TAKE ONE, MAKE ONE
AMY BUTLER FABRIC BAG FREEBIE
100 WINNERS!
Winners will receive: One Green Bag Lady shopping bag already made for you to use instead of paper or plastic AND one bag (out of Amy Butler Fabric) cut out and ready for YOU to sew and GIVE AWAY to encourage someone else to stop using paper and plastic.
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 HOW YOU ARE GOING GREEN THIS HOLIDAY SEASON.
•DEADLINE FOR THE FREEBIE IS MIDNIGHT (CST) FRIDAY, DEC 17, 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
PS--HUGE thank you to Amy Butler and her staff for all the amazing fabric!
COMMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED.
WINNERS WILL BE NOTIFIED by Bagette Dad. It will look like this:
"Green Bag Lady, Amy Butler TakeOneMakeOne_12_2010"
Be Patient, this may take awhile.
COMMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED.
WINNERS WILL BE NOTIFIED by Bagette Dad. It will look like this:
"Green Bag Lady, Amy Butler TakeOneMakeOne_12_2010"
Be Patient, this may take awhile.
388 comments:
«Oldest ‹Older 201 – 388 of 388What a super giveaway idea!
This year I have been making some gifts (less packaging this way!) and also wrapping the womens and girls gifts in a pretty scarf (instead of wrapping paper).
baba3mama21(at)yahoo(dot)ca
I hate using anything disposable. This Christmas I'm making all of the gifts I'm giving (sewing or baking) and I'm not using any wrapping paper, I use cloth bags or repurposed pieces of paper (like pages from an old telephone list I was about to throw away).
I really hope to win one of these bags! Thank you! blimunda23(at)yahoo(dot)it
I don't know if my last comment saved or not, so I am sorry if this is a duplicate.
stacy321(at)hotmail(dot)com
This year I plan on making and giving gifts that are useful instead of just picking up a gift (usually junk) to have one to give. After my wrapping paper stash handed down from my mom runs out, I will wrap in repurposed materials and fabric bags. I do agree that we are way to wasteful! Thanks for the chance to win!
Holy cats! What a giveaway! I'm going green by making all my gifts, and only using supplies from my stash. No new bags to carry things, no gas used driving to stores, and I'm not using wrapping paper - everything will be in a re-usable fabric bag!
Oops, I hope this doesn't post duplicate - I forgot to include my email address on the first one. :)
camelama (at) gmail (dot) com
So cute! We always reuse paper found around the house to wrap gifts (this year maps) and real ribbon that can be reused. Thanks for the giveaway.
jillsilka(at)hotmail(dot)com
Those bags are awesome! For the holidays I've been making most of the gifts and wrapping them in the sample fabrics from my fabric design class. I seriously have something like 15+ yards of crazy attempts.
sarahrnale(at)gmail(dot)com
I love the bags!!! The fabric is beautiful! I have been busy making reusable gift bags for Christmas prezzies this year!
Thanks!
jshen37(at)gmail(dot)com
We're not having a Christmas tree, save a tree!
This year, we're not wrapping our presents in paper. We're either finding other ways to wrap (fabric) or using the same gift bags we've had for many, many years. :)
Thanks for the giveaway!
I LOVE the amy butler bags!!!!! please enter me.
this year i am making all of my gifts or making things to trade for gifts from other crafty folk. this was borne out of necessity (lack of employment = no $ to buy gifts) but is turning out to be a true blessing.
thanks for the chance to win!
Thanks for the great giveaway--what a lovely idea of making one and passing it on.
I have been sewing my gifts this year--I just learned how to sew--and we are placing our Christmas tree into the local lake after Epiphany. Crappy and brim will lay eggs around it and it will give them a safe haven.
thanks so much!
dmonroe at astate dot edu
lussier99(at)comcast(dot)net
I am being partly green by making most of my gifts out of fabric from my collection. Would LOVE to win a bag they are awesome!
Lovely lovely! I adore that this is catching on everywhere. I've already added a few bags to boxes I'm sending to loved ones.
shannadawnbailey(at)gmail(dot)com
alipanwoot99(at)yahoo(dot)com
i love Amy Butler Fabric! and I love what you are doing more, what a huge pay it forward, impactful act you are undertaking! I am going green this holiday by cutting up the plastic grocery bags i do have now, and crocheting them back together to create a reusable, very strong market bag. Each tote takes at least 300 bags to make! Ally
You are such a giving person! Thanks for a great giveaway! Hope I win! I loved the green bag challenge at SMS, and I didn't have time to sew this year, but I hope to make some gift bags throughout the year!
addyforrest(at)gmail(dot)com
What a great giveaway!!!!!!
