02.09.07
Posted in home & garden, organic, weddings, shopping at 10:02 pm by greengirl
In further reading of Simply Green Giving, I found two fabulous factoid gems.
One is Bloomin’, a source for lovely handmade paper that is embedded with seeds. You can plant it! They’ve got all kinds of paper goods - holiday cards, invitations, bookmarks and gift tags. Their paper is recycled from 100% post-consumer content with soy-based inks. They also do promotional items like business cards and inserts. Talk about planting your message!
The other is Miette, a really lovely bakery in San Francisco. But, Californians aren’t the only ones who can enjoy these lovely European-influenced treats. They also ship a small amount of their items via mail order. They ship a couple different candies, pound cakes and cookies. They also use local and organic ingredients wherever possible. I think I got a sugar buzz just looking at the gorgeous pictures in the cake gallery.
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02.05.07
Posted in home & garden, recycling, shopping at 5:03 pm by greengirl
I’m currently reading Simply Green Giving, a book on recycled wrappings and gifts by Danny Seo. He also published Simply Green Parties, which I’m looking forward to reading. His advice on eco-friendly wrapping is not just ‘wrap it in newspaper.’ For instance, my favorite suggestion is to use the tape pulled from old VCR tapes as an elegant black ribbon. He’s got a picture in the book, and it looks so cool!
Regifting and using existing materials as gift packaging has developed a stigma of poverty and tackiness. But, as long as you’re not giving the gift back to the person who gave it to you, what’s the harm in regifting it to someone who will truly appreciate it instead of just stuffing it in a closet? And why is wrapping something is newspaper a faux pas? Brian Smith tells a lovely story that completely refutes the social stigma of regifting.
Tiffany Tomato Designs has a series of books called This Into That, showing the transformation of garbage, plastic and fabric into great ideas. She also accepts donations of bizarre things for future recycling projects.
So, don’t rely on just running to the store and buying wrapping paper. Think a little, dig in your junk drawer, and be creative.
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