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Sweet Greens 2010 Holiday Giveaway Week + The 12 Days of Etsy {Winners}

December 24, 2010 0

Hello Friends. Sweet Greens 2010 Holiday Giveaway Week and The 12 Days of Etsy have ended. I hope you enjoyed all of the Eco friendly goodness. Here is a complete list of all of the winners – some of you I was able to contact – others didn’t leave an email address. If you won, please email me at mysweetgreens at gmail dot com. Were you a winner?

Sweet Greens 2010 Holiday Giveaway Week Winners List

1. FLOR Giveaway – Geekmum
2. Green Toys Giveaway – Colleen
3. Red Stamp Giveaway – Thankfully Thrifty
4. Dr. Alkaitis Giveaway – Gabrielle
5. Speesees Giveaway – Jen
6. Apple Park Giveaway – CeCe
7. Stem Organics Giveaway – Micaela
8. Rain Tees Giveaway – Jessica P
9. miYim Giveaway – Kathleen
10. EcoZuZu Giveaway – Belynda Cleveland
11. Greentainer Giveaway – Angela
12. Dr. Alkaitis Giveaway – Angie
13. She Essential Beauty Giveaway – Linda Kish
14. FLUF Giveaway – Lisa L
15. Zutano Giveaway – Beth
16. LotusPad Giveaway – Sarah
17. Colour Blocks Giveaway – Angela
18. Tilvee Giveaway – Ailanna
19. Paperwork Giveaway – Denise W
20. Stubby Pencil Studio Giveaway – Bridgette
21. Smith and Vandiver Giveaway – Linda Kish
22. The Family Dinner Giveaways – Megan Burger, Wendy @ABCGP and ilaybalilay
23. Essential Giveaway – Mallory
24. Hemptress Giveaway – Amy
25. Novica Giveaways – Lori Alper and Eco Mama

Sweet Greens 2010 12 Days of Etsy Winners List

1. Ginger Hollow Giveaway – Elena
2. Recycled Parts Giveaway – Michelle
3. FLY Art Kits Giveaway – Jengd
4. Diffraction Fiber Giveaway – gmstabosz
5. Sparkover Giveaway – Sarah Eliza
6. Bloom and Barnacle Giveaway – Bethany
7. Loran Scruggs Giveaway – Louis
8. Painted Turtle Wooden Toys Giveaway – Heather
9. Seven BC Giveaway – Willo
10. Ecouturiere Giveaway – Kristina
11. Blue Hour Designs Giveaway – Erica
12. Sweet Greens Giveaway – Jen

Thank you to everyone for participating in my giveaways. I wish you all a lovely holiday and happy new year.

xo,
Sweet Greens

Wearable Newspaper

December 23, 2010 0


Hello Everyone. There’s nothing like creative upcycling to give your week a little burst of inspiration. Artist Yuliya Kyrpo created a beautiful bustier dress with flowing peacock train – from 1,000 paper cranes – all of which were folded by hand from old Metro newspapers. Wow! This lovely gown is on display at London’s Science Museum.

Wouldn’t wearing this to your New Year’s Eve party make a statement?
You would definitely want to make sure that there wasn’t rain in the forecast.
Would you wear clothing made from upcycled materials?

via ecouterre

Green Book of the Week: The Beauty of Different

December 22, 2010 0
Karen Walrond of Chookooloonks just published her first book, The Beauty of Different and it is fantastic! Every page is full of beautiful photos and heartful words and essays. Wouldn’t receiving this fabulous volume make a lovely holiday gift?
This is a book that will remain on our family bookshelf to be shared for years and years to come. Thank you to Karen for sharing such a beautiful message with me!

A House Wrapped In A Greenhouse?

December 22, 2010 0

If you live in a colder climate, you may love the idea of living in a house wrapped in a greenhouse. This home in Sweden built by Swedish architect Bengt Warne, it allows the owners to cultivate their own fresh food – while cutting their electricity needs in half. How fantastic is that?

Would you live in a house wrapped in a greenhouse?
What are your thoughts?

via Inhabitat

How To: Easy Children’s Holiday Cookie Decorating Party

December 21, 2010 0

Last Friday, we had four of Eben’s sweet little friends over for a dreidel playing, cookie decorating, candy cane and cocoa consuming – fun for all. Wow! It was fun, fun, fun! The children played several rounds of dreidel, created the most beautifully decorated holiday cookies you have ever seen and just had a overall grand time.

The mister, Eben and I made the organic sugar cookies and organic frosting the night before – a favorite among the children were the gingerbread and snowmen shapes.

This type of a party is simple and can be thrown together in a few minutes. As Eben would say it was, “Easy, peasy, lemon squeezey!” I used our everyday dinnerware, a reusable snowman and miniature holiday trees as the centerpieces and kept things extra simple by only offering cookies and organic peppermint cocoa. We created a fun ambiance, by turning on all of the holiday and Christmas tree lights and playing A Charlie Brown Christmas.

Want to throw a holiday cookie decorating party this week? Here is my sugar cookie recipe to get you started:

Ingredients:

  • 5 cups all-purpose organic flour
  • 2 teaspoons organic baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1 1/2 cups organic butter or Earth balance, softened
  • 2 white organic sugar
  • 4 organic egg or egg substitute
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 400°.
2. In a bowl mix together flour, baking soda and baking powder.
3. In a larger bowl, cream the butter and sugar together. Add in one egg at a time and the vanilla. Gradually add the dry ingredients.
4. Cover and chill dough in refrigerator for at least 1 hour or overnight.
5. Roll out dough on floured surface until 1/2 inch thick. Cut into shapes with cookie cutters. Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
6. Bake 6-8 minutes and cool completely.

How do get into the holiday spirit with your children?

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