chicken!

a friend recently brought me the greatest gift from South Africa: A piece to add to my chicken collection. They’re made by local artisans out of recycled and reused materials, this one is primarily black trashbags. As well as being cool and international it super adorable. (and yes, I collect chickens. If you want to [...]

mod green pod

I love this new colorway of Mod Green Pod‘s Grand Jubilee pattern – available as fabric and wallpaper. To add to the goodness, it’s all organic and non-toxic. I’m thinking this would make some very cute throw pillows . . .

canvas printed tote

T. and I are making an effort to stop using disposable bags for grocery and other shopping. The upside of this? (besides the obvious saving-the-planet part) is that I get to go shopping for shopping bags. This one from Urban Outfitters is great – big enough to hold groceries, cute enough to pretend to be [...]

GreenDimes

In honor of Earth Day I just signed up with GreenDimes – a great service that helps stop junk mail from coming into your home. It took me less than 5 minutes, and costs $36 a year (a dime a day.) According to their site, each year junk mail producers use 100 million trees and [...]

Antique Boat Picture Frame

These Antique Boat Picture Frames are made out of wood reclaimed from old fishing boats in Asia. Love the sense of history. Available at Viva Terra, $79 for the single frame, $129 for the five frame.

Urban goes (a little) green

Love these new recycled products from Urban Outfitters. It’s great when big companies start doing something a little eco-friendly, especially when they do it so colorfully. Recycled Magazine Mirror, $52   Recycled Tin Lantern – Lattice, $20 Recycled Tin Lantern – Glass, $16  

omop oh man

I am so excited. Method, one of my favorite brands of clean products, has come out with a swiffer clone. But not really a clone, because Method’s version, the omop, uses 1) non toxic floor cleaner 2) washable microfiber pads and 3) bio degradable corn based sweeping cloths. So cool. I admit I love my [...]