This Christmas, we are going green by staying home and skyping with family that lives far away.
email: sarah(at)ketchem(dot)net
I am using fabric to wrap gifts and shopping resale shops.
pmarrone(at)myfairpoint(dot)net
I really prefer to use reusable bags over regular ones. They hold so much more stuff (aka fewer trips carrying groceries into the house), and they never (ok, rarely) rip! I'm hoping to give one to each person in my family this Christmas, too.
I'm going to go green by making muslin bags to put my gifts in. I think I'm going to let my 5 year old paint each one so that there are 2 gifts in one! I love the reusable bags.
sheets625@gmail.com
I love the bags! I'm up-cycling a lot of presents to be greener this year.
pryortara (at) yahoo (DOT) com
How fabulous! I would be THRILLED to win! We carry cloth bags shopping and recycle everything! I also donate anything I can't use to a Christian Thrift store! Spreading round the joy! Thank you SO much!
lavenderdreamstoo at gmail dot com
What fun!
This year we decorated a ficus instead of a christmas tree, and it was funny. :) We made very lightweight paper ornaments from magazines and so on. We're also moving towards using cloth gift bags instead of paper wrapping.
jerimi(at)threecatlimit(dot)com
Wow, what a great prize. I've been making as many of my gifts as possible in an effort to be green (well and save money) angela(dot)solomons(at)yahoo(dot)com
janeykins(at)hotmail(dot)com
This Christmas I am making as many gifts as I can. I have crocheted fingerless mittens and a sock (I am confident I can get the other finished in time :D) I have made reusable stockings for gifts and am thinking of sewing bags that we can use each year. Fabulous giveaway!
sparklepantsgirl(at)gmail(dot)com
It's pretty much been my goal to eliminate plastic bags from my life this year. I'm hoping to spread this to others by giving them reusable bags too1
Fabulous giveaway! Thanks for the chance to win! I make almost all the gifts we give for christmas, this year it's bags for the girls and screen printed things for the boys. :)
okiedokiemama at yahoo dot com
beattiestudios(at)gmail(dot)com
This holiday season we are doing a homemade Christmas. One of the gifts for our twin daughters is a play table made from our old Ikea coffee table. I love using old stuff and finds at Goodwill to make gifts for others. And I got a sewing machine for my Christmas gift so I could make gifts this season. One project on my list is reusable bags for shopping, so this giveaway is just perfect!
Love the idea! I suppose we are being green this Christmas by giving baked goods to friends, neighbors and teachers.
rhondaandgraham@hotmail.com
I love green bags! This year, I have really focused on reusing linens and such to make some lovely gifts. Hot pads, pot holders, mini-quilts... It's been a money-saving and earth saving adventure!
I will be making jam and marmalade and hopefully Christmas runners for my Christmas presents this year
valerie(dot)boudier(at)ntlworld(dot)com
This year I started to make some gifts instead of buying all of them. Next year I try to make even more.
rebmara(at) gmail (dot)com
Wow...this is a fantastic giveaway...thank you! I would love to be able to give one away as well!
We use fabric napkins at home and plan to use them for all of our holiday parties. We also steer clear of disposable plates, utensils, etc.
kellyihovey[at]yahoo[dot]com
Wow. A giveaway I might actually have a chance of winning. We're going green this year by making most of the gifts we are giving and reusing wrapping materials or making bags to use as wrapping.
kristie_keely(at)yahoo(dot)com
aehaas (@) gmail (dot)com
I'm giving my gifts "wrapped" in re-usable bags! Love the Amy Butler fabrics!
Wow, what a cool idea for a giveaway! Thanks for sharing. :) I'm making a bunch of gifts this year, and trying to re-purpose as much as I can.
denise.hendrick(at)gmail(dot)com
Great Give away!! I'd love an amy butler bag to add to my shopping bag set! Sciencenerdette dot gmail dot com
I am doing a "handmade" christmas with everyone that I exchange gifts with
too_swift(at)hotmail(dot)com
We are going green by raising one pig and one cow a year to fill our freezers. We also buy chicken and eggs from our neighbor :) We use the waste as fertilizer for our garden where we grow our own veggies and some fruit. We recycle what we can and we use reusable bags at the stores. I switched my christmas lights to lcd so they will use less power and we use a real tree and then mulch it to put around bushes. So it all goes around.
mommy2blaze (at) gmail (dot) com
Love the bags and the whole idea! I don't know if we are doing anything particularly green for the holidays specifically. We already do a lot of "green" stuff throughout the year. Lowering the temperature, the lightbulbs, etc. Always room for improvement though I guess. I could use some suggestions for how to "green" up my holiday celebrations.
