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NYC Inhabitat Party Goodie Giveaway
Originally uploaded by Inhabitat

A few weeks ago I'd heard that Inhabitat New York was launching. Being the big Inhabitat and of course NYC fan that I am, while I couldn't be there in person... I thought why not try and send some Ecojot goodies. As luck would have it my offer arrived in time, and I managed to send some Ecojot gift-in-kind donations for a the "NYC Inhabitat Party Goodie Giveaway."

Inhabitat sent out word they'd posted pics of the launch party on Flickr, and so I of course had to check 'em out!

Speaking of giveaways, SliceofLemon.com is hosting a giveaway for five Ecojot jumbo journals, or as Sabrina, the blogger refers to them "jumbo-jots...." "The Greatest Notebooks on Earth!"

The contest is going on until 9 p.m. Pacific Time on Monday, Oct. 5, 2009. So hurry, one entry per person, all you have to do is share "your fondest childhood memory!"

It's very wet and gray here in Toronto., which is unfortunate since well it's a tad depressing, plus not only is it Nuit Blanche tomorrow in Paris and Toronto, but I am riding my first tall-ship sail boat tomorrow for a ride on Lake Ontario and a delicious dinner... But brrrr, it sure is going to be cold. I may have to bring my parka!

Bon weekend however you spend it!

xo,
ej

CONGRATULATIONS Ecojot Flickr Photo Contest Winners!

Please excuse the delay, I got caught up with lots of stuff yesterday... But without further ado, introducing my Ecojot Flickr Photo winners...

That's right, everyone is a winner! We at Ecojot loved all the entries so very very much that we'd like to personally thank you with a little gift from us. So kindly email me at ecojotter at ecojot dot com with your full contact details so that we may mail your little thank you gift to you! *NOTE: Please remember to include a link and/or your Flickr nickname with your email to me with your address details, so that I know which of your photo(s) were your entries. Thank you.*

And tashi and me & -_- Jeroge HAIR congratulations on being our first and second prize winners respectively! tashi and me, we look forward to hearing who your green cause is to whom we'll be sending a $75 donation on your behalf!

Well done, everyone! Have a fabulous weekend!

Till the next contest... ;)

xo,

ecojotter

design • style • recycled

I quite like these "Clever Lids" by Jack Bresnahan (as seen on InHabitat) that convert tin cans into stylish containers. Jack is a recent graduate of Northumbria University, Newcastle, UK and showcased his designs at the New Designers exhibition in London.

As Bresnahan points out "Bresnahan says that “concentration should be given to a product’s life from birth to death and designers should take responsibility for their products when they eventually need to be disposed of.” The standard “tin” can was patented in 1810, but since the 1960’s they have been made primarily with aluminum, making them entirely recyclable, corrosion resistant, and durable."

Speaking of recycled design... How's this...?


An entire kitchen made of recycled material by Milestone (as seen on EcoFriend). Also in the UK... Is it just me or the British trying to lead the way for green design?

"Classed as a ‘hard & rigid’ plastic, the board material for the unit doors shown here is made from factory reject and post consumer waste… yoghurt pots!
It takes 700 yoghurt pots to make 1 sanded unit door!"

As I happen to own a great "bazura bag" (pictured on the stairs above) made entirely of recycled material (juice packs that would otherwise end up in the landfill). Therefore, I think a whole kitchen would be fabulous! My mum gave me my bazura bag which looks very similar to the one pictured below that I just adore, especially for my grocery shopping trips! They're made in my home country of the Philippines!

Till tomorrow when I announce my Flickr Photo Contest Winners... So be sure to stay tuned, especially if you participated! Happy Thursday!

xo,

ej

Ecojot "The Write Stuff" on 'O' in SA!

Ecojot was featured last month on O, The Oprah Magazine in South Africa... Just wanted to share this little tidbit, as I recently added it to Ecojot's press section! Now if only we got get 'O' here in North America to feature us ;)

Regardless, Ecojot is certainly getting a lot of attention on print and web these days!

