Edible Flowers
Posted by admin on Feb 9, 2012 in Eco-Living and Cause, Ideas and Tips | 1 comment
Ever heard of it? Yes, flowers can be eaten. Although, i haven’t tried it, just the thought of it excites me. Honestly, I would really love to try it but unfortunately, we don’t have that here in our place.
Every woman want’s to receive a flower and chocolates and thinking it would be a nice idea if it was combined into one delicious treat. A flower dipped in chocolate coating, that would be extra nice and perhaps I could have some but i guess, i would just rely from the net what could it taste.
Tomorrow, i would definitely make a lists of flowers that can be eaten and how it was prepared.
Eco-Friendly Valentine Gifts- GM # 49
Posted by admin on Feb 5, 2012 in Eco-Living and Cause, Featured Post, Ideas and Tips, Monday Green Living, Monday Green Meme | 18 comments
Valentines day is coming way too fast and we can all feel the excitement that it brings especially to lovely couples who celebrate this one of a kind special day for couples in love. It is also the best time to show your love and affection to your better half by giving him/her a gift that comes from the heart. And being an eco-mom who is on the look out of preserving and helping our environment, I know the first thing that comes to your mind is what eco-friendly valentine gifts i should find for my special someone.
Although, valentines day is not just for couples, it is also a great day to give gifts to your parents, children or friends. There are many great gifts that has been a part of tradition for years and these gifts are sometimes accompanied with valentine cards or greeting cards and these cards are sometimes accompanied with gifts that will surely melt ones heart.
Choosing your valentine gift is sometimes hard especially if you have many choices and there is always the thought that you want it to be extraordinarily and will stand out among the rest you have already given him/her.
If your a working mom, you will understand the real value of Valentines Day, we have been very busy for the rest of the days and Valentine Day is a great excuse to break free from our usual practices and cherish and rekindle the love you both shares.
With a little bit of creativity and a tick of your finger tips, you can find in the net many ideas about eco-friendly valentine gifts that you can give to your special someone. Here are some ideas that you can find worth looking at ;
Of course, it is always good to do your own handmade valentine card but if you don’t have the time, you can check out some online seller who made special and personalized eco-friendly valentine card.
Valentine Card Cherries -£ 5.75
handmade valentine cards
Flowers
Flowers are always a top valentine gift. Instead of giving a perishable bouquet, why not give her a beautiful flower in a ceramic pot. You can even help your environment with this eco-friendly gift idea. Shopgreenvillage.com – $19.00
flowers
Chocolates
Chocolates is always a girls favorite and this organic truffle temptations will surely bring out your desires. This is All-natural / USDA Organic / Gluten free. - $27.99
organic chocolates
Accessories
WEWOOD
WASTE NOT, WANT NOT NATURAL WOOD WATCH
eco-friendly valentine gift
This watch that comes from 100% recyclable wood and ticking from Miyota quartz, this gender-neutral design puts the “new” in renewable. As innovative as it is earth friendly, they can feel one with nature using this all-natural watch from WeWOOD. You can keep being an eco-chic fashionista without ever leaving a carbon footprint. – Gifting Grace.com $119.00
Handmade Goody Keychain holder – I always wanted my keys to be organized and I bet we share the same sentiment. This handmade Good Day Happy Hook - Gifting Grace.com $32.00
couple's hook
Organic Spa Items
organic spa basket
Aromatherapy Oil
aromatherapy oil
Give the gift of relaxation. justrelax.cc – $22.00
Poo Frames
Pooh Frames from Elephant's poo
Yes, it’s made from the elephant poo. It’s sanitized, odor-free and eco-friendly. These desktop frames transform wilderness waste into sustainable, fibrous material using an amazing, forest-free technique. It’s a perfect picture frame for your favorite picture. Handmade of recycled elephant waste in Thailand Uncommon Goods – $14.00
Whatever gifts you choose will surely bring delights to your love one and if you decided something different, wrap it Green. Organic cotton paper, hemp blend paper, recycled papers, envelopes and biodegradable ribbons are more than enough to wrap up your gifts with love and keeping on mind our environment. Check ecopaper.com for more tree free paper.