Amanda
BRITBABY13(at)hotmail(dot)com
yay! I am making several presents this year..one out of Amy Butler fabrics, actually! Also, I will make my own wrapping paper.
eastmanl (at) hotmail (dot) com
What a wonderful way to encourage others! You rock!
I'm going green this holiday by making gifts like cookies and bread, and then "wrapping" them with fabric selvage bows.
Awesome giveaway and a great idea! I haven't made any new green changes lately, but have made many in the past such as cloth diapering, making reusable swiffer pads, and making my own skin care products. Thanks for doing this great giveaway!
Ambersewwonky(at)yahoo(dot)com
I would love a bag and to make a bag.
barboo49(at)aol(dot)com
I am upcycling wool sweaters and making mittens.
I am making a lot of my gifts, rather than buying mass produced stuff..and almost all of our food will be sourced from local producers. By the way, here in Ireland,for many years we have had to buy plastic bags, (or use re-usable) The shops cannot give them out free. millieandcolm(at)hotmail(dot)com
What a great prize!
CookCleanCraft(at)gmail(dot)com
I am trying to make gifts out of stuff I already have.Thanks for the giveaway.
jmclean at mts dot net
I'm going green by trying to give homemade or vintage/antique gifts if at all possible.
amanda.brekhus at gmail dot com
Would love to make and receive a bag. :)
If you'd like to enter my giveaway (I'm giving away a set of fabric coasters and a Heather Ross scrap pack), it's at: http://www.etsy.com/shop/ananemone
Happy giveaway day!
Love the bags and love the idea of using them over and over. I am using a lot less wrapping this year, reusing gift bags and making some from fabric. It makes it more fun too!
I'm trying to give handmade gifts and use reusable gift bags.
Jenn
jaikok(at)yahoo(dot)com
Wow, what a generous giveaway! I use reusable gift wrap for my Christmas gifts (sewn drawstring bags in various sizes).
sewsweetness(at)yahoo(dot)com
Adorable bags! I'm going green by cloth diapering and ending my disposable diaper use. :)
thetottery(at)gmail(dot)com
Going green this Christmas by looking for reusable or recycled wrapping!
aimeefriedrichsen (at) gmail (dot) com
What cute bags! I will totally make one and give it away on my blog or to one of my friends.
love the chance to win the bags. thanks for the giveaway.
pdudek (at) nc (dot) rr (dot) com
I'm taking my own tupperware to restaurants with me, instead of asking for a to-go box. I look a little over-prepared, but I know it is good for the land-fill.
elizabeth.aravena at gmail dot com
What an awesome giveaway!
I am making all our gifts this year, there is no wrapping paper and of course no wasteful packaging! We also go green everyday by eating fresh eggs from our chickens - christmas morning omelettes never tasted better! :)
What an amazing and generous giveaway! Eastern Montana definitely needs some reusable shopping bags. :)
We're doing a handmade Christmas this year and I've been visiting the thrift store to pick up old clothes and such to repurpose them and turn the into new items.
aprairiesunrise at gmail dot com
I'm being green by shopping online and not driving all over town, making gifts from stash fabrics and grocery shopping with my fabric bags.
Thanks so much for a chance to win one of these great bags and more fabric too. Oh pick me :0)
Happy sewing and Merry Christmas
kabquilting(at)yahoo(dot)com
I always try to be not only green but to also spend my money wisely. I buy things for people that are good quality and will last for a long time. Thanks for the chance to win!
mvlouie99(at)yahoo(dot)com
to go green this year i am trying to make as many gifts out of items from stuff we have...
jhoseyheitzman(at)gmail(dot)com
thank you for the giveaway! happy holidays!
I am making quilts usings old fannel shirts. My husband is making wooden toys for the kids. I am also making stuffed animals out of sweaters, I saw this idea on a blog.
Wow! What an amazing giveaway! Thanks to you and the Amy Butler crew!!!!
