Organic '11 FREEBIE #2. . .

Organic '11…it all started with this freebie.

During the Sew Mama Sew Green Grocery Bag Challenge, I was thrilled to see how other people used the pattern to make their own bags or other uses for fabric bags. These produce bags by Daisy Janie are just adorable! And, better yet, the pattern is FREE! Go make some. I'll wait here…

Done yet? Freebie? Oh, right. We have ANOTHER organic fabric freebie for you! Yay! And, it is with Daisy Janie fabric! How great is that? And, how cute is this fabric?

This is what's up for grabs, TWO stacks of 5 fat quarters of Daisy Janie Geo Grand…

 Super cute…

 AND, 5 Green Bag Lady bags made from Geo Grand…

And, GUESS WHAT? For you quilters out there and those of you who like to match fabric in general, Daisy Janie teamed up with Harmony Art (and you know I adore Harmony) to have the same chocolate brown. SO, Geo Grand matches beautifully with Harmony Art Chocolate Brown. How do I know? The back of these bags are solid Harmony brown and they are just lovely…lovely, I say!

As if that weren't enough, Daisy Janie is having a SALE in her esty shop. Yup. 25% off a lot of yumminess! Go, go shop, I'll wait.

So, we have 2 stacks of fat quarters, and 5 fab bags up for grabs for any SEVEN folks to win!! Wow! And, to top things off, if you enter and DO NOT already have a bag from us (and do not win one of the above bags), you will get one anyway.

The rules, how to enter, what to do, yada yada yada…

•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 your comment tell us which Daisy Janie fabric is your favorite.

•Do a blog post/email/facebook/twitter, etc. and tell everyone to come and enter this freebie. If you do, leave ANOTHER comment with the link for a second chance to win.

•DEADLINE TO LEAVE A COMMENT FOR THE FREEBIE IS MIDNIGHT (CST) TUESDAY, February 1, 2011.

Good luck! Happy Organic '11! Teresa

PS-YES, we will ship internationally!

Thank you Plastic Bag Ban Report. . .

. . .for doing an article on Green Bag Lady!

You can read it here. Check back soon for another freebie everyone! Teresa

So cool!

Photo: Christopher Fennell

At the intersection of West Broad and Alps Road in Athens, Georgia, if you're looking to catch a bus, you can wait at the region's most innovative (and recycled) bus stop. It's made from three old school buses (years 1962, 1972 and 1977), with the seat taken from a decommissioned Atlanta city bus.


From Treehugger, read entire article HERE.

India Bag!

hi teresa,

here is the photo of the bag you sent me. loved the watermelon print. my son agreed to take this snap for me.

i must also tell you that i had forwarded the link of your video of how to make a bag to a friend of mine who got so inspired by it that she too stitched a bag using her mom's old saree. will ask her to send you a snap of the bag too. she has posted it on facebook.

thanks and regards,

trupti

Spain Bag!

Dear David and Teresa,

Here you have a picture of me (and my dog Lupita) shopping in Barcelona with the wonderful fabric bag you sent me. Thanks again!

Regards,

Xènia

-- 

Xènia Martínez Bou

Traductora - English, Italiano, Español, Català

Ajustadora - Español, Català

www.xeniamartinez.com

And she has a friend…

CSN freebie winner. . .

Congratulations to Sonja Mawson, the winner of the $55 CSN freebie!

If you would like to enter another CSN freebie for $25, SUDHA is having one on her blog! Go enter!

I will be posting another freebie on Monday, come back + have a good weekend! Teresa

Other things. . .

I have made exactly 3 quilts in my life. Well, 3 that aren't meant for dolls. Tiny ones don't count. #1 can be seen here in my re-done sewing room. #2 was sent to Harmony for Christmas. And, introducing #3…

Isn't she sweet? She is made entirely from vintage flannel. A box of these scraps was donated to Green Bag Lady. I couldn't stand to see them just go into pet beds, so I washed them and gave them some love. The large piece of vintage flannel on the back was bought at Thread Fest this fall. I know the sewing lines aren't straight for all of you quilters looking closely, they are not supposed to be. I just wander around my quilts until they are done. :) Kinda like I do through life! Teresa

PS--This will go to a special baby girl to be born this summer!
PPS--Bagette Margaret took pity on my unbinding ways and bound it for me, by hand, beautifully. I heart you Margaret!

Pennsylvania Bag!

Hi Teresa, I linked to you and posted some pics of my new bag on my blog. Love your project.
http://www.justchildrensbooks.com/thoughts-on-bags-a-thank-you/

Thank you very much,
Nichole

$55 CSN Freebie!

