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Adorable & Reusable Valentine’s Day Treat Bags!

by Jennifer on January 23, 2010

I just saw these Drawstring Bags over at My Bella Love’s Etsy shop and they’re so flipping swoon worthy. These tiny drawstring bags are the perfect thing for Valentine’s Day treats, birthday favor bags, and so much more. Plus of course you can reuse them over and over. AND these are totally affordable. It was hard to choose my favorite bag designs (all of them are so darn cute), so I grabbed some that I think would work well for Valentine’s Day.

Bags are handmade and sized for small items like jewelry, hair clips, candy, bridesmaid gifts, dried lavender, soaps, bath salts, gift cards, small travel items, and such. The satin ribbon drawstring is heat treated so it will not fray. Keep on reading this post!

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Adorable Heart Shaped Natural Teething Toy

by Jennifer on January 21, 2010

Little Teething Toys from the very cool Little Sapling Toys make great gifts for babies and they even have one design that’s ideal for Valentine’s Day.

heart teether

All Little Teething Toys, like the Little Heart Teething Toy shown above, are perfect for teething babies to grasp and chew. Each Heart is sanded satin smooth, left unfinished and are sized safe for your baby. This cute little heart arrives ready to give in a USA made cotton drawstring bag with a tag that includes the wood used, a bit about the Little Sapling Toys family business and care instructions. Keep on reading this post!

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Homemade Valentine’s Day Gifts

January 20, 2010

Homemade Valentine’s Day gifts often look, well, homemade. However, there are a number of really nice gifts you can make that both look professional and keep your eco-friendly ethics in mind.

Organic Lavender Vanilla Sugar Scrub – print out professional looking labels for the container on your computer.
Heart Shaped Valentine Pin Cushion
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Green Valentine’s Day Cards

January 16, 2010

Your greenest choice when it comes to Valentine’s Day cards is to make cards yourself using recycled materials you have around the house already. This is a more resourceful and more fun and creative choice. However, if you’re having a party, need a massive amount of cards, or don’t keep a bunch of art materials [...]

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Homemade Eco-Friendly Valentines

January 16, 2010

For Valentine’s Day you and the kids can make oodles of green-minded Valentines with recycled materials. It’s almost always better to make cards than purchase new because obviously it saves resources, but also it’s a lot more fun and it’s way more special for the recipient to get a personally made card. Note, while not [...]

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Happy first day of winter – 35 ways to enjoy nature in winter

December 21, 2009

Green living to me, when you have kids especially, is a lot about learning to appreciate nature. Fact – kids who don’t love nature, who don’t have awesome nature experiences won’t care enough about nature to preserve it. In the winter it’s hard to make time to get outside. You’ve got to bundle up, fit [...]

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Green Holiday Gifts for Crafty Kids

December 16, 2009

You can still score gifts with online shipping in time for Christmas at many venues for a few more days – which means you have enough time to pick up a super slick eco-arts & craft gift for the little artist in your house.
Oompa Art Supplies: The best reason to shop at Oompa is because [...]

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Homemade Holiday Gift – Thrift Store Dress-Up Costume Kit

December 16, 2009

Most little ones I’ve met LOVE to dress up and pretend they’re someone else. I spent entire days as a kid doing this (and making my sister, poor girl, join in). If you’re still trying to think of a last minute gift for a special little one in your world then a DIY thrift store [...]

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10 Green Gifts Under $10

December 10, 2009

Following are ten simple green gifts for $10 or less. Even at this low price all are pretty darn nice.

1. Down To Earth Cookie Cutter Set – Celestial – cute set of planetary-inspired foodgrade stainless steel cookie cutters. BPA-free, safe and sturdy, can be used for real cookie dough or used as a toy with [...]

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50 Homemade Green Holiday Gifts That Rock

December 6, 2009

Some homemade gifts REALLY look homemade and don’t make as big an impression. However, there are plenty of very cool eco-friendly holiday gifts you can easily make that are useful, look great, and will make everyone’s holiday more cheerful. Following are fifty fab homemade gift ideas. Make sure you choose homemade gifts soon though; making [...]

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