My big push this year is to gift my Christmas presents in reusable packaging. I'm not quite there yet but I'm getting close :-)
I love the keep on giving aspect.
cynthiammiller(at)excite (dot) com
I have been giving out bags to teachers and this year I made one for the kids in my daughters class and have stuffed them with seedlings! Trees AND green shopping habits <3
Thank you for such a great giveaway! Happy holidays to you and yours! xox
krencamp(at)gmail(dot)com
i have completely eliminated using plastic bags. saves the landfill and here it also saves you 5 cents a pop!
Christmas gifts this year include home made totes (similar to these i reckon) and yoga mat bags made with love.
happy holidays,
adrienne
girlphriend (at) hotmail (dot) com
krousegirl2 at aol dot com
we made pine cone ornaments, tin foil ornaments (used tinfoil...i flicked off the food parts!) reusing wrapping paper from last year...you know, it never seems like we do enough, but its always on my mind to go more green!
vbobroyahoocom
My green holiday: encouraging all gift-givers and seekers to give experiences and donations to charity, rather than buying (and giving) more "stuff". My fave: www.Kiva.org
And then stuff like bowling, or wine tours! Nothing to ship or carry or store! That's eco!
Thanks for the give-away....when there IS stuff, nest to use a re-usable cloth bag! And I may be making (and giving) a few of those too!
I reuse tissue paper and gift bags. I rarely have to buy new ones b/c I usually receive enough that I can use them next year.
I am also sewing cloth napkins as a gift. They are made from thrifted vintage sheets.
Wow, what a great idea. To be so generous yourself and then to encourage everyone to pass it on! julie(at)mattandjulie(dot)org
There are no more plastic bags for me. I've made many but I can always use an Amy Butler one. Your pattern looks like a great one to make. My DDIL would love one. Thanks for the chance to win one:)
I'd love a bag to give my daughter for xmas. she has to do all her shopping on "foot" and finds the plastic bags painful and hard to handle!
Heather
Heather.foster@kp.org
I've always loved your bags and I would be so thrilled to win one!
I've been working on being green the past few months by using all washable linens in the kitchen instead of paper and that includes cloth napkins. I would love to switch from using kleenex to using hankies but my family isn't on board with that one yet. =)
craftymama62[at]gmail[dot]com
This year I made a pledge to never buy wrapping paper again. We are using up what we have to reduce the amount that gets moved with us (military) and for the future when I will make wrapping with the kids or use reusable bags as wrapping.
I`m going greeen by sewing bags to package things in, instead of wrapping paper. Sure is a lot of work, but soooooooooo worth it!!
Thanks for the giveaway!
sohobutterfly ( a t ) gmail ( d o t ) com
Love the bags and ideas! You have inspired me to sew instead of wrap my gifts this year. Thanks!
i am going green this year by using a fake tree instead of a real tree.
fingers crossed,
Melissa B.
mbabecka@gmail.com
www.minimomentsoflife.blogspot.com
I'm baking bread for the neighbors & putting the loaves in reusable cloth bags :)
Loree
loreew at pacbell dot net
Wow 100 bags! that's an awesome giveaway effort! Last year I did a totally handmade christmas in my effort to be greener, this year sadly I just don't have the time but I have significantly cut down on the number of gifts I'm buying/recieving because we all tend to go a bit silly and do too much and there's no need really!
rachel.booker(at)gmail(dot)com
i want the bags. we are using cloth napkins this year for x mas instead of the paper ones. save the planet.
oh my ... how generous and I love the idea of spreading the love. One of the ways that we're going green is by buying a real tree and then returning it to the place we brought it from to be composted to help grow next years trees.
Theses bag would make great gifts. Thanks for the giveaway.
shaheenmujeeb at yahoo dot com
oooo! this is a cool gift!! love the idea :D this holidays i want to start a worm farm as well as a compost bin.. i'm doing the reading now.. well, between checking out all of these wonderful blogs :) and bookmarking heaps to return to.
in case i win (fingers crossed) i'm ekswhyzed_@hotmail.com
I am so up for this! I haven't bought any gifts this year - everything is made out of stuff I have already. Thanks! notchka(at)gmail(dot)com
WOW - you are giving away 100 bags? AMAZING - thanks for such a generous giveaway! How are we going green over here ... we're going to have an organic goose for the big family dinner!
My email-addy: quilthexle(at)yahoo(dot).de
I am using fabric gift bags (made from my scraps) instead of paper and instead of curly ribbon - using selvage edge (and I'm making sure I get those back).
shavroo53(at)yahoo(dot)com
Pretty good odds with 100 to give away!
I use my green bags a almost every shop...and have walked back to the car to get them a number of times!
We also use cloth nappies in this house!
