TAKE ONE MAKE ONE (Part II)--Sew Mama Sew Giveaway Day! 100 WINNERS!




TAKE ONE, MAKE ONE Freebie, what you will get:




One Green Bag Lady shopping bag already made for you to use instead of paper or plastic AND one bag (out of HARMONY ART ORGANIC COTTON) cut out and ready for YOU to sew and GIVE AWAY to encourage someone else to stop using paper and plastic.

Very easy shopping bag pattern is HERE. How to video is HERE.

To enter this freebie do the following:

•LEAVE A COMMENT, 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.

•IN THE COMMENT TELL US HOW YOU ARE GOING GREEN.

•DEADLINE FOR THE FREEBIE IS MIDNIGHT (CST) THURSDAY, MAY 20, 2010.

•100 (yes, ONE HUNDRED) LUCKY WINNERS WILL BE CHOSEN FROM THE COMMENTS TO WIN!

•Yes, we will ship internationally.

Good Luck! Teresa and the Green Bag Lady Team


COMMENTS ARE CLOSED FOR THIS FREEBIE.  BAGETTE DAD WILL BE CONTACTING WINNERS SHORTLY.  THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION!  PLEASE CHECK OUR SPAM FOLDER REGULARLY IN CASE YOUR WINNING EMAIL GOES THERE!

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merlinthecat said...

Wow what a great giveaway! One green think I'm doing is not using my dryer for as long as I can before winter. So far it's been a month without it.

Liz said...

My husband and I built an earthbermed house. Very very energy efficient. Thank you for what you do!

Elicia Allen said...

In our home we like to do our part by ensure EVERYTHING that is recyclable is being done so. It's amazing how little trash you actually have. We have also done many of upgrades for the engery and planet saving.

Thanks Green Bag Lady!!

eliciaa@gmail(dot)com

Addy said...

You so kindly sent me a bag last year during the May giveaway, and I have been using it ever since. I LOVE using fabric bags at the grocery store. Not only do they reduce waste, but they just feel better to carry! I have one more that I made myself, but I need to increase my fabric bag collection. You are so generous. Thanks!

addyforrest(at)gmail(dot)com

Gaye said...

Hi Bag lady,
Wow what an awesome project, good luck. This is my first look at your web page and am truly impressed by your passion, and dedication to such a worthy pathway,saving the earth.
And what a lovely bag to carry your purhases in and best of all after the envirmental side, They won't fall apart on the way up the stairs , Yeah !!!!
I hope that I am one of the chosen.

sgmccance at hotmail dot com

A family of boys said...

Very, very cool! I would love one of these and I would definitely make another one.

Hm, living in Oregon seems to make it easy to go rather green.

I'm not sure that this qualifies, but as we are working on getting our yard into shape we are researching and planning to use plants that are native to our area. I'm also hoping to convince hubby to get me a laundry line so I can dry clothes outside instead of using the dryer.

Thanks for the chance and for all you are doing!

Tara said...

How awesome! I grow as much of our food as possible, keep chickens, recycle as much as humanly possible and try to ride my bike as many places as I can. There's so much more to do, but every little bit helps! Thanks for the chance(s) to win

Oh, My Darling said...

Love the bags! I've been really conserving my electric in my apartment, to save money and be green. The electric company actually owed ME money three months in a row! omydarlingblog(at)gmail(dot)com

Aubrey said...

We try to make as much of our own stuff as possible. (food from scratch, clothes, household items, toys, etc....) I do think carefully about the "stuff" I buy and the impact on the Earth, but I also think a lot about the people who make that stuff and how they are treated and paid. To me, making sure people are treated right is just as important as making sure our environment is treated right.


aleighc1 @ yahoo . com

ebethsha said...

One of the things I love about going green is that most people think is gives less options, but i think it gives me more, how many beautiful patterned plastic bags are there? All our supermarket bags are fabric now and we find recycling and reusing saves us money too.

ebethw at gmail dot com

Kimberly said...

Wow! How amazing that you are giving away so may bags. Awesome. We have switched over to cloth napkins instead of paper. I love it. Even though it adds to the laundry. klumapas(at)gmail(dot)com

Thank you for the lovely giveaway!

momma rae said...

oh, i one a green bag lady bag last year!! sadly, it has disappeared from my stash, but i'm sure someone somewhere is using it. i would give both of these bags away as i would like to encourage family members to stop using the nasty plastic ones. thanks for the opportunity! ;)

Su-sieee! Mac said...

