Etsy weekend shopping…. I found an interesting interview with  jewelry designing sisters, Courtney Spivak and Christina Spivak, whose shop White Owl carries lovely jewelry made from vintage items like  reclaimed crochet pieces, lace, or metals.
The sisters are creative by influence and choice – their interview says that they are “from a family of artists…” Courtney Spivak teaches communications at the college level, makes short independent films, and is also a musician. Christina Spivak is a stylist and commercial photographer. She’s worked in both independent and Hollywood film. The sisters began by selling their pieces in craft fairs and now their work …read more

Etsy weekend shopping….. Well, after spending almost all of my money on back to school clothes, I’ve only got enough left for accessories.
What do you think of these earrings made from recycled tin and brass? They are fashioned after mini-size, old-fashioned mirrors. The earrings hang from new nickel-free lever-back earring wires. You can find them in the Little Black Rabbit’s shop.

Recycled Tin and Brass Earrings – Vintage Mirrors
$40
More recycled tin and brass from Little Black Rabbit…

Faded Rose Necklace
$45
Made from recycled tin, “vintage and pink.” It hangs from a 27 inch brass chain. Also hanging from a 27 inch brass chain, …read more

From the Splendicity community, comes this week best in beauty, fashion and shopping.
FASHION
The Well-Heeled Society highlights a worthy Breast Cancer Awareness event: Shoes That Inspire, where you can buy a $10.00 raffle for silk Peter Fox shoes, hand-painted by Tracey Asai.
BEAUTY
A Touch of Blusher counts down the best 10 fall 2008 makeup collections.
Steeping Beauty has a low cost fine mist spray by Evian.

I find on many occasions that in order to get something I need or want, be it natural and/or organic goods or whatever, it ends up being a choice between the lesser of two evils. Either I order it online or I have to drive to the ends of the earth to get it…with a toddler…a screaming toddler. What makes either one of these options slightly less painful is the ability to get what I need all in one place. There are some retailers that are now trying to make this easier for people. I’m sure it’s motivated by how …read more

It’s seems you can’t turn around these days without seeing eco-friendly this or green that. As people become more aware of what’s going on with what’s going on in the world today it affects their buying choices. Companies go where the money is obviously so we are now seeing the results of that. It’s the Nalgene effect. Amazon now has Amazon Green which is mostly just a bunch of stuff that was  already on Amazon but is now all in one section. The beauty and personal care section is kinda spare but you can get some good stuff there.
They do have …read more