Thanks for the giveaway!
ajcarter33(at)hotmail(dot)com
love the bags - we are not wrapping this year - using santa sacks instead to stay green :)
theconnollyclan(at)yahoo(dot)com
I love the bags!! I try so hard to always use a reusable bag.
I am slowly switching to LED lights ...so much better for my electricity bill!
I refuse to buy wrapping paper! depending on the person i often sew a reusable bag or wrap in whatever i can find [newspaper, greenbags, old pillowcases, recycled wrapping paper]
kandaz [at] optusnet [dot] com [dot] au
I love the bags! I am using cloth bags to wrap presents this year. Thanks for the chance to win!
grokgrace (at) hotmail (dot) com
Great idea! I am trying to use repurposed wrap for our gifts--been meaning to make fabric gift bags but haven't gotten that done yet. We've also been trying to switch over to energy efficient holiday lights. Thanks for the chance to win!
ktyoung1(at)gmail(dot)com
Wow!! I love it! I myself use fabric grocery store bags!! I would love to one to my sis-n-law to get her started!! I am making christmas gifts this year instead of buying them!! And packaging them in recycled bags!! thanks for the opportunity!!appleshae(at)hotmail(dot)com
With all the cooking around the holidays, I am composting all of my [compostable] food scraps, as well as taking my reusable bags with me for my shopping. I also refuse a plastic bag at other stores when I can easily carry what I just bought. I love the Amy Butler fabric and I would love to make a reusable bag for my mom or sister and get them to go green too! Thanks for the giveaway and Merry Christmas! :)
lindseyannlawson(at)gmail(dot)com
I try to take a fabric bag into every store, so I don't bring home any plastic bags.
quiltlady59(at)fuse(dot)net
What a wonderfully generous giveaway! I have been inspired by your blog and challenge to do something on my own. I plan to use fabric given to me for fabric produce bag giveaways throughout 2011.
Wow that's awesome! This year I'm trying to may a bunch of gifts from things I have on hand instead of buying more stuff!
lindsey-hill at hotmail dot com
I have either tried to handmake all my presents or buy from crafts people to support business that isn't HUGE.
Wow! Those are beautiful!
I found sheets at the thrift store to use as shashing for my sister's Christmas gift quilt.
mcheaston {at} gmail {dot} com
Whoa! I already use fabric bags, but I will never say no, especially one out of some lovely Amy Butler fabric. I tend to give my bags away when I come across someone who doesn't have one. I am going green by giving home canned goods (no throw away packaging) in small reusable holiday fabric bags. No trash!
All of my Christmas gifts this year are made from my stash of fabric and yarn, and they are all being wrapped in a homemade fabric gift bag!
nanny_lor4(at)yahoo(dot)ca
I won this in May and yes I am SELFISH and what it again!!
This year for christmas I took old jeans and made them into a tote! :D
nmommy02(at)gmail(dot)com
I am having a giveaway too, so if you have time feel free to stop by! http://hendrixville.blogspot.com/
I love this idea for a giveaway!! I'm going green by making sure all my gift wrapping is either handmade or completely recycled. I hate seeing all of it go to waste.
tiffanyamandafin(at)gmail(dot)com
What a great giveaway!!!
ditommaso(dot)claire(at)gmail(dot)com
i LOVE amy butler fabric/patterns!!
I'm going green by reusing fabrics I already had to make gifts. For instance, I had these fuzzy leopard print PJ pants that didn't fit me so I cut them up to make teddy bears for my kids! I'm also using fabric bags to wrap some of my gifts, as many as I can make. :)
Thanks for the giveaway!
Jess
jessicacook17 AT hotmail DOT com
what lovely bags! and i love your "take one, make one" philosophy!
manicd AT qx DOT net
A wonderful giveaway!
I am making ornaments and decorations, instead of buying more.
I've made several gift bags out of fabrics, as well.
:o)
pippirose59 at gmail dot com
I am making most of my gifts out of recycled fabric, and sewed many gift bags for those that are not (such as wine bags)
Thanks for the chance to win!
beth(dot)sebastian(at)gmail(dot)com
This is SOOOOOOO exciting! Thanks for the giveaway! Robyn (dot) Geddes (at) gmail (dot) com
valgirlak at mtaonline dot net
This year we did use a real tree and that is probably bad but, we are going to sink it in the lake to make a fishie habitat in the spring! We are planting apple trees in spring also. NO Tinsel!!!
