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Posts tagged “gifts”

Simple Green: Give Consumables this Holiday Season

Instead of buying people more stuff this holiday season, why not buy (or even better, make) them something they can eat or drink? Think cookies, breads, candies (or our favorites) jams, salsas, and ...

How to: Make a Gift Bow from a Magazine Page

Just in time for the holidays, the blogger of Make it Orange (See Recycled Magazine Coasters) brings us this wonderful how-to on making gift bows from magazines, sure to impress you and your gift re...

How To: Give Green Wedding Gifts

A glance at the calendar and we know one thing for certain: It's wedding season. We've got weddings lined up from now til September — and that means we have a lot of wedding gifts to buy. We're ...

AT On ... What to Do With Useless Gifts?

I thought this Christmas was going to be different. After many emails and phone calls with my mother, phone calls and emails in which she hounded me for gift ideas, I was confident I had impressed upo...

What's the Best Gift You've Ever Received ...
That Wasn't a "Thing"?

Brace yourself: This is almost as sappy as the sappiest Hallmark card, but here goes:...

Keeping it Green: Holiday Tips & Tricks

The holidays are here. For real. We actually woke up this morning a little freaked out. No matter which December holiday you celebrate, it's coming. And fast! We've got presents to buy (and make), di...

Green Host or Hostest Gift: Meyers Cleaning Kit?

Our friends recently moved into their new town home and invited us over for dinner. We stopped at our local coop on the way, hoping to find a green gift for their new home....

Second Annual Handmade Holidays at Sew, Mama, Sew!

We're not all that talented with a needle and thread, but we do aspire towards real sewing prowess. It's a useful (and we'd argue, green) skill -- and one that isn't nearly as valued today as it was, ...

Green Pet Giving: Heifer International

It's Pet Month here at Re-Nest and while many of us love our dogs, cats, birds & other furry friends, other folks are prohibited by landlords, white carpet or allergies. Maybe it's just me, but the gi...

Green Gifts: Glasses Made from Salvaged Beer Bottles

This weekend we got a totally unique housewarming gift – tumblers made from salvaged beer bottles. The glasses come from Etsy sellers ReusefulObjects who salvages used bottles such as wine, beer & j...

Wrapping Up Wedding Season: Gifting Green

This summer happened to be a whirlwind of weddings--they came and went so quickly that we're not sure how we managed to keep up with the details. Sound familiar? The one thing we were sure to do was ...

Events: Green Gifts in LA and San Francisco this Weekend

Hey LA and Bay Area readers! Still have some people left on your gift list? Two super cool green holiday shopping opportunities just popped up on our radar -- and they're both happening this coming w...