Happy 4th of July! We hope you have a wonderful holiday weekend planned, sitting and talking out in the sun with great food and great friends. Since the 4th is a popular time of the year to throw an outdoor party or barbecue, we've rounded up some of our favorite eco-friendly entertaining ideas, including easy DIY table settings, biodegradable and recycled tabletop, and healthy tips for having guests over (hint: have them remove their shoes!). It's all below the jump...
• Biodegradable Party Kit from Branch Home
• Simple Green: Focus on Reusables for Picnics
• Flickr Finds: Ironing Board Picnic Tables
• Simple Green Entertaining: Use What You Have, Borrow What You Don’t
• Eco-Friendly Backyard Entertaining with Danny Seo
• Roundup: Last Minute Table Setting Ideas
• Year-Round Table Decorating from the Yard
• A Greener Way to Send Home Leftovers
• Roundup: Table Decor Ideas for Any Special Occasion
• Good Question: Green Alternative to Cocktail Napkins?
• 37 Reasons to Take Your Shoes Off
• How To: Make Napkin Rings From a Cardboard Tube
• Recycled Tin Foil
• Look! Funky Picnic Plates from the NY Botanical Garden
• Green Style: Red Radish Place Setting
• Recycled Beauty: Boylan Soda Bottles as Bud Vases
• Fork Tines as Place Card Holder
• Eco Tableware from Sundance Catalog
• Flowered Enamel Tinware from Viva Terra
• Herb Plant as Centerpiece
• How To: Prettify a Plain Tealight Holder
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