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Holiday Gift Guide – Green Home

New Amenity Arroyo Collection – Sustainable Wood Home Accents

November 1, 2009

Amenity has a new Arroyo Collection out just in time for the holidays that will add old world charm with a dash of modern to your home this season. All pieces are crafted and hewn by hand from FSC-certified walnut and hand-oiling the pieces will only enhance the beauty of the wood grain over time. [...]

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Last Minute Green Flowers for Valentine’s Day

February 10, 2009

Endless Love Tulips Lavender Lovers Gift Box Red and Pink Anemone – I LOVE these! I don’t think enough people give Anemone. Shades of Love Rose Bouquet Everlasting Love Wreath A couple more ideas for last minute Valentine’s Day eco-flowers…

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Eco-friendly Valentine’s Day Dishes

January 12, 2009

If you’re going to plan a special dinner for Valentine’s Day; or any old day, you should set your table with eco-friendly dishware. Some great choices… Fire & Light near my old stomping ground of Humboldt offers beautiful, lead-free, crystal clear recycled glass dishes and art in an amazing array of colors (see above). Fire [...]

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Green Valentine’s Day Gift Guide: Recycled Tin Words

December 26, 2008

Now that Christmas is over we can start looking at lovely Valentine’s Day gifts. It’s a little early, but finding Valentine-worthy gifts for the home that are not only eco-friendly but beautiful, is a semi-tall order so I thought I’d give you an early boost. It’s easy to find organic chocolates or pretty eco-rings, but [...]

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Green Holiday Gift: Last Minute Sustainable & Organic Christmas Bouquets

December 19, 2008

You can almost always send a beautiful sustainable bouquet as a last minute holiday gift. Or of course snazzy up your own home for your green holiday. Above is the Kindness Blooms Holiday Bouquet – Red tulips and Stars of Bethlehem, in a frosted recycled glass vase. Certified sustainably grown. Plus right now you can [...]

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Birds and Flowers Coir Doormat

December 15, 2008

I’m not usually a fan of bright doormats. I’m kind of bland about them. Maybe because in Oregon, they get used a lot what with our lovely ongoing drizzle. It’s not like you want an amazing doormat that’s going to be treated like, well, a doormat.

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Green Holiday Gift Guide: Lovely Eco-Flower Vases

December 13, 2008

Vases make great gifts; especially eco-friendly, unique and beautiful vases. Here are some ideas… Above is the Twig Flower Holder – Cast from real twigs, this flower holder features recycled metal twisting branches that actually intertwine with the stems of flowers you insert into their base. A lovely and easy idea that makes it looks [...]