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Earth Friendly Etsy: Craftgasm Upcycled Paper Goods Giveaway

January 13, 2010 58

I love, love, love to write letters. Do you remember this? I also love to recieve a handwritten letter in the mail, even better a love letter from Mr. Sweet Greens. Lovely, no?

This weeks Earth friendly Etsy shop Craftgasm makes the loveliest upcycled, reclaimed and sustainable paper goods that I have seen. Melissa the owner of Craftgasm, is a one woman stationary making machine based in Washington D.C.. Everything at Craftfasm except for the glue is made from something that was going to be thrown away or recycled, from the maps that she uses to create the collection to the address labels. The card stock that Melissa uses is cut from medical chart dividers that were no longer the correct size for a doctor’s office. She cuts them down to fit the envelopes that she rescued from an out-of-business company. Most of the maps that she uses were previously used a television network’s graphics department. These maps had been replaced by digital images, and Melissa was able to save them from their recycling bin and give them a new life. Melissa also uses blueprints and plans, falling apart vintage books and junk mail in her collection. She combines all of these mediums with her vintage cursive typewriter to create pins, mini-journals, stationary and note cards made with reclaimed paper.

I love, love, love all of the items at Craftgasm and would love to receive or send a lovely letter on any of the stationary or notecards. I also think it would be fabulous to have a map from a recent trip turned into a journal to record all of my memories of a fantastic vacation. Wouldn’t that be perfect? I also think her journals would make a lovely gift for someone who is leaving on a dream vacation or honeymoon, no?

Another lovely thing about Craftgasm, Melissa is a member of Team Eco Etsy. How lovely is that?

Melissa @ Craftgasm is giving ONE of my lovely readers a set of Reclaimed Stationary and Map Note Cards.


A huge thank you to Melissa for hosting this lovely giveaway.


How to Enter

** Visit Craftgasm and leave me a comment telling me which item you love, love, love.

Additional Entries
please leave a separate comment for each that you do.

* Share Craftgasm on Twitter.
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Giveaway ends January 27th at 12 am EST.

***UPDATE: WINNER:: #30 emcSquared! Congratulations and thank you so much for participating.

Summer Sectionals. Yes Please.

January 12, 2010 2

Dear Colorado,

Winter is nice for a month or two, but I am ready for summer. Please send me one of these lovely summer sectionals that are also Earth friendly. I can just imagine myself curled up on the chaise reading a super good book and enjoying a yummy iced drink. The idea snuggling up in the sun with a particular little boy or bulldog would also make my day. This would get me really excited for winter to end. Please.

Xo,
Sweet Greens.


How about you? Are you ready for winter to end?
Do you love, love, love summer like I do?
Are you lucky enough to live somewhere that is sunny year round? {jealous}

Photos via:: Pottery Barn

Quiz:: How Much Water Do You Use?

January 12, 2010 8

Are you letting water and money run down the drain? Take my quick quiz to see if you really know how much water you are using?

How much water do you use to::

1. Take a bath.

a. 30 gallons b. 40 gallons c. 50 gallons

2. Take a 5 minute shower.
a. 5 gallons b. 10 gallons c. 15 gallons

3. Brush your teeth with the water running.

a. 2 gallons/min b. 5 gallons/min c. 10 gallons/min

4. Wash a load of laundry in an older washing machine.

a. 30 gallons b. 40 gallons c. 50 gallons

5. Use a gardening hose.

a. 100 gallons/hr b. 140 gallons/hr c. 160 gallons/hr

{Check your answers below}

How did you do? Did you know that you can save a lot of water by following these quick tips::

1. Take a quick 5 minute shower instead of a bath and save 30 gallons of water.
2. Turn the water off while brushing your teeth and save 75% more water.
3. Upgrade to a newer energy efficient washing machine and save 13 gallons of water per load.
4. Avoid using sprinklers and switch to trickle or drip irrigation to save hundreds of gallons of water a week.

How about you lovely readers, How do you save water?

What creative ways do you take to conserve water?
What ways do you think everyone could save water?

Xo.

Answers:: q 1# q 2# ɐ 3# ɔ 4# q 5#

SNAPWARE: Home Storage {Giveaway!} CLOSED

January 11, 2010 220

Is one of your new year resolutions to start preparing your own healthy sustainable meals? How about getting your refrigerator, freezer and pantry completely organized? If either of these resolutions are on your list, you are going to need some amazing home storage containers.

