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December 31st, 2011 · 7 Comments · Design, Family, Green Home, Holidays

Photo used with permission: Juliet R. Harrison Photography, design: Lainey Fink

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Tags:Design·holiday card·new year's

Holiday Waste…Holiday Win

December 11th, 2011 · 6 Comments · DIY, Eco-Friendly, Environment, Food, Green Home, Holidays, Inspiration, Reduce/Recycle/Reuse, Shopping, Sustainable Living, Travel

Holiday Win: 10 Ways To Reduce Holiday Waste Facinating or Bah Humbug? Infographic via Green Upgrader

Keeping The Peace With A DIY Peace Wreath

December 4th, 2011 · 5 Comments · crafts, decor, DIY, Eco-Friendly, Family, Garden, Green Home, Holidays, Inspiration, Nature, Sustainable Living

As someone who blends holiday traditions, believe me, peace binds it all together. The universal message of peace is always in season. Throughout the holidays we speak of Peace on Earth and Good Will Towards…Men!?! OK, here’s a good place to start. Isn’t it about time we ditched the men-only lingo? Now that we have [...]

Illuminating A Waste-Free Halloween

October 31st, 2011 · No Comments · decor, DIY, Eco-Friendly, Environment, Family, Green Home, Holidays, Kids, Reduce/Recycle/Reuse, Sustainable Living

Are pumpkins invading your nest like these grinning jack-o’-lanterns that have overtaken this Massachusetts home? Even when the pumpkin glow is at a minimum, if you celebrate Halloween with your little ones, it may be time to pick up those heavy holiday footprints. Why? According to the EPA, household waste increases more than 25 percent [...]

Upcycled Tires: Hot or Not?

October 13th, 2011 · 5 Comments · crafts, decor, Design, DIY, Eco-Friendly, Fashion, Green Home, Reduce/Recycle/Reuse, Sustainable Living

I’ve been noticing a recycled tire trend. Combining creativity with eco-friendly intentions to make usable goods, bike tire tires and tubes are being upcycled and popping up in unusual places. Not surprising, since according to Recycle To Cycle: “In the last five years an estimated 18 million bicycles per year were sold in the United [...]

The US Open of Renovation

September 30th, 2011 · 5 Comments · decor, DIY, Eco-Friendly, Family, Green Home, humor, Sustainable Living

For the gazillionth time, we’re renovating. It’s like a sport for us…one that’s yet to be fully mastered. This time the kitchen is ripped apart. The windows over the sink rotted and mosquitoes have begun to congregate around gaping peepholes eyeing their prey – us. I’m sure I know what they’re buzzing about – my [...]

Al Gore Doles Out a Dose of Reality

September 14th, 2011 · 4 Comments · Eco-Friendly, Environment, Green Home, Politics, Pollution, Sustainable Living

Please take note: this event is happening globally today and tomorrow: Call me crazy, but when Al Gore talks about the environment, he makes me feel safer. (Please don’t send the elephants to trample me.) Gore’s message is like a reliable parent. In this role, he does not concede in the protectiveness of his message [...]

Back-To-School: BYO Surprise

September 5th, 2011 · 2 Comments · DIY, Eco-Friendly, Education, Environment, Family, Green Home, Kids, Sustainable Living

Surprise! It’s back-to-school time. Well, that’s no surprise. What totally surprises me are the lists of school supplies kids are being asked to stuff into their backpacks on the first day of school. According to a Today show segment, some schools are asking their students to bring zip-lock bags, toilet paper, garbage bags, cotton balls, [...]

DIY Magazine Stool

August 10th, 2011 · 2 Comments · crafts, decor, DIY, Eco-Friendly, Family, Green Home, Inspiration, Reduce/Recycle/Reuse, Sustainable Living

Someone in my house hoards magazines. When she left for college a few years ago, I found magazines in every nook and cranny of her room. Oops, just outted her…Hope you are OK with that, Sweetie? Since the apple doesn’t fall too far from the tree in my nest, I will take total responsibility for [...]

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Tags:daughter·DIY·furniture·magazines·stools

Sawkille Co.

August 7th, 2011 · No Comments · Art, decor, Design, Eco-Friendly, Green Home, Shopping, Sustainable Living

“That is best which works best…Beauty rests on utility…Simplicity is the embodiment of purity and unity” ~ Shaker Designers I recently visited the Sawkille Co. showroom for Chronogram magazine and was dazzled by the simplicity of the designs… Well-crafted objects enhance the experience of creating a home. The furniture and home décor items of Sawkille [...]