Litter by sticking your chewing gum in a nearby potted palm.
I started to take the picture because I was struck by the pink/green color combination. But then as I focused through my view finder, I realized that the "pretty pink thing" was actually gum. Yuck!
Do:
Use recyclable cloth totes to carry your groceries, sundries, science experiments, etc.
This one is crafted out of my hand dyed and patterned fabric with interfaced and stitched handles.
And it's reversible.
Also it could be yours because, in honor of Earth Day, I'm giving this tote away. Just leave me a comment and I'll enter you into the drawing for the bag.
I'll select a random winner and announce the name on my blog this Friday.
OK, now have a Happy Earth Day!
Oh pretty bag! I really enjoy the reusable bags, it even makes shopping more fun!
ReplyDeleteGum and cigarette butts - why are people oblivious to the fact that tossing them in the nearest tree, potted plant, garden, etc. doesn't actually make them go away?
ReplyDeleteEwwww, gum is gross. I've been carrying my two reusable bags around with me for months now and I love them! I'm planning on making a bunch as birthday/Christmas presents this year :)
ReplyDeleteEww for the gum! How thoughtless!
ReplyDeleteAnd since I live out in the country where there are brush fires/grass fires, it bugs me that people toss their cigarette butts out the window! Aah! Don't they realize that can start a fire??!!
Love the bag!
gross... i hope a little kid or elf walking by doesn't think "free candy"... ewwww
ReplyDeletelove your fabrics.... they're beautiful
rachel
I love your fabric. I hope to make my own cloth bags one day. Little hard right now with 16 month old under foot
ReplyDeletehand dyed? yeah!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for being so generous!
ReplyDeleteThat "Don't" is nasty...
ReplyDeleteBut, the "Do" is fantastic!
I didn't notice that was gum until I read your comment-yuck! Great give-a-away. thanks for the opportunity to win a lovely tote bag-you can never have too many!
ReplyDeleteHappy Earth Day!
oh my goodness, i LOVE LOVE LOVE this tote! i went to your shop first to see if it was there, then realized you were giving it away. i would so love to win it! ~ shelley
ReplyDeleteLove the tote! Beautiful fabric. So much snazzier than the typical re-useable grocery bag!
ReplyDeleteEwww to the gum! How inconsiderate! I walk to work, and am always seeing things (read: garbage) people don't see from their cars.
ReplyDeleteThe bag is simply beautiful!
I love the bag! I have lots of canvas bags, but none so pretty!
ReplyDeleteYuck yuck yuck to the gum!
ReplyDeleteLOVE the bag, though! I'd love to win it!
I love the picture, even if it is gross. I also use reusable bags (at Target they always look at me funny) and yours is so much prettier than the plain canvas ones I normally use, count me in for the drawing!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely giveaway!
ReplyDeleteHope tomorrow is a gum-free day.
Fun bag! And I think it's about time for a new one! Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI was actually at a play date today where one of my friend's little boys found someone's discarded "a.b.c." gum and thought it was a delicious treat! We were all pretty grossed out. I thought his poor mother was going to puke!
ReplyDeleteAnyways, the bag is beautiful! All of your handiwork is beautiful. I check your blog every day for a little inspiration. Thank you!
I keep reusable bags in my car trunk, but none as pretty at this. Thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteGross to the gum! I love using reusable bags and always keep a few in my car. I don't think any of my bags are as cute as yours though! Thanks for doing the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteA great bag! Thanks for the chance to win it.
ReplyDeleteHappy Earth Day! I want to win!
ReplyDeleteLove the bag...don't love the gum. Yuck.
ReplyDeleteOh, I would love this bag. The fabric is wonderful. What an appropriate give away. I would be proud to carry this with me.
ReplyDeleteMalka - my first time at your website - looking for your pillows. Love the tote bag.
ReplyDeleteI am just amazed by your creations! The bag is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteLove the bag. What a great way to help the environment.
ReplyDeletePlease add my name to the drawing: I loe your fabrics!
ReplyDeleteWhat a unique and beautiful bag! You can never have too many totes.
ReplyDeleteOoo! OOO! Pick me! Pick me! (Waving hand frantically in the air....)