Mr. Sweet Greens does a ton of cooking so our pantry, refrigerator and freezer are always full of fabulous whole foods. We have found that by using food storage containers to organize our pantry, refrigerator and freezer that we are able to keep track of what staples we have in our pantry, what frozen items we have in our freezer and what prepared meals we need to consume from the refrigerator.
To help us get even more organized, we recently purchased two large sets of SnapWare GlassLock simply because we wanted food storage containers that are BPA free, plus our local Costco carries them and they were a great deal. We have been using our SnapWare GlassLock for three months and love, love, love it.
So when a HUGE box from SnapWare arrived on our porch we were delighted and excited. Plus any reason to reorganize my pantry is a good reason, I love organization. We received several of the MODS and Airtight Canisters and I found these to be perfect for all of the snack items that we have in our pantry. I love the Airtight Canisters, they are large, sturdy and airtight. I love that they are completely clear, so you can see exactly what is inside. The MODS are amazing, I love containers that are stackable with clean lines. These have the SnapLock lids for complete closure and are also completely clear so you can see what is inside.


Also, we received pieces from the Snap ‘N Stack and Pantry Series and these are fabulous as well. I love how roomy the Pantry Series pieces are. The Slim Flip-Top Container is perfect for cereals, snacks or any dry goods. I also love the large containers with handles which are perfect for taking goodies on the road. We used one of the larger handled containers to put an assortment of Eben’s pencils, smencils, pens and notepads in. This was perfect for traveling during the holidays, it keep all of his art supplies together and since it has a handle, he was able to carry it himself. {Brilliant} The Snap ‘N Stack are perfect for lunches, you could put a sandwich on the bottom and fresh fruit or veggies on the top.

There was also a set of Snap ‘N Serve which was perfect for all of those holiday leftovers. I love the assortment of sizes that they come in and love that they stack nicely in my refrigerator. I also love that the lids snap on tightly, so if something accidentally tips over, we won’t have a huge mess. Again these containers are completely clear, so you always know what is in the containers without having to open them.

More goodies included a Cookie and Cupcake Carrier and Egg Tainer w/ Handle. These will definitely be used at our home. Eben and I are always baking up goodies and Mr. Sweet Greens loves to make fancy deviled eggs for the holidays and parties. These are super sturdy and perfect for storing and presenting the goodies. They keep the eggs and cupcakes from sticking together and make it easy to touch just the egg or cupcake that you are going to eat.

Overall, we have been extremely pleased with every piece that we have in our collection. If one of your New Years Resolutions is to get organized and to keep your food fresh while being stored, then SnapWare is the solution that you are looking for.

I am giving away a complete 36 piece set of MODS food storage containers to ONE of my lovely readers. This set will have you more than on your way to an organized kitchen and home.


UPDATE: WINNER:: Congratulations # 79 Kim. Enjoy your SnapWare. I love mine.

{How to Enter}

1. Visit SnapWare and leave me a comment telling me what part of your home would you organize and what containers would you use?

{Additional Entries}Please leave a separate comment for each thing that you do.

*Share SnapWare on Twitter.
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*Share SnapWare on Facebook.
*Digg, Kirtsy or Stumble SnapWare.
*Add Sweet Greens to your Technorati Favorites.

Good Luck and Enjoy. A huge thank you to SnapWare for hosting this fab giveaway.

Contest ends February 8th @ 12 am EST.
XO.

Have a Lovely Green Weekend.

January 8, 2010 2

Hello all my lovely readers. How was your week? Have you made your green New Year resolutions? If not, you still can. If you have, are you sticking to them? What action plan are you taking to reach your goals? So far, we are meeting our green goals and I am really excited about it.

Isn’t it lovely that today is Friday? What are your plans? My weekend starts tonight at 5pm, when I leave to go on a six hour scrap-booking night with my lovely friend Clair. We always have so much fun catching up on our scrap-booking, drinking wine, chatting and enjoying dinner together. So fun, right? Saturday night, I am having a Super Mario Brothers marathon {Wii} and sleepover with Eben. {We camp out in our family room} Finally, on Sunday Mr. Sweet Greens, Eben and I are going to spend the day on a winter hike, complete with hot tea and cocoa. I can’t wait, I love to be bundled up outside in the snow. After our hike, I plan on coming home, snuggling under a big cozy blanket with my boys and watching a movie. If you don’t have plans for the weekend you can always watch ‘SharkWater‘, it is a fantastic film.

What are your lovely weekend plans?

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