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February Advertising Space Available with Sweet Greens

Hello Lovely Readers,

I have a few new advertising spots available for February, if you are interested. These spots are perfect for Etsy shops, small green businesses and eco bloggers. And as a February bonus, when you purchase a 3 month contract, you get one month free!

If you feel your Etsy shop, group, blog or business is a good fit with Sweet Greens and are interested in advertising, please email me at hellojennielyon@gmail.com. I have a ton of great green giveaways, guest bloggers, lovely how to projects, fantastic green products to feature, lots of little surprises and much more planned for the coming year. Advertising on Sweet Greens is a fantastic way to boost your sales and get great exposure as well.

I am a work at home green mom who completely understands that cost of raising a family, so I keep the rates reasonable, so that anyone who wants to can advertise on Sweet Greens. As a special bonus, I will help your shop get more exposure by introducing your shop to all of my readers in an introductory post and will also share your shop with my Facebook Fans and Twitter followers.

I would love to have you! 

xo,
Sweet Greens.

Earth Friendly Etsy: Win M. Hauser Gallery Wooden Blocks

This week’s Earth Friendly Etsy giveaway is a set of 13 reclaimed wooden blocks from M. Hauser Gallery. M. Hauser Gallery is owned by Matthew who has loved to work with wood since he was very young. He creates one of kind furniture pieces and toys. Matthew takes pride in the workmanship of everything that he creates and uses a fabulous selection of recycled woods. 
Matthew’s building blocks come in an assortment of colors, sizes, shapes and woods. These will have your child expanding their imagination with hours and hours of fun.

If I still lived in Colorado, I think I would have to pick up a set of his ski storage racks. Wouldn’t your skis look fantastic hanging from these beautiful pieces? Instant artwork.

The details in his tables are fantastic, with fabulous details inlaid into the pieces. I am especially smitten with the federal card table.

Jump over to M. Hauser Gallery and pick up something beautifully sustainable for your home and leave a comment below.

– The winner is Vava. Thank you for playing!

7 Ways Families Can Save Time at Home and On the Go

Life with a family is busy and when you get behind, some of your good green habits can go out the window — making unnecessary car trips, forgetting your reusable grocery bags, or (gasp!) buying fast food for dinner. A busy family can make saving time at home and on the go a challenge, but it doesn’t have to be. Read my 7 ways organization can save you time at home and on the go at Inhabitots.

How do you save time at home and on the go?
What are your tricks and tips? Please share.

A House Wrapped In A Greenhouse?

If you live in a colder climate, you may love the idea of living in a house wrapped in a greenhouse. This home in Sweden built by Swedish architect Bengt Warne, it allows the owners to cultivate their own fresh food – while cutting their electricity needs in half. How fantastic is that?

Would you live in a house wrapped in a greenhouse?
What are your thoughts?

via Inhabitat

Inhabitots: Make Recycled Holiday Gift Wrap And Tags

It only takes one post-family Christmas living room littered with huge piles of torn wrapping paper, ribbons, boxes, bags, tissue paper, and gift tags to make you realize how wasteful gift wrap can be. Chances are a large portion of that gift wrapping will wind up in the recycling bin or trash can. Luckily there’s other more eco-friendly ways to make gifts look pretty under the Christmas tree using supplies you can find in your recycling bin, stuff slated for the garbage, or household items that can double as gift wrap. Jump over to Inhabitots for my six ways you can recycle common household items into fantastically green gift wrap.