Five Eco-friendly Women's Accessories for Your Spring Wardrobe

Ruth Carter
The spring season is just right around the corner, and many eco-friendly fashionistas are contemplating what accessories that they are going to utilize to accent their spring wardrobes. Here are five must-haves for the environmentally friendly, fashion conscious woman:

Simple Sea Glass Necklace

This beautiful pendant is made from recycled silver and sea glass that is found on a local beach in Ventura, California (you can choose the sea glass in the colors of grey, blue, green, or brown) and comes on a color coordinated vegan suede cord. Because each piece of sea glass is unique, each necklace has its own personal flavor.

This marvelous pendant is designed in the USA and is crafted in Bali. It is available from the website known as Betty Belts and is an awesome buy for $52.00.

English Retreads Belt

This extraordinary belt is handcrafted from recycled rubber from old tractor and truck tires in Boulder, Colorado by the designer known as Heather English. You can choose the liner color from the choices of apple, pumpkin, jet black, quarry blue, and scarlet.

This fantastic accessory is available in the sizes of small, medium, and large from the Best American Arts website . It can be yours for the economical price of $45.00.

Computer Bag Made from Recycled Netting

This durable and waterproof versatile bag features an outer shell composed of repurposed mosquito netting and an inner lining made from repurposed industrial waterproof tarp. Its closure is a big sturdy buckle, and the dimensions of this bag are 15.5 x 15.5 x 4.5.

This cool bag comes in the colors of gray, yellow, copper, black, green, and blue and is available through the Five Accessories website. It is a functional purchase for only $78.00.

Original Art, Eco-Friendly Lake Flip Flops

These gorgeous flip flops display the breathtaking artwork of Kiara Sausedo, an American artist who is a native of Hawaii and presently resides in New York. These unique shoes are made from eco-friendly EVA and are chlorine and lead free.

These fashionable flip flops are available from Eco Art Productions, Inc. through the Amazon website and come in sizes small, medium, and large. You can purchase them for the affordable price of $24.00.

Ladies' Wide Brim Sun Hat

This fabulous hat is made from hemp fabrics on the Hawaiian island of Kauai and contains a bamboo knit lining. This fun and functional accessory is a wonderful way to protect your face from the rays of the sun.

This lovely hat comes in the colors of chocolate, olive green, plum, natural, sand, and black and is available from the Island Hemp Clothing website ( www.islandhempclothing.com ). You can choose from the sizes of small/medium and medium/large and can make this fantastic accessory yours for only $48.00.

If you are an eco-friendly fashionista and are looking for environmentally friendly accessories to accentuate your spring wardrobe, keep these five selections in mind. You can help the environment while making a fashion statement at the same time.

Published by Ruth Carter

Ruth is a homeschooling mother of three and the wife of a Marriage and Family Therapy graduate student. She holds a Master s degree in counseling and has worked in a number of different settings with a varie...  View profile

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