Queen, It's a New Day

Queen, It's a New Day was started in Seattle and has been successful in changing the lives of hundreds of women for years now. This event is coming to Salt Lake for the first time this year! December 11, 2012!




I have volunteered to be Head of the Clothing Committee for this event. Here is my first personal donation.




Believe it or not, all of this is all my own jewelry from my own collection and my jewelry box (even with all this removed) is far from empty. :}

I am so excited to be able to donate this jewelry to the Queen, It's a New Day Event!
I am so pleased to find that I have something to offer that can bless women's lives and help them to feel special.

It's also nice to know that all of this beautiful jewelry will no longer be neglected as it has been for the past year or more.

If any of you women out there want to donate to this cause, we need like-new professional clothing, cleaned and on hangers, NEW undergarments: Panties, Bras, Camis, Slips, Pantyhose etc . . . As well as donations of shoes and jewelry.

Oh, we also need formal attire in various sizes donated as well.

Please take the time to look through your closets and drawers, all donations are tax deductible.
If you find you have something to donate please contact me.
We also need more volunteers for the clothing committee and other committees, so even if you don't feel like you have material items to donate, please let me know if you are interested in donating your time to volunteering for the event.

Thank you all!

~Julie:}

icypixyinafurcoat@gmail.com

Hope for that Box O' Socks!

One of the recently featured Daily Grommets was a company called Zkano that creates organic socks.  You can watch the feature video by clicking on the Daily Grommet link.  Anyway, I went to their website after watching the video and had me a look around.  I totally think it's awesome that they are trying to make a better product that will last longer and have less negative impact on the environment.  I also don't really think the prices are as out there as they could be.  So really cool right?  If any of you go out and get these I would be happy to hear of it!

Thing is, while I probably do need to buy some new socks here in the near future myself; these socks are kind of boring to me.  I know it sounds dumb and shallow but even their more 'exciting' options still include a lot of grey and that just isn't my thing.  I really like fun socks with animated designs.  (You know, stars, hearts, strawberries, frogs?)  Anyway, enough with my silliness.  


Before I left the site I noticed a little link at the top menu that said Zkano Recycles.  I clicked it and began to read the same thing about recycling that all of us have heard before.  Ways to reduce and reuse etc . . . Then at the bottom I was surprised and delighted to read this little tidbit of information:  You can send your old socks to Zkano and they will recycle them for you!  
Here is what the site actually says:


Recycle. Old fibers can be reworked and reused. The most warn out cotton fibers can be composted. Here’s where we come in.

We have the resources to take past-their-prime socks off your hands and have them recycled. Send your old socks* to us at this address: 

Emi-G KnittingAttention: Zkano Recycles Program
1715 Airport Road
Ft Payne, AL 35968

That’s it! We’ll handle recycling from there. 

It’s little steps that make a big difference as we move towards a sustainable lifestyle. Our family is proud that you’re taking a few of those steps in Zkano Socks. 

*Please send six or more pairs in a package. We need to outweigh the carbon footprint from shipping! 

I don't know about the rest of you out there, but I have a growing box of worn through and single un-matching socks which I have been feeling loath to tossing because it seems like such a waste!  

I had heard recently that animal shelters will accept donations of old blankets rags and towels and such, which is great, but I wasn't sure old socks would be as acceptable.  I am so happy to think that I can now send my old socks to someone who will actually be happy to see them!  How cool is that?