Doing my best to eliminate wrapping paper this year - instead using reuseable boxes, fabric bags, etc.
lisabrideau at yahoo dot com
Fantastic giveaway! I am going green this Christmas by making a lot of my gifts - upcyling thrift store finds!
Hugs,
Kerry
kerrykatiecakeskeb43(at)gmail(dot)com
We are giving fruit trees as gifts again...a gift that keeps on giving :). Handmade items are another choice for the non-gardeners, made from 100% cotton. I love bag patterns.
country.chic.01(at)gmail(dot)com
I am making homemade gifts from my stash of craft supplies and fabric
hanson.julie@gmail.com
We use green grocery bags and I'd love to have(and give) one in these gorgeous Amy Butler fabrics! I'm also going green by making as many gifts as possible and instead of buying bows for packages, I use strips of leftover fabrics.
Thanks for this wonderful giveaway!
Sorry for the previous delete...forgot my email.
kellie(dot)cotton(at)att(dot)net
bmontanye(at)hotmail(dot)com
This is a great giveaway! I am using and redistributing used fabric and clothing for gifting. I am also giving my gardening and homesteading type magazines to our local co-op with the hope that they will appear as someone's best gift ever :)
I love your bags and that you send out one for me to make a give away! Merry Christmas! Laura
Thanks for the fun giveaway and have a Merry Christmas!!
Great idea and wonderful cause. The seaguls say thanks!
vicmil at aol dot com
I am putting gifts in reusable bags this year :)
Thanks for this!
lmr3683 at hotmail dot com
love these bags! I am wrapping everything in recycled and repurposed paper, and i tried to knit presents this year! joldis(at)hotmaildotcom
What a brilliant giveaway! I already use fabric bags, so the more people we can encourage to do so the better!
I always try not to wrap things - at home we use scarves and towels to wrap things so you're not left with a load of wrapping paper. I also like giving things like soaps wrapped in small towels, or putting things in little reusable gift bags.
Hi fellow green keeper!
I will be ding some upcycling projects with my girls. Recycling and encouraging others to through my blog.
Ally <'v'>
I love your idea. I'm glad I came across you via the give away.
I use reusable bags when I go shopping.
I'm trying to make most of christmas presents this year.
Chiskag(at)yahoo(dot)com
Love your bags and what are you doing for the environment! I am using fabric from vintage store clothing, tablecloths, curtains, etc in many of my gifts this Christmas---stole this idea from another blog!!! Thanks for entering me into your giveaway and Happy Holidays to you and yours!
What an amazing giveaway! I know exactly who i'd give the second bag too.
tazmind(at)gmail(dot)com
Cute!
annie(at)gluegunannie(dot)com
To be green this holiday, I tried to buy most of my gifts from local artists.
I'm going green with a fake tree!
Itsmelealee@gmail.com
I love those bags!
dionne dot gordon at gmail dot com
CHEERS!
We try every day to be a little more green. But one day I asked my kids if they could think of anything and my daughter suggested we always use cones when we buy ice cream at the shop. No more little plastic spoons and no more paper cups. We all agreed!
WOW! Count me in please - I love Amy Butler, and I love being 'green'. I ask Santa ;) not to giftwrap all the items in the kids stockings to save on paper being wasted. I use modern cloth nappies on my kids and wash and dry them outside or on a drying rack. I've heard that in the US people use driers/laundromats a lot, in NZ we don't if we can help it. What else - we recycle and I love upcycling items into something else :)
Love the idea and would love to win,
thanks,
christie(at)homegrownmama(dot)com
Ohhh - I already won a bag - not sure if I qualify - but I am a fabric nut so I am going to ask anyways. This year I am making all my gifts for friends and swaps!
I use lace, fabric, paper and used ornaments from the thrift store - you should see my little angels.
anyone if I am chosen - I would give one to my mother in law (who is a big recycler) and make the second one to keep!
luv2scrap44 at yahoo dot com
maughdin@yahoo.com
I can't sew but I want to try! eeeek! I'm almost scared to win!
My kids are making gifts out of repurposed trash like tp tubes and strawberry quarts. We will wrap gifts in newspaper for a very odd look under the tree!
No having to hit the mall: priceless.
This season I am attempting to go green from making gifts out of some thrift/upcycled fabrics and sweaters. Even my giveaway is made from thrifted materials.
turtlesrs(at)yahoo(dot)com
Ooh, cute bags. I started making my shopping bags last year and only made 6 (not enough for our family of 5!) and so I haven't been using them as often as I should. I just need a little kick in the pants to make some more.
