Eco-Friendly Manufacturers

I like to buy craft products from many different manufacturers, but I do have certain favorites.  Of course, my favorite companies are all eco-friendly in one way or another.  :)  In this post I've written a short blurb about each of my favorite manufacturers.  Below each blurb you will find an index of links to all the projects I've made with that particular company's supplies.

1.  Buying locally-made products is of the utmost importance to me, so I adore October Afternoon, a Minnesota-based company.  To me, buying local means buying products made in the USA or Canada.  Almost everything in the  OA pantheon of products is made in the USA.  Many brands print their paper and stickers in the States, but OA is the only one I know that also creates most of its dimensional products (buttons, chipboard, tin pins, rubber charms, ribbons, mini albums, etc.) here.  What is more, OA's products are colorful, cute, and versatile.  OA earns a huge thumbs-up from me!

My OA projects on this blog:


* 12x12" layout "Star Wars Stars"
* 12x12" layout "Medicine Garden"
* 50th Anniversary Album Cover
* 12x12" layout "Carnival"
* 12x12" layout "I Love You"
* spring card
* 12x12" layout "In Sickness and in Health"
* 12x12" layout "Turkey Bingo"
* 12x12" layout "Food Fun"
* 12x12" layout "Queen of Quiet"
* 2-page layout "Rubber Duck Races"
* 12x12" layout "Grow"
* 12x12" layout Meet & Greet
* 12x12" layout "December Romance"
* 12x12" layout "N is for..." (mostly OA embellishments)
* 12x12" layout "Victory Parade"
* 12x12" layout "25 Years of Fandom"
* 8.5x11" layout "Christmas Elf"
* 12x12" layout "Winter Market"
* 8.5x11" layout (landscape orientation) "Ice Cream Soda..."
* 12x12" layout "Chillaxin' at Home" (uses OA buttons & alphas)
* rocket ship mini album
* strawberry-themed friendship card
* 12x12" layout "Bridal Shower"
* Russian doll card
* 12x12" layout "Spring Break Staycation"
* card "Best Teacher"
* 12x12" layout "Country School"
* 12x12" layout "Dr. Seuss"
* 11x8.5" layout "Family Traits"
* 8.5x11" layout "Fave Song"
* 12x12" layout "Harvest Time"
* 12x12" layout "Lovely"
* altered project: shadow box
* 11x8.5" layout "All the World is a Toy"
* 12x12" layout "Backyard Guest"
* 8.5x11" layout "Big Boy"
* 12x12" layout "He Loves the Hosta Glade"
* "stocking stuffer" photo pockets
* 11x8.5" layout "First Christmas"
* 12x12" layout "Time Together"
* 12x12" layout "Old-Fashioned Romance"
* card  "All I Want for Christmas is You"
* 12x12" layout "Urban Beauty"--features OA rub-ons
* 12x12" layout "October Wanderings"
* 12x12" layout "Vows"
* 12x12" layout "October on the Farm"
* 12x12" layout "Pond Life"
* 8.5x11" layout "Lil' Boy Blue"
* 12x12" layout "Apple Days"
* framed wall art "Owl Always Love You"
* 12x12" layout "Russia's Grizzly Coast"
* 12x12" layout "Hamms Grotto"
* 12x12" layout "Cute as a Button"
* 12x12" layout "Bookworms"
* 8.5x11" layout "Fall Walk"
* 12x12" layout "Happy"
* 12x12" layout "It's in the Details"
* altered jar "From Russia with Love"
* 12x12" layout "Our Cafe"
* 12x12" layout "One Big Lumberjack"
* 12x12" layout "Western Influence"
* 12x12" layout "Papa's Mountain"
* 12x12" layout "Treehouse"
* 12x12" layout "Our Tina"
* 12x12" layout "Sci-Fi Family"
* 12x12" layout "Red Roses"
* 12x12" layout "If I Were a Princess"
* 17x11" layout "How to Feed a Baby"
* 11x8.5 layout "Bead Track"
* I also give OA a shout-out in this  post

2.  Echo Park is another fabulous brand that seems to manufacture almost all of its products in the USA.  And the great thing about EP is that they also offer their collections in digital format.  So, even if you do not live in the States, you can still obtain EP supplies without the environmental cost of international shipping.  I think that offering both traditional and digi supplies is the way of the future, and EP is leading the pack!

My EP projects on this blog:

* mini album "Discover Africa"
* thank you card (border strip heart)
* 12x12" layout "Quoted"
* thank you card (candy colors)
* baby card (boy)
* 12x12" layout "H2O Boy"
* cupcake-motif birthday card
* all-occasion boy card
* New Year's card for 2013
* 12x12" layout "Great Season, Orioles!"
* 12x12" layout "Mardi Gras Morning"
* 12x12" layout "Queen of Quiet"
* 12x12" layout "Portrait"
* 2-page layout "Pink Plus Purple"
* 12x12" layout "Last Day of School..."
* 12x12" layout "2012"
* 12x12" layout "He Loves the Hosta Glade"
* 12x12" layout "Dorothy from Kansas"
* 12x12" layout "Vows"
* 12x12" layout "Pond Life"
* lady bug card
* altered pocket planner "Busy as a Bee"
* 12x12" layout "Garden Guys"
* 12x12" layout "Colorful Leaves"
* 11x8.5" layout "Care Bear"
* altered trinket box
* 12x12" layout "Happy"
* 12x12" layout "It's in the Details"
* 12x12" layout "Our Colorful Day of Fun"
* card "Rainbow"
* altered mini-album cover "Our Summer 2011"
* mini album "Vacay Views"
* 12x12" layout "Papa's Mountain"
* 12x12" layout "Love"
* 11x8.5" layout "First Beach Trip"
* 12x12" layout "Summer Reunion"
* 11x8.5" layout "Beach Baby"
* framed gift "Love You"
* 12x12" layout "His Soundtrack"
* set of summer bookmarks
* 12x12" layout "B-Day Cards"
* 12x12" layout "Bloom"
* 12x12" layout "If I Were a Princess"

3.  Newcomer Authentique Paper has stolen my heart with its affordable, eco-conscious products.  I love Authentique's luxuriously textured papers, and I love their adorable, bitty stickers as well.

