Today has been one of those fantastic Sundays (sort of). Although I have a ton of make-up work to do for school since I was out sick for four days last week, the day was still perfect. As I'm sure most of you East-coasters know, there was a blizzard(ish) yesterday, so there are about 18 inches of snow on the ground. In addition to that, it was one of those rare days where the sun is shining brightly, but everything is still covered with snow. Because of that, I decided to go out and take some black and white pictures of the snow for my photo class after I had done some of my homework. I ended up getting some snow on my camera, which kind of sucked, but nothing a little lens cleaner won't fix. Afterward, I kind of just chilled, working on my huge stack of make-up work and watching some of my favorite shows.
Anyways, I've been trying to support non-profit organizations, especially those involving animal rights, so I decided to do a post on non-profit shopping.
The Animal Rescue Site is one of my favorites... I visit it everyday anyways because one click a day gives .6 bowls of food to animals at rescue centers, and I realized they actually have some decent apparel, as well as some cool jewelry, and the prices aren't half-bad.
This is one of my favorite jewelry items, it comes with 8 bracelets in one, for just about $24 total.
These passport covers are so cool, I love the stamping. Plus, they're made from leather from animals that died naturally, so no cruelty was involved. I think the center one, Blue Tooling, is my favorite.
I love the simplicity of this ring, it could go with anything.
A bit on the pricy side, but it goes to a good cause! I like the earthy, natural feel of these earrings; I could see wearing them with a flowy tunic and relaxed jeans. Plus, even though they have the bohemian feel, they're silver, so they would go with pretty much anything.
The simplicity of this tee is great; I can see it layered under a black blazer or leather jacket, and the peace sign adds a hippie feel.
Here are some other great non-profit sites:
I saw this one in Lucky magazine; it's the online branch of the popular thrift store, which donates its proceeds to adults looking for jobs.
This site has a list of a bunch of different organizations and stores to choose from.
A portion of the proceeds from each product contribute to those with HIV/AIDS.
You may have seen the commercials for TOMS Shoes; for every pair of shoes that you buy, one pair is donated to a child in need.
By Ebay, Worldofgood features artisans who sell sustainable, fair trade, ethically sourced, and eco-friendly products.
Goodshop lets you shop more than one thousand stores online and designate a portion of your
purchase to your choice of its 80,000 affiliated charities and schools.
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