teen boy ideas..

Something that more and more people are getting into is long boarding.. they make a large selection of these with recycled products and green materials! It would be a good christmas present, but they wouldn't be able to use it untill spring..

teen girl ideas..

A great eco-friendly gift for teen girls would be makeup.. its found in most drug stores and makes an excellent stocking stuffer..

groovy girls..

This is a Groovy Girls doll, they are made with mostly recycled materials like "green" cotton. Great gift idea for girls, they're pretty affordable and come with tons of accessories..

eco friendly toys for boys..

This is a Sand Truck made by Sprig Toys. They are made from Sprigwood. Sprigwood is a durable, child-safe, bio-composite material made from bits of reclaimed wood and recycled plastic..

eco owl felt..

These ornaments are cute, handmade and only $2 each..They are made of eco felt and stuffed with poly fiber. Eco felt is an environmentally friendly and lead-free material made from 100% post-consumer plastic bottles!

owl ornaments..

make your own ornaments..

You can easily make your own ornaments with some old lightbumps and some paint.. simple.. and besides its more personal anyway.

repurpose old christmas cards..

Instead of throwing out your old christmas cards (which should be recycled anyways), make them into gift tags for your presents.. quick, easy, and inexpensive!

go for LED lights..

LED lights are the new thing when it comes to an eco-friendly christmas. They save up to 90% of the cost. So #1 its way cheaper, #2 they look better, and #3 they're ECO FRIENDLY!

eco-friendly christmas tree..

This may seem kind of odd, but since it's getting close to christmas I thought i'd keep it festive. This tree is made up of random pieces of a birch tree.. i like it and i think it's really neat, a lot of people probably wouldn't agree..

"green" jewelry..

how to make pop can tab bracelets..
really easy to make!

eco-friendly xmas cards..

Its getting closer to christmas which only means one thing, thousands and thousands of cards that will be read once, maybe twice and then thrown in the garbage, to go sit in a landfill. NO! if you get xmas cards please have the deacency to use a recycling bin.. Another idea is to make your own christmas cards out of recycled brown paper, and stamps with soy inc.. you could even make you own gift wrap with a role of heavy duty recycled brown paper and some colorful stamps!

affordable eco-friendly makeup? no way..

Organic wear is a fairly new line of makeup that was created by Physicians Formula. It is almost unheard of to find affordable eco makeup, but this stuff starts at as little as 7$ for bronzer, which i'd say is pretty decent.. It's available at most drug stores and some Walmart stores..

eco friendly ikea products..

Ikea is known for housing a lot of eco-friendly products, but their 2010 line added many more ecofriendly childrens furniture, and now the 2011 line is supposed to have even more eco-friendly kitchen furnature and bedroom furnature, plus it all looks awesome and colorful!

check it out..

local=eco..

I don't think people realize how much of a difference can be made simply by purchasing local foods. It reduces our carbon footprint because it cuts down on the amount of gas and emmissions going into the ozone layer through food processing and shipping.. 

make your own boots..

for anyone who likes the look of those new knit UGG boots, but doesn't enjoy wearing animals on their feet, this website is for you! DIY knit boots, that use recycled materials but have the same look..
say no to UGG's..

promote nature, while enjoying nature..

Eco-friendly hiking boots are becoming more common amung outdoor companies.. this style of boot is becoming more fashionable as well, military/hiking style boots are really in right now!

cute eco boots..

These boots are made of hemp, organic cotton, coconut and natural crepe rubber.. which means they are 100% eco-friendly and they're not super expensive.
Simple Shoes..

fashionable leafy greens..

This is another lovely example of a dress made of recycled materials, it looks like actual salad leaves but they aren't.. Don't worry..

coolest boots i ever did see..

These could possibly be the coolest boots i've ever seen in my life!! They're only 45$ and made of recycled plastic bags. They use a process called fusing to fuse numerous bags together to make a fabric like material, and then cover the inside of the boot with cotton to make sure your feet won't oveheat! Neato..

10 eco friendly canadian clothing companies..

Mountain Equipment Co-op..
http://www.mec.ca/

Efforts..
http://www.efforts.ca/

Fashion & Earth..
http://www.fashionandearth.com/

Hemp & Company..
http://www.hempandcompany.com/

Lela Designs..
http://leladesigns.ca/

Linda Lundström..
http://www.lindalundstrom.com/

Nixxi..
http://www.nixxi.ca/

Twigg&Hottie..
http://www.twiggandhottie.com/

Twice Shy..
http://www.twice-shy.com/

Second..
http://www.secondclothing.com/

easily eco..

I understand that being eco-friendly isn't always the easiest thing to do, like cutting down on your carbon footprint or walking out to the compost bin in a snowstorm; it isn't always ideal. However, there is a universal tool that students, seniors and people in the workplace use everyday: PAPER! You can buy recycled looseleaf and white paper at almost any department store or supply store. It tends to be a few cents more expensive, but whatever, it's wayy better for the planet!

