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SodaStream: A Smarter Way to Enjoy Soda Giveaway

January 4, 2010 184
Can you believe it is 2010? Wow, how time flies. I wanted to start out the new year with a fabulous Eco friendly giveaway. This is a fun one that will be perfect for any kitchen. Enjoy and here’s to a fabulous 2010. Cheers!

I have to admit that I find a diet soda to be a sweet treat once in a while and Mr. Sweet Greens enjoys a good gingerale or grapefruit soda here and there. We also make sure to always have root beer on hand, because whenever Eben has a friend sleepover we make the kids root beer floats after dinner. I also have to admit that type of soda that our family enjoys is usually the most expensive brand and because of the cans or plastic bottles, we don’t usually purchase soda.

So, a few weeks ago when we received a SodaStream {Your home soda factory} we were excited and intrigued to give it a try. The first thing I have to say is that the SodaStream delivery driver was quite nice and when we opened the package I was delighted to find that our SodaStream would match our kitchen perfectly, it came in red. {lovely}

We decided to wait until Eben came home from school to try out the SodaStream and we were immediately impressed. As it turns out making soft drinks is simple and fun. All we had to do was add tap water to the SodaStream reusable and BPA free bottle, secure it to the SodaStream and press the carbonation button a few times and then add the soda mix. {Each bottle of soda mix makes 33 cans of soda.}

I like that the bottles are reusable and BPA free and can be used over and over again. I also love that there is are no bottles to store until we drink the soda and then recycle afterward, not to mention no bottles to lug home from the grocery store.

When you are ready to purchase more SodaStream soda mix, simply go to their online store, order and it will be delivered to your front door. I also like the variety of flavors, we received soda mix in lemon lime, orange root beer, diet cola, diet root beer, diet cranberry raspberry, diet pink grapefruit and diet gingerale flavors. We also received a set of flavors to make our own fruity sparkling water. I love that none of the soda mixes contain high fructose corn syrup or aspartame. We have tried almost all of the flavors and they are all fabulous. We have served them to guests in our home and everyone has been impressed with the flavor and the SodaStream itself. SodaStream is super affordable at about 25¢ per can of soda, how great is that?

I am excited to have a children’s party and let all of the children use the SodaStream to make their own drinks. Wouldn’t they have a fantastic time? I also think this will be great for the summertime, perfect for camping, BBQ’s and picnics in the park.

Would you use a SodaStream?

I am giving ONE of my lovely readers a SodaStream Fountain Jet starter kit {retail value $100}

How to Enter

1. Visit SodaStream and leave me a comment telling me which is your fave flavor.

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Good Luck and Enjoy. A huge thank you to SodaStream for hosting this fab giveaway.
**DISCLAIMER:: This contest is open to continental US residents only and can not be shipped to PO Boxes.
Contest ends January 25th @ 12 am EST.
**UPDATE:: WINNER! Lucky #1. Wow! Congrats Jengd. Enjoy your fun SodaStream Soda Maker. You will love it. Thank you to everyone who entered!

Sweet Greens joins the Focus Organic Team

December 22, 2009 2

Hello, Friends. I have exciting news! I am the new writer at Focus Organic. Focus Organic is a great green site that is full of ways you can be more eco-friendly. I am so excited to be able to contribute to Focus Organic and to become a part of their team. Stop by and check out Focus Organic and let me know what you think.

Calling All Earth Friendly Etsy Shops

December 18, 2009 2

Do you have an Earth friendly Etsy Shop? Does your shop recycle something old into something fabulous? Do you make Eco friendly goodies that you want to tell the world about? Would you like to be featured on Sweet Greens? If so, please email me at hellojennielyon@gmail.com and tell me about your Earth friendly shop. What makes it Earth friendly? Why do you do what you do? I am looking for fabulous shops to feature in my weekly Earth friendly Etsy segments for the coming year and would love, love, love to hear about yours? Remember each feature includes a giveaway, so please tell me about the item that you would like to giveaway as well. This is an excellent opportunity to get your Earth friendly Etsy shop featured to a large community of people who love, love, love all things Eco friendly and handmade. But hurry, my Earth Friendly Etsy slots are very, very popular and will fill quickly.

Have a lovely day.

photo via my favorite Etsy shop Chakra Pennywhistle.

