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Earth Friendly Etsy: Andrew’s Reclaimed

October 18, 2010 21
Andrew’s Reclaimed is owned and operated by Andrew and Melissa, a lovely husband and wife team. Andrew’s Reclaimed has a large assortment of Eco-friendly goods that are perfect for your home and garden. All of Andrew’s bee boxes, bat houses, bird feeders, butterfly houses, planter boxes and arbors are handcrafted using reclaimed wood from dismantled piers, fences, barns and other structures, slated for demolition and saving them from the landfill. Andrew never uses a live tree for his craft.

Andrew’s Reclaimed is located in Seattle with an excellent view of the Olympic Mountains. Andrew’s favorite part of his art is the discovery of the beautiful, high quality lumber that lies behind the weathered finishes. Every piece is unique, as all have been crafted from woods full of different clues to its history, in decades-old fastener holes, tool marks, embedded mineral stains, and other minor inclusions. Although he saws and planes most stock to uniform thicknesses, he likes these imperfections to remain as evidence of its antiquity. (This is a feature that I absolutely love.) When you purchase an item from Andrew’s Reclaimed, you are actively contributing to the conservation of some of the most beautiful and beneficial resources, while finding the perfect addition to your garden.

Andrew has been so lovely to offer ONE of my wonderful readers a Mason Mansion. (This is my personal favorite item and one that I will be purchasing in the near future.) This garden accessory, once populated with bees, is sure to bring more fruit and vegetables to your garden or orchard, and do so in an Eco-friendly way. To learn more about The Mason Mansion, Installation or Mason Bee Activity 101, please visit Andrew’s Reclaimed.

How To Enter

1. Subscribe to Sweet Greens (if you haven’t already) and confirm your subscription through the email from Feedburner.
2. Visit Andrew’s Reclaimed and leave me a comment telling me which item you love. (PLEASE remember to visit the Etsy shop & leave me a comment to be entered.)3. Complete this form.

Rules for Entry

* Please leave a valid email address so I can contact you if you win.
(Your email address will be strictly protected and will not be shared with anyone without your prior consent.)
* Contest ends June 3rd@ 12am EST. Winner will be chosen at random using a random number generator and will be announced the following day.

* (If I do not hear from you within 72 hours after the end of the auction, I will need to choose another winner. Thank you for understanding.)
Enjoy!
* Update: Winner:: Brenda. Congratulations.

Earth Friendly Etsy: Pale Pink Recycled Inner Tube Journal

October 17, 2010 69

I love to journal my thoughts and ideas, you already know all about my journaling obsession, right? I have talked about here. I especially love to journal what I call Ebenisms because the things that Eben comes up with are priceless and I want to make sure that I will always remember them. I love to curl up on the sofa with a cup of tea and delve into the wise words of Eben, nothing makes me happier. Another thing that I love about journaling is the journal itself. I have all of my journals on my bookshelf and I love the diversity of colors and shapes and that all have been purchased somewhere special from many different locations that I have lived and experienced. The memory of where I purchased the journal is part of the fun and I make sure to write where and when I was when I bought the journal inside the cover. {just for fun} I also love journals that are made in an Earth friendly way or even better made from something old and used. This is why I love, love, love, this week’s Earth friendly Etsy shop, Pale Pink.

Pale Pink makes handmade recycled and upcycled bike inner tube notebooks and journals, bags, jewelry and accessories. Pale pink is owned by Larsen and located in Denmark. Larsen lives in an apartment in the middle of town with bicycle being the main mode of transpiration. Pale Pink’s Etsy shop is full of fab journals, wallets, decorative bobby pins and jewelry. My favorites are the journals {I would love to write in one} and the necklaces because they are so unique.
Larsen @ Pale Pink has been so lovely to offer ONE of my wonderful readers a fab inner tube journal to keep all your inter most thoughts and dreams.

How to Enter

1. Subscribe to Sweet Greens (if you haven’t already) and click confirm in the email confirmation from FeedBurner.

2. Visit Pale Pink and leave me a comment telling me one thing that you love about Pale Pink’s Etsy shop.

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Rules for Entry

* Please leave a way for me to contact you if you win.
* Contest ends September 2nd @ 12am EST. Winner will be chosen at random using a random number generator and will be announced the following day. (I will announce the winner, if I do not hear from you within 72 business hours, I will pick another winner.)
* You must leave a comment telling me which item you love in order to qualify.

Good Luck and Enjoy.
*UPDATE: WINNER:: Leslie #8. Congratulations and thank you to everyone who participated.

What Speesees Are You? Organic Children’s Clothing Giveaway

October 15, 2010 12

Speesees is a super cute and fun organic cotton baby and kids clothing line, founded by Rachel Pearson in San Francisco. Rachel grew up in an Earth friendly home where her family recycled, didn’t have a microwave and she ate wholegrain sandwiches, while all the other kids enjoyed their Wonder Bread. (I feel for you Rachel, I grew up in a home full of wholegrain bread and carrot juice EVERY night with dinner.)