ReplyDeleteThe gum thing isn't so surprising. I'm a secondary school teacher and I had yard duty near the canteen yesterday. The amount of papers and glad wrap that those kids left around the place was disgraceful. The bins were only around 10 steps away, too. Next week I'm going out there armed with some buckets and tongs. Anyone I see littering will have 10 minutes of picking up after themselves and their messy mates.
Love the bag! Love being green!
ReplyDeleteLove the bag -- love your fabric -- love your creations!
ReplyDeleteLove your fabric and your photos!
ReplyDeleteI always use reusable bags and that one is very pretty! I would love to win, count me in.
ReplyDeleteSaving the earth for Earth Day, love it :-)
ReplyDeleteMalka, I LOVE the way you put colors together. Love it.
ReplyDeleteHappy Earth day to you too. I could use another shopping bag so please count me in.
ReplyDeleteWow - great blog and great bag - Thanks for giving one away to some very lucky person!
ReplyDeleteEarth Day seems to have passed by un-noticed here in North Yorkshire. Thank you for making us think a little x
ReplyDeleteI'd love to have one of your original bags. What a great Earth Day treat.
ReplyDeleteLove the tote bag! It's community clean up today around here. I never litter anything, but boy people are pigs! I even found a used condom!!! And it's NOT that kind of neighborhood were I live.
ReplyDeleteI still think the 'pink thing' looks like something extra-terrestrial! Good for you on the bags. Thanks for the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteLove the bag! I just took my first class on dyeing fabric--really helpful to see what can be done.
ReplyDeleteLovely! I hope I win...I have many science experiments to tote around!
ReplyDeleteOh, but my word verification says "fucta" which doesn't bode well.
Hi Malka . . .
ReplyDeleteI love your work!
Wonderful vibrancy
. . . craziness with the gum! Why? People can be so lazy which is so sad because life is more wonderful than that!
Thankyou for sharing!
Wendy
how amazing are those bags??
ReplyDeleteyou are such an inspiration to me...your use of color is utterly delightful.
I love your bags... I enjoy reading your blog and am inspired when I leave!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful bags!
ReplyDeleteWow! What a beautiful bag and ewwww... gross (about the pink stuff)! How is it that a human thinks a plant is a good place to deposit spent gum?!
ReplyDeleteA lady can NEVER have too many bags! Thanks for reminding us.
ReplyDeleteYour bag is so bright and cheerful! I always have one with me in case I need it. I get so mad at myself when I forget!
ReplyDeleteHow could anyone ever use a plastic bag again when there are so many cool totes out there! I would love to win this - and promise to put it to good use!
ReplyDeleteI love it! Pick me! Pick me! :)
ReplyDeleteI love the bag. Thanks for the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteOh, oh, oh...! The chance to have something from you again! Woooot.
ReplyDeleteYour bag is so pretty. I'd love to win it. Thanks for adding my name to your drawing.
ReplyDeletedelurking & entering the drawing :-)
ReplyDeletehappy earth day!
Happy Earth Day and thanks for the drawing....I do love that tote.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great way to celabrate Earth day. I love the bag.
ReplyDeleteI've got bags like this on my to do list! :) Happy Earth Day!
ReplyDeleteHappy Earth Day to you too!
ReplyDeleteThat gum is gross! This morning I worked in some flower beds at gwens' school and pulled out tons of candy wrappers :(
i used to work at an ice cream shop and when the lot needed to be cleaned, gum and butts made up an overwhelming percentage of the trash ... it never ceases to amaze me how people feel that those items aren't really litter... so awful in so many ways! i so hope to win this tote ... it is so fabulous!...i love your fabrics :)
ReplyDeletelove the bag!
ReplyDeleteplease count me in.
happy earth day :)
your work is so beautiful! I would love to learn how to dye fabric like you do! What a lovely giveaway!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous bag :-)
ReplyDeleteI'm please that as of this week one of the major supermarket stores and our biggest discount store have started charging for palstic bags, in a bid to encourage customers to bring their own. I always take mine to the supermarket.
my green bags are starting to wear apart. I need to repair some of them and it would be great to add a pretty one to the pile. Thanks for offering a give away.
