I remember when I was little, one of my favorite things to do was lay on the floor next to my Mom and color. I remember watching her color and trying to stay in the lines – just as she did. Now, as a mother, this is something that I enjoy doing with Eben. We will grab our coloring books, crayons, a blanket, and enjoy the quiet time together on our front lawn.
This week’s Earth friendly Etsy shop has taken crayons to a whole new level that you and your children will enjoy. Kitty Baby Love is the fun creation of Ben and Sara – both are born artists who share a deep love for all things holistic and natural. The best part is they make all of their fabulous kitty creations together. Kitty Baby Love’s collection includes custom stress relief kitties that can be used as either hot or cold packs, kitty beeswax candles, and my favorite the non toxic crayons, shaped like kittens made from recycled non-toxic crayon pieces. These crayons are the most adorable ones I have ever seen, they come in an assortment of colors. Wouldn’t these make great stocking stuffers.
Kitty Baby Love has been so generous to offer ONE of my lovely readers a set of 2 Kitty Crayons in your choice of colors.
How to Enter:
1. Subscribe to Sweet Greens (if you haven’t already and confirm the subscription email from Feedburner.)
2. Visit Kitty Baby Love and leave me a note telling me which is your favorite kitty inspired creation. 3. Complete this form.
* Contest ends May 27th@ 12am EST. Winner will be chosen at random using a random number generator and will be announced the following day.
It is so nice to find a one stop green shopping website where you can find stylish products that are all natural and Eco friendly for your home and everyone in it. It is even more lovely when this site has a huge selection of high quality, high style items that anyone would love to have in their home.
Eden Home was created by two working mothers who know what they like. Their products will appeal to busy moms who want fab organic choices for their families that are also high style. This site would also be fabulous to use as a wedding or baby registry, since they have absolutely everything that you could possibly need to set up your new Eco friendly home or nursery.
All of Eden Home’s products come with the Eden Home seal of assurance, which is their commitment to you that all of their products have been selected using a strict criteria and that all of their products are organic, natural, Eco friendly, Fair Trade and Made in the U.S.A.
The products are fabulous, you will find everything from, adorable organic clothing, Eco friendly toys, furniture, all natural skincare, home decor, bedding, bath, kitchen products and organic doggy beds. This would be an excellent site to order all of your holiday gifts and then have them all group shipped to you with free shipping over $100.
Alexandra at Eden Home was so lovely to send me The Eden Home Cucumber Milk Cleanser, Nourishing Day Creme and Chocolate Macadamia Mask to enjoy and that is exactly what I have been doing. The products are a dream to use and it took everything I had to stop Eben from taste testing them. The products came beautifully packaged in a recyclable chocolate colored box with light blue ribbon. The Eden Home Cucumber Cleansing Milk smells exactly like cucumbers and has a lovely lather. The Eden Home Nourishing Day Creme has a soft almond smell that leaves my skin soft and healthy without being oily or greasy. The Eden Home Chocolate Macadamia Mask is amazing. It smells exactly like a nutty chocolate and is very hydrating. Eben begged me to let him try this one out so I gave him what we call a chocolate back rub. When he is taking his bath, I rub a small amount all over his back and he is in heaven.
Eden Home has been so lovely to offer all of my readers 10% off any order $10 or more now through September 30th. Simply use the code “sweetgreens” at checkout. This would be the perfect time to start your holiday shopping.
Check out Eden Home and let me know what you think. What are your fav Eden Home products?
How was your week? We are taking a long weekend and heading for the hills of North Carolina. We decided it would be fun to hit the road and drive to Autumn – since Autumn doesn’t come to Southern Florida. So, Mr. Sweet Greens rented a cabin in the woods, complete with fireplace and hot tub – by dinnertime tonight, I should be snuggled up with Eben in front of a roaring fire, reading spooky stories.
Mr. Sweet Greens has planned the entire weekend – here is a rundown. We will be attending the 33rd annual Woolly Worm Festival in Banner Elk, because who wouldn’t want to see a Woolly Worm race? Do you remember Woolly worms? I loved them as a child.