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Random Acts Of Kindness Giveaway
Posted by admin on Feb 4, 2012 in Blogging & Memes, Ideas and Tips | 0 comments
Green Living Ideas is proud to announce another giveaway. I always love joining giveaway and I have already sponsored some. This time, i am joining fellow bloggers on this $175.00 paypal cash or amazon gift card giveaway. Yes, you read it right. That’s $175.00 and I am very excited to be a part of it.
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Organic Soaps- Natural Beauty Skin Care
Posted by admin on Feb 3, 2012 in Green Health, Green Living News, Ideas and Tips | 14 comments
Skinny Skinny - starts at $8.00
Organic soaps can be your next best friend. We might not know that many of the local soaps that we buy on our nearby mall are full of chemicals that can lose the moisture in our skin. If you are serious on going green, you can start practicing it by using products that are good for our environment and provides natural beauty, after all we all wanted to look young and beautiful. It can also be a green wedding favors if you are thinking to have an eco-green theme wedding.
Organic soaps are made from natural ingredients which is free of harsh chemicals such as sodium laurel sulfate, artificial colors and dyes, parabens, growth hormones, detergents and all other ingredients classified as human carcinogens. Organic soap is Ph balanced and gentle on your skin. Organic soap is allergy tested, and it is colorant and fragrance free. It has no harmful ingredients of herbicides, chemical fertilizers, or even pesticides.
natural organic soap
Benefits:
Now, you have decided to buy organic soap not just because you heard that it was good for the skin and it might be a simple choice for you but the benefits are extensive and you get a chance to help our environment. Organic soaps are not tested on animals and uses natural organic substances stated above which are good even for sensitive skin and was proven to give glowing skin.
Organic soaps is good for our body, the natural oil that was used is made of all natural products such as organic essential oils, organic extra virgin olive oil, organic palm oil, organic coconut oil, organic hazelnut oil, organic sunflower oil; organically grown plants like organic citrus or strawberry, organic lavender, organic peppermit, organic cinnamon, organic cocoa and coffee, organic green tea, organic ginger, organic shea butter to name a few.
On buying your soap, it always good to check the labels. Check if the soap includes harmful chemicals and if they have all-natural organic ingredients. Some organic soaps are handmade and you can actually do it on your own home, if you have a ready ingredients.
SkinnySkinny organic soap is just one of the most known organic soap in the market but of course there are many brands you can choose from. This Rose & Almond soap is a perfect gift this coming Valentine.
SkinnySkinny Organic rose almond soap
Now, next time you buy a soap, think about the benefits you will be getting. Sometimes, advertisement and brands can be deceiving. Go organic now and help our environment.
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Green Wedding Favors
Posted by admin on Feb 2, 2012 in Eco-Living and Cause, Green Fashion, Ideas and Tips | 0 comments
Wedding is one of the special moment in our life. As we go down the aisle, there are still many ways as we can proclaim our love for Mother Nature. You have chosen your organic wedding dress and you have your most lovely green ideas on what a perfect eco-friendly wedding you wanted and of course aside from your beautiful dress, favors will be remembered. Wedding favors need not to be very expensive.
Check this wonderful idea of nature inspired gifts for your family, friends and guests. Your eco-friendly wedding keepsakes would be well loved and cherish and you can help nature preserve its glory. These “green” favors are created 100% from nature with recycled paper for a unique gift , plant wedding favors for a Greener Tomorrow!
Blooming Petal Cone
blooming petal cone
Blooming petal cone is made from all natural botanicals are memorable Wedding favors for your guests. Each wildflower cone has wildflower seeds and flower petals embedded in the handmade paper. Each one is an original, they are planted yielding a garden of brilliant wildflowers blooming year after year.
Bird Seed Hearts
What a perfect green idea, If you are having an outdoor, garden wedding. This favor is a perfect accents for a heart themed wedding or a lovebirds themed wedding! These favors include a personalized card with a cute bird motif watermark on the front – $1.79 each
Spa Soap
Leave a lasting memory on your guest with this organic spa soap, Citrus Breeze with Cedar ,Sage Soap Organic Ingredients (Vegan, All Natural) are 3 x 21/4″ x 1/2″ bars made from healthful organic ingredients. This soap bars bars are wrapped in authentic tea leaves handmade paper and attached at the back with label with Plant a Memory sentiment.The paper is tied with oatmeal raffia ribbon and finished with the personalized tag. – $2.39 each
Visit Plant A Memory and make your eco-chic wedding a success.
