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Have A Lovely Green Weekend

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Hello, Friends.  How was your week? If you celebrate Hanukkah – did you have a nice time? Are you excited for Solstice and Christmas? Have you finished your holiday shopping? Did you purchase or give green gifts? Did you use green gift wrap? Questions, questions, questions.

My weekend starts early today at noon with Eben’s class holiday party, complete with games of dreidel and pass the present, a recycled white elephant book party and s’mores making. (Eben’s teacher brings everything to make s’mores including canned heat to melt the marshmallows.) How fabulous is that? The holiday party will be followed by a viewing of The Grinch Who Stole Christmas, popcorn and a holiday sing a long. Whew! That is a lot for one afternoon, no?

Tonight will begin by lighting the last candle of Hanukkah and enjoying another fabulous meal together, followed by Hanukkah stories, Eben’s last night of present opening and another round of Super Mario Brothers on Wii. Eben and I will be in Utah spending time with our entire family for the holidays. (I will update you on all the fun Utah happenings while we are there.) Unfortunately, the mister has to work and will be staying home. Boo.

What are your weekend plans?

P.S. Have you entered to win all of the goodies in The 12 Days of Etsy? There are still a lot of goodies up for grabs.

On The 10th Day Of Etsy… Recycled Earrings Giveaway

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♫ my true love gave to me a a lovely pair of recycled earrings, a beautiful pair of handmade shoes, a couple of sweet little cases, fabulous natural skin care, a beautiful organic double v shirt, a fab alphabet pillow made from recycled suits, ♫ a handful of sweet upcycled heart felts, ♫ three lovely reclaimed wooden handcrafts, ♫ two calling handmade upcycled bird ornaments, ♫ and a fantastic stocking made from men’s recycled suits. ♫

Giveaway number ten is a lovely pair of antiqued copper earrings made from remnants that were headed for the trash. These lovely little earrings are etched, cut and antiqued by a family of four Tracy, Matt, Emily and Matthew Prince from Stepping Stones Etsy Shop. Each family member at Stepping Stones brings creative and humor to the shop. I love, love, love this. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to work everyday with your entire family? Another lovely feature, they are also member’s of Team Eco Etsy.

Tracy has been collecting sea glass and stones since she was a little girl. She and her family do everything that they can to clean up the Earth and create less waste. Tracy has recently started metal smithing and collects the scrap metal that her classmates would usual throw away. She takes this scrap metal and makes things, such as the lovely pair of earrings that are up for grabs. Stepping Stones also specializes in Sea art, just browse their shop and you will find jewelry made from sea glass, sea gems, rocks, pebbles and more. Fantastic. I think anything from Stepping Stones would make a lovely holiday gift.

A lovely thank you to Stepping Stones for hosting this fantastic giveaway.

How to Enter
  • You have until December 29th 12 am EST to enter this giveaway.
  • Visit Stepping Stones and leave me a comment telling me which item you would love to wear.
  • One comment per person please.
Additional Entries
**** Please help me spread the word about Sweet Greens’ 12 Days of Etsy by sharing it Twitter, Facebook, Kirtsy, your blog or any other social website that you use. I would greatly appreciate it! {Please leave a separate comment for each thing that you do.}

Are you wondering what the 12 Days of Etsy are, read about it here.

*UPDATE: WINNER:: #60 Anne J. Thanks again to everyone who entered. 

XO

Calling All Earth Friendly Etsy Shops

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Do you have an Earth friendly Etsy Shop? Does your shop recycle something old into something fabulous? Do you make Eco friendly goodies that you want to tell the world about? Would you like to be featured on Sweet Greens? If so, please email me at hellojennielyon@gmail.com and tell me about your Earth friendly shop. What makes it Earth friendly? Why do you do what you do? I am looking for fabulous shops to feature in my weekly Earth friendly Etsy segments for the coming year and would love, love, love to hear about yours? Remember each feature includes a giveaway, so please tell me about the item that you would like to giveaway as well. This is an excellent opportunity to get your Earth friendly Etsy shop featured to a large community of people who love, love, love all things Eco friendly and handmade. But hurry, my Earth Friendly Etsy slots are very, very popular and will fill quickly.

Have a lovely day.

photo via my favorite Etsy shop Chakra Pennywhistle.

