finish them by Saturday) some clothes too! Come and check it out.

We are excited to announce the 7th Punk Rock Flea Market brought to you by your friends at Suburban Home and Vinyl Collective in association with 3 Kings Tavern. The date is Saturday, March 8th. The Punk Rock Flea Market happens every 2nd Saturday of the month. If you have stuff for sale, email me. Everyone is welcome, there is no cost, and the more the merrier. We will again have a ton of vinyl, used and new CDs, and a ton of overstock t-shirts. There will be tables from bands, clothing shops, artists, fashion designers, and more.

What: Punk Rock Flea Market plus various acoustic acts

Who: Your friends at Suburban Home / Vinyl Collective plus a number of other great vendors(if you have stuff for sale, get in touch)
Where: 3 Kings Tavern, 60 South Broadway, all ages, all are welcome
When: Saturday, April 8th, noon to 6pm

Buy Vintage!

I had a little shopping spree with Thriftonista over the weekend! I meant to buy just a few things, but everything was perfect and the prices were great (and negotiable). The belt is so cool- I'm going to try to reproduce a few for ReLove Projects. It has pockets! Sort of like a vintage fanny pack.
If anybody is in the Denver area this weekend come and check out Thriftonista's Outdoor Boutique. This was posted on their myspace blog:

We are hosting a garage sale next Saturday, April 5th from 10am until dark. We will have super cheap thrifty finds (some free stuff, some as cheap as $.50) as well as many of our fabulous, gorgeous Thriftonista items that you see pictured in our albums. There will also be homemade treats, books, baby clothes, crafty stuff and vintage housewares. This is guaranteed to be an incredible sale. Don’t miss it.
So, stop by 3016 California St in Denver next Saturday and help us to celebrate spring, thrift, and BEING CHOSEN AS THE WESTWORD’S BEST SPOT FOR ONLINE THRIFTING!


I will be there as well with some ReLove Projects bags and baked goods. I hope to see you there!

Earth Hour give away

Millions of people across the world signed up for Earth Hour 2008, and probably millions more participated and didn't sign up (like me!). The idea is that for one hour people and businesses turn out the lights for one hour in order to reduce emissions and make an environmental statement. This one hour made a HUGE impact worldwide! Emissions in Sydney (the pioneer of this movement) were reduced by over 10%, which is like taking 48,000 cars off the road. Imagine what could happen by Earth Hour 2009- Sign up, get local businesses involved, tell a friend, set up your own Earth Hour in your community. Visit www.earthhour.org for downloads, information, tips, and links.
We had a lot of fun turning things off. It was surprising how much electricity we used without realizing! There are many things- like power strips, kitchen appliances, radios, computers- that are still turned on (and using electricity) even when not in use. My new commitment is to keep all those things unplugged until I'm actually using them. Every little bit helps! Leave a comment with your environmental commitments- After 2 weeks I'll put your names in a hat and send the lucky winner one of ReLove Projects' fabulous recycled cards!

Post Due March Swap

I signed up again this month for a .post due. swap! Both cards are made from recycled materials. The sheep one is made from: A vinyl record lining, paperboard box, wrapping paper (used twice and originally a bag from Japan- how many times can I reuse something?!), old encyclopedia images, and a MoMA guide. It is mistletoe hanging over the sheep, just in case anyone was curious. The Japanese writing was cut out from the MoMA guide- I don't know what it says and it probably makes no sense whatsoever!
The rhinocerous one is made from: A Cheerios box,a map, and the same old encyclopedia. I drew the rhino on there and gave him a REALLY big horn, just for fun. Both are stitched because I can't help myself!

My cards have gone to the dogs!

These one-of-a-kind creations were made especially for Rescue Rehab Home to auction at the annual benefit event. I knew I had to help when I read about all the abused and neglected dogs that Rescue Rehab takes in, nurses back to health, and then finds loving homes for. Read some of these stories for yourself HERE! Go to www.rescuerehabhome.org if you would like to attend the benefit dinner, donate to the organization, and learn more.