Eco Trash Bags

These are just fabulous!  I love the idea of these products and their functionality within our daily lives.  We need to be responsible in every part of our lives… even down to our doggie bags!

Eco-Packaging for Breakables

I love stumbling upon great eco-products that look great and serve a purpose!  Sylvacurl of Vermont offers all natural wood curls to ship your breakables all over!  See for yourself!

Kusudama Paper Flowers

These are too cool!  They are so clean and crisp looking… find the complete how-to at Folding Trees: Part 1 and Part 2

Recycled paper flowers | From Maya*Made

Here is another fun and easy way to transform that scrap paper into something fabulous!  You can get the complete how-to over at maya*made.

DIY: Eco-packaging

I stumbled across this the other day and simply fell in love with the idea!  Mandi at Here’s Looking At Me Kid shares a fabulous way to stay green and creative while shipping products or gifts through the mail.  The full how-to can be found here at A Beautiful Mess, but basically you just use a paper bag and stitch it closed.  The great thing is that you can decorate it as you wish!  It’s also a great way to save some cash.  I love this idea so much, I’m going to adopt it!  I actually have a similar idea that I’ve been actively using for about 8 years now.  I’ll post a DIY on that soon!  Thanks Mandi!

Images via A Beautiful Mess

bird inspired art

I simply adore birds of all kinds and love to see when people are inspired to create works incorporating birds.  Here are a few that I really enjoy…

Art & Philanthropy’s “Bird’s on a Wire” is created from recycled paper and soy inks

“Three Little Birds” by Julia Patrucco (found at YayArt)

“Feeding Birds” by Kristiana Pärn

flower & mint cubes

Just in time for Spring!  These flower and mint ice cubes are sure to freshen up any baby shower, bridal shower, birthday or any day for that matter.  I simply love the idea!

Images and instructions can be found at Brides.com

Rolling in the GREEN

In celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, I gathered up a few GREEN handmade items to share with you.  Be sure to wear your green today so you don’t get PINCHED!

1. “All Buttoned Up” from Chickiedee
2. “Green Robots” pencil case from Sewfriendzy on Etsy
3. “Henry” from wiggletiggy on Etsy
4. “Frankie” from Chickiedee
5. “Emerald Polkadot Hand Knit Hat” Deusprovidebit on Etsy
6. “That Did Feel Good” from Monkey Chow on Etsy
7. “Natural Forest Silhouette” from CritterJitters on Etsy
8. “Android Pillow” from Craftsquatch on Ets0

Materni-T’s with style…

I just love when I find cute items for mom and baby that are eco-friendly!  KSS Maternity has some adorable screenprinted shirts for mom that are sweatshop-free, made from bamboo fabric, and are designed with a longer cut to cover your tummy all the way to the end!  So cute!

To see the rest of KSS Maternitiy’s T’s, visit them on Etsy!

5 Easter DIY Projects

Oh, boy did I find some great Easter DIY Projects for you!

1.  Homemade Marshmallow Peeps at twig & thistle
2.  Grow your own Easter Grass with Ecoki
3.  Fabric Easter Basket at Moda Bakeshop
4.  Easter Bunny Cake Pops with Bakerella
5.  Ribbon Wrapped Easter Eggs at Woman’s Day