Long Stone StoneWear Bracelet by Shelly Daly, Spot-On Dottie Dress by Sweet Pepita, Upcycled Sketchbook by Of Machines.

A few months ago, you may have come across an issue of Craft magazine that focused on crafting green. It was chock full of tutorials, crafts, crafters, and thoughtful articles that featured what the writers at Craft call “embracing the green ethos.”

Well guess what folks? Baltimore by Hand is following suit. After today, BBH will be absorbed into B’More Green – a larger blog that explores green living in Baltimore and beyond. This is being done in part to expose the local handmade movement to a wider audience. It’s also because crafting is and has always been the perfect medium for integrating sustainable methods and materials.

Of course, crafting green doesn’t mean that every material must be reclaimed or recycled. For some of us, it may simply mean that our vision is informed by nature or that we use earth friendly power glue in place of something toxic. Using handcrafted tools, ethically mined jewelry findings or soy-based inks and dyes are only a few of the many examples of how crafters apply eco-friendly practices to their work. The possibilities are endless.

With that in mind, please stay tuned. In the coming weeks, B’More Green will feature green minded craft tutorials, products, crafters, shops and helpful hints on how to be green in creative, thoughtful and surprising ways. And as always, if you have a craft to share – something that exemplifies embracing the green – send it my way!