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The Vintage Glass Earrings on the Daily Guff come from avid glass and bottle collector, Laura Bergman – founder of Bottled Up Designs. Laura saw an opportunity when collectors took the whole bottles but left the broken glass behind for the environment and wildlife to deal with. We commend her for identifying this problem and truly making the most of it!
She has lived in Pennsylvania Amish Country her entire life and has spent many hours poking through old glass and bottle dumps in the area, which are now in wooded natural habitats. In her words, “To me, though broken, this glass still has beauty and history, so I decided to pick up the pieces and turn them into something beautiful again, in my remarkable line of recycled glass jewelry.”
She goes the extra mile in working towards being environmentally friendly by not using older or flux, as this process produces chemicals that are extremely harmful to the environment. We appreciate that extra effort!
As an added bonus, each of her pieces comes with “The Story of the Glass,” which details what the jewelry piece was originally made from and approximate age. This little detail really makes it a special, one-of-a-kind gift.
Check out the amazing Vintage Glass Earrings in 5 colors on the Daily Guff: guffly.com
*Remember it’s only 16 days until Valentine’s Day! Don’t forget to get a cool eco gift for the ones you love!*
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Oh la la! Things are spicing up on the Daily Guff! Today’s Sexy Eco-friendly Lingerie Set is designed and handmade by the lovely ladies at Urban Fox, a Midwest-based lingerie company founded in 2007, that’s keeping it real with cute designs, eco-friendly fabrics, and hand sewn products. Seriously, what’s not to love about these sexy little things!?
To stick with the Guffly mission of finding eco friendly products that don’t make you sacrifice your sense of style, we spotted this lingerie set and just had to get it. While it’s a bamboo and organic cotton blend this isn’t your average undies. It’s more burlesque-inspired with designs and models that are much closer to what we see in the mirror.
Since each of these lingerie pieces is handmade, it’s going to take us a little longer to get them to you. Make sure you order yours – or a set for your leading lady as soon as you can to ensure fun times for Valentine’s Day. Run, don’t walk to check out the Daily Guff: http://guffly.com/
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Why yes, we are shaking things up on the Daily Guff a bit just in time for Valentine’s Day. The Cupids Travel Kit that is featured today is created by the company Good Clean Love. The company provides natural love products and on a mission, “to increase the awareness and experience of love in the world.” They always said love one another, why not do it the eco-friendly way?!
Good Clean Love was founded by Wendy Strgar. She describes herself as, “a loveologist who writes and lectures on Making Love Sustainable, a green philosophy of relationships which teaches the importance of valuing the renewable resources of love and family. She has learned that physical intimacy is an important component of sustaining healthy loving relationships through her own marriage of over 24 years.” This lady knows what she’s doing and is offering top quality eco-friendly love products, the nature lover in all of us can certainly appreciate that!
We’re offering the special Cupid’s Travel Kit that’s equipped with TSA size approved Almost Naked Organic Lubricant, Love Oil of your choice and Cocoa Mint Body Dessert. Intriguing, isn’t it? Treat your Valentine to some good clean love this Valentine’s Day by getting one of these on the Daily Guff: http://guffly.com/
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These awesome Handmade Journal Sets on the Daily Guff today come to us from the husband and wife team of This Is It! Creations. We love their eclectic handmade gifts that happen to be fantastically eco-friendly!
Founded in 2005 in southern Oregon, this duo creates products that are designed to help you reflect, appreciate each moment, and remember what’s important in life: peace, love, beauty and fun! (that’s a quote straight from them…we love it) All of their paper comes from environmentally sustainable sources (Nepalese lokta paper for these journals) and the Handmade Journal Set comes with individually wrapped journals in biodegradable sleeves. We enjoy the humor and thought behind the sayings on the covers of these journals – you get to pick your favorite 3!
Their motto is “Freedom from the ordinary – Freedom for the animals.” You know that’s something we get behind here at Guffly. What’s more is they currently donate 5% of their profits to animal welfare groups.
Family Picture!
Hat tip to you Jodi and Dan of This Is It! Creations – you’re fighting the good fight and we support you! Support them (and the animals!) by getting your very own Handmade Journal Set on the Daily Guff: http://guffly.com
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These Fair Trade Napkins are another great product from Market Place Handwork of India. Not only are they a great way to spice up your table but, they supports disadvantaged women in India. Market Place Handwork of India is more than just a company – they are a non-profit that supports the economic development of disadvantaged women so that they can build their own sustainable businesses.
They currently work with 14 coops consisting of 480 artisans in India. All of them produce high quality fair trade products. What’s more is each artisan’s community is also impacted by the work of these women. Leadership-building initiatives and decision-making in the workplace have given the artisans the tools and confidence to become social activists. They have tackled such problems as lack of clean water, corrupt shopkeepers, and insufficient garbage collection.
Lull in the dinner conversation? Tell the amazing story of these napkins to get the conversation flowing. Check them out on the Daily Guff: http://guffly.com
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A great new product is rockin the Daily Guff today, the Hipster Tee from the eco stylish company Holstee. The company is the product of two brothers, Dave and Mike at Incubaker (great name!), a NYC based innovation lab. What’s more, proceeds from the company are used to empower entrepreneurs around the world. Seeing how Guffly is an entrepreneurial endeavor as well, we have a special place in our hearts for companies doing this.
The Holstee tees are custom designed the fit of their shirts to make you look good. Their cut is fitting where you want it – in the sleeves and around the body.
The shirt fabric itself is close to magical, soft and light to the touch with inherent stain protection and moisture-wicking. This fabric is made from 100% recycled polyester (a combination of plastic bottles and industrial scraps – how cool is that?!).
