Want free materials for DIY recycling projects, arts & crafts, gardening, landscaping projects, etc? You'd be surprised how many DIY crafting and recycling items you can get for free -- but you've got to know where to look for them. Believe it or not, even in this day and age where it seems that it may cost money just to breathe (I'm not kidding!), there are still plenty of ways you can score free materials for crafting art projects, finishing DIY home improvement tasks, and … [Read more...]
LED Christmas Tree Lights Are Cheap & Green – See For Yourself With This Free Holiday Lighting Energy Calculator!
I love brightening up the holiday season at home with LED Christmas tree lights and other lighted decorations -- even if that means it'll cost a few more bucks (reindeer?) on the electric bill. And, hey, I don't mind spending the extra money on the power bill to light up the holiday lights because I really just can't imagine the Christmas season without seeing eaves lit up with dozens upon dozens of red, blue, yellow, green, and purple lights. But I've learned over the past few years … [Read more...]
How To Find, Grow, And Care For An Earth-Friendly Living Christmas Tree That You’ll Enjoy For Years
Have you been wanting to try your hand at growing a living Christmas tree? It's more environmentally friendly than using a fresh-cut or artificial Christmas tree -- and it's fun! What's more, if I can grow a live Christmas tree, you can do it, too. You see, I live in Central Florida, where only a single species of fir and a small array of the common Christmas tree pines can grow. … [Read more...]
30 Fun Ways To Reuse Gift Wrap: Creative, Practical & Downright Crafty Ideas For Reusing Wrapping Paper
Whether you’re celebrating a birthday or meandering through the wintertime holiday season, if you’re surprising loved ones or friends with gifts, then your shopping list most likely includes gift wrap. That may beg the question: how can you reuse gift wrap? Why would you even want to reuse gift wrap? Think of it this way: in addition to being expensive (you can easily spend up to $10 per roll these days for fancy wrapping paper), wrapping paper also consumes a lot of natural resources, … [Read more...]
Green Gifts: 7 Last-Minute Christmas Present Ideas
If you’re like me and totally haven’t been thinking about Christmas this year, perhaps you’re still in need of some Christmas gifts. Hopefully, I can help you out with this list of last-minute Christmas gift ideas (green ones, of course). There are all kinds of awesome things to get the greener-minded folks on your Christmas list. The cool thing about giving a green gift to someone who cares about the environment, is that the types of things you may give that person are the types of … [Read more...]
The Best Christmas Present Of All: Give The Gift Of Yourself!
I’ll be the first to say it...getting gifts pretty much rocks! With Christmas coming up, it’s easy to fall into the craziness of the holiday hustle and bustle while searching the stores for that one last perfect gift. Instead of rushing out to the stores, why not take a second, breathe, and decide that you’ll give that loved one the best gift of all -- yourself. That's right, your pure, uninterrupted presence. Don’t get me wrong, physical gifts are great, but time is growing to be an … [Read more...]
7 Last-Minute Green Gifts
OK, if you didn’t get anything on our Green Gifts for Guys list or our Green Gifts for Girls list and you put off buying a Christmas gift for someone (or more than one person) altogether up until now, here are 7 green gift ideas that you can create or purchase to save your ass. … [Read more...]
Eco-Friendly Gift Wrap Ideas: 8 Ways To Wrap Gifts Without Using Wrapping Paper
With Christmas coming up quickly, I know most of us probably still have a lot of last-minute wrapping of presents to do. Well before you go out and buy that cute Santa wrapping paper, think back to last year. What happened after the unwrapping of the presents? You were probably left with a pile of that cute wrapping paper torn to shreds and destined for the trash can. (I know my family has in the past!) Call me crazy, but not only does that seem like a lot of unnecessary waste, but all … [Read more...]
Christmas Tree Showdown: The Pros & Cons of Real vs. Artificial Christmas Trees
With Christmas coming up, I bet you have already put your Christmas tree up. However, if you’re like me and a little late in putting up the tree and decorations this year, then the question of whether to buy a fake or real tree might be crossing your mind. Before you go out and buy one, here are a couple of things you might want to consider. … [Read more...]
10 Green Christmas Gifts For The Ladies
Following up on last week’s Green Gifts for Guys post, here’s one for the girls. Of course, most of the items on this list could go to guys as well (and same with the previous list)... but these are items that came to mind for the ladies, in particular. … [Read more...]