Here's hoping you're having a lovely Wednesday! It's sunny in Toronto... Yipee... Summer's finally here!

xo,

ej

PS-- We'll be announcing the Ecojot Flickr Photo Contest Winners this Friday! Be sure to vote for your fave, otherwise, we may have to decide the second prize winner too... so vote, vote and ask your friends to vote, here: http://www.flickr.com/groups/ecojotter/pool/

Ecojot NASA and lots and lots of Flickr Photos to VOTE for!

That's right you read it right... Ecojot ecoCollaborated with none other than NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida for their May Recycling and Affirmative Procurement/Pollution Prevention Workshop."

Check out the photos below, along with the lovely message from Sam of NASA's Recycling and Affirmative Procurement Dynamac!

" Hi Mark,

I think your products are awesome! I wanted to follow-up with you regarding the May Recycling and Affirmative Procurement/Pollution Prevention Workshop held at Kennedy Space Center. The event was very well received by our 50 attendees and thanks to companies like yours, we had a wonderful selection of recycled content products. Our team is grateful that ecojot was able to provide samples for our event and appreciate you taking the time to send the products to us. I have attached some photos from the workshop and wanted to let you know that I haven’t gotten any questions regarding your products, but if I do, I will certainly send them your way.

Thanks again for your participation,
Sam"

Speaking of photos... My Ecojotter Flickr Contest has received 39 entries and while we haven't yet picked a first place winner, we need your help picking a second place winner. So please visit: http://www.flickr.com/groups/ecojotter/pool/show/ and vote for your favourite with a comment of making one your fave :)

Plus be sure to tell your friends! Remember the person with the most comments and faves will receive $75 for him/herself plus $75 for his/her green cause of their choice! And note that you can still submit entries until August 3rd ;D



You will need to log on to Flickr to vote, but otherwise you're also welcome to post via commenting below... Simply copy the URL of the photo you love most and mention it my comments section :)

That's it for now... Happy Tuesday folks! Tomorrow I'll be mailing out buttons to all Ecojot Flair winners from Ecojot Headquarters!

xo,
ej

Keep snapping! You could win some green, share some green, and even maybe ride green!

So while I clearly can't promise to blog every day, and unfortunately it would seem not even every week... I can promise I'm all about quality posts regardless of quantity 0;)

First and foremost, here's hoping all the ecoWonderful dads had a fantastic Father's Day! My ecoCool dad was kind enough to share his day with me ;) He's all the way in the Philippines and so at around midnight I skyped him to greet him, and in turn he skyped me yesterday morning to greet me Happy Birthday!

Although my family is all the way on the other side of the globe, I must say I love that they're just a mere video-call away... I don't believe I was actually born on Father's day, but I do know that every few years we get to share the day even if it's from afar :)

How did you celebrate the weekend? For it was not only Father's Day and my birthday (or as my big brother likes to call it... The day he stopped being an only child =p) but also Summer Solstice, the first official day of summer and longest day(light) of the year! So... Happy Happy Second Official Day of Summer!

Here in Toronto it was all right Friday, absolutely grey, sad and wet Saturday, but come Sunday the sun was shining and it got as hot as it promised at 27 degrees Celsius. Here's hoping wherever you were, it was as gorgeous! Definitely best dad day/birthday weather ever in my books! Sunny, hot but not sweltering 8)

And now for a few quick announcements... Have you seen the Ecojot Flickr Photo Contest entries? If not, here's a sneak peek...

The exciting news? My contest has been extended to Monday, August 3rd. So keep snapping up pics, start commenting and faving and also remember to tell your friends to do the same. Remember the photo with the most comments and starred favourites wins an Ecojot prize-pack!

Speaking of photo contests.... Want to win the ultimate ecoVehicle? Check out Inhabitat's PIMP MY ECO-RIDE CONTEST. They too have extended their contest, but only until this Wednesday, June 24th!

