Cute stuff for an amazing cause
Sometimes you want to donate to a good cause, and sometimes you want to buy cute stuff. And sometimes someone gets a fabulous idea like The Emancipation Network did, and they start selling cute stuff made by the very folks the profits go towards supporting–in this case, survivors of human trafficking. Then voila, the Made By Survivors Store is born.
It can be hard to really grasp the extent of human suffering still happening in the 21st century, especially when it comes to something like slavery, which we’d all love to believe is a thing of the past. I think this store is brilliant; your dollars make a real difference, and you come away feeling hopeful, and like you’ve played a small part in lives being changed.
I’m digging the animal backpacks (there’s also an elephant and a panda, if the monkey pictured here doesn’t float your boat). The block-printed napkins are beautiful, and the cool recycled rice bag clutches make a great inexpensive gift. And with a cause as worthy as this, well, you can’t help but do your part to stimulate the economy, right? -Mir
Find handmade jewelry, housewares, notecards, kids’ gifts and more at the Made By Survivors store.
I never thought twice about diapering my son with the eco-not-so-conscious disposable diaper. I have to admit, I thought that cloth diapers were still big cotton towels that required safety pins, manual dexterity, and a whole lot of free time.
Don’t get any sick ideas, dear readers. We’ve all seen our share of those softies and we certainly don’t need a stuffed one of THOSE laying around the house. 
When my 3 year old was a newborn we planned a trip to Europe and before I could say auf viedersehn, my brain pictured all the filthy traveling potties we would encounter while changing her diaper.