Celebrate Green

"Celebrate Green! is a wake up call and it's a fun, engaging read, jam-packed with hints, how-to's and humor. Whether you' re an old hand at thinking green or a total neophyte, Lynn and Corey will help you understand why your choices are so important and energize you, too. You'll discover simple steps to align your life with a healthy Earth, while deepening the meaning and the joy of your celebrations. -- Frances Moore Lappe, author of Diet for a Small Planet."

Appropriate for readers in the UK: Celebrate Green! (Click here if you are in the UK)

"If this book hadn't already been written,it would have to be commissioned! Why did no one think of writing this before? What a brilliant idea and what an attractive and useful book! When do we all consume the most, throw away the most packaging and eat the most sugar? At celebrations! Well, it doesn't have to be that way, according to the mother and daughter authors. (What an interesting combination!)

When I first noticed the book was American, I was afraid it wouldn't have much of relevance for British readers but it does -heaps. I was especially interested in the sections on weddings, Mother's Day (it doesn't have to be all about bought cards and flowers that have been flown half way round the world),Christmas and that American import Halloween. ( I always worry about dishing out stacks of sweets at the door. Well, there are alternatives.)

This book is going to sit on my kitchen shelf -ready to hand. It is completely unpreachy and fun to read with useful ideas and easy tips on living-green and some great recipes but also deeply serious. The authors have done their research and provided facts and statistics to back up their argument for a radical overhaul of how we celebrate special occasions. Acccording to Lynn Colwell, it is "more about people and less about things". I think preparations for Christmas are going to be a lot more satisfying this year!"

Celebrate Green-A Green Halloween and More originally appeared on Eco-Chic Green Fashion on May 21, 2012.

I have been spending quite a bit of time lately exploring eBay's World of Good. It is a growing shopping mall for green gifts, and specialty items, and really fun to browse.

I recommend that you browse eBay's World of Good to see what they have to offer and bookmark some items for your friends and relatives. It is always good to know that you are contributing to the health and well being of your friends and family.

Here is one of my personal favorites this week:

Alex and Ani St. Christopher Bracelet
I think that I might have to get one of these for myself.

For my friends, this is a great gift:

Natural Handmade Balm for Dry Skin

To go directly to the World of Good website, click here.

Getting Frustrated Looking for Green Gifts? originally appeared on Eco-Chic Green Fashion on May 17, 2012.

Right now in anticipation of the winter holidays, The Body Shop is offering the following specials (click on any of the following links):

• All Body Butters are 2 for $30 at The Body Shop.> - Oct. 19 - Nov. 8
• Free shipping on all orders over $60 at The Body Shop.> - Oct. 19 - Nov. 8
• Free Shipping on all Love Etc... purchases at The Body Shop.> - Oct. 19 - Nov. 8

For those of you who love The Body Shop products, this is a great time to pick some up. This way you can check one thing off your list, and save money on shipping.

Here are a few of my favorites:

The Body Shop Nutmeg and Vanilla Bath & Shower Gel
Best if you want to: Pamper your skin and indulge your senses with fragrant skin cleansing shower gel that gently lathers on application to leave skin feeling cleansed, soft and cared for. Best for: normal skin How it works: Nutmeg extract adds a warm, nostalgic fragrance. Community Trade organic honey moisturizes and conditions skin

The Body Shop Nutmeg and Vanilla Soap
Best if you want to: Cleanse and moisturize your skin with a beautifully embossed soap that contains particles of ground nutmeg to gently exfoliate the skin as you cleanse. Best for: normal skin How it works: Nutmeg extract adds a warm, nostalgic fragrance. Community Trade organically grown soya oil, rich in essential fatty acids, helps to restore the skin's natural moisture barrier. Derivatives of sustainable palm oil and glycerin cleanse and condition skin.

The Body Shop Mango Foaming Bath
Best if you want to: Soak in a moisture-rich bath filled with a creamy lather and fresh mango fragrance that leaves your skin soft and lightly scented. Best for: very dry skin How it works: Mango extract moisturizes the skin. An ingredient derived from Community Trade cocoa beans creates foaming, cleansing bubbles.

Get Free Shipping on The Body Shop Through November 8 originally appeared on Eco-Chic Green Fashion on May 14, 2012.

Zazzle is a print on demand company that is partnering with artists and companies to provide custom products including t-shirts.

Respect Earth Exclusive Earth Day T-Shirt by edunLIVE
Browse other This T-Shirts

For more information on Zazzle, follow this link.

For more information on EDUN, follow this link.

EDUN LIVE T-Shirts on Zazzle originally appeared on Eco-Chic Green Fashion on May 12, 2012.