CSN has done it again! They are offering one of my readers a $55 gift card to use at any of their 200 online stores. Isn't that great? You can get anything from wall art and decor, organic towels, a composter, planters (thinking of spring), anything you need!

Look at some of the cute things I found in the wall art and decor section. The last one is my fav!

Here is what you need to do to enter this freebie:

•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 your comment, share with us what you would get with the $55!

•DEADLINE TO LEAVE A COMMENT FOR THE FREEBIE IS MIDNIGHT (CST) Thursday, January 27, 2011.

ONE winner* will be drawn at random for the $55 gift card. Good luck!  Teresa

*ONLY CANADIAN AND USA RESIDENTS CAN BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS FREEBIE. THANKS!

Shrek is GREEN, are YOU?

We are thrilled to be at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center tonight for the opening of Shrek the Musical. It's sure to be fun! We have 500, YES, 500 bags to give away tonight. We want everyone to be like Shrek. I mean, just look how green he is! Come join us! If you are in the area, stop by and get a bag, you don't have to have a ticket to get one! Teresa

Nice

Dear Mother Earth. . .

You are amazing! I don't know how you do it.

She's a beauty!

Your friend in awe--Teresa

Isaac Salazar

All I can say is WOW!

Fantastic book origami by Isaac Salazar. Via Recyclart.

Happy Monday--Teresa

The well traveled bag…

…is now in COSTA RICA! (read more HERE)

Hi Teresa, 

I'm really getting a LOT of use out of my GBL here in Costa Rica.. I use it as a 'purse' for walking on the beach...

It's perfect...  Here is a view of the sunset the other night on Playa Negra in Puerto Viejo, CR and I couldn't resist

posing with my GB!  Take care, Leesa

Maybe tomorrow?

Handmade Christmas IV

Ya, I know it is AFTER the big day. But, I couldn't show you this before otherwise the surprise would have been ruined!

Sometime in the fall Little Girl drew this…the prices crack me up…

I think Little Girl told Big Girl that the green outfit was her fav…

For Christmas, Big Girl reproduced that outfit for Little Girl for her American Girl and Madam Alexander dolls. Isn't that sweet? I helped a bit, but most of it was done by Big Girl. It was even her idea to use fabric markers to recreate the skirt fabric when we could not find any that would work. And here it is…

Little Girl puts her dolls in it all the time and was ABSOLUTELY thrilled with it on Christmas day. Makes my heart so happy. Off to see the Bagettes for our Sunday afternoon bag time. Teresa

Zero cost toy…

Remember this post? The idea came from Made by Joel. Little Girl is one of the 8 people who reads this blog. Thank you Little Girl. And, thank YOU for reading too. Anyway, she decided that we should make one today. Perfect, go enlist your father, he is probably in the basement playing with power tools anyway.

Cost: Zero
Time involved: 10 minutes
Play time: 2 hours and going strong…

Thank you Joel, don't know you, but you are my new favorite person! Teresa

A little more…

C'mon. . .

…girl, you can do it! Taken today.

Texas Bag!

I sent off my bag from the Take one make one Freebie giveaway. My recipient declined a photograph so I am sending the one I took of it before I mailed it. Thank you so much for the generous gifts. They are being well used already. Also, I love the pattern and have made several already, including a sort of upgraded downsized version for my little girl to use. She had commandeered mine, which I needed, so I changed the pattern up a bit and also made it little bitty for her so she can carry her groceries too (and toys, and books and whatever else she finds to put in it).

Thanks again!
Amy

I'm a fan of Van. . .

Van Jones lays out a case against plastic pollution from the perspective of social justice. Because plastic trash, he shows us, hits poor people and poor countries "first and worst," with consequences we all share no matter where we live and what we earn. At TEDxGPGP, he offers a few powerful ideas to help us reclaim our throwaway planet.

Snow day. . .again. . .

We have a snow day here in Tennessee again. Kids love it. Parents are groaning. Again. . .

 No, I don't live on a farm. . .

 Tracks. . .

 This one's my fav. . .

Enjoy YOUR day, snow or not. Teresa

PS, yes, I know my header is boring. I'm having technical difficulties. I hope to see my web guru this afternoon. Fixed, hope you like it!

Waiting. . . patiently . . .

My husband gave me an amaryllis bulb kit before Christmas. She's a little tilted, just like me. I'm waiting patiently for her to bloom. Of course, she's a she. I keep thinking "any day now" every time I pass her by. . . Teresa

Worth it. . .

