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Green Invitations: Say it on a Hanky

This might be a little over the top for a holiday party, but we're charmed by the idea of printing an invite on a hanky. A friend forwarded us the picture above (she was hunting for ideas for her wedd...

Using Branches On The Table

We're big fans of decorating a table with things that we have already or things we can find outside, rather than buying something new just for looks. During the fall, branches can look beautiful on ...

Prudent Baby Makes Pretty Placeholders

Over at Prudent Baby, they've been busy making these repurposed baby-food jar soy candles. Sure they're great as just a candle, but during party time, they'll be pulling double duty as place cards....

How To: Be an Eco-Friendly Host

There's no mistaking that the holiday season is here, and chances are at one point or another, you'll be having people over. When we host guests, we always hope to keep them comfortable—which we ass...

360 Cookware: Better For You, Better For The Earth

Thanksgiving is next week! Apart from the turkey, the stuffing and the pumpkin pie, have you finalized the rest of your menu? Made your shopping list? Do you have enough servingware? What about ...

Simple Green: Bake Things Together

Between tomorrow and next Friday, we will be attending three separate Thanksgiving celebrations, one office potluck, and two birthday parties. ('Tis the season!) And since we enjoy cooking and never l...

Candle Centerpiece from Plastic Utensils
ReadyMade Magazine

We've shared our love of Readymade Magazine's MacGyver Challenges before. This recent one's no different and the timing is perfect; construct a few of these to light your Thanksgiving table. You co...

Eco-Chic: David Stark Holiday Collection for West Elm
Guest Post from David Stark

I am so excited about our very first product line, David Stark for West Elm, and it’s is in the stores right now! During the holiday season, folks with the most refined taste often lose their head...

Sulfites in Wine: The Myths, the Facts, and the Truth

“Contains Sulfites.” Just two little words — yet so frequently misunderstood! Words you see on almost every bottle of wine. What are sulfites? Are they really bad? Do they cause wine headach...

Simple Green Entertaining: Buy Wine with Corks, Not Screw Caps

Here's something pretty simple you can do this holiday season: Whether you're hosting friends and family at your home or giving wine as a gift, choose a bottle that's been sealed with a cork, not one ...

Eco-Friendly Party Ideas
Kiwi Magazine

If you're looking for some unique and inspirational ideas for birthday party themes that aren't too "themey" and also happen to be eco-friendly, Kiwi has quite a list! Here are our picks: ...

Cheap (Under $50) Green Tabletop Decor
Real Simple

During the holidays, we like to have friends over for dinner, and we like our table to look nice. But we don't like to spend a lot of money, and we don't like to buy things that we'll never use again....

Thankgiving Tables from Flickr

In search of inspiration for setting our table this year, I turned to Flickr and found a good mix of traditional, modern, colorful and crafty tables! ...

Cohda's Re-Vive Dining/Desk Legs

We often come up with great ideas for our apartment, but our non-existent handyman skills prevent them from ever becoming a reality. (You ever wonder who hires those people who'll put together IKEA...

Pedal Powered Beer Pub by Hopworks Urban Brewing

The folks at Hopworks Urban Brewing have come up with a green and stylish new way of serving and transporting beer: by bike! They've built a pedal-powered bar on the frame of a cargo bike that holds...

How To: Make LED Lights for Party Decoration

Our DIY wedding is getting closer, but the challenge of lighting remains. The dinner will be held on a gravel road, lined by olive trees, with the nearest power outlet a good 200 yards away. We've a...

Ceramics by-louise: Just Use The Container It Came In

Our house is pretty casual. People help themselves to glasses, butter's plopped on a plate, the milk's served in the carton, we think there's extra ice in the freezer. It'd be nice to have those fe...

No-Dig Deck Using Dek-Block Piers

We've been dreaming of a patio for outdoor entertaining for quite some time, but the cost and materials have been a bit overwhelming. But then yesterday we stumbled upon a product at the hardware st...

Green On the Go: Top Ten Reusable Utensil Sets

After years of thinking it would be a good idea, we finally got our act together and purchased some lightweight, easily packable utensil sets. We're carrying them around everywhere to use at lunches...

Canvas: New Line from Ochre

Yesterday, I got a tour of the new line Canvas from Ochre owner Andrew Corrie. As a board member of Aid to Artisans, Andrew's interest in sustainable, quality furnishings and handcraft has formed a f...

Hot or Not: Watermelon Drink Dispenser

For those of you who love the idea of having a drink dispenser for entertaining but don't want to store it between parties, this DIY's for you! Great for summer parties, this drink dispenser and bev...

Simple Green: The Pizza Box is the Plate

I actually do this all the time when we order pizza: simply tear the box in half, divide the pizza in two, and eat it right off the cardboard. (It helps that I'm a voracious eater and can consume, ...

Biomass Stove Converts Heat to Electricity

Being developed mainly for third world countries, the SCORE (Stove for Cooking, Refrigeration and Electric) stove converts heat into acoustic energy and then into electricity through a linear altern...

How To: Make a Mason Jar Lantern

We plan on using mason jars at our wedding as vases, but now we'll have something to do with them after we're done. We've blogged before about Alyssa Etting's porcelain mason jar lanterns, but these...

Vintage Airline Food Carts by Flight 001

Be your own air steward with these vintage airline food carts. Flight 001 has gathered up these food carts, taken them out of the plane and covered them with bold graphics to be used in your home......

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