Make a difference: Help a rescued cat

KittyKind is a nonprofit, no-kill, all-volunteer cat rescue and adoption group whose mission is to reduce the number of abandoned and homeless cats in NYC.

Graphic designer Nathan Pyle designed these lovely T shirts for KittyKind, and each T shirt you buy provides a rescue cat with an entire day of food, shelter and medical care.

Donate and see full details here: www.socialpakt.com

Vegan shoes store

Moo Shoes are celebrating their Birthday today, with snacks, drinks and a 15% discount on all in-store purchases.
They are located at 78 Orchard Street, New York, NY 10002 USA.

Sustainable fashion

Popomomo makes beautiful and feminine clothes. All pieces are designed and made of sustainable fabrics in Los Angeles.

www.popomomo.com

25 Ways to wear a scarf

Printed Notebooks

Rubber stamps printed Notebooks.

www.etsy.com/shop/mirishilo

Rubber stamp making

Vegan Handbags

Big Buddha- vegan bags.

At the Brooklyn Lyceum Market

Lyceum Market, Saturday, October 15th. 

eco-friendly designer jewelry

I just love urban lace jewelry! All of the jewelry is made from bicycle inner tubes collected from local bike shops,and up-cycled to beautiful and environmentally friendly Jewelry.

Vegan and eco-friendly shoes

NEUAURA is a manufacturer of unique footwear that is animal free and eco-friendly.

Vegan friendly accessories

In The house of hemp shop you will find beautiful, cozy and vegan friendly accessories that will help you stay warm in the upcoming Winter.

Vegan handbags and purses

In Mehran's shop you will find hand made vegan purses and handbags. 

High quality, lovely designs and all cruelty free!

New Dresses!

 Some new dresses from my Etsy shop!

Vegan soap shop

AJ sweet soap is a lovely shop, that sells vegan soaps with amazing fragrances and beautiful designs.

Yes, this is soap!

Vegan and eco friendly jewelry

Christy Robinson is a native Texan who is currently resides in Dallas where she works as a full time studio jewelry artist.
Her current body of work, which features jewelry designs that are both one- of- a kind  and those that use earth friendly recycled metals such as aluminum, copper,sterling silver often deal with human, animal, and  environmental issues.
Christy also has an etsy shop, named Julep115.

Three things I liked this week..

1. "Vegan Dad" blog. Some very good vegan recipes.


2. This beautiful ring by luckyduct.

3.This comfy sweater by Stella McCartney.

Upcycled jewelry

Yoav Kotik is a designer from Israel and the man behind "precious metal" jewelry line. He uses mostly metal items, especially beverages and beer caps from different places and cultures.His works were presented in galleries across Israel, the UK, the Netherlands and Japan.

Veagn shoes

Novacas is committed to providing animal-friendly and environmentally-friendly products.The company produces products that are made from the highest quality synthetic microfibers available and are 100% PVC-free. Shoes are ethically manufactured in Portugal at worker-friendly factories according to labor standards set forth by the European Union.

Vegan leather collection

Free People has launched their cruelty free, vegan leather collection.

Goodbye Amy

One of my favorite songs by Amy Winehouse, From her debut album.
R.I.P Amy.

Vegan shoes and accessories-Etsy findings

A small selection of rocking vegan shoes and accessories from Etsy website.

Pants by MESDRESS/ Belt by CATHERINETTE/ Bow by EQUEGLITZ/ Bag by MARY VIDRINE/ Flowers by BADAN ARTISAN/ Shoes by ALI ROSA

Vegan shoes

Hydra Heart offers organic handmade 100% vegan eco-friendly shoes, custom bridal flats, clothing, and accessories. 

Are you the next BIG thing?

The DailyCandy annual contest:

Calling all fledgling designers, budding restaurateurs, and desk jockeys dying to quit their day jobs. Your big break has finally arrived. Enter DailyCandy’s Start Small, Go Big Contest, and you could win a trip to New York City, the opportunity to mix and mingle with industry bigwigs at our Academy, and a solo write-up in a DailyCandy email.

All you have to do is wow us with your idea. Are you a corporate slave by day, indie seamstress by night? The brains behind the ultimate party in a box? Or do you operate a top-secret cocktail den from inside your apartment? (We kid. That can’t be legal.)

Tell us all about it, and we’ll do you a solid by spreading the word and introducing you to the likes of Dennis Crowley (Foursquare), Melissa Bushell (Baked by Melissa), and Rebecca Minkoff (that handbag you’re carrying). In other words, all the people you need to know in your dream industry.

You can enter until August 5th, 2011.

Walk this way: Vegan shoes

Images were taken from www.polyvore.com

New items in my Etsy shop!

 Some new items in my Etsy shop.

As a special bonus for you Blog readers, I would like to offer you a 15% discount at my shop!
Simply enter the code MIRISBLOG at the checkout.
(Valid until September 1st, 2011)

Vegan and eco conscious Handbags

MATT & NAT is a cruelty free and eco-friendly Handbag manufacture based in Montréal, Québec.
I really like their current line, with it's Ikat patterns and hippy feel.
With each purchase of this limited edition Ikat bags, MATT & NAT will donate $21 to charity water, a non-profit organization bringing clean and safe drinking water to people in developing nations.

Making an arrow shaped foam stamp

So you really like arrows and you really want to make an arrow shaped stamp...well, you are in the right place! Follow this easy tutorial and stamp away:

Materials : "Glue All" glue, craft foam (3"), balsa wood (4") and a painting brush.

Draw your arrow design on the craft foam using a pen or a pencil.

Using scissors, cut out the arrow shapes.

Glue the foam pieces onto the balsa wood.

Using a soft painting brush, apply paint (acrylic or fabric) onto the foam.

Press the stamp onto fabric or paper.

You can experiment with different kinds of brushes for applying the paint onto the stamp. Every brush will give different print result.

EM by Miri featured on Heart Handmade Blog!

Check it out here: http://www.hearthandmadeblog.com/handmade-cat-crafts/

Making printing blocks

A quick photo tutorial on making printing blocks.

You can use the blocks for printing on paper or on fabric.vExperiment with printing on different materials!

I used speedball Linoleum Cutter and Staedtler Mastercarve Artist Carving Blocks.

 Draw your design on the carving block

 Carve out the parts you don't want to have ink on 

I also found on YouTube this great block printing tutorial. Enjoy!

Help an important cause and you could win a beautiful vegan bag!

The ghosts in our machine is a prototype in development focusing on the Animals used in our modern world industries, and it gives voice to the voiceless. By donating $20 and up, you will enter the contest to win this beautiful vegan bag from cow jones industrials .

Go to www.indiegogo.com/THE-GHOSTS-IN-OUR-MACHINE and help this important cause.