Hello Green Bag Lady! I have market bags stashed in the car and, in the hallway closet, and often times strewn on the hall floor. I head to the farmers markets and produce stands with a bunch of plastics in my bags. I can not ever have enough green bags. You're the one that got me going last year. :-) Thanks!

susieeemac (at) gmail (dot) com

Brooke said...

How great is this! You guys are awesome!Right now, going green, we are switching to cloth napkins, using cloth diapers, and I am switching to women's cloth pads... would love to win this and pass one along!

Seaside Siblings said...

Wow great prize, I am pretty green I like to think, I recycle household waste, I make and use cloth diapers and I walk rather than drive whenever possible.
seasidesiblings(at)gmail(dot)com

Laura said...

What a wonderful idea to make and share bags! I love all my bags and always "need" more. I use them for grocery shopping, at the library, and to take changes of clothes and toys to the grandparent's homes... I will be making more this summer :)

lauramustakas@yahoo.com

Jamie said...

Thanks for the super generous giveaway! My kids' lunches are packed with all reusable containers, and I save and use even the smallest of fabric scraps. Thanks for the chance to win!

Pacokeco said...

This giveaway is so amazing! It's enviromentally friendly, it's sharing the message, it's adorable and with 100 bags being given, the odds are good! I love it!
I recycle, I compost, I repair instead of replace, and I always say no to plastic bags!

Wehaf said...

Wow! I bike to work and recycle. :)

urchiken at gmail dot com

Anonymous said...

Cool idea! My greenery starts with being a cloth nappy user, we use eco bulbs, I make a lot of my own clothing and use a lot of vintage and second hand fabrics, I make some of my own cleaners, make my own nappy wipes and generally try to make everything I give, we also grow veges and fruit and my lovely husband always picks up litter when we are out and about. Thanks for an awesome giveaway I will love using your bag in NZ and making one for a friend. I love the pay-it-forward giveaway I'm doing one too! makeitgiveit(at)gmail(dot)com

Cheryl said...

Doing my part every day to go a little greener. Recycling, lights out, walking instead of driving, etc. Would love to win a bag and make one too! Thanks

Taki J said...

i try to use reusable bags at the grocery store, we have a separate bin in the house for all things recyclable, this is somewhat new to me so i am slowly implementing more ways

johnsonnjb at gmail dot com

Vivian said...

Thank you so much for the chance!
I think our every day life is pretty green. We are in the bush and on water delivery so we are very frugal with our water usage. Lunches are stored in containers and bagged. I store tubs for shopping in my car.

YukonViv(at)moose-mail(dot)com

Thanks for the chance!

wilderlamb said...

I checked out the organic cotton...and was absolutely in love with it! So gorgeous. I have reuseable bags but my problem is that I can't ever remember to bring them into the store with me!! I am working really hard on that right now.
enw79(at)yahoo(dot)com

throuthehaze said...

Awesome! I always use reusable bags when shopping :)
throuthehaze at gmail dot com

mamaTAVE said...

Wow! This sounds like fun. I was a greener gal before I became a mom, and I am trying to get back to being as green (more?!!) as I was years ago--buying more in bulk, less packaging, growing more veggies... Stuff like that. Thanks!
mamatave(at)gmail(dot)com

Janet said...

I try to grow lots of my food, organically. Eat local as much as possible. Compost, recycle, reuse. Turn off my heat as soon as we hit 0. Vacation locally, enjoy the rivers, lakes etc. Paddle my canoe.

Skooks said...

We've abandoned paper towels for the most part and use reusable bags. We try to reuse as much as we can before throwing stuff out.

skooksplayground[at]gmail[dot]com

Baa-Me Kniits said...

Great Bags....I love green bags. In our house we recycle, we have a compost for the chickens and one for papers and I buy second hand or homemade, like you said every little bit helps :-) jenni@skea.com

A Time for Stitching said...

