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One of the best ways to encourage your child to keep her bedroom neat and clean is by helping her to get it organized. Once everything in her bedroom has a “place,” it’s much easier for her to put things back when she is finished playing with it. Stopping at your local big-box store to pick up a bunch of organizational items is not the eco-friendly or budget-friendly choice though. Instead, look around your house for different items that could be used to help organize your child’s bedroom. You might be surprised by how many great organizational containers you may already have. To get started, check out my 7 favorite eco-friendly ways to organize your child’s bedroom.

photo credit ooh_food via Inhabitots

I still can’t believe that it is October – we are doing most of our Halloween decorating today. In fact, Mr. Sweet Greens told me that he will be getting out his table saw and looking for wood to upcycle into a front yard graveyard. When we moved back to Florida, we gave our graveyard setup [above] to our neighbors. We didn’t think it would be very Earth friendly to lug it clear, across the country. Plus, it is kind of fun to find recycled materials to make a new set-up, we can’t wait to get started.

The conversation at our home has been non-stop Halloween – ideas for decorating, daydreaming about our upcoming trip to North Carolina [I can’t wait to pick large, organic pumpkins from the patch] and planning a party for some close family and friends. Last night, Eben and I spent the better part of an hour glued to Martha Stewart’s Halloween section, pinning every idea that we absolutely loved. We already made our glitter skulls – complete with homemade glue and recycled newspaper skulls that I found at our local craft store.

Have you starting making your Halloween plans? Do you decorate? Are you hosting a Halloween party this year?

I love these hand-crocheted alpaca butterflies from Oeuf. What a great way to display butterflies in your home, minus the cruel, butterflies-pinned-in-a-shadowbox look. And since Oeuf has strict fair trade principles that they adhere to, the indigenous Bolivian women artisans that crochet these beauties are paid a living wage, which enables them to afford health care and education for their children. Fantastic.

Hello, Friends! Today’s giveaway will be perfect for your autumn picnics and holiday dinner parties. JAQs Studio is giving away a set of handmade, eco-friendly large cloth napkins – in your choice of pattern. Yay!

Each set of napkins is machine washable, dry-able and can be used over and over again. JAQS Studio napkins come in a large selection of colors and patterns – vibrant and super-stylish. Wouldn’t these be perfect for adding a little color to your dinner table this fall? I am quite smitten with the Dark Orange, Metro Living in Chartreuse, Ghastly Forest (perfect for Halloween!) and Farm Fresh Animals (perfect for the kiddos!)

To enter, jump over to JAQS Studio and leave a comment below to enter. The winner will be announced on September 28th. Good Luck!

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** UPDATE: The winner is Angie, congratulations and thank you for playing.