ReplyDeleteVery nice bag! Happy Earth Day!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute bag...........you are so right about the gum, always on the sidewalk.......
ReplyDeleteLOVE the tote! (and ewwwww to the gum!)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway and the pretty pictures!! (not the gum of course!)
ReplyDeleteOoohhh--you so make me want to play with dye! What do you use? I've only worked with acid dyes for wool and RIT for tie-die!
ReplyDeletedespite the "yuck", the colors and textures in the gum/plant photo are great. As for the bag--fantastic patterns.
ReplyDeleteLove the bag - count me in for your giveaway please. Happy E/day!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful bag. Funny story about the gum picture. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteHappy Earth Day!! What a lovely bag!
ReplyDeleteHappy Earth Day to you.
ReplyDeleteYea, that gum, gross.
That tote, a beauty.
just love your work!! thank you for the givaway!!
ReplyDeletetotes. Don't feel bad about the gum, I don't know if I'd ever figured out what it was.
ReplyDeleteTheresa N
weceno(at)yahoo(dot)com
I love your bag and even more I love your cloth!
ReplyDeletehappy e-day. and i love all things reversible. whoohoo.
ReplyDeleteawesome pattern, as usual!
ReplyDeleteLove your site and all of the earth friendly advice.
ReplyDeletewhat a lovely bag! the bags we carry are ugly, with big grocery store logos all over them. we use them anyway, but i would be proud to show my face at the farmer's market toting this one! happy earth day.
ReplyDeleteLove the bag, and love your blog---you have inspired me!
ReplyDeleteLove the bags, love the planet! Happy Earth Day
ReplyDeleteSuch a pretty bag! It would be such an honor to carry anything made out of your fabric.
ReplyDeleteIt's gross, but that picture is so cool.
The bag is wonderful and using them is something we all should be doing. I would love to be able to use yours to carry my important parcels!
ReplyDeleteYuck--the gum is gross! But that tote is great! Enter me, please!
ReplyDeletewhat a great bag! i would love to win it. and "yuck" about the gum.
ReplyDeleteI love the Elf references! :) That's the first thing I thought of when i saw the picture. Great tote!
ReplyDeleteThe bag is great; the gum . . . not so much. Thank you for the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteThank you for a fantastic blog! I love to see your fabric and what you make of it! Love the bag- and would be proud to use it! Grete Birgitte
ReplyDeleteI stumbled on your blog and I'm in love with the fantastic things you create. I was so entranced with the quilt the made you a cover girl, I immediately called my quilt shop yesterday to see if any additional copies remained. Thank you for sharing, your talents.
ReplyDeleteGreat colors! (well, except for the gum surprise) Recently found your blog, I really enjoy your photos & dye-ing and quilts. What a great bag!
ReplyDeleteso cute! love the colors.
ReplyDeleteas always, love what you do...and a person can't have enough totes to shop with!
ReplyDeleteCigarettes: Bad
ReplyDeleteGum: Bad
Cloth bags: GOOD
Thank-you for the opportunity to win some of your work. I carry an unbleached cotton cloth bag for my vegetables.
ReplyDeleteLove the bag, love the fabric, love to have it. Thanks for being willing to share.
ReplyDeleteOh, Oh!! I love this pretty pretty bag!! I promise never to stick my gum in potted plants!
ReplyDeleteOh how pretty. I would love to win this.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful bag, like all your creations.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE the totes, thank you so much for the chance to win!
ReplyDeleteGreat bag! Yick on the gum. When I first saw the picture, I thought it was a very far-away picture of a baby pig, but alas no.
ReplyDeleteLove your bag. The fabric you make is awesome! Hope it is not to late to throw my name in for the bag.
ReplyDeleteI'm prob'ly too late for the giveaway, but just in case - here I yam.
ReplyDeleteBtw, I bought the two issues of Quilting Arts just for your articles. Got the supplies all ready to try it out too. Just can't decide exactly what fabric yet and only could get squares (not circles) cut out of plexiglass at the local hardware store.
Seems like so much fun!!
i'm probably too late for the giveaway...but this is a great reminder. i've been telling myself forever to make some bags to use when i shop...so i'm going to just do it!
ReplyDeleteLove the bag, please enter me in the drawing!
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