Earth Day – 10% discount in our Etsy store

22nd April is Earth Day
The movement was set up to inspire awareness of and appreciation for the Earth's environment

We are offering 10% discount on a selection of vintage fabric totes, so you can ditch the plastic bags and use something much nicer instead.





Please follow the links to see our discounted vintage totes!
Reversible purple daisy market tote bag EARTH DAY

Blue tweed vintage fabric tote EARTH DAY

Reversible sunny yellow market tote bag EARTH DAY

Large tree hugger tote with pocket EARTH DAY

Delicate flowers navy corduroy tote EARTH DAY

Big blue flowers vintage fabric tote EARTH DAY

Recycled distressed denim tote bag EARTH DAY

Tree hugger vintage fabric tote EARTH DAY

English rose vintage fabric eco tote EARTH DAY


Other Etsy sellers are celebrating Earth Day, see Hedgewitch's blog for further details:
Earth Day at Hedgewitch

eco friendly, vintage fabric belts listed in our etsy shop

Click on the following links to find the belts in our etsy shop

Blue tones vintage fabric belt with bakelite buckle

Purple daisy repurposed and recovered belt

Pouch listed in the Bristol & Bath Green Pages

We are really excited about being included in the 2008 edition of the Bristol & Bath Green Pages.
It is a directory of ethical businesses operating in the Bristol & Bath area. Categories range from gardening, shopping and health, through to ethical money advice and green home improvement.
Pouch is listed in the shopping section under 'Design and Craft Products'.
The ethos behind the B&B Green Pages is this:
"We believe that the way we buy our goods and services can have a real impact on the world today and in the future. However, these choices are not always easy or obvious, so by bringing all these different aspects of green living together in one directory, Green Pages aims to make it a bit easier! Green Pages is part of a diverse and growing community of businesses, all of whom have strong ethical values at their core.
We believe that we have a responsibility to operate our business as ethically and sustainably as possible, for everybody’s future. We therefore aim to act ethically, avoid damaging the environment and people, and believe our business offers an ethically preferential choice. We aim to be sustainable, to offer quality products and services and to always look at how we can improve our practice.”

Find out more and where you can buy the directory by visiting their website:
Bristol & Bath Green Pages

Flock Fashion Show: Fashion Recycled and Rethought

At Pouch we are delighted to be involved with Flock Fashion's first show on the 8th March 2008.

Flock's ethos is:
"As well as putting on lots of lovely glamorous events, we want to raise awareness amongst the fashion industry, as well as amongst the public. we want to show that it is possible to look and feel great in what you're wearing, without causing any damage to the environment or creating unfairness within trade"
Some of exciting designers are taking part in the event, including:
Traid
Enamore
SI:SU
Dig For Victory
Ani Townsend Millinery


Please see the following flyer for further details.
Tickets are available from www.bristolticketshop.co.uk

Taking lots of photos

This week I have been taking lots of photos of our handmade bags to show the organisers of the Flock Fashion Show.
We are due to take part in a catwalk presentation on March 8th, I will post more details nearer the time!
Here is a small selection of new bags for 2008, all are made from vintage and recycled fabric.

Creating images with Flickr tools

Flickr tools is an incredibly useful website to help you collate your Flickr images together in creative and imaginative ways.
Here is a mosaic of our peg bags!



Find out more about Flickr tools here:
http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/

Calculate your Carbon Footprint

Try this handy calculator from www.direct.gov.uk to work out how big, or small, your carbon footprint is.

Click here for Carbon Footprint calculator

There is also loads of info on living a greener lifestyle on the Directgov website.

Greener Living: Quick Guide

Just taking small steps like recycling plastic bags, can help create a cleaner environment
Also, the more recycled and fairtrade products you buy, the more supermarkets and shops get the message that they need to stock them!

Pouch on Etsy