“In just a tough economic environment, one of the first things that a shopper can do is consume tap water as opposed to purchasing bottled water.’’

I just hate reading this stuff and thinking that our society truly believes that formula is good for a baby ?? i mean really ?? who thought of this and why are we as a society so lame ??

So there was this group of Tea Party Tax protests yesterday, and thank goodness i didnt know who these people were until after they came thru the market..i would have been thrown out of my own booth if i had!
A) the boston tea party was a demonstration against a government the colonists didnt have a part of representation in...how can you use the phrase 'Tea Party' to describe the tax protests of yesterday ?? they all voted, and the man they voted for is the reason for the debt - not the part black man who is currently trying to fix it
B) Are you freaking kidding me ?? 'where were you when bush was spending billions a day 'liberating Iraq'??????

so just for some reading pleasure, please educate yourselves with these wonderful words written by Obama in 2006 :)
i love this man

"We will have to stop pretending that all cuts in spending are equivalent, or that all tax increases are the same. Ending corporate subsidies that serve no discernible economic purpose is one thing. reducing health care benefits to poor children is something else entirely. At a time when ordinary families are feeling hit from all sides, the impulse to keep their taxes as low as possible is honorable and right. What is less honorable has been the willing ness of the rich and powerful to ride this antitax sentiment for their own purposes, or the way the president(bush the second), congress, lobbyists, and conservative commentators have been able to successfully conflate the mind of voters the very real burdens of the middle class and the very manageable tax burdens of the wealthy.
So lets be clear. The rich in america have little to complain about. Between 1971 and 2001, while the median wage and salary income of the average worker showed LITERALLY NO GAIN, the income of the top hundredth percent went up almost 500 percent. ..I point out these facts not-as republican talking points would have it- to stir up class envy. I admire many americans of great wealth and dont begrudge their success in the least. I know that many if not most have earned it through hard work, building businesses, and creating jobs and providing value to their customers. I simply believe that those of us who have benefited most from this new economy can best afford to shoulder the obligation of ensuring EVERY american child has a chance for the same success. And perhaps i possess a certain Midwestern sensibility....., that once your drapes cost more than the average american workers YEARLY SALARY, than you can afford to pay a bit more in taxes."

Love Peace and Dye April Shows

Earth Day April 2009 Events
Love Peace and Dye crew tiffypop and corey are still living on our favorite sustainable community EcoFarm Florida. there is great organic food, genuine people, and wonderful weather. Currently it is raining like you wouldnt believe! We are truly excited for some of our April Plans, and for our last two months here in Florida!!

* Artist Tax-Free Trunk Show Celebration April 15th from 6-8:30ish in Lakeland, Florida

Artist Rising Gallery and studio will be having its first show on Wednesday! Be sure to come out and see at least four amazing artists, including Love Peace and Dye, and some amazing new creations that will rock your socks off!! The hostess and owner Holly will be offering food and drinks, as well as a fun and festive atmosphere for you to let loose in , and unwind. YAY! taxes are completed for the year!
Wednesday April 15th from 6-8pm or so....712 S Missouri Ave in Lakeland Florida

* SweetWater Organic Farms EarthFestSaturday, April 18, 2009 FESTIVAL ACTIVITIES – 11am to 4pm

Sweetwater EarthFest:Building a Just & Sustainable Tampa Bay”
@Sweetwater Farm - 6942 West Comanche Ave., Tampa, FL 33634
There will be a great Green Market with Lots for sale including Love Peace and Dye and some amazing new work! also come check out

Fresh, locally-grown & organic produce
Organic plants, herbs, seeds & seedlings
Gardening books & information
Environmentally-friendly products and hand-crafted items
GREAT FOOD for lunch or snacks

Other Activities include a Kids Corner, a community organization area, a demonstrations area
Events start at 9am!!
Spend Earth Day on a Farm Learning about your planet :)
Check website for parking directions: ->www.sweetwater-organic.org

* Artistic Glass Creations Open House Party WITH Love Peace and Dye April 20th from noon to 7pm

http://www.myspace.com/glassnow
Tiffypop and Corey will be back in Pennsylvania doing some traveling, and seeing some friends and family this week. Josh and his wonderful shop full of amazing artisans is opening its doors all day with food, drinks, live acoustic music, open mics, and great great artist creations!Come to Spring Grove to see corey and I as well as all this fun and new stuff I have been making! new skirts, new dyes, new reverse dyes, new pants, new dresses - yes dresses!
Come Spend your 420 with us!
There will be refreshments and fun, as well as a raffle for some hand blown glass!!! As always, call or email to make any special requests, or if you have questions, need directions, wanna come early or late:)
View Myspace Event