Organic Air Freshener
Posted by admin on Jan 29, 2012 in Green Living News, Ideas and Tips, Monday Green Living, Monday Green Meme | 21 comments
We always wanted a fresh , pleasant smelling home but many plug-in fragrance and spray do contain harmful ingredients that are not good for us especially if you have little children.
A home smelling like a fresh garden because of the air freshener we bought might actually be endangering us causing possible allergic reactions, lung problems and sometimes asthma attack. Chemicals like Benzylacetate, Benzyl Alcohol, Naphthalene among others that are found on fragrance and spray freshener has long associated to bring different problems to the human system, cancer, respiratory failure, asthma attack, nausea, to name a few.
The wonderful aroma is good to imagine but knowing what harmful effects in can bring to our family is totally a different story and being a green mom, we don’t want to expose our baby on this harmful chemicals.
There are many ways to go natural and the answer might be already in our kitchen cupboard.
Diluted white vinegar – removes bad odor in the air and a very good cleaning product and a natural remedy to kill ants.
Baking soda – I have heard that it works magic. It’s a reliable odor neutralizer and a perfect cleaning solution. Placed them inside your cupboard and refrigerator.
Essential oils – essential oils produce a pleasant oil. You can burn them in an aromatherapy diffuser. It is not just produce good smell but also create a healing feeling.
eco-friendly essential oils
Potpourri – home made or straight from the mall, potpourri is always my favorite. Vanilla, lemon, lavender, or almond are one of the fragrance i love most.
botanical mix potpourri
But if you are a busy person and you had no chance to make your own eco-friendly air freshener, you can always opt to buy organic air freshener in the market. There are eco-friendly products that you can choose from, one of this product is the California Scents which offers organic air freshener. They uses fiber pads or Spillproof product which are made from recycled plant refuse and non toxic fragrance oils, this is their contribution to waste reductions in the production process and allows the pads to degrade naturally reducing waste in the environment.
organic air freshener from california scents
It is always our desire to create a natural and eco-friendly home and I hope this green living ideas can help you and remember fresh air is still the best for our house, open that window once in a while so that the air can circulate around your home.
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Remembering Puerto Princesa, Palawan
Posted by admin on Jan 28, 2012 in Eco-Living and Cause, Green Living News | 16 comments
Palawan’s Underground River was officially named as one of the 7 Wonders of Nature and upon reading the post, i remember the time that we went to Puerto Princesa. We had the chance to visit the Underground river, although we already had our permit to go but because our darling Peachy is still very young at that time, we decided to pass the opportunity but leave the hope that someday, we will get the chance to visit Palawan again and the underground river would definitely be in our itinerary.
With it’s pristine white sand, Puerto Princesa is indeed a place that you can called haven.
Puerto Princesa is a city with many things to offer. There are many places to visit and the time was not enough for us to visit all of them. The place offers fresh and great tasting foods, inexpensive sea foods. Dining is really great in this place of town.
Puerto Princesa, Palawan
We were really lucky that God gave as sunny days to enjoy the island hopping. We were able to see the different islands like, snake island, pandan island, cowrie island, senorita island, dos palmas, bat island, luli island, starfish island, and the others which i already forgot because of its hard names.
There are different stories about each island and if ever i would write it here, would might bore you but just looking at the picture would change your boredom to delight. Words are not enough to describe their beauty. So i’ll let the pictures do the talking for you. I was just a bit annoyed because my digicam got run off charged, so i was a bit sad in the later part of the day.
Honda Bay is one of the visited tourist spots in this place. This is my first time to see real white and cream sand and it was so amazing. It is also my first time in snorkeling and the view below was really breathtaking. Just make sure to bring breads for the fishes to eat and whoooah, lots of different fishes dances in my sight. The breeze was so relaxing and the sight around you is so impressive.
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