Going green- we give our kids used books collected throughout the year, as their present from us. They get so much stuff from other family members that it seems silly to go out and buy more new toys.
All of my smaller gifts for family and friends will be "wrapped" in a bag that they can use to shop with afterwards. Thanks for the opportunity to win!=)
explabgirl(at)yahoo(dot)com
Great giveaway- love the fabric! I've tried to go green by using fabric bags and by recycling those old plastic bags into fused plastic baby bibs- cute christmas gifts for my niece and nephew : )
the.ant.hil(at)gmail(dot)com
Trying to give consumables.
marcibuchan(at)gmail(dot)com
I'm going green this Christmas by making drawstring bags out of fabric to hold Christmas gifts or we are reusing boxes, tissues, and raffia string instead of wrapping with new paper.
Thanks for the great give a way!
mcgulisa(at)gmail(dot)com
Great giveaway! This year we made Christmas gifts using our kids artwork from throughout the year.
Every time I go to the store, I take along my own bags--with Christmas shopping, that has saved a lot of bags! Thanks for the giveaway. leahclaireh(at)gmail(dot)com.
sandandstarfish at yahoo dot com
I love these giveaways :) I've been giving all my gifts in reusable totes this year and I love it!
Thank you so so much for this giveaway. Every little bit counts!
Very cool shopping bags!
we are not decorating with lights this year...that is very green!
Thanks for the opportunity.
:) Susan
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yaramsowmya at hotmail dot com
Going green by making many gifts, and buying from local crafters many of the rest.
I love the bags! I'm from a family of 11, so with spouse and kids there's almost 30 people at my house for Christmas. It's very easy to go thr paper plate route with that many, but this year I'm putting them to work washing dishes so that we don't use paper. Next year I hope to have made many many cloth napkins so that we might save there too!
Thanks! megancparsons(at)gmail(dot)com
I love this initiative, very cool.
We stopped wrapping our gifts a few years ago and have nice, handcrafted reusable gift bags instead.
WOW!!! What an amazing giveaway!
To go green, we are using electronic gift cards, making gifts, using reusable totes when we do shop, and turning the tree on only when we are in the room.
Desiree
weeshareblog@gmail.com
What great bags, and what a fun giveaway!
sarahlivingstonmoore(at)gmail(dot)com
many many of my friends are getting gift made from vintage materials :)
I am reusing as much wrapping/tissue/bags as I can this year!
crissybell17(at)gmail(dot)com
Love the bags! I am making most of my gifts from fabric I already had...I'm trying to reduce the amount of buying for Christmas this year. quiltingbarbie30(at)yahoo(dot)com
This year, I am sewing/crafting ALL of my Christmas gifts for family, friends, and co-workers! Most of them will be wrapped in a Green Bag Lady bag! :)
Thanks for the inspiration!
arbitraryaardvark(at)gmail(dot)com
awesome giveaway
ejxd95(at)gmail(dot)com
I am making lots of handmade gifts- I love vintage material
I like to reuse the comic section of the newspaper as wrapping paper! j-j-s[at]juno[dot]com
I like the bags what a cool idea. I made a bunch of handmade christmas presents this year, it was a lot more gratifying then going out and buying presents. mknield @ gmail . com
I love the bags! This year I'm going green by making all the women in the family reusable shopping bags. It's a different pattern than this giveaway so I'd love to try this one out too!
marij4(at)gmail(dot)com
What a great program! And what beautiful bags!! I have made most of my Christmas presents and have always 'wrapped' them in either a home made bag or a reusable bag I purchase at the grocery stores - no waste whatsoever and it brings another into the world of reusable market bags. kathegtn(at)aol(dot)com
I am making gift bags this Christmas. evegrand(at)gmail(dot)com. Thank you for participating.
I'm making a lot of gifts with fabric that has been recycled from old sheets and old books!
kimberlya80(at)hotmail(dot)com
I have made an effort to be green this year. My daughter is 2 and loves painting at preschool, so I used most of her paintings as wrapping paper. I have kept some of my favourite ones though!
I also made my gift tags from last year's Christmas cards.
And if you get a chance, check out our handmade Christmas tree on my blog. It's made from driftwood and we should be able to reuse it for years to come!
juicylu(at)yahoo(dot)com
Trying to knit gifts this year instead of purchasing items.
Jkbrawley1@att.net
Wow! Thanks Amy Butler! I would love a chance to win a bag! And to make one!
quiltyjen(at)gmail(dot)com
Thanks for the awesome giveaway!
