Easter is coming and you can have the most eco-friendly …not to mention the most interesting peeps a person could hope for! Made from recycled vintage radio vacuum tubes. The chicks are flocked so that they are fuzzy and the roosters come with hand shaped comb cocks and beaks. Get them quick because I don’t think my Easter will be complete with out a dozen of these!
$8.00 each at LunaClayDesign’s Etsy Shop

A doodad tchotchke of the recycled vacuum tube kind!
$16.00 at LunaClayDesign’s Etsy Shop

Wear a vacuum tube around your neck and remind yourself of simpler times and bigger boxier TV sets. Those days before flat screens were grand! weren’t they?
$20.00 at HighWindSteamWork’s Etsy Shop

A hanging decor item anywhere you need some inspiration. Perfect for those of you who turn on your lights with a pull chain. It is created from a vintage vacuum tube, also known as a thermionic valve.
$95.00 at TrashandTrinket’s Etsy Shop

This clock is made from a recycled 7” sawblade and is adorned with 1950’s era vintage radio vacuum tubes. Begs you to ask the question, “Does anyone really know what time it is?”
$49.00 at OverClocked’s Etsy Shop

Created from a recycled vintage electrical vacuum tube and adorned with a purple butterfly image sealed on to the outside of the tube.
$50.00 at Thesteampunktrunk’s Etsy shop

Recycled skateboard bangles and earrings made from used and recycled skateboards. The colors and patterns are often left over from the original skateboard complete with its own personality and pizazz. This jewelry is a great opportunity to show off your creativity, individuality and take action to save our planet.


Rings are $54.00, Earrings are $42.00 and bracelets are $24.00 at MapleXO
Available at Maple’s Etsy shop too.

I’d like to welcome a new advertiser on GreatGreenGoods: Fair Trade Marketplace
Fair Trade Marketplace is chock full of great green gift ideas …and not only great gifts, but REALLY great gifts since most of them are eco-friendly and Fair Trade as well.
From the Fair Trade Marketplace website:

Earrings from recycled tin and and bits of colorful doo dads and wire handcrafted in Kisumu, Kenya.
$7.00 at Fair Trade Marketplace

Beautifully designed bookmarks created from recycled tea bags that have been emptied and dried in the sun. Each is one of kind and created in South Africa.
$8.50 at Fair Trade Marketplace

Lovely Fair Trade recycled silk coin purse made in Nepal.
$8.00 at Fair Trade Marketplace

Those are the words of wisdom from Rhonda Brewer-Chaparro aka “oddartist”. This prolific (and eco-friendly) California artist has an Etsy shop, but these racy earrings (made from the ‘tasty parts’ of recycled romance novels) are from her Zibbet shop. The line is called Naughty Bits, and of course, you’ll never find the same bit of naughtiness twice!
$12.00 for each pair of earrings at Zibbet
(folks, this is a serious good deal!!)

Found through the GreatGreenGoods Facebook fanpage

I love the color and texture going on with this necklace! Created from vintage zippers with metal teeth, this piece is perfect for the gal who loves to sport that unusual funky look.
$34.00 at Amalia Versaci’s Etsy Shop

Words cannot describe the fun hidden inside these earrings ..put ‘em on and unzip the wonder of a new day!
$16.00 at Amalia Versaci’s Etsy Shop

My favorite color! ..and my favorite combination (unusual, fun and eco-friendly!)
$36.00 at Amalia Versaci’s Etsy Shop