That's it for now... Good luck on the contests!

Loving the entries in both mine and Inhabitat's thus far... So keep 'em coming!

xo,
ej

My Photo Contest Clarified, plus Ecojot at WholeFoods Oakville...

So the other day DesignerJots kindly promoted my Flickr Photo Contest, only thing is I'm realizing that perhaps the rules aren't too clear...

So just a little recap of the steps for a chance to win some green ($75 for you!) and spread some green (another $75 to your favourite environmental cause)...

If you are not currently already a member of Flickr, you will need to create an account at Flickr.com (It's easy and free).

1. Take as many photographs as you like displaying your favourite Ecojot.

2. Visit the ecojotter Flickr Group here: http://www.flickr.com/groups/1086516@N20/ And join the group.

3. Add all your photograph entries to the group.

4. Tell your friends to comment + vote for you, because the photograph with the most starred favs and comments wins too!

ALTERNATIVELY: If you're still having trouble with the Flickr Group and would prefer to submit your photographs to the me directly. Feel free to email them to: ecojotter at gmail dot com

Originally I was going to hold the contest until my birthday, the summer solstice, June 21st... But I may extend it in to July to encourage more entries. So far 2 really great ones! So please keep 'em coming.

It's GORGEOUS OUT here in Toronto. Here's hoping it's beautiful out wherever you find yourselves too!

BON WEEKEND!

xo,
ej


PS- A special call out to all Ecojot lovers in and around Oakville, Ontario: Turns out Ecojot has been invited to an Environmental Fair at Whole Foods, located at 301 Cornwall Rd. I'll be there representing Ecojot with a special prize-pack valued at $80, so if can, come by, say hello and enter the raffle for yet another great chance to win! I'll be there from 10am to 1pm... Hope to see you there!

I'm ECOpassionate... How about you?

On this brisk but very lovely sunny Victoria Day (it's a long weekend here in Canada!)  I ended up being inspired by my recent official Flickr Contest announcement and did a little photo slideshow... 

** Better to click twice on the video (to go directly to the YouTube link) or here to watch the full wide-screen version... Otherwise, it just comes out all cropped funny =/ **

Took a little longer to edit than I thought it would (hence the late afternoon post!)   I guess it's been a while since I was studying film production at Uni 0;)  Hopefully it inspires you to join my Ecojotter Flickr Group and take part in my special May Contest!

Happy Victoria Day!

xo, 

ej

Introducing my May Flickr Contest...

jotting away in pink ink and pink shades ;)
Originally uploaded by ecojotter

So it's official... And if you watched my vlog from yesterday, you'll know to which I'm referring...

I've created a Flickr group, and here's what the description says...

" Hello World. Welcome.

This group is for fellow Ecojot (ecojot.com) Fans.

As the first mandate for this newly founded group, I, Ecojotter (ecojotter.com) am pleased to announce my first (hopefully annual) Ecojotter Flickr Contest.

What do you have to do? Simply take a photograph displaying your favourite Ecojot... Be it a jumbo journal, notebook, workbook, ecoAgenda, ecoCalendar, ecoFolder, sketchbook... you name it and incorporate it into your shot somehow. That's it ;) [See sample shot above!] Oh and of course include it in the Flickr group's pool :D

First prize winner to be picked by the Ecojot Team wins $75 for him/herself PLUS $75 for the Green Cause of his/her choice! How ecoCOOL is that?

So take a picture and make some green while spreading some green!

Second prize winner, who receives the most votes via comments and faves, will receive a special Ecojot prize pack valued at over $50.

How's that for ecoAWESOME? So what are you waiting for...? Sign on or join Flickr and join my group and post pics to your hearts content. You are welcome to upload as many entries as you like!

xo,
ej

PS - My May Ecojotter Flickr Contest to run until the first day of summer (my birthday!) June 21st, 2009! Happy Flickring! "