Eco Friendly Craft and Artists Supplies

Regina Sass
Whether you are looking for crafts or artists supplies for yourself, a gift or you want to send the kids to school with the best, eco friendly craft and artist supplies are the way to go. Not only are they friendly to the environment, but non toxic as well. There is an ever growing variety of eco friendly products on the market, touching every part of everyday life, including hobbies.

Fabriano Ecological Artist Drawing Pads is one very eco friendly artist supply. Not only is it made from 100% recycled paper, but more than half the energy used to make it is generated by hydroelectric sources. This equates out to saving the life of 1 tree for every 80 artists pads. The paper is acid free and can be used withpencil, charcoal, pastel, and ink. A drawing pad of 50 Sheets 8.25" × 11.7" or 25 Sheets 11.7" × 16.5" costs $8.29

Artemis Plant Dyed Modeling Beeswax - 8 assorted colors is imported from Denmark. It is 100% hygienic, does not smudge, crumble or bleed and is very transparent. It is the perfect product for small sculptures and reliefs and can be used by children as well as adults. This one costs about $22.99. It also comes in 6 colors for $14.99 and 24 colors for $24.99.

Organic Yarns 100% Organic Wool Yarn comes in natural and 19 colors. Each skein weighs 3.5 ounces and costs $13.95. There is also 50% Organic Merino Wool & 50% Organic Cotton Yarn which costs $7.95 for a 1.75 ounce skein.

Wax Crayons Tin-case 16 Stick Crayons These crayons are shaped like rectangular blocks. The binding agent is pure beeswax. The beeswax enables them to be used in a wide range of techniques. This set costs about
$22.99.

Artemis Plant Colored Pencils - Assorted 10 pieces The coloring in these pencils is made from natural plant extract. The ten colors are medium soft and agreeably mellow. They inspire the imagination and can be used for drawing and sketching. The colors include carmine red, vermillion, yellow, green, black, brown, blue-violet, orange, blue and purple. This set costs about $34.99

Stockmar Watercolor Paints
are made from gum arabic and the finest light-resistant color pigments,. By mixing the colors in the set, you can create just about any other color. The colors are 01 carmine red, 02 vermillion, 04 gold yellow, 05 lemon yellow, 10 ultramarine and 18 prussian blue. The set costs about $43.95

Published by Regina Sass

I have been writing, editing and doing advertising online for 10 years. I have been a gardener for more than 50 years. I am a member of the Society of Professional Journalists.  View profile

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  • Sarah Ganly10/19/2009

    awesome article!

  • sunshines pen7/14/2009

    Interesting eco article Thanks!

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