I am totally hooked on finding artists who are making plush dolls or monsters out of recycled materials so I just LOVE Tracyville! Tracyville is Tracy Viverretta, a Portland OR artist who’s tagline is: nature conscious, recycled induced, handmade fortified. In addition to her wonderful 3d pieces, she is a beautiful illustrator embracing the recycled paper she draws upon.

Check out her plush toys on this blog: http://traceomatic.blogspot.com/, lots of artwork on this blog: http://tracyville.blogspot.com/ and her work is for sale on Zibbet (an Etsy clone) at http://www.zibbet.com/tracyvart More stuff on: Flickr and Facebook

I know…waaaay tooo early for holiday stuff, but I was at the mall this weekend, and it got me thinking. If you are looking for little tokens to give as gifts around the office or the playground, these are cheap and perfect for giving a little ‘trash to treasure’ earth grooving love.
$0.99 – $4.99 on Ebay

Your car’s electrical system might get jealous when it sees you playing chess on this board called “Rustic Triumphs”. Created from sparkplugs and cogwheels and left over pieces from a die machine, you can support the environment and expand your brain at the same time. Created by artist, Armando Ramirez
$109.99 at Novica