Fabulous Eco-Friendly Find

I came across an Eco-friendly crafter whilst on twitter Saturday who blew me away with her eye catching and beautifully coloured designs. I loved her work so much that I had to buy this necklace and bracelet that very same day! Melissa of Sew Sweet Stitches uses recycled felt and vintage buttons to create some of her amazing designs. I only have one problem now...who to give it to!!!  Do I give it to my Mum (whom I love dearly), my Nana (who is still into fashion at 92), my best friend  (who loves unique one of a kind treasures (or keep it for myself!). I would love to share Melissa's story and give one lucky person the chance to win the bracelet shown below or to work with Melissa on a custom made bracelet.
"I first began using felt to make hair clips for my little girl. Whenever she wore them we got lots of compliments, which gave me the idea of selling them online. Soon I was using the embroidered flowers on other projects like coffee cup cozies, which has become my most popular item. Lately I've been exploring other creative uses for felt, such as jewelry and accessories.
There are many kinds of felt available, but the kind I mostly use is made from post-consumer recycled plastic bottles. It's called Eco-fi. While Eco-fi doesn't feel quite the same as wool felt, it has many advantages. It's washable, inexpensive, and of course helpful to the environment. According to Eco-fi's manufacturer, it takes 700 years for plastic bottles to begin decomposing. Over 56 million plastic bottles have already been made into fiber this year alone. The bottles are washed and stripped of labels, then crushed into flakes. The flakes are melted and the plastic fibers are extracted, then processed into many kinds of fabric to be used for carpet, clothing, and home furnishings"
  
I absolutely love that Melissa has taken a recycled product and made beautiful jewelry from it. You can also email her direct for more information on any of her products @ sewsweetstitches_on_etsy@yahoo.com. If you would love to own a one of a kind piece from her collection here is how you can enter:
 
You must become a public follower on Google Friend Connect on my blog to enter this giveaway
If you are already a follower just let me know.
There are so many ways to enter!! you can do some or all of the below. Please leave a seperate comment of each additional entry:
 
Entries:
1. Tweet about this giveaway up to 3 x a day. Don't forget to leave a link to your tweet. Feel free to tweet this "I love #eco friendly products & want to win a one of a kind bracelet @maxwelldesigns #giveaway ends 11/03" (1 entry)
2. Go to Sew Sweet Stitches on Etsy and come back here to tell me which of Melissa's products you love the most and why (1 entry)
3. Tell the next person you see they look amazing today (1 entry)
4. Blog about this giveaway. Be sure to link back to my site and leave the URL where you blogged in your comment (2 entries)
5. Link to me and grab my button for your blog or webpage (5 entries)
6. Follow @maxwelldesigns on twitter (1 entry)
7. Sign up for my blog newsletter (2 entry)
8. Follow @SweetStitches on twitter (1 entry)
9. Vote for me at Top Baby Blogs - just click on this link. Vote as many times as you like. (1 entry per vote)
10. Do one eco-friendly act today - make sure you come back and tell me what you did (1 entry)
 
 
This is not a paid post, I purchased this giveaway personally as I wanted to be able to share Melissa's gorgeous products with you. Melissa very kindly agreed to share her story and create a custom made bracelet if you choose this option rather than the one featured. All photographs are the property of Melissa.
Be sure to include your email address in EACH comment so I can contact you if you win. To prevent bots from picking up your email address and sending you spam, please enter your email address like this: "maxwelldesigns at hotmail dot com")

This Giveaway will end on March11th @ 12 noon (Pacific time). A random comment will be chosen. The winning comment will be verified at that time, so if you said you follow the blog in your comment and I don't find you in the follow list, we will choose another winner. The winner will be contacted by email the following morning and will have 48 hours to reply with their name and shipping address. If a response is not received within 48 hours the winner will forfeit the prize and a new winner will be selected. Sorry, no exceptions. Open to Canadian & American residents only
Good Luck


71 comments:

I tweeted!!!

http://twitter.com/TheCrunchyWife/status/9835719931

thecrunchywife at gmail dot com

I'm a public follower with google friend connect :)

By the way GREAT ETSY FIND...seriously. I am in love with her stuff!

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ps - sorry I didn't have my email in my first comment!

eeeek I love everything but I think I like the Vintage art glass embroidered pendent the best, but the cranberries and cream earrings are a close second!

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My husband just left for class in a rush and he was stressed, and I told him he looked amazing :) I think it made him smile!