We also plan to spend a morning at the Boone County Farmers Market – because it is one of our favorites and everyone needs a little fresh bread and cheese to nibble on, right? There is a visit to the local pumpkin patch and apple orchard, to pick goodies to bring home with us. And I am certain there is a long nature hike, a trip through a corn maze, a hayride with hot apple cider and caramel apples in our future. Yay!
While I lace up my hiking boots, here are a few things that I have been meaning to share with you:
– Looking for a yummy salad for Thanksgiving dinner? You’re welcome. – I think I will transform our bicycles into art – with these cool shelves. – I love, love, love this cardboard zoo. – This has to be the perfect preschool. – Do these Superhero pajamas come in my size? – Eben and I made these yesterday, they are too yummy!
And don’t forget to enter to win a fabulous brooch from Lil Fish Studio.
What do you have planned for the weekend? Are you doing anything fun to celebrate Fall?
Have a lovely green weekend, I miss you already! xo, Sweet Greens
There is a lot of concern over the materials used to make children’s toys, especially ones made using PVC. PVC contains phthalates that are added as plastic softeners and also considered carcinogens by the EPA. Phthalates are also suspected as endocrine disputers that can affect hormonal activities in laboratory animals.
Our children put their toys in their mouths and snuggle them close to their faces – this alone is the perfect reason to find a green alternative. Green Toys, Inc. is a California based toy company that is a leader in the safe and environmentally responsible production of toys. All of their toys are made in the U.S.A. locally in California. Since the toys don’t have to travel long distances overseas, all of their toys have a smaller carbon footprint. Their toys are made from 100% recycled plastic milk containers which saves energy and reduces the amount of greenhouse gas emissions. The toys are packaged in recyclable corrugated boxes that are free of twist ties, plastic and cellophane.
Green Toys, Inc. has a beautiful line of classic toys that holds up against the roughest kids. My favorites are the indoor gardening kit and the recycling truck. I love the recycling truck because it is the perfect way to introduce the tiniest of tots to recycling and the gardening set is a great toy to share your love of gardening with your children. We received the gardening set from Green Toys, Inc. and Eben is so excited to be able to garden in his bedroom window.
Green Toys, Inc. is giving ONE of my amazing readers, a Green Toys Eco Saucer. This classic toy will bring hours of fun outside for your little ones this summer.
How to Enter:
1. Visit Green Toys, Inc. then leave me a note telling me which toy is your favorite.
This week’s Earth Friendly Etsy giveaway will add a little style and class to your fall wardrobe. Isn’t it fun to add new pieces of jewelry into your collection during the changes in the season? Lil Fish Studios is a beautiful shop full of nature inspired home decor and accessories. Lil Fish Studios is located under the poplar and pine in rural Minnesota and was created by Lisa Jordan. Lisa is giving a lucky reader a birch bark and wool brooch. This brooch is handmade using felt that has been fitted into a frame that she made from birch bark. The birch bark was cut from a branch that had fallen in her yard. The back of the brooch is covered in felted garment wood. If I won this brooch, I would wear it everyday in the fall!
Lisa is drawn to natural materials, wool, wood and stone – but has a fondness for vintage buttons! Lisa uses only recycled or sustainable materials in all of her creations. Wool from sweaters and coats is turned into felt, buttons are snipped off thrifted garments and bark is harvested from the trees that fall in her woods. How lovely is that?
Lisa is inspired by nature – she literally lives in the middle of the woods, so she is surrounded by what inspires her to be creative everyday. Lisa lives about 30 miles from town, so she only shops a couple of times a month. She has a large veggie garden and a makeshift greenhouse – made from recycled materials. Lisa life is by definition: sustainable.
When Lisa isn’t creating beautiful pieces for her shop, you will find her watching her four children run wild in the sun, covered in mud and catching bugs and frogs. Or she may be snuggled up with one of the lovely animals on the Jordan Homestead. Lisa loves to cook, incorporating wild foods into the weekly menu and on a quiet Saturday morning, you may find her laying on her belly in the woods – taking photographs of moss and mushrooms.
Rush over to Lil Fish Studio and pick up something special for yourself or someone you love. Make sure to check out her lovely ornaments – wouldn’t they look adorable on the Christmas tree this year? And leave a comment to enter to win!
