Ever since I started the Green Bag Lady project over a year and half ago, I have wanted to do an event at a grocery store. I finally got my wish today at Whole Foods. We had a great time giving out over 200 bags. The people were wonderful and we had the most picturesque background of any event we have ever had! Thanks Whole Foods!
My wonderful helpers for today were Bagette Alicia, Bagette April, Bagette Margaux (my oldest daughter), Bagette Dad and Bagette Kathleen. What would I do without them??
Look at this cute family and all their reusable bags. . .
A peek inside their cart, what nice bags!
I hope you all had an amazing Halloween. I'll post some photos from that tomorrow. Teresa
18,681 FREE SHOPPING BAGS have been given away by Green Bag Lady!
Whole Foods Today
Don't forget. . .
Join us tomorrow at Whole Foods in Green Hills. We will be there giving out 200 bags in honor or their 2nd Anniversary. Giveaway begins at 9am.
Also, comments are still open for the kid freebie below. They close tonight at midight, CST!
Have a Happy Halloween tomorrow! Teresa
Mod Green Pod
Look what I got in the mail today. Isn't it gorgeous? It's organic too. The wonderful Nancy Mims of Mod Green Pod sent it our way to make bags. I have to tell you, it is taking every ounce of my will power not grab this fabric, run home and whip out a few bags. I can't wait. I know the ladies on Sunday will love it too. I will post more photos of bags made out of it soon! While you are over visiting the Mod Green Pod site, check out the Room Creator, you can put any of her fabrics into the room, even the CAT! I love it! Nancy is one my new favorite people.
What are you going to be for Halloween? I will have photos up after Saturday. Also, if you are in Nashville, don't forget to join us this Saturday at the Whole Foods in Green Hills. We have 200 bags to give away for their 2nd year anniversary! Teresa
PS, Freebie below ends tomorrow! Get your kids a bag. ALL kids will get one! Leave a comment!
Teach Your Children Well. . . FREEBIE!
How about a FREEBIE just for kids??? Kids are the future, we need to teach them about protecting our wonderful mother Earth!
We have several SMALLER bags in some fun kid fabrics we would like to share with you, I mean, your kids! Who can get a bag? Any kid who doesn't have a bag. . .
What you need to do:
•LEAVE A COMMENT ON THIS POST
•IN YOUR COMMENT TELL US HOW YOUR CHILD OR CHILDREN WILL USE THE BAG(S).
•IN THE COMMENT LEAVE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS IN THIS FORMAT: name(at)something(dot)com it is important to spell out dot and at so you don't get spam, if you DO NOT leave an email address, we will not hunt you down to send you a freebie, thanks.
•DEADLINE FOR THE FREEBIE IS MIDNIGHT (CST) FRIDAY, OCTOBER, 30, 2009.
Happy posting! Teresa
Farmers' Market Today!
We are happy to report that 266 bags found new homes at the Nashville Farmers' Market today! We were cold but warm in spirit! Thank you to the Bagettes that were there! You are all more fabulous than words!
We even try to coordinate bags with outfits. . .
Bagettes Kathleen, Karen, Dad, Connie and April. I heart all of you! :)
Sometimes the crowd was so thick, I couldn't see the table!
True story, I had that sweater as a kid. I promise. I looked through 2 photo albums today to find the photo of me with that sweater on and I couldn't locate it. I was SO hoping to include it in this post. Shoot!
A big thanks to Jeff and Jolie from the Farmers' Market for letting us invade today. We had a great time! Teresa
Nashville Farmers' Market
Join us tomorrow, October 24, at the Nashville Farmers' Market. We will be there at 10am and stay until all the bags are gone. Come early to make sure you get a bag. They will go fast! Teresa
Off to Sweden. . .
A wonderful man contacted me this week about an event he was coordinating in Sweden about eco-friendly fashion. He found out about Green Bag Lady and requested one bag to show others to spread the word. I thought we could spare 12. I am thrilled that these bags will find their ways into the hands of government officials, Swedish media, marketing directors and individuals from the World Wildlife Fund. Have a great Gala Dejan, we will look forward to some photos!
All of you have a great weekend! Teresa
Hey all you in or near L.A.!
If I lived closer, I would be there. If you are anywhere near Los Angeles, please join blogger beach clean up day this Saturday! For more info, click here. I have donated 20 bags for beach clean up, get there early and you might get one. Read more here. Sara from The Daily Ocean will be there too. I posted about her a while back here.
Go, because I can't. Go because you might get a great bag. Go because the ocean needs you. Just go. Oh, and send me some photos to post while you're at it! Teresa
Australia Bag!
Hi Teresa,
Just wanted to say a big thanks for my green bag...I have posted at my blog.
From
Liesa Gifford
#6687
Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
Bagette April, Halloween!
Teresa,
I made these 2 Halloween treat bags for a couple of little trick or treaters I know and they turned out so well that I had to send a pic. Note to self: need more Halloween fabric!
Bagette April
Bagette Connie. . .
Bagette Connie is fabulous. We all love her. This is a photo of her and her granddaughter (who is adorable and is in Little Girl's class at school) at a family reunion. Guess what they are doing? Giving out bags, of course!
Don't forget to join us this Saturday at the Nashville Farmer's Market! Teresa
Under the Canopy
The wonderful people at Under the Canopy contacted me and asked if they could do a blog interview. I am honored. The last person they interviewed was Lauren Bush and her FEED project. You can read the Green Bag Lady interview here.
While you are over there, check out the many gorgeous organic products in their store!