Earth Friendly Etsy: Willow Creek Sparrow Black Crow Giveaway

December 12, 2009 71

We did it! We spent all day last Sunday decorating the inside and outside of our home for Halloween. We decided to get an early start on it, because Jayson’s lovely brother and nephew are coming this Friday to stay with us for a long weekend. Jayson’s brother’s son is the same age as Eben so we thought it would be fun to have everything decorated before they arrived. My favorite Halloween decorations are the ones that we made ourselves or picked up at vintage stores. Have you started your Halloween decorating? Need a little inspiration?
This week’s Earth friendly Etsy shop is Willow Creek Sparrow. Willow Creek Sparrow is a lovely little shop full vintage and handmade goodies. Willow Creek Sparrow is owned by Laurie and her two lovely daughters. All three of them love to shop their local flea markets, thrift stores, estate sales, trunk shows, antique and vintage boutiques and their shop is a collection of all of their wonderful finds. My favorite items at Willow Creek Sparrow are things for the holidays. I am in love with their upcycled pillows, bags and other decorations, with my absolutely favorite being the Love Potion #9 Witch.

Laurie & her daughters @ Willow Creek Sparrow have been so sweet to offer TWO of my readers a Love Potion #9 and lovely little crow. You heard right, we will have TWO winners this week. Yay! Love Potion #9 is a sweet little handmade & upcycled 19″ tall witch. She is perched upon a wooden base, complete with her flowing plaid skirt, love potion #9 necklace and her best friend the crow. The lovely little crow is handmade from an upcycled wool sweater. He has a lovely key and heart necklace, button eyes and is perched upon his wooden stand. He would look so lovely as the centerpiece in your dining room.

How to Enter
1. Subscribe to Sweet Greens (if you haven’t already) and click confirm in the email you receive from FeedBurner. {leave one comment}

2. Visit Willow Creek Sparrow and leave me a comment telling me which item you love, love, love. leave another comment

**BONUS ENTRY:: Leave me a comment with your favorite Halloween decoration.
leave a 3rd comment

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* Share Willow Creek Sparrow on Twitter and follow @Sweet Greens.
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* Kirtsy, Digg or Stumble Willow Creek Sparrow.
* Add Sweet Greens to your Technorati favorites.
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* Email a friend about Sweet Greens: Earth Friendly Etsy:: Willow Creek Sparrow.

Rules for Entry

* Please leave a way for me to contact you if you win. You do not need to leave your email address if don’t wish to share it. Just make sure to check back at the bottom of this post after the contest ends to see if you won.

* Contest ends October 14th @ 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.

A big thank you to Willow Creek Sparrow and Good Luck and Enjoy.
**UPDATE:: WINNERS:: #17 Jen won the little witch and #61 Anne J won the little crow. Thank you for leaving your comments, it was a lot of fun to read about your fave Halloween decorations.

On the 5th Day of Etsy… Recycled Alphabet Pillow Giveaway

December 11, 2009 59
♫ my true love gave to me, a fab alphabet pillow made from recycled suits, ♫ a handful of sweet upcycled heart felts, ♫ three lovely reclaimed wooden handcrafts, ♫ two calling handmade upcycled bird ornaments, ♫ and a fantastic stocking made from men’s recycled suits. ♫
Giveaway number five is a lovely, lovely custom alphabet pillow from Hilary Cosgrove. Hilary’s pillows are made from fabulous recycled suit jackets. She does a fantastic job of searching out and finding the most lovely and unique suit jackets, some will have buttons, some will have a pocket. You will also find retro awesome tweeds, herringbones and checks in her collection of fabrics to choose from. Either way, you will get a fabulous pillow that will be cherished for generations to come. Since Hilary has tons of suit fabrics to choose from in an array of colors and fabrics, you will have a hard time deciding on a fabric. Once you do, Hilary makes all of her lovely pillows by hand and can make all letters. Wouldn’t it be perfect to give someone their initials as a holiday gift this year? I can picture these pillows adorning my sofa, bed, overstuffed and wooden chairs, can’t you?

Hilary has sewn and crafted since she was a child. You will see her attention to detail and fabulous personality show through in her work. Hilary loves all textiles and textures and likes to try anything and everything that catches her fancy. {My kind of gal.} Some of my favorite items from Hilary Cosgrove’s Etsy Shop include:

The Tiny Birds Who doesn’t want a sweet little bird perched on the mantle?

The Owl Pillows You know how I feel about Owls, right?

The Origami Mobile It’s Origami, do I need to say more?

A huge thank you to Hilary Cosgrove for hosting this sweet giveaway.
How to Win

* You have until December 17th at 12 pm EST to enter this giveaway.
* Visit Hilary Cosgrove’s Etsy Shop and leave a comment telling me what item you love, love, love.

{One comment per person please.}

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Are you wondering what the 12 Days of Etsy are, read about it here.

**UPDATE: WINNER: #22 BlackCatMima. Thank you to everyone who participated.

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