Conscious Shopping Wednesday: Sneaker Sensation!

Sneaker Sensation at Rosaeurs!

Wednesday is my favorite day for many reasons!

Reason #1: It marks the mid-week point! It is exactly in the middle of the week!
Reason #2: I was born on a Wednesday.
Reason #3: I get to share interesting eco-friendly shopping finds! Yay!

So, today I went back to my favorite eco-site Inhabitat and found a great DIY Fashion kit being showcased on Ecouterre, their fashion weblog. Ecouterre is amazing and has everything you'd want to know about eco-fashion on it! A bonus was that I was able to attend their launch party in NYC last October which was a total blast! I love fashion and if it is sustainable even better!

Here's the skinny on the DIY: JGoods' Sneaker Restoration Kit, something I think I may just be needing to revamp my poor Nikes (they are in such bad shape right now). This kit basically makes your old kicks look new again and who wouldn't want that? Not only can you hang on to your sneaks a while longer (before deciding to place them six feet under or over a heaping pile of garbage) you can make them look great with this snazzy kit! You can buy the kit at JGoods online shop for just $35. In their own words: "The kit includes all the necessary materials for sneaker restoration and the most comprehensive guide to sneaker care, cleaning and restoration available." And did I mention it comes in a really cool shoe box?

JGoods Sneaker Restoration Kit

So, go on, make your shoes happy! Give them that nice new look and live sustainably by reusing rather than tossing away! Your shoes will be so glad you brought them back they'll want to dance the night away with you!

Cheers! 

New York Sneakers out on Central Park

Conscious Shopping Wednesdays

In the land of sustainable fashion, architecture and children's eco-friendly products no one has better advice or links than Inhabitat. I especially love their kids section properly named Inhabitots! Looking through their posts is pure eye candy. The clean images, the wonderful ideas and the coolest links around! If you are anything like me, you will absolutely love the eco-friendly art smocks for kids showcased on the page today! They are from 3 Sprouts and are totally cute! The one on the website is a green frog art smock! There is also a purple cow one which happens to be my personal favorite!

These are sold by Chi Chi Bean

There are so many great things on Chi Chi Bean's website and what most interests this blogger are the craft kits! One such kit that caught my eye and may have to be my next gift for my four year old niece is the Little Experience Prima Ballerina Create-It Kit. The doll is cute and her packaging becomes her carry-all once it is recycled! The kit comes with everything you need to make a wooden peg-doll ballerina, embellishments for the tu-tu, sticker sheet, glue and etc. Eco-friendly to the nines!

For the little boys in your life, the Little Experience Rocket Build-It kit is just the ticket! Its packaging also turns into its carry bag. There are several greaet little kits on the online store site. Just go ahead and click away to browse through the great craft kits! Now can you see why I love Inhabitots? Look where just one of their links took us! Great stuff on a great site just a few clicks away!

Cheers!