Last year I "made" fabric wrapping paper and am using it again this year...love it!
What a generous giveaway! My new hobby is scavenging things from the dump and finding new homes for them. arisgin(at)yahoo(dot)com
love amy butler!
nelly dot barney at yahoo dot com
You should know that thanks to you i made my first reusable fabric bag, it was almost my first sewing item i made and it was because you made it look soooo easy.
So i´m here participating and this year i´m trying to make almost all my presents and buy nothing and giving them in fabric bahs also or cardboard boxes made by me that can be used for storage also.
Blessings and thanks!
Vanessa yvalu777@gmail.com
yvalu777(at)gmail(dot)com
whooo hooo! I love this...take one give one.... I also love sewing up grocery bags!
fragileflight(at)yahoo(dot)com
Oh I love doing green things, we just installed a new fluro globe in every light in the house!!!
beccaj74(at)yahoo(dot)com(dot)au
Fantastic! I'm glad I found your blog through SMS - I love what you're doing with the green bags! Thanks for the chance to be in to win one, and make one for somebody else. (If I'm lucky enough to win, my sister is going to benefit from me making her a bag as well!)
I've been trying to go green slowly but steadily. I'm going to make fabric wrapping paper this Christmas, as I hate having to buy and throw out the paper type! (Although in my family, we carefully fold and reuse wrapping paper for several years until it falls apart anyway!)
Have a great Christmas!
macska(at)gmail(dot)com
You have come a long way on these bags. I won one from you a few years ago and I use it all the time. Thanks for the giveaway.
Come by and enter my giveaway. Thanks
wonderful idea!
I am using wrapping paper i already have insted of buying new paper this year.
lisa c. lcox3@nycap.rr.com
bobyn28(at)gmail(dot)com
I'm planning on using cloth bags for my presents this year, probably mostly out of random scraps from around the house.
This offer is so amazing!! We are going green this year by making lots of soap for giveaways. Thanks for the chance. debgiro at wildblue dot net
We are trying to be more green this holiday by making most of the gifts we give from fabric/materials I already have on hand. I re-use lots of wrapping paper/gifts bags/tissue paper/etc. Thanks for the chance to win!
mylitlckrets (at) gmail (dot) com
I am wrapping in fabric and other recycled materials, and I did all of my shopping with reusable bags.
Thank you, Green Bag Lady!
SaraSuzanneSews(at)gmail(dot)com
Thanks for the wonderful giveaway and Merry Christmas to you. I use re-usable wrapping for some of my gifts such as a tin or cloth gift bag.
WOw . . . I'm loving these odds! :)
skooksplayground[at]gmail[dot]com
Trying again...with email this time. :)
gracenote30(at)gmail(dot)com
Such an awesome giveaway! Let's see...I am trying to make lots of my Christmas gifts and using supplies that we already have for wrapping instead of buying new. Thanks for the chance!
Well I still have SO many bags given to me over the years that I re-used what I already had...no buying any more for me!
mandy(dot)ueda(at)gmail(dot)com
Wow! What a great initiative! I'll happily join the cause!
This year I am making a quilt for my sister and BIL out of repurposed vintage sheets...and guess what?! It's ACTUALLY green! (You can find images on my blog, if you're interested.)
thoughtandfound(at)gmail(dot)com
LOVE LOVE LOVE these green bags :) This year I am going green by having my students in my Middle School Special Needs Self-Contained classroom create ornaments out of recycled materials, (such as scrap pieces of paper from this year that haven't been used, and I decided rather than tossing it out to use for this project, and also paper clips in my draw, rather than buying ornament hangers). The kids have loved this project and decorating my very PINK tree. I am glad they have, because they are mostly boys and I was afraid they may not like my PINK recylced tree from my PINK college days, (haha!) I am a first year teacher so I have found not only is going green good for the environment, it is also cost effective! I love it! Thanks for this great giveaway, and I hope I win one! How lovely that would be! God bless & Merry Christmas!
cthompson4(at)liberty(dot)edu
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FUN! Thanks for the chance to win...
Love the fabric. I'm trying to reuse gift bags and make fabric bags for christmas gifts this year.
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Bagette Dad
Ack! Sorry! I forgot to leave my email address in my previous comment...
goneinkognito(at)gmail(dot)com
I've almost managed to wrap all my Christmas presents in reusable bags. I'm not quite there yet... but getting closer!
I'm try to make or find recycled gifts this year.
jkbk1969(at)gmail(dot)com
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