Wow, 100 winners, I like those odds. This is such a good idea. I always use my own bags when shopping - if I forget or don't have enough I try to carry it without a bag! I'm always surprised and how many people still use the shop plastic carriers!
teresadavies01(at)googlemail(dot)com

kathyinozarks said...

oh wow! love your giveaway. I have made a couple jeans market bags, and I collect bags to use for shopping and for use at garage sales and such too. I also make my own laundry soap, bleach, fabric softener too, I rarely use paper towels, and I buy sponges and scrubbies made from recycled products to name a few of my green things

Kari said...

100 winners??! How amazingly generous, and what a fab idea!

I am walking walking walking to be greener - anywhere closer than 2 miles, then I walk it. helping me lose some weight too!!

Thanks for the chance to enter. xo

karibgillespie(at)gmail(dot)com

Leah said...

We recycle more, am trying to use grocery bags I need to remember to bring them though. we really want to get a windmill but they are pretty expensive.
lbroadstreet(at)tds(dot)net

Attilio said...

cloth bags are great. i have one in each handbag, but yours are nicer!!!
we recycle as much as our country is up to taking with domestic stuff, then i recycle lots of stuff at home. we make our own firestartes without the fuel. i recycle clothes all the time. i even use stale bread to make paprika/curry/garlic/ croutons for the children to nibble on. nothing goes to waste...

bpbajona(at)maltanet(dot)net

Tiziana said...

Ciao!!!!! I'm from Italy, an architect and a beginner quilter. How I go green? I design every day low-consume houses with natural insulations!!!
tiziana(at)francescato(dot)it

Faith said...

Awesome! I recently bought some special cleaning cloths that eliminate the need for chemicals. They do wonders on glass and stainless steal with just water!
fbarrett(at)ptd(dot)net

Jess said...

I love your mission! Thanks for such a generous giveaway!

jessica [dot] ivey [dot] miller [at] gmail [dot] com

Debbie said...

Very generous of you. My going green involves recycling a lot of things: cardboard, bottles, jars, cans, paper, food boxes; doing away with water bottles (I carry my filtered water in a rubbermaid bottle that can be washed at home.); replacing household lightbulbs with energy efficient ones and of course, using cloth shopping bags.

Amanda ~ A Crafty Fox said...

how fun! I am going green by using cloth diapers and laundering them myself and hanging them to dry.

Thanks for the fun giveaway!
Amandaewoodruff(At)yahoo(dot)com

Poppyprint said...

Well, if that's not the best giveaway odds ever, I don't know what is!! We're a pretty green family, but I know we could do better: all food trimmings/waste are composted and then used on our gardens, all curbside recycling items sorted and put out for p/u weekly, additional non-pick up items are sorted and dropped off at the centre monthly, Scout bottle drives 2Xyear, water conservation always (tap off while brushing, necessity flushing..etc.), low flow showerhead, plastic over windows in winter, furnace set to 65F. Lots more, but you get the picture! PLUS, we always use fabric shopping bags!!! Thanks!
krista(dot)hennebury(at)shaw(dot)ca

Lisa said...

You are so wonderful to do this!! My sister-in-law is very green and recycles everything, so I am following her example. My family and I have changed all of our lightbulbs to the green bulbs that use much less power. I am using what re-usable shopping bags I can find, which I love when I go shopping. We are turning off lights when we leave a room and recycling more. I've really started getting in to it! Thanks!
** phlyinlion(at)aol(dot)com **

Jenn said...

love that you're changing the world one bag at a time. we're green people too. thanks for the chance to win.

jennykipawa@yahoo.ca

MB said...

Love it! We've gone green and used cloth diapers and wipes with our daughter (and our next little one due in Oct!). We buy local, use no paper goods around the house, and reuse as much as possible! A lot of it is for being green, more of it is for being ethical in what we buy, where it's made, and who it's made by. Hope I win a bag! Thanks for a great giveaway!

Amy (ArtsyBookishGal) said...

Clever giveaway!

Thanks for the giveaway!
Amy
artsyrockerchick at aim dot com

sandandstarfish said...

I use the one that I won last time alllllllll the time :) and I made one for my sister-in-law and she uses hers every week at the farmers market :)
I love this giveaway!
yawkar618 at yahoo dot com

Mookie's mom said...

I am going green by hanging all of our wash out on the line!!
so far so good...

thanks for the chance to win
lisadpope(at)yahoo(dot)com

Stephanie said...

thank you for the giveaway

atchisonsteph(at)gmail(dot)com

jacqueline said...