* "You Are Cherished" card
* 4th of July card
* 11x8.5" layout "The Birthday Boy"
* Valentine card
* 8.5x11" layout "You've Got Mail"
* 12x12" layout "Spring Monastery Visit"
* 12x12" layout "Urban Beauty" 
* 12x12" layout "October on the Farm"
* blue altered trinket box
* 12x12" layout "Yuriev Monastery"

4.  Bottle Cap Inc. is a new company, but I already love them.  They are one of the very few manufacturers I've found that makes metal scrapbook embellishments in the USA.

My BCI projects on this blog:

* 12x12" layout "Lovely"
* 12x12" layout "Old-Fashioned Romance"
* 12x12" layout "Urban Beauty"
* 12x12" layout "Apple Days"
* 12x12" layout "Hamms Grotto"
* 12x12" layout "2010"
* 12x12" layout "Our Cafe"
* card "13th Anniversary"
* 12x12" layout "Restoration"

5.  Lily Bee Design makes the sweetest products, right here in the good ol' USA.  I love their delicate, versatile designs.

* 12x12" layout "Magic Moment"
* "My Happy Place" card
* 12x12" layout "Catan Fan"
* 12x12" layout "Love"
* love card
* CAS card
* 12x12" layout "P.J.'s with Gump"
* mini album "Colors at the Zoo"
* 12x12" layout "Stormtroopers Are Cool"
* 12x12" layout "Ten Names"
* 12x12" layout "Making a Splash"
* 12x12" layout "Father & Son"
* 12x12" layout "Kung Fu"
* 12x12" layout "Dino School"
* "Party Animal" birthday card
* "Hello" friendship card
* 12x12" layout "Free Cake"
* 12x12" layout "Just One Tulip"
* altered project: shadow box
* 12x12" layout "Dorothy from Kansas"
* 12x12" layout "October on the Farm"
* 8.5x11" layout "Lil' Boy Blue"
* 12x12" layout "Apple Days"
* 12x12" layout "Yuriev Monastery"

6.-8.  My Mind's Eye, Basic Grey, and Bo-Bunny Press all manufacture at least some of their products in the United States.  I use a lot of paper and stickers from these three companies.

My MME projects on this blog:

* 12x12" layout "Meet Babe"

* 12x12" layout "Just Cute"

* 12x12" layout "Weekends Fly By!"

* 12x12" layout "Luv Notes"

* "Hello" card

* "You Are Nice" card

* chalkboard-look love card

* "So Charming" card

* robot card set

* 12x12" layout "If I Could Turn Back Time"

* 12x12" layout "Believe"

* "Bonjour" card

* 12x12" layout "Down on Main Street"

* 12x12" layout "2 of a Kind"

* 12x12" layout "Easter Treats"

* 12x12" layout "Chillaxin' at Home"

* 12x12" layout "Bloom"

* 12x12" layout "Have Dinosaurs, Will Travel"

* Christmas Tree card

* 12x12" layout "Vows"

* 12x12" layout "October on the Farm"

* 12x12" layout "Bag Art"

* altered trinket box

* 12x12" layout "2010"

* 12x12" layout "Happy"

* 12x12" layout "It's in the Details"

* altered jar "From Russia with Love"

* card "Best Dad"

* 12x12" layout "Love"

* 11x8.5" layout "Garden Enchantments"

* 12x12" layout "Treehouse"

* card "13th Anniversary"

* 12x12" layout "Restoration"

* 12x12" layout "Bloom"

* 12x12" layout "If I Were a Princess"

* 12x12 layout "Cathedral"

My Basic Grey projects on this blog:

* 12x12" layout "Apple Games"

* 12x12" layout "Every Year"

* 12x12" layout "Happy Pet Lizard"

* 8x8" layout "2 Sisters"

* altered project: shadow box

* 8.5x11" layout "Love Poem"

* 8.5x11" layout "The Joy of Cookies"

* 12x12" layout "Happy"

* 12x12" layout "It's in the Details"

* altered jar "From Russia with Love"

* 12x12" layout "Papa's Mountain"

* 11x8.5" layout "Garden Enchantments"

* 12x12" layout "Treehouse"

* 12x12" layout "Sci-Fi Family"

* 12x12" layout "If I Were a Princess"

* 12x12" layout "Cathedral"

* 11x8.5" layouts "We Will" & "Baptized" (both in same post)

My Bo-Bunny projects on this blog:

* 12x12" layout "Skills of Observation"
* 12x12" layout "Nature"
* 12x12" layout "The Corn Maze"
* masculine anniversary card
* card "Welcome, Baby"
* 12x12" layout "Got My Spaceship..."
* 12x12" layout "Party Dudes"
* 12x12" layout "Our Love Took Flight"
* 12x12" layout "Simplicity"
* 12x12" layout "County Fair"
* 12x12" layout "Enter Here: Novgorod"
* 12x12" layout "Our Tree"
* 12x12" layout "Urban Beauty"
* 12x12" layout "Scott's School Pix"
* 12x12" layout "2010"
* 12x12" layout "Happy"
* 12x12" layout "It's in the Details"
* card "Celebrate Life"
* 12x12" layout "Restoration"
* 12x12" layout "Sci-Fi Family"
* 12x12" layout "Home Sweet Home"

Thanks for looking at my projects!