Check out Holstee’s Manifesto, we think it’s pretty powerful and worth a read:
This is your life. Do what you love, and do it often.
If you don’t like something, change it. If you don’t like your job, quit. If you don’t have enough time, stop watching TV.
If you are looking for the love of your life, stop; they will be waiting for you when you start doing things you love.
Stop over analyzing, life is simple. All emotions are beautiful. When you eat, appreciate every last bite.
Open your mind, arms, and heart to new things and people, we are united in our differences. Ask the next person you see what their passion is, and share your inspiring dream with them.
Travel often; getting lost will help you find yourself. Some opportunities only come once, seize them.
Life is about the people you meet, and the things you create with them, so go out and start creating.
Life is short. Live your dream, and wear your passion.
So while you can go to any big box store and grab a 3-pack of the generic pocket tees that have been around for decades in not so environmentally friendly ways, instead you can choose to make an impact on the world and your wardrobe with these unique Hipster Tees from Holstee. You probably won’t see someone else wearing one…yet, anyway! Check them out on the Daily Guff: http://guffly.com
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The nice people at Vers create these attractive, functional Bamboo iPhone and iPod Cases while considering the environmental impact of said items. We appreciate the careful consideration of the effect of mass production on our environment and the great steps that Vers has taken to make a difference for today’s Daily Guff.
You may remember these too cool cases from back in October when we first carried them – we got an overwhelming response that you wanted to have more funcationality from your case with your iTouch and iPhone. Well, Vers must have heard a lot of that too because now they’re offering new styling on the cases that allows you to access full functionality and ultimate protection.
Their mission states:
Without a doubt, the creation of any mass-produced product requires the use of resources and energy to manufacture, transport and manage throughout their useful lives – which resources, how much energy and the length of a ‘useful life’ are where big differences can be made to reduce the total impact that a product makes on the world. Could you craft a more beautiful, better sounding system with LESS impact to the environment at the same time? We thought so, and it’s been the driving passion behind Vers from day one – to be better in every way imaginable.
The company also partners with the Arbor Day Foundation to replant for each tree they take! Bamboo grows faster than any other species, reaches a harvestable height in as little as 3 months, and produces 35% more oxygen per acre than trees – amazing stuff! The bamboo grass for these awesome cases are harvested by hand so they require significantly less energy (energy = CO2). Believe it or not, bamboo is harder and more dimensionally stable that Oak, with strength characteristics equal to steel! There isn’t a better, more eco-friendly way for you to protect your precious iPhone.
We think this a great option for a iPod case that will protect it for sure! These make great gifts (especially for those hard to buy for guys). Get one for you iPhone, iTouch, iPod Classic, or iPod Nano on the Daily Guff: http://guffly.com
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The Daily Guff today is featuring the Recycled Nylon Laundry Bag made by a company called Gorilla Sacks based in Atlanta, Georgia! They are not creating your average reusable bags down there. All of these bags are made from recycled aerial banners. Believe it or not they actually hand cut the pieces of their bags from the billboards!
Worried about the cleanliness level of something like this – no worries man, after the banner is unfolded, inspected and cut it’s sent to the washer with eco-friendly Charlie’s Soap and a bit o bleach to disinfect it (you don’t want sky cooties on your underoos do you?)
The cleaned up pieces then head to the master sewers at Gorilla Sacks – they get to work from the comfort of their homes in the good ol US of A! We like American made products that really are made in the US under great conditions!
Given the nature of recycled materials, each of these awesome, oversized Recycled Nylon Laundry Bags is one of a kind. We think these could be a great beach bag too! Make doing laundry fun on the Daily Guff: http://guffly.com
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Back to the Daily Guff by popular demand are the Fair Trade Shoes but this time it is the High Top Fair Trade Shoes! These awesome kicks are brought to us by The People’s Shoe founded by Anton Brandt.
Anton discovered The People’s Shoe while in Shanghai working in public relations and we’re glad he did. The white and blue canvas sneakers are standard issue work wear in the country. Anton saw an opportunity to bring these eco-friendly shoes to the rest of the world and now they’re on the Daily Guff!
The company manufacturers in China (before you scream, keep reading…) and they spend a lot of time in the factory checking in on product quality and more importantly, workplace quality. They ensure that all workers get paid a living wage, the work conditions are fair and accommodating, and everyone is of age to be working in the factory. They also avoid the use of polybags during each step of their process and package their shoes in reusable totes instead of shoeboxes. We don’t doubt that this is a huge undertaking but it is a necessary one to be good to the planet and the people.
On top of all that, each pair purchased also contributes to LA Mission, and organization that fights homelessness and drug use in LA’s Skid Row. The People’s Shoe says, “We’re setting our sights high: donating money, sneakers, and planning an event to get the word out.” Right on.
Sport a pair of these incredibly stylish, eco-friendly, fair trade shoes and make people turn and look because they truly are unique. Get yours on the Daily Guff: http://guffly.com/
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From the Windy City to the Motor City comes the Recycled Cork Cuff Bracelet designed by the lovely ladies at Studio 1am. If you have not heard of them, you have to check them out! Donna Piacenza and Jody Work make up the design team for the studio and take an unconventional approach to their projects that we think makes you think twice about what you are looking at.
In their words, “Studio 1a.m. challenges and often subverts tradition through the design of everyday objects, environments, and graphic concepts. Their process enables the continuous flow and evolution of ideas. This experimental, cross-disciplinary approach results in meaningful and unforeseen outcomes.”
We dig that they are using sustainable cork as a material for their beautifully designed cuff. Each cuff is cut from a single block of cork that you can use for storage and display. Each piece is individually numbered and designed to fit both men and women. Learn more on the Daily Guff: http://guffly.com