Yes, I go green and grow as much of my own veggies and berries as a can. No more tastless, strawberries from spain, but the very best from my own garden!
jmeoud at hotmail dot com

Morgan said...

Wahoo! I cloth diaper my little guy and make a conscious effort to use rags instead of paper towels. But my biggest greenie is living without a dryer. Lots of hangers and line drying here!
yaramsowmya(at)hotmail(dot)com

Maroesja said...

GREAT! That's all I can say of this giveaway ;)
I use preferably reusable bags, take my bike whenever possible (even in the rain), grow some of my own fruits and vegetables, eco friendly lightbulbs, cloth napkins and handtowels, composting, when the kids where small I made their food myself, breastfeeding, etc

Marcia W. said...

We are already green for most things -- growing organic vegetables and fruits, as well as composting. We live on a cattle farm and my brother won conservation farmer of the year. We reuse items instead of throwing them away, and also go to the pic-n-save (a.k.a. the dump) and bring home found objects. Steps to out buildings made of pallets, old chairs refinished, wood for lathe work, blocks for the area where we root/grow plants, old bbq roller cart made into a flower cart display... use newspapers for starter pots... grass clippings on the hill to stop erosion... Our house is energy efficient. Think that's enough. Thank you Green Bag Lady. mlwright29 (at) hotmail (dot) com

Katie said...

This is a great giveaway, and I would love to participate! m(dot)katie(dot)canavan(at)gmail(dot)com!

Robyn said...

At work, I look for ways for us to save paper. Like scanning a docuement instead of making a paper copy.

Thanks for the giveaway.

robyn(dot)geddes(at)gmail(dot)com

andrea said...

Oh I just love this! I am crossing my fingers :) We are always trying to be green here at our house, recycling as usual and using a lot of recycled materials for art projects. I teach art masterpiece so I love teaching children that they can use things right out of their home/recycling bin to make art.

andyland23(at)blogspot(dot)com

StephanieS said...

We try to recycle as much as possible and now we are trying to find ways of bringing less waste to begin with into our home. Thanks for the chance to win. stephspitzer at gmail dot com

Birgit said...

Hi there,

I was one of the lucky winners last year and I must say that I love and use your bag every week. It's my loyal companion when I go to the mobile library, you see. Of course, I wouldn't mind having another bag to carry it around in my purse. It would come handy when I happen to buy something out of the blue.

As for going green, I live in a country which goes green in many regards. I have recycled pretty much all my life and I always bring my own bags for shopping.

Thanks for doing such a great job -- you rock! And -- regards to your dad. :)

Lots of greetings from Munich,
Birgit

swappinghowdies (at) yahoo (dot) de

Sean said...

My daughter asked me to enter some of these giveaways for her since her computer is not working... she said I could even win something for my wife in some of the contest
I hope I am doing the entering the right way. Tom in Florida
tcsean(at)aol(dot)com

Unknown said...

Hello, I find your idea very interesting, especcially for Giveaway day ! Nice time to be heard... I myself worked for 10 years in local environmental agencies.
Now I spend more quiet time (hum hum) at home because of last tiny Anwen sweet girl only 18 mth ! And my way to be green is : making natural gardening (using alga -from the sea) as fertilizer, AND try to make some of our own vegetables....(onions, carrots, strawberries..) YEAH hope it will turns out well !!!!
Thank you for the chance to win and Warm hug from western France (just by the sea in front of you) Cecilie

Bonnita said...

Wow! 100 winners! That is so cool, thank you!

jl said...

i carpool and try to recycle and reuse bags and cups. thanks for hosting the giveaway!
jamleung(at)gmail(dot)com

I♥thesecrazykids said...

We use totes for our shopping. We cloth diaper our baby. We reuse anything we can. I make the kids whatever I can out of other things. We use eco friendly light bulbs. We check our products before buying them to make sure they are recyclable. We participate in our town's recycling program. (Which is awesome!) We co-bath the youngest two to save on water. etc.. etc...etc.. lol I would love to win!
bcgood(at)yahoo dot com

Kelly said...