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I have your button on my blog #1

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I have your button on my blog #2

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I have your button on my blog #3

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I have your button on my blog #4

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I have your button on my blog #5

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I follow you on twitter!

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I signed up for your blog newsletter

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I follow @sweetstitches on twitter ---

FYI: She's actually @sweetstitches NOT sewsweetstitches

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I voted for you!!

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Today is trash day and I took the trash out and had WAYYYYY more recycling than we did trash :) I think that's pretty eco-friendly!

PS - I changed my favorite product of hers to the prarie flower necklace I think hehe

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I tweeted, I have your button on my blog, I went to etsy and I love the Matroyshka Brooch(being Ukrainian and all, of course I luv it!)
I'll blog about your giveaway when I do the write up on my awesome bag!

I follow your blog publically

inman@Mobap.edu

tweet

http://twitter.com/HalleelujahMom/status/9889521413

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I like the Blossom Hair Clip- Purple and Turquoise

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I follow you on Twitter as Halleelujahmom

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I signed up for your newsletter

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I signed up for your newsletter

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My granddaughter has been drooling over this http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=28772109

ever since she saw it.

I love sweet stitches and her work also tweeted and followed.

pottery123@etsy.com

I am now following your blog with Google Friend Connect :)

I have been following sewsweetstitches on Twitter for awhile now...ever since I found her on Etsy! I looooove her pieces!

I am now following you on twitter :)

I retweeted this post too!

I just told my husband he looks amazing today!
That's a fun one!

I am following you on GFC:)

I recycled the three cans I opened for dinner. Yay for recycling!

I like this cuff bracelet. My daughter & I would be fighting over who gets to wear it!

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=41482130

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I tweeted:
http://twitter.com/LissaL/statuses/994974719

leapnlissa at yahoo dot com

I am a follower of your blog!

I follow you on twitter as LissaL

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I follow @sweetstitches on twitter

My fave product(today) is the Vintage Art Glass Embroidered Pendant

http://twitter.com/jenni20designs

3 tweets for my fave lady Ms. Melissa!!!!!

I've followed Melissa FOREVER. We are Twitter BFFFFFFs

My favorite SewSweetStitches item is the custom item I commissioned from her waaaaay back when. :)

http://www.etsy.com/view_transaction.php?transaction_id=19172155

I have subscribed to your blog posts too!

Hi! I followed publicly here on the site. I dunno if that's the same thing as the friend connect. If not.. I didn't see another follow button. I follow Melissa and have for a while on twitter and I follow her blog here!

I'm following you on twitter also! I adore that bracelet!

Forgot my email. Valoriec at mchsi dot com. Thank you! Going to tweet about this also.

And last but not least...this is going to be hard for you to believe but the very bracelet you bought for this giveaway is the very bracelet I had marked on Etsy in my faves from her shop! Seriously...I thought when I saw the bracelet here on your blog that it looked like the one I marked so I went to my Etsy faves and found it marked as SOLD on the 27th of Feb. Is that when you bought it? Well...that is what my choice would be of faves in her shop. Crazy!

Hi Heather, that is when I bought it! I love it and the necklace I bought is so beautiful! cant wait till it arrives - so glad you are a fan of Melissa.

following you!

email is bittofraw at gmail.com

following @maxwelldesigns

my twitter is @cherrycobbler

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following @SweetStitches


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i love this product the most. i used to play with dolls and it reminds me of a little doll but adults could get away with wearing it. i love this stuff!

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=36996958

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my eco-friendly act today is to wear a divacup instead of using disposable pads. :-)

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tweeted it! @cherrycobbler

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BLOgged!

http://bittsblog.blogspot.com/2010/03/winner-of-2-lbs-of-chia-seeds.html

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BLOgged!

http://bittsblog.blogspot.com/2010/03/winner-of-2-lbs-of-chia-seeds.html

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Tweet!!!

http://twitter.com/TheCrunchyWife/status/10035403827

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I voted for you again on Top Mommy Bloggers!

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I love the candylicious necklace because it's light and spring-y.

Following you on twitter @FamilyofCloth

tweeted again. @cherrycobbler

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I like the Midnight Whimsy Necklace

I am already a follower of your blog :)

I follow you on twitter

I have your button on my blog :) #1

I have your button on my blog :) #2

I have your button on my blog :) #3

I have your button on my blog :) #4

I have your button on my blog :) #5

Following @SweetStitches on Twitter

tweeted!

@cherrycobbler

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