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September 4, 2009

Buy local for back to school

If you’re still shopping for back to school, consider buying local and handmade. Jennifer O’Brien’s durable tote bags, which are made out of heavy duty duck cotton canvas and lined with felt, are perfect for carrying textbooks. Need a globe? Check out Bluebell’s collection of vintage home décor. Fuzzy Mug’s snazzy wire bound journals are made from recycled paper stock, and Glow Girl’s reusable fabric sandwich sacks are so much cooler than plastic baggies. The best part is that all of these items are available on Etsy, so you won't have to fuss with long lines. Simply click and enjoy:

4%20Pack%20Hair%20Clips%20by%20froggypantscreations.jpg Bird%20on%20the%20Water%20Tower%20Pleated%20Bag%20by%20jennyjen42.jpg Sandwich%20Snack%20Baggies%20by%20glowgirl16.jpg
4 Pack of Hair Clips by Froggy Pants Creations ($5), Bird on the Water Tower Pleated Bag by jennyjen42 ($70), Sandwich Snack Baggies by Glow Girl ($7).

Vintage%20Rplogle%20World%20Globe%20by%20bluebell.jpg Black%20Pebble%20Scarf%20by%20RedPrairiePress.jpg The%20Squirrel%20Dit%20It%20Wire-Bound%20Journal%20by%20FuzzyMug.jpg
Vintage Replogle World Globe by Bluebell ($25), Black Pebble Scarf by Red Prairie Press ($18), The Squirrel Did It Wire-Bound Journal by Fuzzy Mug ($20).


Posted by Christy Zuccarini at 6:32 AM | | Comments (2)
        

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When I clicked on Glow Girl, the following message came up on the Etsy page:

Uh oh!
Sorry, the user you are looking for does not exist.

Eve, it should work now.

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Tim WheelerTim Wheeler reports on the environment and Chesapeake Bay. A native of West Virginia, he has focused mainly on Maryland's environment since moving here in 1983. Along the way, he's crewed aboard a skipjack in the bay, canoed under city streets up the Jones Fall from the Inner Harbor, and gone deep underground in a western Maryland coal mine. He loves seafood, rambles in the country and good stories. He hopes to share some here.

Contributor Christy Zuccarini has been blogging about the local DIY craft scene for a year for Baltimoresun.com. She brings her pespective on all things handmade to B'More Green, where she will highlight projects you can do yourself as well as crafters who are integrating sustainable methods and materials.
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