This is worth 6 minutes of your time. It should remind you how lucky you are. Normally graduation is pretty boring, but I'm glad I was there this year! Watch and you will see why. Teresa

India Bag Lady!

hello,

sometime back, i had stitched a few bags after i saw the video from the green bag lady on youtube. i had also clicked a foto. but forgot to send it than. anyways, i am attaching the foto now. my son readily agreed to pose with the bags i stitched. both my sons and my husband along with me have been using fabric bags for two years now. we have totally stopped accepting plastic bags. 

to take it even further, our residents' welfare association has spread this campaign to as many residents as possible in this area.

thanks and regards,

trupti

Bangalore, KARNATAKA, INDIA

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That is fabulous Trupti! Keep up the good work. Thank you for the photo, your son is absolutely adorable! Teresa

Plastic Bag Ban Report

Another site to keep you eye on is the Plastic Bag Ban Report. They are "Keeping an eye on plastic bags." just like us! Ted Duboise has up to date information on the state of plastic bags all over the world. Thanks Ted!

You should really go read his last post about how plastic bags are killing camels. Sheesh. Yuck. Ugh. Sigh. Teresa

Yay Dell!

Even though I'm a Mac person, I learned a lot in 2 minutes, especially about the Goodwill Locations! Click HERE for more on recycling computer equipment with Dell. Teresa

Freebie Winners and the details. . .

Congratulations!

Bag# 12,000 (polka dot) will go to Carla of Buenos Aires!

Bag# 14,000 (green) will go to Roberta of North Carolina!

Everyone else that entered that does not already possess a bag from us will get one! Yay! Please check your spam folders if you have not gotten an email from Bagette Dad yet, it might be there. It will look like this: Green Bag Lady, AnniversaryFreebie_1_11.

We have 3 emails that bounced:

m darlene carey
jlsmith  (OK, fixed typo)
rachelle@tinkerlab

Please leave a comment here so we can get your correct email!

Happy Wednesday! Teresa

This past Sunday. . .

As I have mentioned before, the Bagettes and I get together every Sunday afternoon and work on bags. No sewing actually takes place but a lot of cutting, ironing, prepping, gabbing and chocolate consumption sure does! Then, the bags go home with individuals for all the sewing.

We had a record 11 Bagettes, yes 11 in 2011 (I'm seeing a theme here) show up! Love you Bagettes!

Disclaimer: Questionable photo quality due to images taken with my iPhone.

 Ann, Alicia and Carole iron on labels and mark for handles. . .

 Barbara cutting labels, Chelsea and April pinking handles. . .

 Connie, the expert at ironing. . .

 Me, cutting. . .

 All ELEVEN of us, jazz hands intact. . .

L to R, top row: Carole, Chelsea, me, Ann, Connie, Alicia, Karen, Rachel, bottom row: Barbara, Frieda, April

Have a good week. Freebie below is open until midnight tonight! Hurry! Teresa

ANNIVERSARY FREEBIE!!!!

Guess what?

3 years ago, 900 posts ago and 14,000 bags ago, Green Bag Lady began from a pile of fabric in my sewing room. It is truly hard to believe what has happened since January of 2008. Yikes! Really? 14,000 bags. I could not have done any of this without the Bagettes, all my sponsors, fabric donors, and YOU dear readers!

Thanks!

14,000 is not enough though. . .we are greedy. We want MORE people using fabric bags. MORE people carrying Green Bag Lady bags every day. MORE, MORE, MORE! Ah ha ha ha (insert crazy person laugh here)!

Here is what is up for grabs. . .2 special bags. . .

Bag number 12,000. . . why do we still have this? Well, it was never claimed from THIS freebie. . . it is so sad and feeling dejected and needs a good home. . .it is tired of hanging in my sewing room. . .

Bag number 14,000. . . made just for you, by little old me. . .

And a pile of lightweight bags just itching for a new home, to be useful, to be loved, to help save the world from plastic bags. . . too dramatic? I'm channeling my 12 year old drama queen. . .

Also, Bagette Dad informs me that he is REALLY bored and needs something to do, so leave LOTS of comments for him to read. Tell EVERYONE about the freebie!

ANYONE, even if you already have a bag from us can win bag #s 12,000 and 14,000, we will pick randomly from all the comments. If you DO NOT have a bag from us already, you can win one of the lightweight (perfect for shipping AND for putting in purse or pocket) bags! If we have enough, we will send them to EVERYONE that leaves a comment! Wow!

Also, since Bagette Dad needs something to do, he is offering up a special prize for one entrant. I don't know what it is, it is top secret apparently. If he lets me know, I'll let YOU know!

To enter please 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 your comment tell us what you like or don't like about winter.

•DEADLINE TO LEAVE A COMMENT FOR THE FREEBIE IS MIDNIGHT (CST) TUESDAY, January 18, 2011

Good luck! Teresa


FREEBIE IS NOW CLOSED, THANK YOU FOR ENTERING. STAY TUNED FOR MORE GREEN INFO AND FUTURE FREEBIES!