Using this tutorial blog post by naturemanipulated, I was able to successfully post my Etsy mini on my Facebook FanPage! Please go have a look-see its under the tab "My Stuff". I know I need to do more with my FanPage, I need more fans and I need to talk to my current fans more, but its hard sometimes as I mostly use Facebook for social purposes other than my shop, but it speaks to a lot of my target market so I should use it a little more.,

Saturday Mornings

Saturday mornings in our little town mean the world's tiniest Farmer's Market. Tiny as it may be, however, we still managed to find some good eats, and all plastic-free! We still have some carrots, lettuce, asparagus, and garlic among other things from the last Farmer's Market Treasure Hunt so this time we decided to go with a cucumber, some red potatoes, more green beans (my all-time favorite veggie is fresh green beans), two artichokes, some hot garlic and a strange looking squash of some kind.

Do you frequent any Farmer's Markets in your area? What do you normally bring home with you?

Friday Feature: twistedSheep

twistedSheep is another Etsy New Mexican and she has been in my favorites for a LOONNGG time. Her yarns and fibers are drool-worthy and she is even offering free shipping to the Continental US!

I love supporting other New Mexicans and she makes it so easy to do, I so wish I could grab up all of her yarns and keep them myself, but my stash is way to large at this point and I have to use some of it up so I can make room for more :)

Farmer's Market

On our last day in Denver last weekend we visited the Farmer's Market that takes place every Sunday starting at 10 am. There were so many awesome vendors there! The Farmer's Market in the little town where I live cannot compare, however a few of the vendors were large companies which almost detracted from the experience, but the fresh produce and baked breads along with all kinds of fruits, flowers, plants, sauces, jewelers and everyone's dog, the market was fantabulous.

Matt and I picked up lettuce, red pepper, carrots, garlic, cherries, a loaf of rosemary bread, asparagus, tomatoes, green beans and pretty much everything that is in our fridge right now :)

Speaking of plants and such, I have had my eye on this shop for quite a while and her unique mini-fruit trees. I'd love to grow my own lime tree right in my kitchen! Wouldn't you?
SevenAcreWoods offers a variety of organic seeds as well as some fiber for spinning, crocheted items and even some soap!

Meet Daisy!

So a week ago I sold my car. Yup. Carless. But guess what? Not stuck and dependent on others for rides anymore! While in Denver for the 4th we scoured the Craigslist ads and found this beauty:

Her name is Daisy, she's a 2003 Honda Metropolitan and she is A-mazing. So much fun to drive as well as ride while Matt is driving. Just enough room for two people and somehow we manage to squeeze all of our school stuffs on with us too (don't ask me how, I'm positive it defies physics). I love her bright yellow coloring, its my favorite :)

Before we decided she was the one, I took her out for a spin all by my lonesome while Matt waited at the truck and when I came back he said it "fit" me and, naturally, I asked how. He said "Its classic, curvy and small" 0.0 That's a good thing right? Cuz, I think she kinda looks like a snail, the seat as the shell and the mirrors as the antennae (eyes) she is just snail-looking. But he assured me is was a good thing and we haven't looked back.

Its a great feeling to go flying down the streets at 35 mph with my hair tied back and my earrings flapping in the breeze knowing that I am getting about 100 mpg. The only thing that could make her better? A cupholder so I can take my tea to class and work with me...I'm sure they make attachments for that right?

Oh, and her seat isn't actually blue, thats a pillow case to keep the seat cool, its black and the sun is a-shinin' today making it a little too warm for my tush after sitting out for a while.

Revisting an old project and updating a new one

Remember back in this post where I showed you some custom mitts I made for nigatsubebe? Today I have a picture of her wearing them! I'm so glad she likes them, and I cannot wait to use the yarn I got in exchange, I know just what I want to do with it :)

In other news, we redid our website layout again. I know I know, but hopefully this will be the second to last time (we want to design it totally ourselves and not have to use a template) but in the mean time, what do you think of the new layout?

And for that website, I don't know if you noticed, but we have a Featured Products section. We are also looking for products to feature. Plastic-free of course, perhaps some products that we use everyday that we can get rid of plastic from? And always looking for new ways to recycle old plastic in the home, or news about plastic reformations and what not. Please don't hesitate to contact us with anything: support@noplasticchallenge.com

Aardvark Straws

Yesterday a friend of ours showed us some straws he had saved just for us :)

The wrapper is paper and says "Earth Friendly Straw" So we were curious and opened it (the day before we had run into plastic straws at a restaurant and didn't even realize it, plastic is so sneaky!) so earth friendly straws were really a big surprise for us. The straw inside was made from paper! A paper straw! Not a plastic straw! We were so excited!

I checked out the website also listed on the wrapper and read through their "About" and "History" sections and I highly recommend you do the same. If you own a restaurant, cafe, bar, use straws frequently, or know someone who does any of these, please please tell them about Aardvark Straws! I plan on going to my local businesses and spreading the word, if we all just get one or two businesses to change what they carry we can make a HUGE difference :)