Special Post: Tina Dean Designs GIVEAWAY!

One of my amazing BlogHer'12 sponsors has collaborated with GoGreenAmericaTV to host an amazing giveaway in celebration of her involvement in the GBK Academy Awards Gifting Suite!

What can you win?



a eco-chic mini tote with repurposed lining from an old pair of jeans!



And since it's a Rafflecopter giveaway, entering is a breeze!! Enter now and enter often!!

Fabulous Finds Friday: Shabby Chic Cork Boards

I have a ratty old cork board that I've tried to spruce up with some black spray paint...and it's just sort of...lacking some inspiration.

It's the place that I pin thank-you notes from happy customers...calendars and order deadlines...hang the first ornament that started this whole crazy world of Sweet Stella's.

But...it's ugly. It's just a standard cork board, and I painted the frame black at one point, I think for our wedding seating chart. It's old, and dingy and needs...life.



How pretty are those?!

My plan for my new studio {again...in the house that we haven't found yet!} is to have the walls be a soft light dove grey, with charcoal and navy accents, much like my logo. Shabby chic white framed cork boards? Heck yes!!

Fabulous!

Have a great, and inspired, weekend!

Talk-To-Me Tuesday: Going Green

I was recently asked how green my products are and if my processes are eco-friendly.

I am very happy to say that most of my materials themselves are eco-friendly; the journals that I use to created Jolie Journals are made from recycled materials...all of the cardstock and paper that is in my shop is acid free...all of my adhesives are non-toxic, some even washable!

This paper is actually 70% recycled!



The ink that I use is all acid free as well!

In terms of my processes, I try to reuse as much as possible. Since I purchase alot of things on Etsy (spreading the love!!), I reuse the shipping boxes that I get (along with diaper boxes and any other sturdy box around the house!), along with the bubble wrap and tissue.

The bubble wrap that I purchase is actually made from recycled materials too! How cool!!



The twine that I use from Nashville Wraps is made from recycled materials too!



And the cello bags that I use for packaging my paper products to protect them from water during shipping...they're recycled too!



It's pretty easy to find a way these days to fit some green into your business plan...and it feels pretty awesome too!