Archive for March, 2007

Easter birdy tutorial

make wool beads

embroidered felt ornament

fabric gift tags – lovely for presents

pom pom peep – perfect for easter

bath bombs – give Lush a run for their money

Red panda cubs debut in Sydney.

I’ve just come across Bourgeois Boheme which sells stylish vegan shoes and fashion. It’s also at a fair price (okay so more than shopping at Primark but they don’t seem to have ethics).

I fancy a pair of these Ethletic trainers which are fair trade and £35.00.

These Ruth Plum shoes ay £45.00 would be great for teaming with a skirt. In soft looking faux leather.

After several years of blogging at Redmaiden’s Musings (where I never mused that much) I decided to get my very own panda themed webspace. As you can see it looks a bit more polished. The banner was thought up by me but drawn by my talented boyfriend (because I draw like an untalented 5 year old). He also helped me with the css and paid for the domain as a birthday present. I totally came up with the pandas and polka dots though.

Bald Britney papercraft god knows why you’d want to make this but it is funny.

Amour magazaine is a new FREE monthly online magazine aiming to bring an alternative to glossy mags like Vogue and Elle. Issue 1 is a “special independent stores edition” and includes lots of seriously cool indie finds. I have a bit of a magazine addiction (not being helped by temptation at work) so this free alternative is most welcomed by me!

Stop the Traffik is a site campainging to put a stop to people trafficking. I first heard of this site this morning watching an interview about how chocolate is produced by slaves. Apparently, nearly half the world’s chocolate is made from cocoa grown in the Cote D’Ivoire, Africa. 12,000 children have been trafficked to Cote D’Ivoire to produce this cocoa. Stop the Traffick want all chocolate companies to stamp their wrappers with a guarantee showing that their chocolate has not been produced by using slaves.

You can choose to only eat chocolate that is guaranteed to be ‘Traffik Free’ which includes Divine, Green & Black Maya Gold and those listed on the STOP THE TRAFFIK Good Chocolate Guide.

If you have trouble with pdfs (as I do) you can also view this guide here.

I’ve just received my order from Raw Intent. I bought barleygrass powder, wolfberries, maca and jar of raw chocolate spread. The spread has to be the tastiest food I have ever had, it’s like an orgasm in your mouth, and furthermore, it’s actually good for you!

Made only from organic ingredients.
This smooth, rich, sugar free, dairy free natural raw chocolate spread is guaranteed to convert you off the processed stuff.

Spread it on anything you can, drizzle on desserts, add to a smoothie or eat straight from the jar!

High in antioxidants, magnesium, theobromine and many trace minerals, this is the ultimate combination of taste, indulgence and health.

It does come in a tiny jar which I’ve had to hide from my line of vision as I fear I will consume all of it in one go. It’s much better than a jumbo sized block of Cadburys, it’s even better than a lovely bar of fair-trade Divine (sorry guys you are incredibly tasty though). It contains raw chocolate beans, coconut butter and agave syrup (very sweet but doesn’t act like sugar and is good for you). I’m not sure I can go back to the Cadburys now, it’s just not the same!

You can find out about the Raw Chocolate Revolution but the writer might be a bit weird for some.

Managed to get my mitts on some limited edition Guiness Marmite and a PG Tips Munkeh (given away free with tea).

Had a bit of a shock today, C had over a thousand pounds stolen from his bank account. The company doing the stealing is a dodgy online poker company (something he’s never done). Anyways, the crime is against the bank so he will of course get all his money back. Bit worrying though!