Hurry to throw your comment in the hat for the FREEBIE below, only 3 hours left! I am going to a conference tomorrow. Not sure what my internet access will be. It seems strange to say this on Wednesday, but, have a good weekend! Teresa
Late Today. . .
I was almost late to meet the bagettes today because of this. . .
The motorcycle parade went on for over 10 minutes. I am not kidding. Police escort and all. You can watch the 3 minutes I filmed here. I found out after the fact, this was the event I happened upon. The riders were raising money for the Vanderbilt Children's Hospital. I don't mind being late. . .
Don't forget the enter the FREEBIE below! Only 3 days left. Teresa
Friday FREEBIE brought to you by BONGO JAVA!
Random Number Generated Winners of this FREEBIE are:
Jennifer Woosely
and
Sharron Doyle
Congratulations! Teresa
This is our first sponsored FREEBIE and I am very excited about it. I heart Bongo Java. They have the best sandwiches, wonderful staff and is within a block of my office. It can't get any better than that!
Bongo World is a wonderful supporter of Green Bag Lady. They give us fabric for bags, bags for bags, spaces for events and coffee at events. And now they want to give YOU something. Up for grabs are 2 sets of what you see pictured for 2 LUCKY WINNERS! Bongo World is even going to ship them right to you!
The set includes:
Bongo Java coffee mug
BPA FREE
made in the USA
very nice and durable
perfect to replace throw away paper cups
and
one bag Bongo Java Mystic Brew coffee
whole bean, medium roast
organic
fair trade
comes in an eco-friendly bag that will bio-degrade in a landfill or compost pile in 9-24 months
What you need to do to win:
•LEAVE A COMMENT ON THIS POST
•IN THE COMMENT TELL US YOUR FAVORITE THING ABOUT COFFEE
•IN THE COMMENT LEAVE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS IN THIS FORMAT: name(at)something(dot)com it is important to spell out dot and at so you don't get spam, if you DO NOT leave an email address, we will not hunt you down to send you a freebie, thanks.
•DEADLINE FOR THE FREEBIE IS MIDNIGHT (CST) WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER, 14, 2009.
•TWO LUCKY WINNERS WILL BE CHOSEN AT RANDOM FROM THE COMMENTS
I look forward to reading your comments, good luck! Teresa
Green Bag Lady Workshop
Bagette April, Bagette Alicia and I held a Green Bag Lady workshop for faculty and staff at Belmont University. We had a great time with 8 machines humming and 14 people making bags! Enjoy the photos. . .
Portland Fashion Week
I was contacted by Maryella Bruno of Portland Fashion Week. She got a bag from the last Sew Mama Sew Freebie. She asked if we could send some bags to give out at the event. I contacted my friend Harmony of Harmony Art and she agreed to send some gorgeous organic fabric to make the 100 bags from.
Here is the result. . .I hope you 100 folks enjoy them! Teresa
Scotland Bag!
Hi, Teresa, this bag was photographed in St. Andrews Scotland on September 21. Michael Melia is starting his freshman year at the University of St. Andrews. His mother Deborah is in the photo with him. I got the bag for him at the Belcourt Theatre last summer.
Barbara Mathieson
Argentina Bag Lady!
Hi!
I sew greenbags with the pattern you give in your blog. I give them to my friends, family and use them everyday. The best green bag I really love is the bag you sent me :) Thanks for the pattern and the tutorial!
Regards,
Adry
From Bernal, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Nice article. . .
Two years ago, as part of the Republic Day celebrations organised by their Residents' Welfare Association – Uthkarsh - Trupti and her neighbour Sarita Kotagiri listened to the invitee speaker P Venkatramanan of RISE (a resident association in Indiranagar) talk about the menace and danger of using plastic bags. Shocked to hear that on an average, people use 15-20 plastic bags every day, they immediately pledged not to accept plastic bags. For the last two and half years both of them have refused every single plastic bag offered to them!
Sarita, Trupti and Suresh Kumar of Uthkarsh have managed to include the issue in the mandate of their LB Shastri Nagar RWA, and drive the anti plastic campaign along with other members of Uthkarsh. LB Shastri Nagar is situated near HAL Main Gate. A door-to-door campaign, poster making competition for children are only some of the initiatives undertaken by them to increase awareness.
However, the journey has not been smooth all the way. People were initially cynical and indifferent. Some felt it would not make a difference. Others made fun of them. A few of them said cloth bags were costly and may not be possible if shopping was unplanned. But this team remained persistent and undeterred. They believe they can see a change in the attitude of at least some people around them. Earlier, even shop keepers in the locality were reluctant to put up posters about the cloth bags. Now they are gradually agreeing to stock the cloth bags.
On Republic Day this year, Trupti and her friends decided to take the campaign one step further. They encouraged many other residents to take a similar pledge. Trupti says she learnt how to stitch simple bags at home after watching Green Bag Lady's How to Make A Bag. They then printed a message on these cloth bags and displayed them at the event. Many people came forward, some even donating money, to support the campaign.
This is just a portion of the text, to read the whole article, click here.
Sarita Kotagiri and Trupti Godbole with their young neighbour, Paulomi Gupta. Pic courtesy: Trupti Godbole
The Daily Ocean
Sara Bayles of Santa Monica, CA has committed to picking up trash on the same stretch of beach for 365 days. Check out her blog where she is documenting how many pounds she accumulates. I would love to help clean up the ocean. Since I do not live by one, I thought I would make things easier for Sara by making some bags for her effort. . .
And, here is Sara's neighbor and her new Green Bag Lady bag. Enjoy!
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