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Monday, March 28, 2011

NBCU and Etsy partner... Contest starts today!

NBCU, Etsy partner

Effort part of 'Green Is Universal' push

For its "Green Is Universal" initiative, NBCUniversal is partnering with online handcrafted goods retailer Etsy to sponsor a recycled handmade goods contest, starting today, as a run-up to the conglom's Earth Week. For the competish, christened "Art of Reuse," do-it-yourselfers are tasked with creating new products from recycled material -- a popular pastime on Etsy. Judges will include Martha Stewart; Hoda Kotb and Kathie Lee Gifford; and Andy Cohen.
Beth Colleton, VP of the Green initiative, said that environmentally friendly marketing continues to evolve. "The public is more savvy, so they're constantly pushing media outlets and companies for the latest and greatest," Colleton said. "Coming out of BP last year and the disaster in Japan this year, we've seen that headlines in the news make people want to dig deeper."
"Art of Reuse" is promoted online across the 8 million member Etsy community and NBCU's iVillage and on-air via NBCU's cable suite. The contest's top 10 entries will also appear on NBC's "Today" show during Earth Week, April 17-24. Submissions are open until April 11.

Contact Sam Thielman at news@variety.com

Sunday, March 20, 2011

Celebrate Spring Equinox

The word “equinox” derives from the Latin words meaning “equal night” and refers to the time when the sun crosses the equator. At such times, day and night are everywhere of nearly equal length everywhere in the world.

Celebrate Spring today!

Time for new beginnings,

enjoy your day, celebrate with mother nature and your loved ones.

Thursday, February 10, 2011

Harmonize with Nature

The temperature outside is currently 2 degrees, but the sun is shining brightly and I know spring will be here soon. Spring time is one of the best seasons of the year. Everything starts out brand new.

At the start of spring,the spring equinox,day and night are approximately 12 hours long and the Sun is at the midpoint of the sky. Our north pole tilts towards the Sun.

SPRING EQUINOX March 20, 7:21 P.M. EDT/Just over a month away.

Ayurveda, yoga's sister science and one of the the oldest systems of healing, shows us that the key to feeling in step with the seasons is to harmonize with nature. Breathe in fresh air, meditate, love and respect our surroundings.

Spring Ritual....... Gather seeds to represent the things you want to grow during the new year .To add another layer of meaning to this ritual choose seeds, which represent to you personal growth,wisdom,

understanding, patience, etc. Visualize those qualities coming into

full bloom in your life as you plant your seeds.

As you plant them, bless the seeds honoring the 4 elements: pat the seed in the dirt (earth), water it, blow on it (air) and light a candle by it (fire) or hold up to the sun. Express your gratitude to all the people, places and things that have gotten you to this point in your life. Invite the seeds out the formlessness of winter’s dreaming…asking them and yourself to awaken to the light of spring – to grow and thrive with new life and new possibility.

Springtime is magical. As nature moves out of the cold and into the warmth of spring, New life emerges the earth warms, and blossoms unfurl, reaching for the sun. Nature makes it look smooth, but for us it's not as easy to transition gracefully from one season to the next. Embrace the outdoors. Once it starts to warm Start your day with outdoor yoga stretching and deep breathing. Set up an outside area to create in.

My new spring crafts and art projects will focus on using what nature has to offer us, recycling and giving back.

Look forward to a bright, beautiful, Happy spring.