This is awesome! I try hard everyday to teach my 3 year old about ways to help the environment (in his world this means helping the squirels, I don't know why). We talk about taking bags to the store, recycling, water conservation, and why we don't let ballons loose outside. Thanks so much for the generous giveaway!
kelbybowser(at)gmail(dot)com

Laurel said...

just started recycling and i LOVE it... and we do cloth diapers!

CrochetnQuilt said...

Going green is using a water bottle and refilling rather than buying, recycling everything we can and trying to watch our purchases so that we have less to throw away in the first place. Thanks for participating in this way!

Deb said...

I would love to be one of your winners. I've been donating tons of magazines that are piled up to various waiting rooms all over our town. Seeing as I sit in various waiting rooms and sift through magazines a couple of years old, I hope others appreciate what I do as must as I would if someone else stocked a waiting room I was in. debgiro at wildblue dot net

kris10dale said...

How fun - getting one and getting to make one!

I've been cutting out on paper products. Very rarely use paper plates, cut way down on paper towels, and because it's easier on the nose, I've started making reusable flannel tissues. Thanks for the giveaway!

krispiks (at) aol (dot) com

Pam said...

Wow ...I love the bag and idea of the winner making one to give away.

I have made several changes ..unplugging the rechargers, being much more careful about recycling and only organic fertilizers.

MZ said...

Hi- I am so excited to have come across your site tonight. Our family tries to be as green as we can without breaking the bank or going crazy. Although I was proud to bits- it was a bit odd and embarrassing when my eco-minded 6yr old son made my Mother's Day card on the previous week's Weight Watchers name tag! :? That one may be hard to keep on the mantle for as long as some!
The most satisfying thing I do to stay green is recycle my and my husband's old and damaged clothing into things for my kids. My daughter loves her t-shirt dresses knowing that they are made from Mommy's too-big winter shirt and a tank top with a broken strap. She tells everyone and I just smile and say how easy it is if they want to learn.
Thanks for your awesome site (I hope to get back to mine soon!) and the give-away win opportunity. Be well and keep it up!
miriamlapson(at)gmail(dot)com

Pam said...

Woops ...I forgot my email address it's

pam756@gmail(dot)com

Thanks again!

Rachel said...

Wow! What a generous giveaway. We always try to take even small steps to go green. We use reusable bags every where we shop, I am in the process of making cloth napkins for my family to use, and when we can walk somewhere, we do. As a smart frog once said "It ain't easy being green," but it's worth a try right? Thanks for the great giveaway!

Rachel

CMEH said...

I am going green by working at home, driving much less and using cloth bags every time I shope for ANYTHING.... can always use more

Emily said...

This is really awesome! I think you're doing an amazing thing. I need to do more but I have been trying about a hundred times harder to recycle in the past month or so.

hutchyhutch87(at)yahoo(dot)com

sb said...

I love this idea - thanks! We cloth diaper and try to minimize electricity usage by keeping the AC at 78 and running fans, or keeping the heat at 62 in the winter. It amazes me how many of my friends keep the heat in the mid-70s to save themselves from having to wear a sweater indoors. I love saving money and doing a little environmental good in the process.
cltrash(at)ymail(dot)com

Sandy a la Mode said...

omg, my chances must be very good if there will be 100 winners!! you are sooo generous for giving out soo many green bag lady!! i love anything recycled, i am very big on being GREEN and helping out our fragile world!!

sandyalamode(at)gmail(dot)com
http://www.sandyalamode.com/

Unknown said...

I'm getting greener by the minute. And couldn't agree more that plastic bags blow!

I love cloth diapers, upcycled projects, and a chemical/gas mower free yard.

saradfarris(at)hotmail(dot)com

~ Kim ~ said...

How awesome!. We use our waste water in the garden and I have green grocery bags but I need more for shopping. Cheers, kimsokyi[at]hotmail[dot]com.

SisterlyLove said...

Oh yeah! Awesome! Going green and bought an old Schwinn bicycle!

Jenny
jenny(at)ykwc(dot)net

SoozeM said...

Wow what a fantastic and generous giveaway!! I recycle as much as I can, snuggle under quilts or put on an extra jumper instead of turning on the heater, having shorter showers (or showering with hubby LOL), using water saver crystals on my garden, and changing to power saving globes in all our lights.
susan(at)moroneynet(dot)com(dot)au

Carrie said...

