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Happy Monday – that means it’s time for another fabulous giveaway! This week, Cosa Verde is giving away two Keepsake Necklaces by pica pica (one necklace to two winners, one will be filled, and one will be empty for you to fill with your own keepsake):

enter to win a keepsake necklace from cosa verde and pica pica jewelry

I’ve always loved glass jars of all shapes and sizes, but I especially love the teeny tiny ones (which are antique glass vials originally used to hold pocket watch parts) like the ones Liz uses on her Keepsake Necklaces. There’s just something about these small glass vials that makes them more special – like they could hold a secret.

Check out pica pica on Cosa Verde along with other green, independent designers handpicked by Liz and her partner to be featured on their site. I love Cosa Verde because it’s a tightly curated, only eco-friendly “portal” to etsy; it makes shopping for locally made, independently designed eco-friendly items SO much easier than just doing a search. And everything featured at Cosa Verde is just as cute and interesting as these keepsake necklaces.

Okay, so now you want to win one?! Here’s how:

Two visitors will have a chance to win two keepsake necklaces – one filled and one empty. The contest will close this Sunday, July 26 and winners will be chosen randomly.

Multiple ways to win – each one counts as one or more entries; do one or all of them:

Leave a comment on this post telling me what you’d put in your keepsake necklace. Do you have a special little object you’d want to keep in this lovely glass vial?

Tweet this message: RT @greedygrechen: think big, shop small @cosaverde eco-friendly marketplace http://www.cosaverde.com

Tweet about the contest on twitter with a link to the contest page (use the button at the end of this post). Come back here and leave a comment with a link to your tweet so I can add your extra entry. (you can tweet the contest more than once…but you’ll max out at 5 extra entries for tweets…and that will also count as an extra entry – just remember to leave a comment back here every time you do)

Follow Cosa Verde on twitter! Please leave a comment here again once you do so your e-mail will be counted again.

Follow me on twitter! Come back and post a comment here with your twitter name so I can verify – and follow you back!

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Post about the contest on your facebook page then come back here and leave a comment for your extra entry.

Post about the contest on your blog – please post back here with a link in case I don’t get a pingback…

Good Luck!!

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Must Have: Handmade French Lace Bag

by grechen on May 19, 2009 | SUBSCRIBE | TWITTER | FACEBOOK |

I know I’ve mentioned Cosa Verde before, but it’s worth talking about again…if you’re at all intimidated by Etsy, or at least find it exhausting to browse, Cosa Verde takes some of the work out for you. Cosa Verde connects independent designers with environmentally-conscious consumers (me & you) through a cute, easy-to-browse interface that ultimately links to the sellers Etsy store for buying.

I found this lovely bag through Cosa Verde from seller tortillagirl: French Lace Bag constructed in cotton canvas with floral hand-cut unbleached lace appliqué stitched (no glue, ever) onto front. Double interfaced. Unbleached cotton lining. Interior patch pocket with lace detail.

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I. Love. These. These “keepsake” necklaces by Pica Pica Jewelry are so simple, but can be so meaningful. Made from antique glass vials used to hold watch parts, one of these necklaces is $22 and you can fill it with anything you’d like. She also has pre-filled vials available – with shells, coral, beads, and more – for about $28.

repurposed antique vial necklaces

These are sold at Etsy – but I found the shop through Cosa Verde – a new “showcase” for eco-friendly independent artists and craftspeople from around the world. I love Cosa Verde because it’s a scaled down version of Etsy (sometimes I find Etsy to be way too overwhelming) and much easier to browse through.

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