This is it! Creations

Jodi and Dan are a husband and wife team who had dreams of creating together while working from their northern California home that came true in 2005. This Is It! Creations makes and sells unique handmade gifts, including jewelry and environmentally friendly photo albums, journals, sketchbooks, and greeting cards, and all paper products are environmentally friendly.

Their motto, “freedom from the ordinary ~ freedom for the animals,” applies to their creations and to their lives. To make a difference while doing something they love, they currently donate 5% of profits to animal welfare groups such as Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, The Jane Goodall Institute, The Humane Farming Association, and The National Anti-Vivisection Society. As their business grows, the percentage will also grow.

They have been on Etsy since September.

recycled ideas

Love the earth? So does recycled ideas. "My passion for primates led me to study them and in doing so, I learned of their precarious position on earth. So many are endangered because their habitat is being destroyed everyday. That's why I make green gifts."

This Etsy shop specializes in two things: monkeys & handmade paper made from junk mail, cereal boxes, and newspaper inserts with flower petals, leaves, glitter, and post-consumer yarn thrown in -- which is turned into cards, boxes, and bookmarks. Purchasing one of these charming monkeys helps fund organizations like the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund and the Jane Goodall Institute. When you buy from recycledideas, you are supporting a sustainable planet.

((Proud member of the EcoEtsy & Etsy for Animals Street Teams))