Would you look at this adorable organic tee! This shirt and many others are available at wenifnotnow’s Etsy shop – all of the items there are so darn cute. Actually, while I do think these tees are cute, what really drew me to them is the fact that they’re hand dyed, and most have some hand painted adornment, which gives each shirt a great unique look and color.

The organic poppy long sleeve tee is the perfect example of that unique quality I was talking about – check out that wee bit of red paint added – very nice. Not all the items at this Etsy shop are organic, but there’s enough to choose from that it’s worth a visit, plus everything is hand dyed and hand painted. There are some super cute organic baby items too (if you happen to be a mama, big sis, or what have you).

Oh yes… and the bags. Here’s the thing. This bag above, the Elephant Messenger bag is not organic cotton, but my deal with reusable bags is as follows – I’d rather always have sustainable materials BUT when it comes to bags I have a little give in me, because I’d rather see someone carrying around almost any good canvas or cotton bag (organic or not) rather than a plastic toss away bag; you know. That’s my take on bags. Also, I’m a total sucker for messenger bags, frayed edges, and little flowers, so this bag is too cute not to share.

Visit wenifnotnow to see more pretty hand dyed organic tees.

+ Organic Cotton Scoop Neck T Mink with Flying Owl

+ Organic Long Sleeve Scoop Neck Poppy T shirt in Moss

+ Elephant Messenger Bag

In Seven Fabulous Eco-Etsy Bags I noted that I had found six more cool bags to share – that would be happening now…

First up, in total tweed bliss is the Little William bag from Mandinka Designs. Mandinka makes the Little William, and all their other bags, from reclaimed and recycled men’s suit coats. Each bag is a unique combination of jacket parts including sleeves, collars, pockets and even labels. I adore how creative this bag is.

Jennifer Joy Creative has so many bags to adore; it’s really hard to narrow down which ones you might choose. I had to pick two from her shop. Above is the adorable Springtime Bird Coin pouch. Jennifer has so many cute little coin bags, that picking just one was almost impossible. However, when in doubt, going with pink and brown spring bird items can’t be wrong. This coin purse is made with hemp and certified organic cotton and hand-dyed a lovely warm brown with silhouette of a pink bird on a cherry blossom branch.

Also from Jennifer Joy is a Sakura Cherry Blossoms Eco conscious Hemp Purse. At first I was thinking this bag was a little too pink for me, but the more I look at it, the more I adore it. The metallic bronze ink sakura branches really mellow out the color. Made with light weight hemp and organic cotton canvas that’s been hand-dyed the pretty salmon color. Bonus, it closes with some cool vintage buttons. There are two pockets inside, one with a zipper and one that closes with velcro plus a small d-ring for keys. I love the casual shape of this bag.

Two of the things I love best; coffee and butterflies are combined in this beautiful large Shaggy Coffee Tote from Shaggy Baggy. Made with a recycled burlap coffee sack, with heavy outdoor fabric lining the interior. Two interior pockets and a key hook are included.

The Organic hemp canvas Handbag Madison above is very sleek; made with organic hemp canvas, dyed with organic vegetable based dyes and a vegan leather handle. This and other eco-bags available at Taska & Edi.

Lastly, in “let this be an Etsy lesson to you” news, one of the totes I was previously drooling over sold out. Etsy rocks for sure, but you have to be quick or your fave gear sells out. That said, I’m still going to share, not to bum you out, but to show you how adorable Shecological bags are. Above is the now sadly sold out, Corduroy Kokeshi and Japanese Floral Print Bag. Tears…

In good news, Shecological has plenty more where this came from. One other bag I like is the From Russia With Love tote seen above. Me liking this bag is actually odd, because I’ve had this bizarre issue with matryoshka dolls since I was a kid. I saw some animated ones on Sesame Street once and they totally wigged me out. However, they’re pretty safe on a bag. Especially a bag made of 100% organic cotton.

Visit Team EcoEtsy to find more earth-friendly bags, plus other luscious goodies.

First of all let me start by saying I have a bad Simple obsession. I love their sneaks, and once actually ordered three of the same flippin’ style shoe from them, mainly because companies are always changing up styles. I love my Simples. However, being that I bought three of my fave shoes from them a while back I hadn’t been to their website in a long while. I missed their whole, “Hey, we’ve got bags now” speech. I feel like I’ve been living in a cave.

Did you know they have bags? Not just any old bags either; totally cute, eco-casual bags, in cool colors. I’m pretty excited.

I love the Simple Shoes Feedbag (in CHOCOLATE) above. Not for a night out of course, but it’s way cute for everyday use. It’s made with hemp, certified organic webbing, and a wool felt base; plus a nice long strap. It also comes in tan, but I like chocolate stuff myself.

And guess what? This is far from the only slick Simple bag… I found two more to love.

Overdue (in TAN) – really adorable in wool felt with coconut buttons! It’s also got a bike tire base and it’s strap is recycled PET. Great. This one could be a little more dressy even, with the right dress.

They’ve also got this little Overlap-Organic Cotton (in DARK EARTH) bag. Good for quick trips out. Made with organic canvas and it’s zippers have PET bases. I’m not sure I love this bag in other colors, but you can check out the site to see sand, forest night, and black.

+ Simple.com