Sustainabilit-shirt

Did we mention that we have a new tshirt? How cute is this? How clever are we? This li'l beauty is available in this luscious color combo or in a blue and cream combo with a men's black and white version soon to follow. Pick yours up today and let everyone know how you stand on the issue of recycling!

The Rundown: Green Fashion

We're always excited to hear about new designers riding the great green wave so we thought you might like to hear about 'em too. Happily there are a plethora of new designers to discover...here are just a few.

Armour Sans Anguish - Constructed entirely from salvaged materials

Del Forte Denim - Made from organic cotton

EcoSkin - (See image above)- Sexy ensembles made from sustainable fabrics

Ekologic - hats, gloves & separates made from recycled garments

Elwood - Organic separates for women & men

Loyale - Really cute pieces made from organic cotton, wool & silk

Prairie Underground - "Urban interpretation of Prairie Chic"

Raw Earth Wild Sky - Great deconstructed pieces made in Los Angeles

She-Bible - Reliable sexy & comfy pieces made in San Fran

To see a large compilation of designers check out the comprehensive and trés informative EcoFashionWorld.com

And for all you budding green fashionista's out there, here is a great opportunity to design an animal-friendly outfit and get the chance to win $750 from. Have your outfit judged by green guru Sophie Ulliano, eco-activist and model Summer Rayne Oakes and Emagazine's editor, Brita Belli. Check it out.

Green Resolutions

Luke is pleading with us to start off fresh this January. We are talking about resolutions here --   the kind that make a difference to the planet not just to you when you look in the mirror. Why not make a vow to never again take a plastic bag from a store or shop? Or, how about asking for take-out in paper containers and hold the plastic-ware and condiments, especially if you are taking out but eating in. 

Oh, while we are on the subject, why not wash out those Ziplock bags? You know you only had carrot sticks in them, as per your vow to stop eating those brownies from the vending machine at work. C'mon you know the ones -- ingredients list so long it's in 3 pt. type and still does not fit on the back of the packaging. Check out these guys, they actually make forms that fit in the dishwasher to help you with this.

But we digress. Make three "green" changes this New Year. We guarantee that it will be much easier to do than running on a treadmill 4 days a week or abstaining from chocolate. 

If you still want to ease on in to this, we've pick three that are no brainers:

1) Turn off the lights when you are not in the room!

2) Turn off the faucet when you are brushing your teeth!

3) Buy a GG2G tote for the grocery store!

If you would like more tips for being green check out our friends at Green Living Tips.

Make Luke Happy

Trunk Show at Guilford Arts Center

We made our way back to the Guilford Arts Center a few weeks ago for our pre-holiday trunk show. As usual we had a good time- thanks to shop manager, Bonita Ruggow. She's such a doll. To our surprise when we arrived, the chorale group from Madison High School were singing a bunch of songs acapella- they were awesome! Check them out in the video below.

For those of you who couldn't make it to the Center before the holidays- you're in luck as they are now having an "Artistry on the Shoreline Post-Holiday Sale." Everything is 25% off!

So hurry and grab yourself a one-of-kind GG2G bag. The sale goes on until January 11th. The shop is open Monday - Friday noon to 6pm and Saturday noon to 5pm.

Christmas at the Mansion

Last weekend was Milford's Lauralton Hall's Annual "Christmas at the Mansion." They transform this old girl's school into a winter wonderland replete with white paper bag votives lining the exterior pathways. The event is a fund-raiser for a $100,000 scholarship for a deserving young girl- a worthy cause, indeed. Go girls. It was a 3-day event where we got to meet some peeps in our neighborhood. So often we traipse about the country side attending these kinds of vending events, so it was a nice change to be in our own backyard. As usual at these events, we meet som many wonderful vendors. This time was no different, we met Christine of GoGirlWrapperz. Chris and her partner Elvis make skirts for the girl on the go! Their motto is "Stay Strong....Stay Warm." The idea came about because Kris, a yoga enthusiast, wanted an alternative to sweatpants. She designed her skirts to be both warm (made from fleece) and nice enough to go out in afterwards. Next year Chris says that her line will include organic fabrics and more PET fleece. All her skirts are made in CT- yay! We took a couple minutes to talk to Kris. See what she had to say below.