On the 9th Day of Etsy… Handmade Shoes Giveaway

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♫ my true love gave to me a beautiful pair of handmade shoes, a couple of sweet little cases, fabulous natural skin care, a beautiful organic double v shirt, a fab alphabet pillow made from recycled suits, ♫ a handful of sweet upcycled heart felts, ♫ three lovely reclaimed wooden handcrafts, ♫ two calling handmade upcycled bird ornaments, ♫ and a fantastic stocking made from men’s recycled suits. ♫
Giveaway number nine is a lovely, lovely, lovely pair of house shoes from the Etsy Shop Infusion. (Your size 5-1) Infusion is one of my fave Etsy shops, I have reviewed them before here. The owner and designer Abby Meadow says, “these lovely house shoes will make your feet so happy!” They are soft, cloudy, gray blue brushed cotton twill that is balanced with a surprise of vintage plaid lining. The sole is a chocolate brown rugged hemp canvas. These lovely shoes are made with reclaimed, vintage and sustainable materials and lined with fleece for a bit of padding and added structure. How lovely is that? I would love, love, love a pair myself. Wouldn’t these shoes be a lovely holiday surprise for your sister, mother or your best friend? They even come in toddler sizes.
Infusion isn’t just shoes, you will also find that Abby’s collection includes fabulous and beautiful clothing, home accessories and bags. All of her lovely items are hand sewn, using sustainable and high quality textiles. Abby strives to create durable and long lasting items that are both functional and beautiful. Shes uses natural, organic, sustainable and recycled fibers and fabrics. She also makes every effort possible to be kind and gentle to the Earth and to the life forms that live on the Earth every day of her life.
Some other items that I absolutely adore are::
Hemp Wrislet $31

How to Win

* You have until December 29th 12 am EST to enter this giveaway.
* Visit Infusion leave me a comment telling me which item you would love to wear.
One comment per person please.

Additional Entries
**** Please help me spread the word about Sweet Greens’ 12 Days of Etsy by sharing it twitter, facebook, kirtsy, your blog or any other social website that you use. I would greatly appreciate it! {Please leave a separate comment for each thing that you do.}

Are you wondering what the 12 Days of Etsy are, read about it here.

A huge thank you to Abby @ Infusion for hosting this lovely giveaway.
*UPDATE: WINNER:: #87 The Fam. Congrats and thanks again to everyone who entered.

On the 8th Day of Etsy… Recycled Wool Cases Giveaway

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♫ my true love gave to me, a couple of sweet little cases, fabulous natural skin care, a beautiful organic double v shirt, a fab alphabet pillow made from recycled suits, ♫ a handful of sweet upcycled heart felts, ♫ three lovely reclaimed wooden handcrafts, ♫ two calling handmade upcycled bird ornaments, ♫ and a fantastic stocking made from men’s recycled suits. ♫
Giveaway number eight is two lovely little cases from Wooly Bison. These cases could be used to hold eyeglasses, coins, cosmetics or any other goodies that you don’t want rolling around in the bottom of your handbag or backpack. The owner of Wooly Bison, Ingrid creates lovely satchels, purses and bags using recycled suit jackets and vintage wool, which is then lined with other found material. I love this theme of lovely things made using suit jackets.

Wouldn’t these little cases be perfect to give as teacher gifts? Eben purchased a case similar to this one from a local Boulder artist to give to his teacher this year as a holiday gift. It is lovely. You could also stuff them with your fave cosmetics or jewelry and make the perfect gift for your best friend. I also love, love, love Wooly Bison’s satchels, my favorite is the Recycled Farrah Satchel. Wouldn’t you love to receive one of these bags this holiday season?

A big thank you to Wooly Bison for hosting this fab giveaway.

How to Win

* You have until December 24th at 12 am EST to enter this giveaway.
* Visit Wooly Bison and leave me a comment telling me which item you think your skin would benefit from.
One comment per person please.

Additional Entries
**** Please help me spread the word about Sweet Greens’ 12 Days of Etsy by sharing it twitter, facebook, kirtsy, your blog or any other social website that you use. I would greatly appreciate it! Please leave a separate comment for each thing that you do.

Are you wondering what the 12 Days of Etsy are, read about it here.

*UPDATE: WINNER:: #40 Angie. Yay! Congratulations and thanks to everyone who entered.
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