Elleabelle makes sumptuously yummy jewelry. Variations in color, shape, type, and size of crystals, gemstones, pearls, and more are combined with wire, chains, and magic into timeless pieces of wearable art. I like crystals for their supposed metaphysical properties and have been known to drop several stones into a pouch strung around my neck. But Elleabelle's designs weave citrine, and chalcedony, and rose quartz, and carnelian, and what have you into beautiful and artistic fashion statements, putting brown suede pouches totally out of the competition. There are several close up photos of each item in the shop, so you can get a really good feel for how a piece looks in its entirety.
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Tapebubba is an engineer by profession, and he has put that engineering mindset to work on his hobby turned Etsy business: Making stylish and sensibly designed wallets out of tape. That's right, tape. Tapebubba uses both shiny duct tape and matte canvas gaffers tape and his designs are tastefully, artistically, fun. Tapebubba makes two styles of men's wallet, the 7-pocket Stuffer and the 9-pocket Stuffer Plus. He also offers a collection of other items: An 8-pocket covered money clip, coin purses, checkbook covers, and cosmetic bags. His range of styles is such that you can find something for most everyone, and none of his styles is anywhere close to boring.
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Annie Leonard is an expert in international sustainability and environmental health issues. For over 20 years, she has traveled the world investigating factories and dump sites. In this fast paced, entertaining, and highly informative interactive video, she exposes connections between our excessive production/consumption patterns and many of our social and environmental problems. And in her witty way with this serious subject, Annie Leonard also explains how consumerism became our national agenda. There is a lot of food for thought (and suggestions for involvement) packed into this 20 minute animated video.
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