GG2G's Holiday Part-ay!

Forgive us for we have sinned...well not really but December has been such a crazy month for us thus far that we haven't had a chance to blog about our 3rd Annual (although it was the 1st in our rockin' new work space) Holiday Party and Sale which happened way back on November 22nd.
We don't think anyone noticed that our furnace had broken...although our coat rack was conspicuously empty. hmm...but we digress. A great time was had by all. We strung sweet little lights up around our industrial space and it was instantly transformed into a cozy space. For early holiday shoppers, we had about 9 vendors (including ourselves) selling jewelry, stationery, cosmetics, soaps, tshirts , hand-carved ornaments and of course hella-gorgeous billboard bags.
Sign up for our mailing list and we'll keep you posted about all our upcoming events- including next year's party where we hope to stage a fashion show of eco-friendly clothing and accessories.
P.S. Thank you James for the heaters, Jenn and Jerry for bartending and Ryan for DJing.

Artful Gifts at City Lights Gallery

We are so glad we were contacted by the very talented Margaret Bodell to participate in the "Artful Gifts" Holiday Sale and Show going on now at the City Lights Gallery in downtown Bridgeport. Margaret's resume is choc-ful of many experiences in all facets of the art world including owning and running a few prestigious art galleries in New Haven and New York City. Her latest adventure is dedicated to bringing art back to Bridgeport. This event is only one of many that Margaret has planned for the now non-profit City Lights Gallery. The handful of vendors at this event include a woman who makes really funky necklaces from fabric-covered marbles and hand-painted scarves and woven rugs by LAND in Brooklyn which is "a non-profit studio that provides artistic and technical training for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities." Oh yeah- and did we mention the art on the walls? It's pretty cool too!
So if you want to pick up some neato one-of-a-kind gifts for your loved ones, consider taking a trip down to Bridgeport's City Lights Gallery located at 37 Markle Court- just off State Street.

"Going Green" NBC Segment

Click on the image to view the clip.
We recently taped an interview for a segment on our local NBC station called "Going Green" hosted by Ryan Hanrahan. It's is essentially the Cliff Notes of GG2G- you can get a pretty good idea of who we are and what we do. We are very excited about how it turned out. What do you think?

Win a GG2G bag!!

It's so easy, it's so easy, yeah, yeah. (You're supposed to sing that line)

Ever the wannabe philanthropists...we'll give a bag to 3 lucky winners who email us (write "contest" in the subject line) and tell us why you'd love one of these bags. If you're one of the winners, please feel free to send us a photo of you and your bag and we'll post it! Don't forget to tell us which bag you've got your googly eye on.
We could go on about each bag's features and why we think you'd love one of 'em but we want to hear from you. So holla back at your girls. But be quick as this contest won't last long!

Time to Think About Wrapping it up...

Ok, another "green peeve" ... Wrapping Paper! Ugh!

Come on people, either make your own from old paper, magazine pages, or newspaper or use brown paper bags and decorate them with last years holiday cards cut into neato shapes. Just think -- this way the receiver can re-gift in it next year.

Look at this stat:

In the U.S., an additional 5 million tons of waste is generated during the holidays. 4 million tons of this is wrapping paper and shopping bags. (Agggh!)

Thank you to Ecogreenguy's blog for that stat...check'em out when you have time

If you absolutely insist on wrapping paper then do the planet a favor and get it from Seltzer goods. 100% post consumer gift wrap, -- funky and fun just like the folks at Seltzer. Their cards rock too! www.seltzergoods.com

How much fun is this?