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Give it Forward this Holiday

Give it Forward this Holiday

cosa verde, the online showcase for eco-friendly goods handmade by independent artists, is hosting a different kind of giveaway this holiday, and inviting you to Give it Forward this holiday, and enter to win a gift to surprise a friend or loved one.

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Art Glass: Bottles in the Sun

Art Glass: Bottles in the Sun

Western Art Glass creates amazing art from reclaimed bottles: building a mobile from beer bottle bottoms, or wrestling a curving leaf from the side of a discarded wine bottle.

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Bringing Light to Trash

Bringing Light to Trash

I'm in the market for a new desk lamp, and these lamps from Breeze Block caught my eye last week while I was browsing Etsy. Now, I fear I am becoming a bit of a repurposing cynic after looking for recycled products day in and day out, but I like these lamps.

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Eco-friendly crafts made easy

Eco-friendly crafts made easy

Crafting stars Jeanée Ledoux & Garth Johnson step you through eleven, easy, fun projects based around the concepts of recycling and repurposing items to create hip new housewares. Not crafty? Don't worry! The projects are all fundamentally very easy, yet with clever, cool end-products. If you can handle tracing, spray painting, and can maybe sink a screw, then you can master all of the projects on this disc.

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Life-Saving Accessories: Repurposed Seatbelts

Life-Saving Accessories: Repurposed Seatbelts

Interrobang collects seatbelts from junked cars at wrecking yards and from car parts recycling centers and stitches them into bags, wallets and laptop cases. Amazingly durable, but with a sleek, modern look, these accessories will last you a long time and keep your goods safe. As Interrobang puts it: "You trust your seatbelt with your life, and now you can trust it with your laptop!"

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