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Have a Lovely Weekend + It’s Moving Day

July 23, 2010 0

Hello, Friends! How was your week? I spent the week packing, cleaning my home for the last time, eating at my favorite Fort Collins restaurants and saying goodbye to good friends and neighbors. Moving can be so bittersweet! And today is the day, we close on the sale of our home and hit the road for Florida at 10 a.m. By this time next week, I will be soaking up a good book on the beach, blogging poolside and enjoying my last couple weeks of summer vacation with Eben. Can you believe how quickly this summer is flying by? I really, really, really want to hit ‘pause’.

On our way to Florida, we plan on spending an afternoon in New Orleans, checking out Bourbon Street and eating yummy food. Even though this is a huge ordeal to move everything that we own across the country, we thought we should take our time and really enjoy it. A road trip – of sorts. Eben is super excited to get to Florida and I am starting to feel exciting too. A great adventures awaits for us there.

How about you, what are your weekend plans?
Are you going on a road trip?
Getting ready for back to school?
Enjoying the sun?

I will talk to you again on Monday – I miss you already.

xo,
Sweet Greens

photo via Jamie Meares

Spoonflower: Design + Print Your Own Organic Textiles

July 22, 2010 0

I love the idea of designing my own textiles for my new home in Florida. How fantastic would it be to be able to coordinate all of my decor with the touch of a button? In comes, Spoonflower. Spoonflower is an online textile company that enables you to design and print your own customer fabrics. How lovely is that? The best part – the textile printing is Eco friendly and they have green textiles options to choose from such as; organic cotton, rayon and bamboo. Wouldn’t the above fabric be perfect for the beds in my pop up camper? Here are some more designs that I love, love, love.

Would you design your own home textiles?
What are your fave designs?

Earth Friendly Etsy: Body’s Bliss Vegan Soaps Giveaway

July 21, 2010 20

This weeks Earth friendly Etsy shop is Body’s Bliss. Body’s Bliss makes fabulous handmade soaps that are 100% Earth and vegan friendly. If you have never tried a handmade soap, today is your lucky day. Body’s Bliss is offering ONE of Sweet Greens lucky readers, a bar of handmade vegan Irish breeze made with palm coconut, sweet almond and Castor oil. Sounds like a fun time in the tub to me!

To Enter:

* Tweet about Body‘ s Bliss and Follow Sweet Greens.
* Become a fan of Sweet Greens Facebook Fan Page
* Purchase an item from Body’ s Bliss’ Etsy shop.

Then, leave a comment for each that you do. 

Contest ends April 1st @ 12am EST. Winner will be chosen at random and announced the following day.

Good Luck!

* Update: Winner:: Lilly. Congratulations.

Jill Bliss: Art + Craft + Design

July 21, 2010 0

Jill Bliss uses everyday items such as leftover fabric scraps, paper cuttings and basic thread to create art that is unique and fabulous. My favorites are her illustration and surface design. Especially, her work that incorporates mushrooms or snails.

What do you think of Jill’s work?
Which are your favorites?

And So It Goes

July 20, 2010 0

The mister will finally be home again this morning. Really, I have had enough of this being apart stuff. Once he gets here, it is time to start getting all of our reusable bins with latching handles organized for the movers, who will be here tomorrow. Tomorrow? Can you believe it? Wow! Time really does fly. Can I admit that I am still in disbelief? It definitely hasn’t registered.

I am excited to come back and visit Fort Collins, (in the summer!) I have several lovely, lovely friends that have offered their homes to us anytime that we visit. (Thank you, Jennifer, Clair and Cindy!) Believe me, I will definitely take advantage of it each summer! Fort Collins is fabulous and if you love or can handle a very long, cold and windy winter…it is your place. It will forever hold a special place in my heart and I have told Mr. Sweet Greens, that I might just find a small home or condo in Fort Collin’s Old Town, so I can come and go as I please.(once again, in the summer!)

So, for today I will focus on getting everything organized so that when the movers get here the loading of the truck will go quickly and smoothly. I would really, really, really love to have a little time to spend in Fort Collins before we leave. Have I mentioned, moving is hard?

P.S. The frog picture above is one of the frog statues that lives in Fort Collins City Park.

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