Showing posts with label Eco-Friendly Holidays. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Eco-Friendly Holidays. Show all posts
10.25.2012
Wick-ed Ideas
Need some Halloween inspiration? Check out a beautiful post with great illuminating ideas by Luxirare. Photo excerpts below...
All photos by Luxirare which we discovered via superslyskillzmcfly on Tumblr
4.22.2012
3.26.2012
Earthday 2012 - Got Plans?
EARTH DAY 2012 is APRIL 22!Feel free to share community events on our blog and let's us know:
What are you planning?
Mobilize and find activities at EARTHDAY.ORG
Graphic via earthday.org
3.22.2012
World Water Day
Aren't we lucky? We wake up each morning- brush our teeth, hop in the shower, make a cup o' joe and off we go on our way.
Today is World Water Day - a great reminder that throughout the world there are many less fortunate. Today, take a moment each time you sip or use a drop of H20 and remember how fortunate you are to have this consumable right at your tap. We take so much for granted, right?Being in the paper industry we are all too aware how much water is consmed in our industry and we have tried to do our part to conserve, consume less and carefully research the production practices of the mills that produce our paper. We read the Whole Living Daily WATER IQ TEST below on Huffington Post {and failed miserably} and it reminds us, once again, how precious each drop is.
12.30.2011
Have a {LED} Ball on New Year's Eve!
It's hard to believe that another year has come and gone, and this will be our final post for 2011!
As we bid adieu to a very good year, we were so pleased to hear on the news this evening that the ball (ya know, THE ball) in Times Square will be illuminated for the first time with LED light bulbs.
As we bid adieu to a very good year, we were so pleased to hear on the news this evening that the ball (ya know, THE ball) in Times Square will be illuminated for the first time with LED light bulbs.
We're all a glow with fun facts: ;)
Image via Royal Phillips Electronics
Extra extra! Read "all the news that's fit to print" about the Times Square jewel HERE
Extra extra! Read "all the news that's fit to print" about the Times Square jewel HERE
12.06.2011
11.27.2011
Inhabitat Green Holiday Gift Guide
Looking for the perfect gifts this holiday season? Overwhelmed with the possibilities? There are lots of gift guides floating around but this guide from Inhabitat is our current favorite- lots of contemporary gifts for the green minded gifter.
A few faves:
Solar powered bamboo flash light from MoMA
11.21.2011
Thanksgiving Greetings
- Ever grateful for our customers -
We thank you for your support and commitment to offering sustainable stationery
Wishing you and yours a gracious holiday!
We thank you for your support and commitment to offering sustainable stationery
Wishing you and yours a gracious holiday!
8.25.2011
Eco-Hotels in NYC: Element and Yotel
As you may know- we attend a trade show now and then! I attend shows as both an exhibitor and/or as a buyer for my store, On Paper. Whenever we travel we try to seek out greener hotels and two new faves when we head to NYC are ELEMENT where we stayed last trip and YOTEL where we stayed last week while attending the New York International Gift Show.
We highly recommend ELEMENT - It's new, has many truly green features but during the NYIGF it was completely booked - which is a good thing and means more and more people are putting eco at the top of their reservation list! You can check out the hotel on their website here.
Yotel is brand new. If you can get past the name and the somewhat Vegas/60's/motel-ie exterior- Yotel is a pretty great NY find. And super cheap if you can snag one of the NYIGF rates.
Before selecting the hotel, I read that if Steve Jobs were to design a hotel- this would be it. Say no more- good enough for me!
Check-in is on the street level and features self check in kiosks- super easy- and a robot for storing luggage. Fear not, there are real people too- who hand you your key and will happily handle your bags.
The rooms are super tiny (repeat after me- tiny!) But warned in advance I found much appreciation in the incredibly well designed multi-functional space. And compared with several hotels where I've stayed- this felt roomy in spite of it's pint size.
Photos via yotel.com
The most clever part of the room design is the bed that raises and reclines serving double duty as bed/sofa. It's a great concept and leaves you wondering why no one has done this sooner.
Also clever and true to green design, the hotel maximizes it's open space providing common areas that are vast both indoors and out. The hotel boasts a fabulous outdoor terrace and it's fantastic on a summer evening.
Overall- Yotel is a great eco sensitive hotel. It's not glitzy and definitely not a be-seen scene. And make no mistake- it's not "luxury" as they claim. But it's cool- innovative technology focused efficient design, low key and best of all - a short walk to Javits!
7.04.2011
4.21.2011
Earth Day 2011
Earth Day Greetings! Here are 8 of our fave sites that educate and celebrate the day:
National Geographic Earth Day 2011
4.08.2011
To Dye For Easter Eggs, Naturally!
Whomever said don't put all your eggs in one basket had obviously not seen this month's Country Living Magazine which featured truly amazing Easter eggs by Sonia Bauer.
To start off, these eggs are not your grandmother's Easter palette- soft neutrals add a seldom seen Easter elegance that are the perfect counterpoint to jellybean pastelles.
Best of all, these eggs are dyed with all natural vegetable dyes brewed up stove top in the kitchen.
With Easter just around the corner, hop on over to these sites and with a bit of prep work your Easter baskets will brim with handcrafted lovelies!
Sonia Bauer's Recipe for All-Natural Egg Dyes in Country Living
Sonia Bauer's article about her cover story
BIGSISLILSIS.COM 2010 ARTICLE {Detailed How To's and Recipes}
Photos: bigsislilsis.com
Country Living cover photo: countryliving.com
2.14.2011
12.21.2010
Happy Winter Solstice!
Solstice + Eclipse = an early Christmas present!Read more and see two videos here and bid a warm ;)
welcome to Winter!
Photo: AOLnews.com
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