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Green Holiday Giveaway #18: Boutique Cascades Christmas Tree + Gift Wrap

December 1, 2011 0

Giveaway number eighteen is fantastic and right in time for the holidays! It’s sponsored by Boutique Cascades and they are offering a recycled Piccolo Christmas Tree and recycled gift wrap!

The Piccolo Christmas Tree is the perfect size to use as a centerpiece on your dining room table! You could place it on a table and stack gifts underneath for a more dramatic look! It would be a great Christmas tree for a child’s bedroom, small apartment or office. The possibilities are endless. Boutique Cascades’ Christmas Trees are beautifully designed out of 100% recycled FSC certified cardboard making them simple to assembly and easy to store after the holidays.

Boutique Cascades’ wrapping paper comes in beautiful holiday designs and is made using 100% recycled fibers, printed with water-based inks! I love the designs – the stripes, the deer, oh my! And these are the large rolls, not those dinky rolls of wrapping paper from the big-box store. If you click here and scroll all the way to the bottom, you can print out your own fabulous holiday gift wrap – as a bonus!

Jump over to Boutique Cascades and check out all of their lovely + eco, friendly holiday goodies.

How to Enter:

1. Sign up for my weekly newsletter (if you haven’t already). I will be announcing the winners in the newsletter, so you need to sign up to get the newsletter to see if you win!
2. Like Sweet Greens on Facebook.
3. Like Boutique Cascades on Facebook.
3. Tweet: I hope I win one of the $2000 in eco-friendly prizes at @SweetGreens Holiday Giveaway Week 2011! http://tinyurl.com/7vq8xgo
4. Leave a comment on this post for each way that you enter.

Good luck, the winner will be announced on December 8th.  

** UPDATE: The winner is jengd.

Green Holiday Giveaway #17: J.R. Watkins Natural Lotions

December 1, 2011 0

Giveaway number seventeen will be perfect for the cold winter months ahead. It’s sponsored by J.R. Watkins and they are giving away a set of 6 of their full size hand + body lotions! 
J.R. Watkins has been my favorite for all-purpose home care products for a long time. We are huge fans of their all-purpose cleaners, dish soap, window cleaner and bathroom cleaners. Not only do we use them in our home, but we keep them stocked in our RV too. Why so much love? J.R. Watkins has been around for a long time, since 1868 to be exact – which means they know what they are doing when it comes to natural home and body care products. Plus, did I mention the way they smell? Fantastic, these products come in the best scents. And the products actually work really, really well!

The lucky winner will receive 6 full-size bottles of J.R. Watkins Hand & Body Lotion. Lucky! A bottle of Mango, Lavender, Coconut Milk + Honey, Lemon Cream, Grapefruit and Vanilla. These lotions are thick without being sticky and smell delicious. The lotions are paraben-free, phthalate-free, propylene glycol-free and dye free. And when it comes to packaging, [which I am a huge sucker for] J.R. Watkins takes the cake!

I am a huge fan of fruity smells so my favorite J.R. Watkins lotions are the Lemon Cream, Vanilla, Mango, Coconut Milk + Honey and the Grapefruit! Really, I couldn’t choose just one. We seriously have a bottle in every room of our house. Oh yeah, and one in the car and the R.V.

Jump over to J.R. Watkins and pick up some cleaners + product care products for winter. 

How to Enter:

1. Sign up for my weekly newsletter (if you haven’t already). I will be announcing the winners in the newsletter, so you need to sign up to get the newsletter to see if you win!
2. Like Sweet Greens on Facebook.
3. Like J.R. Watkins on Facebook.
3. Tweet: I hope I win one of the $2000 in eco-friendly prizes at @SweetGreens Holiday Giveaway Week 2011! http://tinyurl.com/7vq8xgo
4. Leave a comment on this post for each way that you enter.

Good luck, the winner will be announced on December 8th.  

** UPDATE: The winner is Anna Allyson.

Green Book Review: Curious Critters by David FitzSimmons

December 1, 2011 0

Tonight we are going to start our book advent calendar. The first book that will be opened is one of my favorites. It’s called Curious Critters, written and photographed by David FitzSimmons.

Curious Critters showcases amazing photographs of beautiful animals coupled with Mr. FitzSimmons own words describing what he thought each animal was thinking. Brilliant!

On the American Toad page it says: “It’s not true: I don’t give people warts when they touch me. And that fairy tale about a princess kissing a frog….Bah! It’s rubbish!” Cute, right?

The book also has a natural history section that gives more information on each animal, their habitat and diet! It is a fantastic book – the large colorful, up-close photographs will immediately grab the attention of children and adults alike. And, while your children are devouring it, they are learning at the same time! Bonus: the book is so beautiful, you will want to display it on your coffee table for everyone to enjoy!

If you are looking for a book to give this holiday season, grab a copy of Curious Critters, it is sure to be a huge hit! Plus, Mr. FitzSimmons will personally sign the copy with your own personal dedication!

