A big “THANK YOU” goes out to everyone who left their warm feedback on Crafting a Green World’s new layout and design - you guys rock my socks (which I will one day be able to knit myself). With last week’s stylish updates, this week brought us the one-year anniversary of the launch of CAGW’s home blog, Green Options.

Nearly every blog editor in the Green Options collection of blogs posted their own unique, introspective post about their time with G.O. and all of the great things that are still to come on each of their blogs. Having just launched in November 2007, Crafting a Green World is still just getting going. Two new writers have expressed interested in writing for the blog and I hope they both come on board; you ladies know who you are (wink wink).

February 4th — Have a Green Valentine’s Day! by Juliet Ames: “Valentine’s Day has become more of a headache then heartfelt for most. Poor men are inundated with commercials claiming that if they don’t go to a mall jewelry store, their lover’s family and friends will be completely disappointed in them. That little jewelry box must also be …”

February 5th — Green Options Turns One: The Past, Present, and Future of Green Crafts by Victoria Everman: “I can’t believe it has only been one year. My first post for Green Options went live on February 15th, 2007 - just days after the blog launched. It feels like much more than a year that I have been working with these great, eco-minded folks - how the time flies. Just a year ago, my main focus was …”

February 7th — Yearn-Worthy Yarns: Mango Moon by Victoria Everman: “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: Michigan based Mango Moon Yarns takes the last two steps of that now infamous eco-mantra to another level. Working with the Nepali Women’s Empowerment Group, Mango Moon creates unspeakably vivid yarns made from recycled … ”

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