Vintage Indie has teamed up with Eco-Chic Weddings and declared March, Indie Weddings Month. They created the Indie Weddings Guide to create a resource for brides to turn to when looking to minimize waste. Gabreial and Emily also offer ideas for using indie designers, a DIY attitude and those famous three R’s: Reuse, Recycle, Reduce. I only wish I had thought this way at the time of my wedding! So, check it out now if you’re in the planning process, know anyone who is or just want to practice your eco-skills.

There may still be time left for shopping from our great Holiday Gift Guide participants.  Please show them your love and see what wonderful handmade goods they’ve got.  Remember, there are a lot of discounts offered throughout the guide (and some sales!)…

Tuscany Magnet Set by Gallimaufry Arts ($8.00); Auto Bird Turd Emergency Kit by Grumpy Girl ($31.95):

Maurisa Top by Snoozer Loser (currently $80.00); Doggie Skull T-Shirt by Punk Rock Dogg (currently $17.17/ea or $31.50 for matching set for dog and people):

Soho 1 PhotoCuff by Smoy PhotoCuffs ($17.00); Signature Sets by JustJenn Designs ($12.00):

How great are these rescued and recycled tops by Haschen Design?

Rescued Yellow Halter Top; Go Greek Recycled T-Shirt:

{Rescued Yellow Halter Top: $15.00; Go Greek Recycled T-Shirt: $22.00}

mi*COLLAB is a unique concept created by Mimie of mi SPA, a natural handmade body and home care company. It is the passion to collaborate with other talented artists/designers/indies and taking their unique goods and marrying them to bring you the best gift. For the September mi*COLLAB giveaway, one lucky winner of the week will receive an 8oz bottle of mi SPA paraben-free mi lotion and a ‘Today Matters‘ organic cotton tee from Tees for Change. Tees for Change is a sustainable t-shirt company that is dedicated to the power of positive thinking. They use organic cotton and bamboo tees in the making of their shirts. Sign up now and learn more here.

mi lotion by mi SPA; Today Matters Tee in Pink by Tees for Change:

Yes, it may sound like ancient times to speak of diskettes that go in your floppy drive, but just hear me out. Now, I actually know people that still use these disks. The computers I own only have a spot for CD/DVDs (go Macs!)…not that I don’t still own a couple of old disks for some reason. So, what to do with them?

Well when Nicola Harper of Acorn Studios tipped me off to her new diskette notebooks, I just knew I had to take a look. I was trying to imagine how you could take something that to some of us may seem prehistoric and turn them into something cute, something you’d actually want to carry around. Nicola has done this with recycled colorful 3.5″ floppies that she has painstakingly removed stickers from. The floppy disks now have a new life where they house a 50-page notebook. Red, orange, yellow, green…you choose the color that your floppy heart desires. Check it out:

{Diskette Notebooks: $6.50}

to Reiter8. The last time I featured this shop was when I got my first bag from Brooklyn, New York that Katherine Rasmussen made. I was so excited and intrigued by these ol’ sailboat sail bags (which are quite sturdy, by the way). Now I’m thrilled that there are pillows at Reiter8! You can select your pillow graphic as well. Applied numbers and stars are available in blue, green or red.

For more info on the new pillows, tote bags, “shorties” and ‘coming soon’ “middies” visit Reiter8:

{Pillows: $48.00 each/2 for $85.00 + $5.00 shipping}

{Free UPS Ground Shipping on all bags}

Check out these bags at Ecoist that are made of recycled outdor movie billboards. You know, the ones you see at the theaters and malls? These were headed straight for the trashbin when the idea of using them to create sturdy waterproof handbags that are truly one-of-a-kind was born. What a fabulous idea! You can be the walking billboard for your favorite movie or even carry around the face of your number one actor!

Medium Handbag (Flushed Away); Large Wallet (Superman):

Vertical Messenger (Just Like Heaven); Large Yoga Bag (Nacho Libre):

Would it be totally weird for me to carry around that Vertical Messenger? My hubby’s name is Mark, by the way!