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Don’t send a postcard… send a postcarden!

greenapple17 — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 18:00:00 +0000

Combining gift and greeting card, Postcarden is a fun and simple pop-out card that transforms into a mini living garden full of edible cress.

The response to these innovative beauties has been amazing. We’ve got a great offer of 3 for £20, saving £2.50… plus there’s no postage to pay!

Chuckin Nora

greenapple17 — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:54:03 +0000

gloria estefhen

this little lady seems to be the most vocal, hence choosing her as Gloria!

all doing well and enjoying trying new foods. so far apples get a cluck of approval and they are currently enjoying a slice of carrot cake. yes, that’s right, high tea for my ladies!

The Gals are here!!

greenapple17 — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:36:07 +0000

Collected our wee feathered (or not as you will see from the photos) friends on Saturday, which was also their first day of freedom. They’d been living in a cage for 18 months, all 5 in one cage. Apparently there’s 20 million chickens living in battery cages in the UK alone.

Anyway, they don’t look pretty yet but they’ll get there.

This is Miss Moneyhenny having her first scratch around for bugs n grubs! Her comb is very floppy and yes she does look a right state but come summertime she’ll look like a different chuck altogether.

moneyhenny & princess layer

And a nice surprise on Sunday morning were these!

their first free range eggs!

We went for 5 chucks in the end, the rescue organisation – Battery Hen Welfare – had rescued 600 that morning from the battery farm. It was so lovely to see how many people were patiently waiting to re-home these poor little creatures. Much better than ending up in a tin of pet food!

More updates soon!

The Fab Four

greenapple17 — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 12:18:02 +0000

Day after tomorrow we are collecting our lovely ex-battery hens and giving them a life worth living. I’ll get some photos posted up asap but they sure won’t be looking pretty to begin with!

The chucks will be named Sophia Lohen, Princess Layer, Gloria Estefhen and Miss Moneyhenny.

Recycled Fine Silver Jewellery

greenapple17 — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 12:12:11 +0000

It’s been ages since I’ve blogged, I’m getting a bit lazy! Had to mention these gorgeous earrings we’ve just got in from Janice Doner who is a very talented jewellery designer in the States.

She uses a material called Art Clay which is initially pliable so she moulds the jewellery by hand and then fires it in her kiln. The material is made from reclaimed silver so the end result is .999 grade silver.

Unique and beautiful, I’m really pleased with everything that’s arrived.

You Googley

greenapple17 — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:26:59 +0000

(zoolander anyone?)

Funky new cards with googley eyes, made from FSC card and printed with vegetable inks. They are awesome!

Bond, James Bond, chair, deckchair

greenapple17 — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 09:34:10 +0000

Repose with style in one of these uber cool James Bond deckchairs.

The frame is 100% FSC certified and the canvas sling is made here in the UK.

Cute overload!

greenapple17 — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:36:40 +0000

Just collected 2 very fluffy kittens that I’m fostering for Cat’s Protection (I’m a volunteer for the Mid-Warwickshire branch). I’ll load up a photo soon – they are so gorgeous! Long hair, big blue eyes… what are the chances of me actually letting them go?? hmm, slim at this rate. I have to look after them for at least the next 3 weeks as they are too young to be re-homed until then.

They are 2 sisters and are both tabby/torty mix. Small enough to fit in the palm of my hand! Adorable.

Yippeeeee!

greenapple17 — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 17:17:21 +0000

Yay for getting these fab, groovy photo albums back into stock. They are made from genuine recycled car plates and will hold 40 standard 4×6 prints. Even the closing strap is recycled from a truck inner tube AND we’ve offset their journey so all in all, a nice green item thank you very much. They make such a great gift for people who are hard to buy for.

Twittering

greenapple17 — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 17:04:42 +0000

This is The Green Apple’s twitter link http://twitter.com/thegreenapple1 which is updated with random musings and daily doings if you fancy taking a peek.