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Recycled Note Of The Week: Smock Paper

Written on December 17, 2008 by SusanC

This week’s Recycled Note Of The Week was found in SmockPaper’s Etsy shop.

Meet Ellie, the sustainably letterpressed “petite card”:

This particular listing is for a set of 8 blank letterpress petite note cards with hand-lined envelopes, which the seller notes are perfect as gift tags or place cards.

Each wee note is sustainably letterpressed on bamboo paper is 2-1/2 x 3-7/16 folded.

But, wait, there’s more.

As if adorable elephants on bamboo paper isn’t great enough, SmockPaper is also a wind-powered business that donates 1% of sales to environmental causes via 1% For the Planet.

Each set of cards comes packaged from Syracuse, New York in a clear sleeve that is “petroleum-free, tree-free, and certified biodegradable by the Biodegradable Products Institute.”

If elephants don’t float your proverbial notecard boat, SmockPaper also has a website.

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Recycled Note Of The Week: Subu

Written on December 10, 2008 by SusanC

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This week’s Recycled Note Of The Week comes from Subu Rose, who specializes in creating unique and perfectly purse or pocket-sized notebooks from 100% recycled papers.

The covers of each notebook come from 100% cardstock made with 30% post-consumer fibers. The inside pages of the notebooks come from discarded printer paper so some of them have text and/or images on them, which I think adds to the overall charm and uniqueness of each notebook. The binding is hemp, with a button closure.

But who better to tell you about the notebooks than the seller and designer herself?

about the books: i try to use recycled materials when i can.

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Recycled Note Of The Week: Create Happiness

Written on December 3, 2008 by SusanC

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This week’s eco-friendly note selection comes from Earmark Invitations, and a visually inspiring card beautifully printed using soy-based inks and 100% recycled paper.

Earmark Invitations is proud to announce the first in our line of eco-friendly products. These cards are printed using non-toxic, soy-based inks, and the cards and envelopes are both made from 100% recycled, 100% post-consumer waste paper.

Create Happiness

Thank you for supporting eco hand made!

Added cost-effective green bonus?

The nicely priced listing is for 4 cards and 4 corresponding envelopes, making them perfect for you, or as a stocking stuffer for your favorite eco-savvy corresponder.

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Recycled Note Of The Week: My Good Greetings

Written on November 28, 2008 by SusanC

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This week’s Recycled Note Of The Week comes from My Good Greetings, whose beautifully designed custom photo cards, invitations and stationary are printed on 100% recycled, carbon neutral paper which is Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Certified.

My Good Greetings uses 100% digital short-run presses which significantly reduce paperwaste and emit 90% less Volatile Organic Compounds. What does that mean, exactly?

It means that when you send a unique and creative Good Greetings card, not only will the card be well received, you will know that you’ve made another good choice for the global environment.

In addition to their customizable cards for all occasions, My Good Greetings.com also recently announced a new line of Earth Baby Announcements, and I’m verily loving the simple green-centric designs:

Announce your baby in Eco-Friendly style with our exclusive designs from Earth Baby Announcements.

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Recycled Note Of The Week: Anna Ruby King

Written on November 20, 2008 by SusanC

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This week’s Recycled Note Of The Week comes from Anna Ruby King’s Etsy shop.

Smaller than your average note, these Coldgull Note Cards are comprised entirely of offcuts of other cards, and are 100% recycled.

Use them as thoughtful notes in school lunchboxes, as non-traditional flashcards, thank-you notes, or, as the seller suggests, “They are perfect…just to say ‘Good morning honey, can you please take out the rubbish with you when you go to work.'”

She also has these adorable handmade gift cards in a larger size, featuring re-purposed fabric and hand drawn details:

The cards themselves are 75 and 100% recycled, made primarily of post-consumer recycled content.

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Recycled Note Of The Week: Ecojot

Written on November 11, 2008 by SusanC

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This week’s Recycled Note Of The Week comes from Ecojot, a Canadian based environmentally friendly stationary line designed by Carolyn Gavin.

The paper comprising all Ecojot’s cards, notebooks, agendas, and file folders are created from 100% post-consumer recycled content, which means no new trees are ever used in their creation and printing process.

The three notebooks above came in a set I found at Powell’s, but there are many other colorful and eco-centric designs on Ecojot’s website. I liked these because they were simple and perfectly pocket or purse-sized, while also rocking three re-purposed mantras which make them not only great for list-making, but as a thoughtful and eco-friendly gift, too.

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Recycled Note Of The Week: Norie & Lee

Written on November 5, 2008 by SusanC

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I found this week’s recycled note of the week at Norie & Lee, an Etsy shop dedicated to fun, lighthearted, and 100% recycled greeting cards.

Here are two of my favorites from the shop, both of them holiday-inspired as December is once again fast approaching (so crazy, that):

To My Favorite Person

Holiday Stokage

Norie & Lee’s clever designs are waterless printed in small quantities with soy-based inks on paper that is 100% post consumer waste recycled, Green Seal & FSC* certified, manufactured with Green-e certified renewable wind-generated electricity and processed chlorine free.

Envelopes are also 100% recycled, with at least 20% post consumer waste.

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Recycled Note Of The Week: Plantable! Cards

Written on October 30, 2008 by SusanC

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This week’s Recycled Note Of The Week comes via Round Robin Press, and their “playfully modern plantable cards.”

I’m quite smitten with plantable cards of all genres and varieties, mostly because what’s better than sending a note that after being enjoyed can ultimately be recycled into something lovely and organic?

Round Robin Press has some of the best designed of all plantable cards I have ever seen online or otherwise, and the two below were two of my favorites from the shop.

Plantable Card, The First: Thank You

This gracious-themed card is printed on plantable handmade paper embedded with wildflower seeds, and comes with a coordinating papaya-colored envelope.

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Recycled Note Of The Week: Re-purposed Band Flyer Envelopes

Written on October 23, 2008 by SusanC

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I stumbled upon these re-purposed envelopes on Etsy a week or so ago, and was immediately enamored with them, as they are comprised of paper collected from telephone poles in the seller’s neighborhood, ten assorted band and event fliers that have found rocking new life as unique and 100% recycled envelopes.

Via nowvember, a.k.a. the seller, Lisa Riddle:

“Don’t worry kids — flyers were all expired before I pulled them down, ’cause I’m not out to sabotage local bands. I just hate to see such nice looking paper go to waste.

Envelopes measure 3.5″ by 5″ and are all hand-cut, folded and glued.

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