GO GREEN/SAVE GREEN @ threepeats Jewelry (7/21 - 7/27)

Chartreuse on the Loose Necklace now $15

Desert Sky Dangle Earrings now $6

All of the Etsy Twitter Team events are fun, well-organized and successful, but the one that starts today, the GO GREEN Event, is philosophically close to my heart. The event spotlights items made by team members from recycled or reused materials so that not only can buying handmade be fun, it can be good for the planet. Since all my necklaces and earrings are made from recycled vintage materials, I have put everything in my etsy shop on sale for the event.

Everything @ threepeats Jewelry is 25% off

for the GO GREEN Event (July 21st through 27th)

Refunds will be posted to buyers' Paypal accounts after purchase

and this offer may not be combined with any others such as store gift certificates.

So, Shop threepeats, Save the cheerleader, Save the planet!

Check out the ETT blog to see what other participating shops are offering and for directions on winning great prizes!

Going Green with the Team

The Etsy Twitter Team's Go Green Event, which runs from July 21st through July 27th has made me think about how to describe my eco-friendly creations and the importance of everyone taking "small" steps towards "greening" the planet.

I use bits and pieces from broken, unwearable or undesirable vintage jewelry to create my earrings and necklaces. In the online world of social networking and promoting, I am often asked to describe my work in a couple of sentences making sure I include all the key words that may lead people to my shop on etsy, threepeats Jewelry. I am a fan of not being wasteful and proud that I take old, unwanted things and turn them into newer, desired objects. Have I recycled? To me, recycling means taking something that has already been used and using it again in the same way, so yes, I recycle and that was always the way I described, tagged and key-worded my designs.

But every time I turn around (or so it seems!) there is a new term that I think might describe what I do better, such as "upcycle." No, that implies a value judgement that what I am creating is somehow better than what came before. How about reclaiming...or refashioning or repurposing? There's reprocessing (like uranium), salvaging, saving (too noble), recovering (like lost computer files) or just plain reusing.

I may not be saving the planet but every little bit helps. I am keeping lots of plastic beads and metal findings and chain out of the landfills (unwasting? dewasting?). For the Go Green event, I have specifically investigated how to package and ship my items using "green" materials which I will do from now on. And you know what? It's not important what we call it, as long as we do it!

Going Green is a lifestyle...a philosophy...a set of priorities...and if I can take five minute showers (which I do)...anyone can take that first step.

The ETT is having a PARTAAAY! And YOU ARE INVITED!

Partaay is New York for party and the Etsy Twitter Team is throwing one...an ECO-party...starting next Tuesday, July 21st and lasting until the wee hours (well midnight) of July 27th. Several team members will be offering discounts and specials in their shops as well as eco-friendly items crafted specifically for this event. Oh, I almost forgot there will be prizes (just not for dancing!)


For details about the Go Green event, keep checking the Etsy Twitter Team blog.

The Go Green Event graphic was designed by Susan M. Brown @ Salon D'Arte