I can't believe how many winners there will be! I just started with my own grocery bags instead of the plastic ones!

Carrie said...

totally forgot to leave my email
carriebjacobs(at)yahoo(dot)com

Lynda said...

What a great giveaway! I would love to win.

lheines (at) wowway (dot) com

Ann said...

i try to do what i can for the environment.recycle my bottles, make my own soap and saying no to plastic bags.
thanks for the giveaway.

Ann
oceanian[at]lycos[dot]com

Julie said...

I love your bags for already having one plus veggies bags... Thanks for the chance, your bags are really great, I use mine all the time !

karina said...

Such gorgeous bags!!
We are greening up our corner of the world by stacks of recycling and just planted a huge veggie patch :)
karina_baker@hotmail.com

Andrea said...

Yay!! I got your pattern from Craft? or another blog - and made a bunch for Christmas gifts, filled with other goodies. At our child care center, we compost, use and compost brown paper towels, grow a vegetable garden every year, and recycle all of the food containers from kids' lunchboxes (in addition to encouraging parents to package their own portions). Our kids have a strong ethic of responsibility to take care of our Mother Earth. Best, Andrea in Vermont

Marci said...

marcibuchan(at)gmail(dot)com

Going green: We have solar hot water heaters to heat our water & house. I recycle & compost like crazy, I use all natural cleaners ( mostly vinegar & baking soda), I always use cloth shopping bags, I cloth diaper with mostly second hand diapers, the list goes on.....

Ashleigh said...

We don't have curbside recycling so to the embarassment of my husband I lug all of my recycling to the store and add it to their recyclables. We also have a compost bin we started last year when we started our first garden :)

Great idea for Giveaway Day! Thanks!

arhyne (at) gmail (dot) com

Anonymous said...

Fabulous giveaway!

Living in Australia we have to be super conscious of water so we have a rainwater and dam set up for all of our water including garden.

Kelly said...

kelly (dot) rushton82 (at) btinternet (dot) com
I feel very inspired by your project! I love being green, I sold my car and I now bike (push bike) everywhere! I recycle lots, plant lots of plants, shop organically and in season and try to encourage people to be green! Go being green! Thank you :-)

Celeste said...

I use reusable shopping bags wherever we go. I also encourage other people to do the same.
ceelees(at)hotmail(dot)com

Jen Price said...

I would love to win a bag!

Anonymous said...

I am teaching my 2 year old how to recycle (what goes in which pile) and I want to try worm composting. Thank you for the chance to win.
Laila
pixie_shadow(at)hotmail(dot)com

Anonymous said...

We purchase our meat from a local meat market and all our produce from local growers. It limits some of selection, but is much better for our checkbook, the environment, and our bodies!

Thanks for a great giveaway!
thesuttons513atyahoodotcom

Anonymous said...

I hang clothes out to dry and drive a Prius. :-) Thanks for the giveaway! realbeal(at)gmail(dot)com

Nancy Sue said...

Wonderful idea on your giveaway. We are pretty green behind the ears, but have added another option to our home. Instead of throwing out capri suns or honesty kid empty juice pouches (yeah know the ones I mean, kinda foily kinda plasticy)..instead of throwing them out, sign up with terracycle.net and they will send out prepaid postage and instruct you on how to collect these pouches (and other specific brand wrappers). For each one you send in, they give you 2 cents to a school you designate, or you can choose your own charity. We chose the Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinsons Disease. Easy peasy to do, and a lot of recycling programs dont' include these wrappers and items in their county or city programs. Win Win for everyone.
nsue21702 at gmail dot com

tatgurl said...

I go green by buying new as little as possible thus not contributing to the production of new materials. I sew with mostly re-purposed fabrics.

junk(at)efinnegan(dot)com

Jknits said...

In our house, there are a 4 and 8 yo who lead the way on going green - everything that can be recycled is, including homework papers. We use cloth grocery bags as much as possible and when we get the other kind, they are used to pick up after the dogs. Even then, we cut them in half to use fewer. jpowell@excellentwriters.com

Loy said...

Love to win a new bag that I could use instead of my ones from various store. I do use cloth bags for grocery shopping and have just started to use them at other stores also. Really get funny looks there sometimes. I also recycle magazines, cardboard, aluminum cans, and plastic when I can. loymoore@gmail.com

Anonymous said...