* Some Kind of Jam 4 April 24th -26th Kempton Pennsylvania

Come out and join Corey and Tiffypop at this amazing show, 25 bands, 2 stages, and a weekend of camping!
Tickets are $40 presale and $50 at the gate! you should not miss this show!
http://www.jibberjazz.com/somekindofjam4/

VOTE for ME!!
http://www.blockheadradio.com
Go to this Challenge and vote for my sweater set!
http://blockheadradiolive.com/cba
One of my Amazing creations is in a contest online RIGHT NOW! The more votes i get, for how amazing my submission is, the closer i get to winning! And you know you love to see me win! So go vote!
check out this great wonder of the handmade and recycled world! http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=10580949


Dont forget About the Etsy Store

http://www.lovepeaceanddye.etsy.com
Etsy is an amazing venue to showcase my fun and creative works. I am listing more online today, and you will just about die when you see how pretty swirly skirts can be! And dont forget that if you make something, and want to showcase and possibly sell it on etsy, it is FREE!! So go open up a shop, and make sure to note that LovePeaceandDye referred you!

just thought i would take a moment to post an update to the travels and fabulousness of love peace and dye. i have not been updating my home website like i should and i do hope that the day comes that i will have time to make that as crazy gorgeous as it was in days of old. corey and i are living on this great ecofarm (www.ecofarmfl.org) and are looking into making florida our permanent residence
this weekend we are working for our lovely sunweaver and we are about to leave the house now! HA!
There is a party scheduled for all you PA and Maryland lovelies
Where
Artistic Glass Creations 66 South Main Street
Spring Grove, PA 17362
it will be a great great time
and then there is the some kind of jam four that is happening the following weekend in kempton pa. this show is a great time and super cheap! so go support your grassroots music scene!!

and just in case you havent checked lately, i have added some amazing things to my etsy store and you may want to see them!
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=22762951

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=22749183

I have recently started on a fun, crafty, and new adventure. it is called the Thursday Sweet Treat and it is the only amazing blog that i like to read, no lie :)
http://www.thursdaysweettreat.blogspot.com/
i cant quite put my finger on what it is about this blog that is so intoxicating, but i am just in love with it like a multi-part addiction
"hello my name is tiffypop and i just love being presented with beautiful statements for me to interpret and create into art, fashion, and form"
"hello my name is tiffypop and i obsessively read online blogs"
"hello my name is tiffypop and i simply love reading what other crafts womyn say and feel"

do you get the picture ??
and if you needed more enticement to go explore a new and fun blog that might actually make you smile, or calm, or at peace with ones' existance....
this is what i made this week

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=21518901

everyone should go check out natasha and this amazing crew of ladies that create art for arts sake, and our own addicting pleasure, every week :)
http://www.thursdaysweettreat.blogspot.com/

Fabulous New Clothing, Recycled, Reclaimed, and Handmade!
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=21519266

Be sure to stop by the store for great hot fashions!

and you know i will get on my work and post a schedule here soon - corey and pop will be traveling this summer and you need to come see us!

For now we are in the tampa area, going to skippers dead night on thursday and vending, email if you need info on it! it is a great time and a great band so dont miss us tomorrow!

or of course this weekend at our usual markets~!

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=26639

ani difranco....

oh holy is the atom, the truly intelligent design
to which all of evolution is graciously aligned
the one single structure to which everything distills
the air, the wood smoke there, and the hills
leave me here surrounded by everything that is real
far outside the boundaries of the digitized ordeal
leave me here awake
leave me here to heal
human beings are a cross between monkeys and ants
you can see us from your spaceship
melting the polar ice caps
with our arrogance
summon a choir of angels
dressed in riot gear
we got ourselves a serious situation down here

i have this great great uncle who worked on the atomic bomb
he got himself a nobel prize in physics and a place in this song
and i bet there were no windows
AND NO WOMEN IN THE ROOM
when they applied themselves to the pure science of BOOM
yes messing with the atom is the highest form of blasphemy
whether you are making weapons or simple electricity
someone fashion me a pulpit i have been called to engage with the maniacal heretics of the nuclear age

let the religious get religion
let consumers get a clue
let scientists get perspective
let activists get their due
let industry get a conscious
let the earth inherit the meek
let the divinity of nature speak

the atom...red letter year