In the last year, Zazzle has been offering organic products as part of their regular print-on-demand service. You can print your own designs or designs already on Zazzle on several different organic T-shirts and organic grocery bags like the one pictured above. Zazzle has been quietly increasing their offerings over the past year including some interesting items like skateboards, and photo sculptures which make great custom gifts, and the fun part is that you can create your own designs for one particular person or sell them in the Zazzle marketplace.

Print-On-Demand is another way to save money and waste by only printing enough product to sell, and only exactly what people are looking for. It also saves artists money by allowing them to design without overhead. Zazzle offers high quality printing on all of their products, and I have yet to hear a complaint about their service. I highly recommend that you take a look at Zazzle if you are interested in custom printed items. For more information on Zazzle, follow this link.

Create Your Own Print-On-Demand Organic Items on Zazzle originally appeared on Eco-Chic Green Fashion on May 11, 2012.

From babyearth.com:
Babies grow up quickly and your beloved car seats, strollers, swings and highchairs end up as junk, collecting dust in the garage. Sadly, many of these items are thrown away, ending up in landfills. Well, not anymore. That’s why we’ve launched BabyEarth RENEW, a hassle-free baby gear recycling program.

The program is simple. If you’re done with your car seat, stroller or high chair, send it to us. We’ll make sure everything is properly disassembled and all usable parts are sent to accredited recycling centers. For example, fabrics will be shipped to developing countries, and metal, plastic and foam will be used for construction projects. In the spirit of renewing, if the item is in excellent condition it will be donated to and enjoyed by another family who needs it.

While you are on the site, you can also check out BabyEarth's eco-friendly baby products like this organic mattress below:

Naturepedic Quilted Organic Cotton Deluxe Crib Mattress

BabyEarth RENEW–Recycle Your Baby Gear originally appeared on Eco-Chic Green Fashion on May 10, 2012.

The company is Green Nest, and they specialize in what I would call Eco-Chic Green Feng Shui for home or office. They have mostly home decor items that are eco-friendly and designed to dilute the chemical, and harsh synthetics that bother people who are more sensitive. However, surrounding ourselves with healthy decor does not have to wait for when we are sick.

The Gift of Health

The Gift of Health - $ 89.99
A wonderful gift for anyone! Mom's & dad's, family, friends, housewarming or coworkers will love this gift packed with health. The beautiful basket is conveniently shrink wrapped and ready to give as a gift. The Gift of Health has a potential total value of over $170. Gift of health includes: A.) Learn to Create a Healthy Home! by Ron & Lisa Beres: $19.95 Value Audio CD Could Your Home Be Making You Sick? This is a question millions of Americans are starting to ask themselves in today's toxic world. With so many diseases on the rise, it is not just our diets that we must be concerned with anymore. Our home should be a safe haven where our bodies rest and recuperate, but unfortunately, a myriad of toxins are abundant and most people are unaware of their existence. There IS something you can do about it. Join Ron and Lisa Beres as they take you through a journey of identifying and eliminating these dangerous toxins and learn to create a healthy home for you and your loved ones TODAY!

Gift Boxed Contemporary Tumblers

Gift Boxed Contemporary Tumblers - $ 15.25
Introducing our 100% natural hand-poured Gift Boxed Contemporary Tumblers filled to the brim with aromas of life! Our soy candles contain no petroleum by-products (unlike paraffin), lead, carcinogens. Our soy candles are completely non-toxic and environmentally-friendly. · 100% vegetable, made with Pure Soybean oil. · All NATURAL and biodegradable. · Manufactured meeting FDA and Kosher standards. · Contain NO petroleum, paraffin or beeswax products. · Contain NO pesticides and NO herbicides. · Contain NO toxic materials. · Contain NO Genetically Modified Material. · No Animal Testing.

Another thing that Green Nest specializes in is air and water purification and filtration systems.

Rhino EQ-300 Whole House Water Filtration

Rhino EQ-300 Whole House Water Filtration - $ 799.00
The EQ-300 effectively reduces chlorine, bad taste, and odor in all the municipally treated water or water deemed safe by local health authorities that enter your home. you can rest assured that your family is getting the highest quality drinking, bathing and cleaning water available today.

If you have allergies or react to the environment of your home, you may want to consider purifying your water and air, and looking for other things in your home environment that you are sensitive to. Green Nest has a lot of information on their website and live people to help you answer questions about allergens, and sensitivity.

HealthMate Plus Air Filtration System

HealthMate Plus Air Filtration System - $ 549.99
Healthmate™: Specialty air cleaner with 60 sq. ft. of medical HEPA, certified to remove 99.97% of airborne particles 0.3 microns and larger. Contains 15 pounds of granular carbon and zeolite for the adsorption of odors, gasses and chemicals. Stands 23” tall and 14.5” wide. Effectively cleans an area of 1500 sq. ft. (with normal ceiling heights). The HealthMate Plus includes FREE GROUND SHIPPING for order deliveries in the Continental United States!

