Green Rocking Horses Stevenson Brothers Reducing Carbon Footprints

Photo Credit:  Stevenson Brothers  , This Rocking Horse Is the Arab Horse

This Rocking Horse is Green, Literally.

It's nice to know that a company can start small, and grow large but keep their green and sustainable values. The Stevenson brothers are twins in the United Kingdom that have been handcrafting rocking horses since the 1980's. No matter how big and fancy they get, they keep in mind ways to reduce waste and live green.

Photo Credit: Stevenson Brothers Rocking Horses

Steps to Stay Green

Stevenson Brothers rocking horses are made from locally grown wood, wherever possible, to minimize the carbon footprint. All horses are made by hand using traditional methods; no machinery is used in crafting the horse. Can you imagine that, just look at them for knowing they are 100% handmade is truly amazing.

Photo Credit: Stevenson Brothers, this is the 30th Anniversary Dapple Horse.

Replenishing Trees : From the UK with Love

On top of that each year at Christmas, Stevenson Brothers send an oak tree to a number of their customers which they can plant to replace the wood used in the making of their rocking horse. It's true.  American companies could sure learn a lot from these folks. Kudos to you United Kingdom guys. Check them out at StevensonBrothers and read how they've grown. Shouldn't they win the green company of the year award or something like that ? 

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Our first Craft show by THE WEEPING WILLOW'S

We did our first craft fair last Sunday and it was fantastic. It was held in a little seaside town near us called Lancing. The fair was actually held in the theatre on the actual pier with stunning views out to sea and it was a beautiful sunny day.

Me and my mum got together on the Saturday to finish off a few things that's we thought would only take an hour or so..............well, it took a lot longer! So the first lesson we learnt is to prepare a little better and not leave the packaging until the last minute.

On the morning of the craft fair everything was running smoothly until I dropped a huge box of tiny seed beads on the pavement outside the venue.....we both saw the funny side, hunched over on all fours at 8am with everyone watching us whilst we picked up tiny beads! Lesson number 2....put lids on EVERYTHING!

We had not set up a stall before but had lots of fab ideas and the stall next to us did not show up so their table was added to ours at no added cost which was fab. Lesson number 3, always bring extra material in case that happens again as only our first table had our lovely turquoise material on it.

We sold things from 3 of our shops.

The Weeping Willow's
House of Willow
Willow's Wool
anyway, here are some photos of our set up:

Things like these offered in our Etsy shop located here.

Overall we had a great day and it went well. We made quite a few sales but more importantly got out there, meeting people and getting a really good response. When you work so hard on your Etsy shops you don't get the experience of face to face sales and they really are amazing.

We feel confident now and have already made a booking for a second craft show in the same venue next week.......

We had such a great response to our 'use again' and 'recycle' products....it was really nice to see.

top tip: Put everything into one of those soft suitcases on wheels because you can then just tip it up slightly and wheel all of your things in and out really easily instead of carrying box after box!

The Weeping Willows

Recycled * Upcycled * Eco Friendly * Natural

Please join us in welcoming Weeping Willows to our team!
All the way from Brighton, Britain, UK!
From these GORGEOUS little pillow boxes

To these FABULOUS jewelry pieces,

The Weeping Willows provides whimsical upcycled jewelry and pretty little boxes to put them in.

Natural, Recycled, Upcycled, Eco-friendly, Ethical jewellery made from handcrafted rolled paper beads, semi-precious chips & stones, fresh water & faux pearls. All finished of with silver & gold plated wire and jute string.
SOMEONE LOVED ME ONCE........CAN YOU LOVE ME AGAIN??

Tushemeriirwe

Shop Name: Tushemeriirwe

Owner: Mariama Tushemeriirwe

Location: Derby, United Kingdom

Etsy Shop Link: http://www.etsy.com/shop/tushemeriirwe

Mariama has been designing the loveliest of creations since the early 1990's. She has a deep interest in creating fashion and accessories with reclaimed, reused and recycled materials. You will find everything from fashion bags, cushions, scarfs, purses and more.

Mariama describes her offerings as such, " Fashion for those who love diverse, individualism, creativity and elegant style. Designed and manufactured casual and evening wear inspired by nature, people and places. Each piece designed with the individual in mind all reasonably priced to ensure beautiful garments are accessible to all. Accessories inspired, designed and created for every occasion. Knitted, African inspired and reused and recycled fabrics and fibres. Soft furnishings produced using reclaimed, recycled and reused fabrics and fibres. Inspired pieces which brighten up living and work spaces."

Find out more about her on her website http://www.mariama.co.uk/ and make sure to visit her Etsy shop HERE.