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Sweet Greens was not compensated for this post – we received copies of the book to review and I loved it so much that I wanted to share it with you. Coming up, a giveaway including Curious Critters!

Green Holiday Giveaway # 16: Eco-Friendly Family Library 13 Books!

December 1, 2011 0

Hello, Friends. How is your morning? Today’s first giveaway is a fun one, I am giving away 13 of my favorite green themed books! This would be a great gift for your family library, or you could give them away as holiday gifts. Aren’t books the best gifts ever? There are books for the little ones, books for animal lovers, family books and a couple of serious green books too. Something for everyone.

Curious Critters by David FitzSimmons: Curious Critters showcases animals up-close and personal with super cute text to boot!

The Good Garden by Katie Smith Milway: The Good Garden is a simple family book focus on one big issue: food security and how you can make a difference!

6 Little Green Books

My First Garden by Wendy Lewison: My First Garden is a beautiful books that shows tiny tots how a garden grows, while teaching them their colors along the way.

Don’t Throw That Away by Lara Bergen. Don’t Throw That Away is a lift-the-flap book about recycling and reusing with a super-cute heroine with large fun graphics!

What Do You See? by Stephen Krensky. What Do You See? is a lift-the-flat book about endangered animals with beautiful colors and fun rhyming text!

This is Our World by Emily Sollinger. This is Our World is a story about taking care of the Earth. Nine double-sided puzzle pieces are included for children to create two puzzles at the end of the story!

Easy to Be Green by Ellie O’Ryan. Easy to Be Green is full of simple activities you can do to save the Earth. This book is full of coloring pages, Earth-saving tips, fascinating facts, and easy activities and crafts that you can do to help the environment!

Soft Cover Little Green Panda Book is a super soft baby book with a sweet story about a Panda. This is not only a book but a soft, cuddly toy too!

The Natural Pet Food Cookbook by Wendy Nana Rees. The Natural Pet Food Cookbook is full of healthful recipes for your dogs and cats. This book is perfect for encouraging children to work in the kitchen, cooking up goodies for their pets.

The Magic Blanket by Litsa Bolontzakis. The Magic Blanket is a sweet story of summertime, and one girls magical summer on a beautiful Greek Island, enjoying the blue ocean waves, pebbly beach and the magic blanket.

The Green Bride Guide by Kate Harrison. The Green Bride Guide has everything eco-conscious couples need to make their event more sustainable.

Green Chic: Saving the Earth in Style by Christine Matheson. Green Chic shows how to go green without giving up great style, offering dozens of earth friendly ideas!

No More Dirty Looks by Siobhan O’Connor and Alexandra Spunt. No More Dirty Looks is the ultimate guide to safe and clean cosmetics!

How to Enter:

1. Sign up for my weekly newsletter (if you haven’t already). I will be announcing the winners in the newsletter, so you need to sign up to get the newsletter to see if you win!
2. Like Sweet Greens on Facebook.
3. Tweet: I hope I win one of the $2000 in eco-friendly prizes at @SweetGreens Holiday Giveaway Week 2011! http://tinyurl.com/7vq8xgo
4. Leave a comment on this post for each way that you enter.

Good luck, the winner will be announced on December 8th.  

** UPDATE: The winner is Melinda S.

Green Holiday Giveaway #15: Naturopathica | Plant Cell Serum

November 30, 2011 0
The final giveaway of the day is sponsored by Naturopathica. They are giving the lucky winner a plant cell serum – perfect for making you look your best all holiday season long.

We love Naturopathica products at Casa de Sweet Greens! Mr. Sweet uses their shave cream and I am a huge fan of the Calendula Essential Hydrating Cream and the Pumpkin Purifying Enzyme Peel! Naturopathica eliminates harmful synthetics and skin irritants and adds clinically proven ingredients that provide real benefits, leaving your skin glowing!

Naturopathica’s plant cell serum is an ECOCERT certified organic concentrated serum that is designed to significantly slow down the aging of cells due to inflammation caused by UVA damage and oxidative stress. Really? What more could you ask for in a holiday gift this year?

If I won this giveaway, I think I would have to keep it for myself – it sounds like a product that I would really enjoy.

Jump over to Naturopathica and pick up goodies for your holiday stocking!

How to Enter:

1. Sign up for my weekly newsletter (if you haven’t already). I will be announcing the winners in the newsletter, so you need to sign up to get the newsletter to see if you win!
2. Like Sweet Greens on Facebook.
3. Like Naturopathica on Facebook.
3. Tweet: I hope I win one of the $2000 in eco-friendly prizes at @SweetGreens Holiday Giveaway Week 2011! http://tinyurl.com/7vq8xgo
4. Leave a comment on this post for each way that you enter.

Good luck, the winner will be announced on December 7th.  

** The winner is Elyce.

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