Green friendly showcase

I had a pleasant surprise this morning when I opened up a message in Etsy. Usually I see a message from someone I don't know and I groan thinking, cynically, but with good reason "what do you bloody want?" (I have complained about the bizarre requests I get via Etsy (- for example "will you donate a large softie to our school fete" in some small town in America, "we will tell everyone and it will be great promotion"- Um NO! ). this before in case you are new to this blog)...


So imgaine my shock and excitement when I see that it was from a fantastic website called cosa verde- which means "green thing" in Spanish. They were inviting little old me to be part of their fantastical website. The site is run by Liz and Jeff- pictured below- obviously I didn't tell them that my love of facial hair did spark my interest further when I actually stumbled across the site a while ago and favourited ( ?is that a word) / put it in my shops/ blogs to stalk folder....

So whats so good about it? It is a showcase and  it costs the seller very little and can be free, and if you do have to pay you can donate part of your fees to charities like Doctors without Borders- you choose from a list AND they plants ten trees for every store that is opened. All the items are linked to outside stores, like Etsy, Big cartel etc so you don't have to set up complex storefronts you can just cut and paste from your already set up shop .... They only take people by submission so they can have some control over it and keep it small, UNLIKE Etsy which is such a mammoth beast these days I sometimes wonder why I bother...

You can browse by different categories- organic, reusable, repurposed, recyclable, conflict fee and cruelty free or browse by product categories . You can save on fees by referring people and earn points towards your fees by doing trades with other sellers!  ( I am still in the introductory offer and 3 months cost me $1- yes one dollar)

Its so green and good... and so nice to be part of something so ethical. I am so excited to be involved! Its like advertising in an ethical way!

Have a look  and if you make green things and want to know more email me and I can refer you! 

I know a certain someone who was thinking of making some very lovely dresses out of repurposed/ upcycled fabric and even thinking about selling them online which she should methinks....