Posts from — June 2008

1. Um ano de Pano p’ra Mangas, 2. Happy Beeswax Birthday Candles, 3. late birthday wishes, and exam results, 4. Happy Birthday Lady Orangeya*, 5. Partied Their Heads Off, 6. Day 74: Birthday Cupcake, 7. Birthday Candles, 8. Lit, 9. Happiness on a stick, 10. It’s My Flickr Birthday !, 11. Happy birthday twins!, 12. Birthday Candles, 13. Happy Birthday Christopher, 14. 365 Project - day 48, 15. 1st Flickrversary, 16. Birthday candles, 17. Emmy’s Birthday Cupcake, 18. Happy Birthday MaD Gi®L•™, 19. Flowers candles., 20. birthday cupcakes, 21. tiny lil cake for a tiny lil boy!, 22. make a wish, 23. Special Person =*, 24. .., 25. teddy and blondie

Today is my birthday!! Here’s a fun and lovely birthday wishes mosaic I created from flickr. I loved seeing all of the gorgeous cupcakes and cakes. I’ll take a picture of my birthday cake later tonight.

Chocolate Cupcakes with White, Pink and Green Vanilla Buttercream, originally uploaded by danivance.

Today is my birthday!!

Monday::Mosaic|Where’s My Toes??, originally uploaded by simplyembellish.

As this pregnancy gets further along, I’ve gotten to the point where I’ve lost the ability to see my toes. In tribute to my lost toes, here’s a mosaic of cute toe pictures I’ve found via flickr.

1. Tote Bag- Reversible- Vintage Felicity

2. Button Bobbies - B and W

3. 4×6 Postcards - Recycled BoxCard Children - Pack of 8

4. Pillowcase Skirt - Reversible - Mulberry Morning

5. Belt Bracelet - Dauntless

Continuing on my post from Tuesday about repurposing old/used things, I came across this etsy seller, Re-Made. They make old things, like cardboard boxes, leather belts and floral pillow cases and make them new again. They make dresses, skirts and tote bags out of the pillow cases, cute leather bracelets from the old belts, and fun postcards from used food cardboard boxes. Everything they create was made from something else. I love that they are reusing and recycling to bring new things into the world without using any more of our Earth’s resources. yea for them!!

I recently spied these at my local supermarket, eco-friendly disposable paper plates. These plates, made by Chinet are made from recycled fibers, including post-comsumer recycled fiber (like recycled paper).

The greenest choice is reusable plates, cups and utensils, but that isn’t always the most practical. So, I pose this question: is the phrase “eco-disposable” an oxymoron?

I spied these disposable plates at the supermarket recently. (Yes, I take my digital camera grocery shopping…). They are made by Chinet, come in a variety of colors like this sagey green and a light blue, cost about $3 for this pack of 44 and—get this–they are made from recycled fibers INCLUDING a high-percentage of post-consumer recycled fiber. (Post-consumer, in case you’re wondering, means it’s made from paper we put out for recycling… like at the office or curbside at home).

So, this product is helping to “complete the loop” by using recycled materials. And it does help busy people who can’t wash tons of plates. But is it encouraging the use of disposables still?

Do you think it’s better to go green and make the effort to use reusables or is it OK to cheat a bit and still be green-ish by using these “eco-disposable” plates?

364, originally uploaded by bulhaa.

Beautiful! There is nothing like the smell of plumeria flowers… one of my favorite smells.