For more information, contact Green Nest.

Eco-Chic Green Gift Sets for All Occasions originally appeared on Eco-Chic Green Fashion on May 8, 2012.

Socktopus - $ 22.50

One of the best places to shop for green gifts is BuyGreen.com. BuyGreen.com is essentially a Eco-Chic Green Shopping Mall. All of the products on their site are green, eco-friendly and healthy products. They have products in several different types of product lines including skin care, household cleaners, clothing, and accessories. I am just going to highlight a few items here that are under $25 and would make great green gifts, but if you click through the links you will find loads more to explore. I love the Socktopus above. Here are some more:

Affirmatif
With DMAE and pearl powder to tighten, tone and nourish your skin.

This is part of Marie-Veronique's therapeutic line of skin care, designed to care for your skin through all stages of life. These products protect, nourish and repair in an age-appropriate manner. The Therapy line is for everyone who wants healthy and radiant skin. You can also supplement the basic skin care routine with products that address special concerns such as aging and rosacea.

UV Natural Baby Sunscreen

UV Natural has just been ranked #1 by the Environmental Working Group (EWG). UV Natural ranked as the safest and most effective sunscreen sold in the US and the World! Beating nearly 800 other brands, UV natural is recognized as offering uncompromising safety and efficacy in sun protection. The entire range of UV Natural sunscreens protect against the full spectrum of UV light - UV A1, A2, B and C.

For the most precious members of your family, UV Natural Baby is gentle in its action so you can reduce the risk of sunburn to your baby's soft and sensitive skin. In addition to its SPF 30 block-out properties, UV Natural Baby formulation strengthens and maintains healthy skin cell growth. Apply UV Natural Baby daily for a skin routine that nurtures healthy glowing skin for life as sun damage is cumulative and must be taken seriously from the earliest age. UV Natural Baby comes in two perfect sizes - small (1.76 oz)- for the diaper bag, purse, handbag or glove box in the car, and the large (5.29 oz) for the home, the diaper bag or to share with friends. UV Natural Baby provides a nourishing, health conscious sunscreen solution.

Sweater Owl

These charming creatures are made from recycled sweaters. They are soft and squeezable, and have child-safe eyes. They are 12" tall. They come in the following colors: Green-Blue, Red-Yellow-Orange, or Pink-Purple.

Solar Hybrid Flashlight

This flashlight offers innovative Hybrid Solar Technology - it generates renewable power from sunlight or room light and stores it for later use. No shaking, no cranking - it's ready to go when you need it! This flashlight can hold a single charge for over 3 years with 1-Watt 2X Super Bright LED.

Comes in three colors: Black, Camouflage and Yellow

Environmentally friendly - Solar technology generates renewable power from sun or room light. 8 hours charge in sunlight or room light will provide up to 16 hours of continuous light - can be charged over and over again. Holds a single charge for over 3 years and comes fully charged.

Does not need to be stored in the sun - throw it in your glove box or drawer and three years later, just turn it on! Back up battery has a 7 year shelf life.

For more green gift ideas under $25, follow this link

Eco-Chic Green Gifts Under $25: Shop Buy Green originally appeared on Eco-Chic Green Fashion on May 4, 2012.

As we learn more about how to stay healthy, we know that it is more important than ever to start with healthy habits at a young age. And that includes lowering our chemical intake from foods, and from being absorbed into our skin.

Buying organic green fashion clothes for our babies and children is just one more way of keeping our children healthier and safer right from their start in life. This article is full of healthy clothing choices for your children or for gifts. And if you click on any of the links or pictures, you will find even more organic green fashion clothing to choose from.

"There's nothing that can help you understand your beliefs more than trying to explain them to an inquisitive child." ~Frank A. Clark

This Layered Tee in Blossom by Baby Soy is a great sleep and play top for every little one's wardrobe. Baby Soy is noted for its soft fabrics and a chic, stylish design. Made exclusively with soybean fiber that's ultra-light and has a cashmere feel, it's super easy to care for. Just machine wash and air-dry. The bodysuit is 50% soybean fiber and 50% cotton.

To read more about this, follow this link.

Eco-Chic Green Fashion is For Kids, Too! originally appeared on Eco-Chic Green Fashion on May 2, 2012.

Isn't this just the cutest organic elephant toy ever? This toy caught my eye because my nephew has a similar toy that he got as a baby. Noah is 5 years old now, and he loves this toy so much that my sister bought a second one, so that when one is being washed, he still has another one to hold, or sleep with. It is so soft, and great for hugging, and small enough to pack into a suitcase, purse, or diaper bag.

Organic Elephant Toy for Babies originally appeared on Eco-Chic Green Fashion on April 29, 2012.