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Green Holiday Gift Idea For Kids: Your Vintage Toys

December 7, 2010 0

I was one of those children who took really good care of my toys. In fact – most of the toys that I had as a child that were super important to me, I still have to this day. I always wondered if my own children would be interested in the toys that I saved all of these years. So each year, I try to remember to pick one think from my trunk that I think Eben would treasure too and give it to his as a holiday gift.

Last year, the mister and I introduced Eben to Gremlins, he loved it – especially Gizmo. That is when I remembered the huge trunk in our guest room, full of toys from my past. Among the treasures a mint 1984 Gizmo. I decided to add it to Eben’s holiday gifts – and to my surprise it was the one thing that he was still carrying around several weeks later. He kept asking me, “How old is this Gizmo again, Mom?” Ha.

Do you have treasures from your past that you dig out to give to your children?
Do you find that sharing these prized possessions brings you closer to your child?
If not, do you buy gifts for your children that remind you of your childhood?

P.S. This years gift from my trunk is going to be my large collection of PEZ dispensers!

Earth Friendly Etsy: Chakra Pennywhistle Giveaway

November 30, 2010 36

This week’s Earth friendly Etsy shop is owned by Rikkianne from Chakra Pennywhistle. Rikkianne uses organic and recycled materials to make the most fabulous textile items. Chakra Pennywhistle is a way for Rikkianne to make something new out of something old. Her collection features a style that is raw, modern and simple with a natural look. All of her items are handmade with care – everything from her fabulous organic pillows with hand drawn designs to her simple and sweet save the day patches. She transforms vintage moneybags into stylish cushions and wallets and her circle the date patches are perfect for commemorating a special day and look adorable sewn on a baby onesie, t-shirt, pillow, or dishtowel.

Rikkianne from Chakra Pennywhistle is offering ONE of my fabulous readers a custom circle the date patch. You could sew it on a pillow to commemorate your anniversary or sew it on a onesie or tee to celebrate the birth date of your child!

To ENTER:

Visit Chakra Pennywhistle’s Etsy Shop and leave me a note telling me which item you absolutely love and then do one of the following:

You can enter for each of the above things that you do, just leave me a separate note for each and a way to contact you.

Contest ends April 29th at 12am EST. Winner will be chosen at random and announced the following day.

Enjoy.

* Update: Winner:: Katharine. Congratulations.

#9 – Holiday Giveaway Week: MiYim Simply Organic Cat in the Hat Doll

November 30, 2010 0
Giveaway number nine is sure to please anyone on your holiday list – especially children who love Dr. Seuss. MiYim: Simply Organic is giving one lucky reader their very own organic Cat in the Hat Doll. Wow! Can you imagine the places your child will go with this gift?

MiYim’s Dr. Seuss collection is as sweet as the books – made with unbleached cotton and chemical-free dyes, how could they not be perfect? Your child will spend many hours snuggled up with their favorite Dr. Seuss books and their very own Cat in the Hat.

Dr. Seuss not your thing? That’s alright, miYim has a fantastic collection of Fairytale, Jane Goodall, Sleepytime, Storybook and Petite dolls to choose from. I love the classic look and feel of these toys – perfect to give as an heirloom gift.
Skip over to miYim: simply organic and choose something sweet for someone sweet on your holiday list, and leave a comment below. You have 1 week to enter – tell your friends and family so they don’t miss out on the fun!

– The winner is Kathleen. Thanks for playing everyone!

Earth Friendly Etsy: Modernality Organic Pillow Giveaway

November 29, 2010 91


It’s my favorite time of year, Fall. And comes with it, my favorite holiday of all, Halloween. I love Halloween because it is so much fun to decorate our house with all of our lovely Halloween things and to make our yard spooky. I love to think up fun Halloween costumes for my family and spending the time to make them. Every year we have so much fun as a family making new decorations for our home and it is the perfect way to be creative while upcycling and recycling. We are going to start decorating for Halloween next week. Do you decorate for Halloween? Have you started? If not, this week’s Earth Friendly Etsy Shop:: Modernality will put you in the Halloween spirit.