You can also by eco-friendly pencils, pencil crayons, staplers, binders.. you name it. It's such an easy way to help out! Next time you're school/work supply shopping buy the recycled things!

ask me about my compost pile?

top ten most unusual eco-friendly products..

paper prom..

These creations are made by Lia Griffith, a graphic designer and art director. Papier Couture is a beautiful collaboration of fashion, art and nature, using a mixture of papers, patterns and typography to create dresses. They are sooo intricut, and really just plain amazing!



papier couture..

more eco rings..

Blood Diamond



"i do" the eco way..

There are a number of eco friendly ways to pick your wedding rings. However none of them, involve purchasing a new diamond. Gold mining is one of the dirtiest businesses in the world, and the production of one simple gold ring results in 20 tons of mine waste. Which is a lot of unnessicary harm to mother earth..

eco friendly houses..

Summer Lake is a development four 4 miles from Cirencester, England, and is made up of 50, three and four bed New England style houses surrounded by six nature friendly lakes. Each house has been designed to be as efficient as possible, with high levels of insulation, condensing gas boilers, underfloor heating and A-rated appliances to keep the bills down, and they all have dual flush toilets and low flow taps to help reduce water consumption.

recycled glass countertops..

who would have thought that recycled glass could be made into countertops. this is an eco item for your kitchen. the only downside is that its even pricier then granite countertops, but if you have the budget this is a cool alternative to granite! and its colourful!



horny toad..

This company makes a lot of really functional eco friendly clothing, i really like the dress pictured above which is from their newest collection. http://www.hornytoad.com/

CHECK IT OUT.

hybrid car..

buy hybrid..

A hybrid is a vehicle that uses two or more distinct power sources to move the vehicle. The term most commonly refers to hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), which combine an internal combustion engine and one or more electric motors. (definition from wikipedia)
buying a hybrid is a great way to continuously help the earth!

eco friendly bags

bags are used all the time! especially plastic shopping bags that are used for groceries and then thrown out right after, solution: buy ecofriendly canvas bags and re-use them. they're nicer anyways and cheap!

cardboard couch..



I doubt this couch would be very comfy but it is cool, its made from cardboard boxes so its totally eco-friendly!!

newspaper shoes..

Designer Colin Lin created these environmentally friendly ballet flats made from recycled newspapers, i'd definately wear these!

warthog anus, goat fetus?

gross delicacies..
this article demonstrates the opposite of an eco-friendly approach to cooking, some chefs are using obscene parts of endangered animals to use in their dishes..

vapur bottle..

"Vapur is the foldable, reusable water bottle designed to go anywhere. Unlike rigid bottles, Vapur can be rolled, folded or flattened when empty – easily fitting into pockets, purses, packs or briefcases. The highly-durable bottle is freezable, dishwasher safe and BPA-free, which means it can be safely reused again and again.."
This was another eco-friendly find from Chapters.. and the print on the bottle is made of soy ink!
vapur..

bio-plastic cell phone..

samsung reclaim
this video basically sums up all the perks of the samsung reclaim cell phone.. its made of bio-plastics and the packaging and even the inc used on the box is eco-friendly.. i have this phone and i really like it!!

record bowls..

i posted something about recycled record bowls a couple weeks ago, and i made one for part of my marketing project and it turned out really good.. definatly should try it!!

Recycled Paper Clothes?

It seems like more and more up-and-coming designers are turning to recycled newspaper as their main ingredient to success, not only is it getting them noticed.. its proving that you can wear paper? sounds silly but the ozone layer will thank you later..

More Fashionable Eco Shoes...

Funky Tire Shoes?

These shoes are AWESOME!! They are hand-made by cobblers in guatamala.. the materials are 100% eco-friendly (the heels are made of recycled car tires)..

Glass Water Bottles..

I saw these water bottles when i was in Chapters today.. they are made of glass, but look like plastic.. and they're reusable and made of recycled materials! plus they look cool..

http://www.earthday.ca
2010 marks the 20th anniversary of earth day! check out their website to see what you can do..



comfy organic cotton..

www.lululemon.ca

lululemon is a great company for yoga, or running wear, i own a few things of theirs and even though its expensive, the clothes are worth every penny! another great thing about lulu is that they use organic cotton in some of their products, the pants above are organic. check out their site to see more great stuff..

greenpeace..

http://www.greenpeace.org/international/
Greenpeace is an independent global campaigning organisation acting to change attitudes and behavior, to protect the environment and promote peace! check out their site..

eco friendly hairspray how-to..

http://planetgreen.discovery.com/fashion-beauty/lemons-eco-friendly-hairspray.html
if life gives you lemons, make eco-friendly hairspray..

recycled record bowls..

 http://www.trendhunter.com/youtube/G-KVx5U5NRA

this video link shows you how to make recycled vinyl record bowls..