Etsy weekend shopping… The Ella Phante shop features custom-made, to your measurement, clothing. The clothing is available in both organic and non-organic materials. For your reading enjoyment, Natural Beauty, let’s focus on the organic section…

Peasant-Sleeved Shrug
$70
Do you dread leaving your favorite Summer favorites behind? How about extending the life of those sleeveless tops with this shrug made in an organic cotton/bamboo lycra jersey.  It features a 4-way stretch that grows softer with each and every wash. It’s shown here in a charcoal-gray and black. It also comes in an ivory and lavender, but the ad says you can chose …read more

When it comes to making updates to your wardrobe, adding new accessories is an easy and cost-effective place to start. Cheaper than a new pair of high-end booties or a designer bag, chokers are fun and funky Fall accessory trend.
The look is a mix of bold and feminine. The use of heavier-weight materials or a wider necklace takes a girly item and give it a touch of edginess. Some of the choker designs include multi-strand chains, beading – glass or metal, assorted baubles, and gemstones. Take a look at Rihanna below for an example.

I found some cute chokers in the …read more

Etsy Weekend shopping…… upcycled Alice in Wonderland-themed pendants. As you may have noticed before, I love a clever pendant. These pendants made with recycled Scrabble tiles feature Alice in many of her Wonderland adventures.
The Alice graphic is decoupaged to a tile, making it secure, but not waterproof, so take it off before hitting the shower. The pendants are shipped in a little organza bag making them perfect for giving as a gift. They are only $5 so you can complete the entire Alice in Wonderland collection easily.

Alice in Wonderland Pendant
$5
Take a look at the IMCreations shop for more recycled Alice …read more

Rikrak at Etsy carries items made out of sustainable fabrics. The fabrics have different personalities – sweet, classic, and bold. I’ve been looking all over Etsy for something for my daughter’s 17th birthday and this might be what I’ve been looking for. 

There’s a cute vintage quilted fabric wallet and clutch set that you can get for $31. The fabric choices are here, much to chose from, but a few sold out. The clutch purse measures 10 inches wide by 5 inches high. You can chose between snap closure or a vintage button. The fabric wallet or “card cozy” is 5 …read more

Beekman 1802 handmade soap is chemical-free and made from the milk of the Beekman goats who are allowed to roam free and graze happily.
Beekman 1802 is an artisanal soap, handmade, wrapped in brown paper, and then slipped into a cute little mill cloth drawstring bag. Each bar carries the Beekman stamp. They’d look lovely arranged in a nice bowl on your countertop, but resist that impulse and no matter how pretty, go ahead, use the soap. You can always order more.
I used the Original goat’s milk unscented,soap last night and this morning. I did my no-moisturizer skin test, so that …read more

Etsy is the home of handmade, fine-quality, unique items. This Chainmail necklace by Painterly is just the sort of that of one of a kind treasure that you’d never find at your local shopping mall.
Made of recovered copper wire that the artist unwound and stripped herself, it features a fringe of torquoise glass beads, and a tiny, little, cotton-lined pouch that is “just big enough to tuck something precious into.” 

Chainmail Treasure Necklace Pacific Blue
The necklace is $20 and Painterly accepts a number of manners of payment  for you convenience.  Be sure to check out the rest of the fanciful …read more