If you’re looking for a special gift for your bridesmaids, these monogram necklaces should definitely go on your short list. Granted if you’re having a mammoth sized wedding party it might not be in the budget, but it’s a great option if you’d like to spoil a couple of your dear friends with a bit [...]

“Kimberly” available in the Paper Mango Etsy store and printed on post-consumer recycled paper. I’m super excited to be kicking off a new Paper Mango 411 mini-series today! I’m always fascinated to know the “why” behind the “what” and some of my favorite indie bloggers and businesses that do this so well have inspired me [...]

If you’ve ever wished for more options than Target, Bed, Bath, & Beyond and Macy’s for your wedding registry (or shower registry, or birthday present wish list) Wishpot.com is the answer you’ve been waiting for! Wishpot is a free service that let’s it’s users create a registry or wish list by picking your favorite items [...]

One of my favorite chick flicks is “You’ve Got Mail” and one of my favorite quotes from that movie is when Joe Fox is emailing Kathleen about Fall in New York and says, “Don’t you love New York in the fall? It makes me wanna buy school supplies. I would send you a bouquet of [...]

I have to admit, I feel a bit like I’m cheating with today’s Sustainability ::: WEDDINGS post, but when I saw this week’s Wedobo.com deal, I knew my readers would want to be in the know on this one.  If you’re not familiar with Wedobo.com, it’s basically like Groupon for weddings.  If you’re not familiar [...]

I thought we’d end the week (start the weekend!) with these adorable little wedding favors from Favor Creative.  Everything about these favors will add to the eco-friendly vibe of your wedding and who doesn’t like having fresh herbs around the house to cook with.  Every time your guests throw some mint in their iced tea [...]

When I was ring shopping for my husband, he had two requests.  The first was that it was inexpensive because he was afraid he would inevitably damage or lose it.  (Which he did with in our first year, to the bottom of a lake while fishing.) The second request was that it wasn’t too “fancy”. [...]

A couple weeks ago in a Monday Sustainability post I shared these adorable hanging lanterns made from upcycled glass Mason jars.  And after being in contact with the lovely Tory & Andrew from The Cherry Grove, they have generously offered to give away a set of their small lanterns to one of our lucky readers! [...]

In last week’s Sustainability:::Health post I featured granola made by the wonderful Christy at Zen Mama Granola.  Through a series of conversations with Christy this week, we decided that it’s kind of cruel to just make you look at mouth watering pictures of the stuff with out having a chance to try it out.  So [...]

It’s my favorite time of year.  Thanksgiving is this week and Christmas is right around the corner.  Friday I’ll start cranking the holiday tunes and putting up decorations.  So it’s time to start talking gifts!  I thought I’d ease into things this week with look at some great stocking stuffers that are eco-friendly and just [...]