Happy Leap Day!

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A wonderful Leap Day to all of you. If it is your birthday today, I hope it is extra special! I'm excited to have an extra day on this spinning planet! Teresa

Check out Indo Projects…

Chicago based Indo Projects are designers seeking to inspire small changes towards a better world. Their window displays are constructed with materials that have been diverted from the waste-stream. Two thumbs up, and look how cool they are…

Beauty Parlor sign made out of old nail polish caps.

Feather Snow made out of salvaged paper.

Awesome! Read more about them HERE. Teresa

Birthday Sunset…

My friend Harmony and her husband went to the beach on my birthday and sent photos of the gorgeous sunset. Enjoy…

Thank you Harmony! Teresa

Repurposed Globes!

I have a thing for globes. Maybe because they are a small representation of this beautiful one that we take out for a 24 hour spin every day. Remember this post? Here are some more great ideas…

I'm seeing a globe project or 2 in my future. View links to the photos and 16 MORE great globe projects at Blue Velvet Chair. Teresa

Produce Pesticide Guide

I had this in my email from Stonyfield Farms today. Thought you might like to see it too! More info HERE. Print it out and stick in your Green Bag Lady bag to go shopping with you too! Teresa

So you said it's your birthday…

…it's my birthday too! I'm one year older today. Is it your birthday too? If so, I'll send you a bag! Teresa

Recycled Jewelry…

Check out these pretty pendants made from broken plates and china! So sweet. What a lovely birthday gift or Mother's Day gift. So much nicer than throwing away those plates! From the etsy shop of Dishfunctional Designs. Teresa

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Crypton FREEBIE #2 - WINNERS!

Congratulations to the following lucky folks…

Winners of the Crypton Super Fabric shopping bags are:

Marie Weathers, CA
Sara Miles-Jewell, KY
Kris Ball, MI
Susan Haebig, WI
Katelyn Auclair, MA
Angel Hsiao, CA
michellemckenzie23
donareynolds8
tyyr
emilysalvi
Viktoryia Pasiukevich, BELARUS
kj_hahn

Please look for an email from Bagette Dad. He will be asking for your mailing address so we can send you your prize. PLEASE CHECK YOUR SPAM FOLDER. We have issues with emails going to spam. Thanks and enjoy!

The emails will look like this:
Green Bag Lady, CryptonFreebie2_2_2012

Crypton FREEBIE #2!

Remember THIS freebie? Well, the kind folks at Crypton sent us LOTS of fabric. Yes, bolts. And, about that same time I got a request from the California Association of Museums to provide bags for their 2012 conference. Hence 500 Crypton bags for some lucky conference attendees…

 Don't they look great with their bags?

Here is a stack before they were shipped out…

And, guess what? In our enthusiasm to make the bags for the conference, we ended up with some extra! What do you think we should do with them?

How about give YOU the chance to win one! TWELVE of these lovely bags are up for grabs in this freebie. Good luck! To enter, 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, you will not be entered in the freebie.

•DEADLINE FOR THE FREEBIE IS 10pm(CST) Monday, February 20, 2012. (winners will be posted here and notified by email no later than Feb 21) 

TWELVE people will be chosen randomly from the comments to win. Don't forget to leave us your email! 

Good Luck and thanks for playing along! Teresa

International entries are welcome.

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Things I need to do…

…to be more like Martha.

Cover the lids of my sewing room jars with pretty fabric…

Make a necklace from some of my mom's old brooches, then maybe I would actually wear them…

Of course, you knew I would like this one. Make a bag out of an old pillow case, so cute…

And, I really need to make these notebooks as I never seem to have enough scrap paper on hand to make  lists to remind me to do stuff…

Any other suggestions from Martha that I need to know about? Teresa

Wishing for spring…

…and thinking that this would be fun to make! So easy! My kids would love to see all the birds right outside our window. Directions are found HERE. Thanks for sending Adry! Teresa

Happy Valentine's Day!

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Have a great Valentine's Day everyone! Try to make it as green as possible! Teresa

Russia Bag!

Dear Teresa and David,

Thank you for sending me your wonderful bags! 

I like it so much and I share them with my mom and sister, because they like these bags too. (this is my bag on photo :))

I love to use this bag, especially when I go for a walk or for shopping with my baby boy. Bag is very light and also i like its color. And most important - is eco-friendly :)

Thank you for your program! I hope that many people will refuse plastic bags and choose these nice eco-friendly bags))

Best regards and Happy Valentine's Day to you and your family!

Yuliya

Sending you…

Sending you…

…lovely thoughts this Monday

…a thanks for coming back each week

…iPhone photos of the Bagettes yesterday (including 3 cute ones on loan from the Pharmacy Fraternity here on campus, thanks for coming Becky, Kimberly and Alexander)

…over to Little Girl's blog to enter a Giveaway

…best wishes for a lovely Valentine's Day tomorrow!

Teresa

Flash Mob

My husband flies for AirTran Airways based out of Altanta. They were bought by Southwest Airlines this past year. The video is "Atlanta at Last." February 12, 2012 Southwest Airlines launched their very first inaugural flight from Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport and celebrated with a flash mob! 

This is the Official Southwest Airlines Flash Mob video. Enjoy! Teresa

Russia Bag!

Hi,
Received a great bag (№ 18556, 18557): light, spacious, high quality stitched. Many thanks to all who participated in their creation. Going to the store with them - a pleasure! Photo attached. Thank you very much once again.

All the best, Julia, Saint-Petersburg, Russia.

Nice…

The caption reads, "What Lies Under" and is by Ferfi Rizkiyanto from HERE. Thanks for sharing Bagette April! Have you cut your plastic consumption? Teresa

Simply Remarkable…

Imagine the patience needed to carve these heads out of phone books! Yessssss! I am officially in the Chen Long-Bin fan club. Amazing. You all know how much I adore taking old useless stuff and turning it into new very cool stuff. This made my day. Teresa

A little tour…

Giving you a little tour of my office at the University. Wish I was outside or sewing. I have a stack of assignments to grade… I hope YOU are outside or sewing! I will now stop procrastinating…Teresa

The Story of Cosmetics…

I haven't posted an Annie Leonard video in a while, this one is The Story of Cosmetics. I still think my fav is The Story of Stuff. You can find out how toxic your cosmetics are HERE. Teresa

Dear Mother Earth…

Dear Mother Earth--

You take my breath away…then give it right back…

Love, Teresa

Superbowl of Fabric!

Yesterday the Bagettes and I had our own Superbowl party. It was the Superbowl of Fabric (according to Ann). We had many bags of donated cloth of go through and it was loads of fun. Much more exciting that watching football…

The donation came from Lisa and Lindsey, the sweet mother and daughter team behind erin.lane bags right here in Tennessee! Check out their adorable etsy shop. They make everything you need to keep your knitting supplies and projects tidy. Now, if only I knew how to knit…

One whole bag of the fabric they donated was scraps that was PERFECT for handles. Already cut and everything!

 Bagette Leyla…

 Bagette Alicia…

 Bagette Ann…

 Bagette Kathleen…

What kind of food do you have at a Superbowl of Fabric party? Chocolate, of course. Huge thanks once again to Lisa and Lindsey! Have a great week. Teresa