We recycle all our newspapers and compost. We have stopped using plastic bags! Thanks for a chance at a Green Bag! Sally Hackney sjhackney (at) yahoo (dot) com

angelina said...

i use cloth diapers and hang them always in the sun. we dont own a dryer. we use cloth shopping bags.

Sarah said...

I just picked up my first composter & rain barrel, so this summer I will be making wonderful compost for my garden, so I can grow my own food, and water my wonderful plants with captured rain water.
snarlykins (at) yahoo (dot)com

Anonymous said...

How cool! I try to be a bit more green by using a steel water bottle, using canvas bags when going grocery shopping, reducing my consumerism... Thanks for your post and giveaway - I appreciate you and your blog. phanclub4(at)yahoo(dot)com

woolybooger said...

I have been using shopping bags for many years and we recycle much more than we throw away. Thanks for your inspiration. evegrand(at)gmail(dot)com

Sarah G said...

Wow how generous! I have just started switching all of my old cleaning products over to all natural and homemade ones :)

Sarah0587 AT yahoo DOT com

Anonymous said...

i try so hard to live a green life, im a young mum with two boys, we've adopted the way of cloth nappies, i take extra green bags where ever i ago not just for shopping, i've used green bags for moving hous a few times too:) and i finally changed all cleaning products into environmentally friendly ones also been trying to make my own and teach my older son to recycle, even though hes 19months its handy to teach him now. in fact this weekend we're going to try and make a garden excited to see how it goes
tarahleighwatson@hotmail.com

Jblanton said...

I grow my own vegetables and preserve them, I also compost. Thanks for the generous giveaway!
ejxd95(at) gmail (dot) com

Unknown said...

i re use cans and containers for storage and drinking out of, i recycle the rest, i compost (and recently learned there are so many things that can be composted besides leftover fruit/veggies/leaves), i have greened up the office by using cloth towels for hand drying, buying recycled products, using mugs, bringing home coffee grinds for my garden and compost, i save things that i think can be re used even tho i havent figured out how yet ie. bulk bags of dog food, today i re used a fedex box to return something to client, and printed shipping label on the back of the orig ship label, and i try to remember to write on the package "please re use", i use cfls and in general i am trying to find earth friendly products and use less of everything. it would be fun to win a bag, i'd love to add one to my collection of re usable bags. thanks.

Unknown said...

oops forgot to leave my email address: redthread21(at)gmail(dot)com

squareby said...

Instead of buying wrapping paper or packing paper, I've been using old school papers. I'm moving, so I always donate unwanted clothes and furniture instead of throwing it away. I try to avoid throwing things in the trash.
squareby at gmail dot com

Mels said...

I absolutely love this idea, especially the fact that we get one to make and pass on. I love the fact that when I go to the grocery now, "paper or plastic?" has become "is plastic okay?" and I love being able to say-- "No! Use these instead! They don't kill the environment!" =)
mpenkava (at) gmail (dot) com!

Thanks for being such an inspiration! =)

Grace Wong said...

thanks for the giveaway, I'd love to have another one of your bags, they're great!
shou(dot)milk(at)gmail(dot)com

Unknown said...

I go green by recycling as much as I can, composting all food scraps and using reuseable bags!

thank you for the chance to win!

crissybell17(at)gmail(dot)com

ezeldabeth said...

i'm only getting started being green...cloth napkins, a small garden, a few shopping bags (but we certainly could use more)...but i figure you have to start somewhere! thanks!
zelda(at)odditycomics(dot)com

Susie said...

Oh I LOVE your idea of giving one and having one to pay it forward!! thank you so much!
Love to do everything we can do go green. Right now focusing on the REDUCE of the reduce, reuse, and recycle trio. it's the often overlooked one!
and thanks for the tip on the at / dotcom thing re: spam, unfortunately I had never heard that until now (after all these giveaways, ha!)
I love what you are doing on your blog so I'm subscribing, thanks again!

kristinorth said...

Oo, pick me!

Valerie said...

We bike where we can. We use reusable water bottles. Changed out almost all of our light bulbs. Vermicomposting is something we just started as well.

valerie(at)wordsyouwant(dot)com

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