Each Thursday we'll bring you our favorite gems picked out from scouring local craft markets, Etsy, Lov.li, and local craft sites. We'll also give highlights from our other EcoMetro cities. Materials must meet our environmental criteria, which include recycled/reclaimed materials and eco fabrics such as organic cotton, hemp, and soy fabrics and yarns.

Custom Bicycle Helmet Cover by RidingPretty, $135
A head scarf and shades have long been a symbol of a weekend drive in style. These custom bonnets bring the fashion to a new form of transportation--bikes. Made to fit over a bike helmet, with a visor and chin tie, this is our pick of the week for crafty fashion statement.

More of this week's crafters after the jump...

Recycled Slim Vinyl Wallet by Abmatic, $13
Take your pick of prints collected from banners that once appeared in BART stations or as priority mailing labels. Extra points if you can get a wallet made from the water conservation campaign posters that seem to be in every BART car recently.





Orange and Brown Reclaimed Wool Giraffe Sweater by EarthlyArts, $55
The dreaded sweater-in-the-wash has a silver lining. Earthly Arts takes adult sweaters and felts them in hot water with biocompatible soap to create baby sweaters, with scraps used to applique on creatures. Water from the process is used in her grey water garden.




Old Schwinn Bicycle, Set of Four Cards by Warefoto, $10
Deliver your message in style with a hand-screened card printed with water based ink on recycled paper. Other cards in the shop feature a sparrow, rooster, or--our favorite--a bright poppy.








From Portland
Chandelier Lamp by Phoebe1, $180
Celebrate life before Flickr with this lamp made from slides taken by a traveler in 1960s Europe.









From Seattle
Hand Felted Lincoln Wool Pillow by Felted Style, $95
Magnolia blossoms are needle felted onto this pillow, hand felted with wool from a Western Washington farm. Ask for a custom wool insert instead of polyester, a synthetic fiber made from petroleum.







From Minnesota
Organic Cotton Tie Tee Shirt, PumpkinGirl, $16
A snappy outfit for the hardworking tot, this organic cotton tee sports an appliqued vintage tie. Visit the shop for a tie rack worth of options and complete the look with a copy of McSweeney's Baby, Do My Banking.