BeeModern wants to take the sting out of green living!

Update from Lisa & Paula

lisa — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 21:40:00 +0000

All good things must come to an end. BeeModern was fun, but we have transitioned to other adventures.

Lisa can be reached at www.dougsnuts.com or at www.towerhousequilts.com.

Paula is now designing banking applications for the Federal Reserve and is a volunteer TreeSteward at www.treestewards.org.

Totally Tubular: Making Bags out of Junk Bicycle Tires

beemodern — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 14:48:05 +0000

How many of you actually read your alumni magazines? Well, once in a while, you’ll find something wonderful! Here’s what a fellow alumna is doing.

Lauren Robertson Junker makes bags, totes and other creative items using old bicycle tires. You can see more products and learn more about the company at www.totallytubebags.com. And yes, the business was started in a friend’s garage.

This bag is made from recycled bicycle tires.

Recycled Outdoor Furniture

beemodern — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 14:16:03 +0000

Finally, some good looking outdoor modern furniture! The people at Loll Designs have come up with some really cool colors and styles. It’s pricey, or “spendy” as they say in the northwest, but think how long they will last. Check them out and get started on your new garden for 2011!

Cool red rocker!

Sunflowers

beemodern — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:12:32 +0000

Stop and enjoy the flowers!

Ok, what’s “green” about sunflowers you ask? Well nothing I suppose; except for their leaves and stems. But these sunflowers I saw along the road in Oregon were so beautiful I just had to snap a photo. And what loves sunflowers? Well, BEES of course! Just wanted to make sure you knew that the two girl bees at BeeModern were still moving forward and exploring new concepts in green design. And we’d really like to hear from you!

What’s green in your life?

What green thing have you discovered lately?

What green ideas do you have for BeeModern?

Now get out there and enjoy your day!

Waste-free meals, a work in progress…

beemodern — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 00:45:47 +0000

Eating out really makes waste-free dining a challenge. Most of the time, my at home meals are waste-free. (Remember our #beewastefree definition—no single use packaging or utensils are discarded…) So how are we doing so far? As of this weekend, we’ve logged 131 waste-free meals. Thanks go out to the Lowell Pine Needlers, an Oregon quilt group. The Pine Needlers have converted their monthly pot luck to be waste free! Instead of paper plates and napkins, plastic utensils, they made a group decision to go green and reusable! I’m still WFH and cooking many of my meals. Veggie trimmings go out into the compost pile. I’ve made at least one family of bunnies very happy! ~Paula #beewastefree

Recycled Vase

beemodern — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 15:35:09 +0000

Is it a telephone insulator or a vase? Well, it’s both. The creative folks at Uncommon Goods have found this recycled vase made from an old telephone insulator. Use it as a vase, use it as a candle holder. Feel good about your purchase!