to sell or not to sell....now that is the question...

hi friends...i'm trying to decide whether or not i should continue selling my paper goods...if you have any thoughts on this, please let me know! thanks!! :)

get to know me through pictures...

really...you guys don't know me at all...so i'm gonna post some pics that represent who i am...hope you enjoy this! :) my sister & i...
socrates & i when he was only a couple of months old...
lee & i a couple of days after we got engaged :)

WEEN!
gaia- (a little out of order...but you get the point...)

lee & i on our wedding day...

my eco warrior ways...

bookmarks that i made representing my vegan lifestyle & love of animals

*i'll add more at another time...don't know if you can handle me all at one time :)

day after earth day, but i'm still living it! :)

*****and FYI: i'm having a 20% off sale in my shop for earth day and 15% of my sales goes to earthsave!!! PLEASE read the posts below for more info and for a link to see the other wonderful shops participating!********

EARTH SAVE!!!!!!

check this out: http://www.etsy.com/forums_thread.php?thread_id=6500809 & also here: http://www.etsyveg.blogspot.com/ and show some support to the shops listed!!! 15% of sales goes to EARTH SAVE!!!

showing some earth day love!

EtsyVeg is hosting “Earth Day ExtraVEGanza” later this week to raise funds for the earth lovin' organization, EarthSave! From Earth Day on Thursday, April 22nd through Saturday, April 24th, participating EtsyVeg member shops will donate 15% of all sales to Earth Save, and my shop is taking part!

Earth Save is an amazing organization that leads a global movement to promote healthy and life-sustaining food choices that make a more positive impact on environmental and human health. They raise awareness of the ecological destruction linked to the production of "food animals" while advocating and promoting a delicious, planet-friendly diet. Help Earth and the environment this weekend, donating to this important cause simply by indulging in a shopping spree with EtsyVeg's veg artisans and their unique handmade and vintage goods!

Tune in on Earth Day for a complete list of participating artisan shops!

wonderful new website for vegans!!!

while i was on facebook yesterday, i came across a link that caught my eye. usually i don't click on any of the links cause they don't interest me...but this one did...so i clicked and was wonderfully surprised! this is what i found: vegan around the world network - i recommend anyone who's interested, even the littlest, to check it out...you'll be amazed by what you find! it's refreshing to see so many vegans in the world (who knew there were so many vegans in germany!). and since the website is still pretty new, it's amazing to see how many people are joining each hour!!! way to go feather (creator)!!

can a meat eating animal lover even exist?!

my aunt melanie has a "funny" farm in callicoon, ny (which is super close to woodstock and their fabulous woodstock animal sanctuary)- and she absolutely LOVES animals so it's a little surprising to me that she's not vegan. when i saw her yesterday, i asked her why she wasn't and she said it was because she wasn't raised to be vegan and wouldn't even know where to begin. she told me she could possibly become a vegetarian but still doesn't know how to do such a thing. i almost wished i lived closer to her so that i could help her understand and make her some tasty food-on her farm, she has everything from goats to pigs to an abundance to chihuahua's- her newest addition are two turkeys which she rescued from a turkey farm...when she told me that she rescued them, my ears perked up. obviously she has taken in so many animals from people who surrender them to ones she has adopted and others which she has purchased. so i was curious to find out how she came about these turkeys.

she said she went to the turkey farm and bought the turkeys for her farm...not to eat, but to live out long, healthy lives. she was telling me that the place she got them from were jam packed with 20+ lb turkeys...all marked for murder...poor souls. and even after she "adopted" these turkeys, i still don't think she understands what really happens to the rest of them...

so my question to you is: can a meat eating animal lover even exist? i mean, my aunt doesn't eat any of the animals she brings to her farm...she does ride the horses and eat the eggs that the chickens lay...but she would NEVER consume them...soooo how does she eat pork when she keeps 3 pigs as her pets- which sit for food, by the way?! and how hasn't it ever occurred to her to take a second to think about what she is actually eating?

it's a mystery to me...but my goal is to try to teach her a little bit more about where her food is coming from and how most of these factory farms really treat their animals...i think she is under the impression that all of the animals on these so called farms are treated with love until their death...but someone has to open her eyes...so since i love her, i'll try to make that person me... :)

adding some color to a cold, depressing day...

vegan around the world network

Visit Vegan Around the World Network
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treasury for team efa- show some support!!!!!!

http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=126421

something to think about...(to my non-vegan friends)

Isn't man an amazing animal? He kills wildlife - birds, kangaroos, deer, all kinds of cats, coyotes, beavers, groundhogs, mice, foxes and dingoes - by the million in order to protect his domestic animals and their feed. Then he kills domestic animals by the billion and eats them. This in turn kills man by the millions, because eating all those animals leads to degenerative - and fatal - health conditions like heart disease, kidney disease, and cancer. So then man tortures and kills millions more animals to look for cures for these diseases. Elsewhere, millions of other human beings are being killed by hunger and malnutrition because food they could eat is being used to fatten domestic animals. Meanwhile, some people are dying of sad laughter at the absurdity of man, who kills so easily and so violently, and once a year, sends out cards praying for Peace on Earth.
David Coats, Old MacDonald's Factory Farm

please help if you can!!!

this is taken directly from: veganetsy.blogspot.com/

Those of you who are regular readers will remember the three bulls who we saved from slaughter a few months back. The boys were headed for a terrible demise - except, of course, that they were under the watchful eye of friend and team mate Jodi. With the help of many friends Jodi managed to collect the funds necessary to rescue the animals, and has been sheltering them on her land ever since.