Speesees tag line is “United we Speesees through fog + fair weather, on this planet, our globe we’re in this together”. Speesees creates the coolest baby and kids clothing, accessories, bed and bath items as well as fun grown up bags, tees and hankies. Speesees cotton is 100% skal-certified organic, which means no pesticides or chemical fertilizers have been used in it’s cultivation. All of Speesees products are PVC free, chemical free, have nickel free snaps, no formaldehyde, no dioxin, use low impact dyes, are made fair trade and with lots of love.

Eben and I received the Speesees friend and tote. Eben absolutely loves his Speesees friend
he received Cocoa and promptly renamed him Molee. The friends are made of 100% organic Sherpa cotton and stuffed with lavender and lentils. Molee is not only buttery soft but smells fantastic. The mister walked into Eben’s room yesterday and said wow, it smells great in here, Molee must be in here somewhere. Eben has toted him around everywhere since we received him and won’t go to bed without him. I received the super cute and fun pine cone tote, it is the perfect size for marketing and has a great pine cone design on the front.

One of the best things about Speesees is their ReSpeeses program. When your baby outgrows their Speesees clothing, simply return the clothing to Speesees and they will donate it to a local women and children’s shelter and you get savings on your next order. To see the savings breakdown, click here.

Rachel has been so amazing to offer ONE of my lovely green parents a hum snap body gift set.

You will love this great line of organic baby and kids clothing and will probably find something for yourself as well.

How to Enter:

1. Subscribe to Sweet Greens.
2. Visit Speesees and leave me a comment telling me which item you love.
3. Complete this form.

Contest ends June 5th @ 12am EST. Winner will be chosen at random using a random number generator and will be announced the following day.

* Update: Winner:: Michelle Pineda. Congratulations.

Here Kitty, Kitty, Kitty: Recycled Kitty Crayons Giveaway

October 15, 2010 23

I remember when I was little, one of my favorite things to do was lay on the floor next to my Mom and color. I remember watching her color and trying to stay in the lines – just as she did. Now, as a mother, this is something that I enjoy doing with Eben. We will grab our coloring books, crayons, a blanket, and enjoy the quiet time together on our front lawn.

This week’s Earth friendly Etsy shop has taken crayons to a whole new level that you and your children will enjoy. Kitty Baby Love is the fun creation of Ben and Sara – both are born artists who share a deep love for all things holistic and natural. The best part is they make all of their fabulous kitty creations together. Kitty Baby Love’s collection includes custom stress relief kitties that can be used as either hot or cold packs, kitty beeswax candles,  and my favorite the non toxic crayons, shaped like kittens made from recycled non-toxic crayon pieces. These crayons are the most adorable ones I have ever seen, they come in an assortment of colors. Wouldn’t these make great stocking stuffers. 

Kitty Baby Love has been so generous to offer ONE of my lovely readers a set of 2 Kitty Crayons in your choice of colors.

How to Enter:

1. Subscribe to Sweet Greens (if you haven’t already and confirm the subscription email from Feedburner.)

2. Visit Kitty Baby Love and leave me a note telling me which is your favorite kitty inspired creation.
3. Complete this form.

* Contest ends May 27th@ 12am EST. Winner will be chosen at random using a random number generator and will be announced the following day.

* Update: Winner:: Sonja Chavez. Congratulations.

Fab Green Find:: Eden Home {Natural Luxury}

October 14, 2010 4

It is so nice to find a one stop green shopping website where you can find stylish products that are all natural and Eco friendly for your home and everyone in it. It is even more lovely when this site has a huge selection of high quality, high style items that anyone would love to have in their home.

Eden Home was created by two working mothers who know what they like. Their products will appeal to busy moms who want fab organic choices for their families that are also high style. This site would also be fabulous to use as a wedding or baby registry, since they have absolutely everything that you could possibly need to set up your new Eco friendly home or nursery.

All of Eden Home’s products come with the Eden Home seal of assurance, which is their commitment to you that all of their products have been selected using a strict criteria and that all of their products are organic, natural, Eco friendly, Fair Trade and Made in the U.S.A.

The products are fabulous, you will find everything from, adorable organic clothing, Eco friendly toys, furniture, all natural skincare, home decor, bedding, bath, kitchen products and organic doggy beds. This would be an excellent site to order all of your holiday gifts and then have them all group shipped to you with free shipping over $100.

Alexandra at Eden Home was so lovely to send me The Eden Home Cucumber Milk Cleanser, Nourishing Day Creme and Chocolate Macadamia Mask to enjoy and that is exactly what I have been doing. The products are a dream to use and it took everything I had to stop Eben from taste testing them. The products came beautifully packaged in a recyclable chocolate colored box with light blue ribbon. The Eden Home Cucumber Cleansing Milk smells exactly like cucumbers and has a lovely lather. The Eden Home Nourishing Day Creme has a soft almond smell that leaves my skin soft and healthy without being oily or greasy. The Eden Home Chocolate Macadamia Mask is amazing. It smells exactly like a nutty chocolate and is very hydrating. Eben begged me to let him try this one out so I gave him what we call a chocolate back rub. When he is taking his bath, I rub a small amount all over his back and he is in heaven.

Eden Home has been so lovely to offer all of my readers 10% off any order $10 or more now through September 30th. Simply use the code “sweetgreens” at checkout. This would be the perfect time to start your holiday shopping.

Check out Eden Home and let me know what you think.
What are your fav Eden Home products?
xo.
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