Modernality is a sweet shop owned by Tara in Salt Lake City, Utah. {Woo Hoo! I am also a Salt Lake City girl.} Modernality is a fab shop full of lovely pillows and wall hangings for your home, not only for Halloween, but anytime of the year. Modernality’s pillows and wall hangings are made using 100% Eco friendly felt that is made from recycled plastic water bottles which becomes a soft and durable felt fabric. Modernality’s pillows aren’t only Eco friendly, they are fabulous. I love the designs and the colors that Tara puts together.
Tara received a sewing machine as a gift last Christmas, it was only then that she started to make her lovely line of pillows. She decided this would be a perfect opportunity for her to start her own shop that would allow her to stay at home with her newborn son. Tara finds inspiration all around her and uses these inspirations to design her lovely pillows. Tara wants everyone to know that you can achieve anything if you work hard enough at it and that you can start crafting at any age, she started at 27. This has given me new inspiration to start sewing again and am actually feeling excited about it. My fave items from Modernality’s shop are the Pac-Man pillows. They remind me of my childhood and are so charming. I think Eben would love them as well and the ghost pillow that is the giveaway item this week because I love the design and orange is my fave color.
Tara @ Modernality has been a dear to offer ONE of my readers a lovely 16 x 16 ghost pillow just in time for Halloween.

How to Enter

1. Subscribe to Sweet Greens (if you haven’t already) and confirm the subscription in the email from FeedBurner.
2. Visit Modernality and tell me which item would cheer up your home.
**BONUS ENTRY**
Leave me a comment with your favorite Halloween or Fall tradition.
Additional Entries
please leave a comment for each that you do.
* Share Modernality on Twitter and follow @SweetGreens.
you can tweet each day, just leave a separate comment
* Share Modernality on Facebook and join Sweet Greens Facebook Fan Page.
* Digg, Kirtsy or Stumble Modernality.
* Add Sweet Greens to your Technorati Favorites.
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 7th @ 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.
Good Luck and Enjoy!
** UPDATE: WINNER:: #47 ilaybalilay. Thank you to everyone who entered and left a comment about their favorite Halloween tradition. I had a lot of fun reading them.

Reusable SKOY Cloths Giveaway

November 28, 2010 28

I received a package of SKOY cloths several weeks ago and have to admit when I first opened them, I was a bit skeptical. I thought to myself, how is this going to clean my kitchen? The mister and I tried them out on house cleaning day and Wow! were we surprised. They are fabulous! We love them so much in fact that whenever I open the dish cloth drawer I am a little sad if they are all dirty. Ha!

SKOY cloths are 100% biodegradable, natural and reusable. These adorable little cloths are from Europe and made from a natural cotton and wood-based cellulose pulp. SKOY cloth is a chlorine-free product and are made with water-based colors and inks. After an independent composting test, SKOY cloth broke down completely within 5 weeks.

The SKOY cloth is a durable product due to the reusability factor and that it can last for months. Using a SKOY cloth is equivalent to using 15 rolls of paper towels in an average home. With SKOY cloth there is absolutely no reason you will ever need paper towels again. The SKOY cloth can hold up to 15x it’s weight with liquid. This is perfect if you have a large spill that you want to soak up quickly. I also love the built in scrubbies on the underside these are great for getting sticky messes off my counter tops.

The SKOY cloth is long-lasting because of the wash ability feature. SKOY clothes dry super fast and because of this, they do not become breeding grounds for bacteria. This is my favorite favorite feature. I can clean the kitchen after dinner and shortly after, the SKOY cloth is completely dry.

But don’t take my word for it, I have 2 SKOY packages to giveaway to my lucky readers.

To ENTER: 

* Digg, Stumble or Kirtsy SKOY cloths.
* Share SKOY cloths on Facebook.
* Tweet about SKOY cloths on Twitter.
* Blog about SKOY cloths on your blog.
* Purchase a SKOY cloth.

(You may enter for each of the above things that you do, please leave a separate note for each thing you did)

Contest ends April 24th @ 12am EST. Winners will be chosen at random and will be announced the following day.

* Update: Winners:: ktogonyea and Jubliee. Congratulations.

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