But oh life, it is full of surprises. Jodi and her partner, proprietors of This is It! Creations, have recently learned that they must move by the end of May. On top of all of the normal woes a couple faces upon moving, they also have the care of the bulls to consider.

But it seems that where a heart is willing, an answer will appear sooner or later.Hooves and Paws Animal Rescue in California has agreed to take in the bulls! However, there are issues of transportation to consider, and the rescue also needs funds for a permanent shelter for the animals.

So once again, the fundraising is on! Drop by the ChipIn site and remember, everything helps. As Jodi says, "Fingers crossed that we'll raise enough to get these 3 to a wonderful forever home... I am forever grateful to you all. Because of you, we saved 3 lives - and I know we can get them to a great home where they can live out their lives in peace." And she's offering a Spotty Friend note pad to anyone who donates $25 or more through the site. Win win? I think so.

tweet for peta and the seals!!!

USA TODAY has launched the 'America Wants' Twitter charity hashtag campaign and you can help PETA receive a free full-page, full-color ad in the newspaper (that's nearly a $200,000 value!) to help spread awareness about the bloody seal slaughter! Simply post this tweet: http://bit.ly/9Dp3bk. We need your help Facebook family, so please be sure to share with all your friends. The seals need us!

who's your vegan role model?

i have many...but paul mccartney is definitely one of my favorites...

vegan poem for baby :)

i found the poem below on http://www.thekindlife.com/ and it brought tears to my eyes...please read it!!!

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2010

Letter to Ciera

I found this poem as I was looking around on the Kind Life forums. It's a poem written from a vegan mommy to her baby daughter, and I thought it was so touching, funny, and just plain beautiful.

Letter To Ciera by Heather Leughmyer

You’ll never watch an elephant standing on her head

You will see amazing acrobats and painted clowns instead.

You’ll never color Easter eggs or eat a “Happy” Meal

Instead you’ll give pigs belly rubs – You’ll know chickens dream and feel.

The clamor from the ice cream truck won’t be music to your ears

You will know your Soy Delicious caused no suffering or tears.

You may hear a gentle gobble as you softly stroke a turkey

And give thanks that she’s alive as you’re eating your Tofurky.

While other kids buy leather shoes and eat at Chuck E. Cheese

You’ll be kissing cows and feeding goats and saying “soy please!”

Being different can be hard I know - This world is often cruel

Maybe you’ll be laughed at by the other kids at school.

But compassion is a vital gift that too few share with others

And your heart will not be filled with guilt the way it plagues your mother’s.

So don’t ever be embarrassed or ashamed because you care

You’ll be uniquely beautiful with an empathy that’s rare.

And when you see a rescued lamb and touch his thick warm fleece

You’ll feel no sadness or remorse – You can look at him in peace.

What took so long for me to learn, I’ll start teaching you from birth

And your footprint will be much tinier on this fragile earth.

new etsy treasury! :)

http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=125573

my art of the day...

i thought that this idea would be a complete hit...but its obviously not since it's not selling...haha...any help? ideas?

show some support and help the animals!!

http://www.vegansamples.blogspot.com/

http://www.etsy.com/shop/VeganSamples

check out my treasury on etsy :)

http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=124881

ZIBBET!!!

Use coupon code: VHOPGS for 10% off your purchase of $30 at: http://www.zibbet.com/heathrock

best vegan cheese- hands down...

DAIYA!!!! It's tastes amazing and melts like a champ...so far I've discovered that it works on everything- for example: my husband makes his own pizza and now I can enjoy it with cheese!! I'll have to post a picture the next time he makes it... you can find their website here: http://www.daiyafoods.com/

my art prints

what do you guys like better: original art or art prints?!

join zibbet and support me!

http://www.zibbet.com/heathrock/sell

FANTASTIC, NEW FEATURE!!

just a head's up...my husband will be my "special guest" blogger...he's going to write about what it's like to live with a vegan! i thought it'd be refreshing (and probably a bit informative for those non-vegan readers)- so get ready for it!! :)

this gets me IRATE!

http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=411860504186&id=1387600036

~i don't think animals should be "punished" because of bad and irresponsible "owners"- there's just too much suffering in this world... HOW DO WE END THIS FOR GOOD?!

my "chosen" art of the day...

i figured that since i call myself an artist, i should probably post something of mine...in case you're too lazy to check out my etsy shop :)

check this out!

http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=123016

good morning!!!

i know...i'm slacking a little bit and letting myself sleep in a little more...but it'll be work, work, work for me before i (or my husband) knows it...just made myself some fair trade, organic coffee and about to work off the night with some morning tv...then maybe a fun hike with socrates...what are some of your daily rituals?!

just checking...

cross your fingers and see if it works!

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http://www.etsy.com/shop/heathrock

new networking websites

twitter: http://twitter.com/heathrock

facebook fan page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/heathrock-designs/113942301950133?ref=mf

****i'm hosting a fun giveaway on my facebook fan page!****

for the love of etsy...

i just wanted to share my etsy page with you guys- love it or hate it...just let me know! :)

http://www.etsy.com/shop/heathrock

first day of my (blogging) life...

hi! i am completely new to this whole blogging thing and would love to hear any advice, feedback, questions, comments, etc... you have on the whole matter. i have to admit, i'm more than a little excited about this new world i'm about to enter. i'm hoping to inspire you and myself with this new life. so please join me on this new adventure...let's get those ideas turning :) and of course, thanks for stopping by!