going green

Birch Bark & Moss Mini Baskets (set of 3), $16.50

For Easter and most the other holidays, I'm a sucker for handmades and eco-decorations over the traditional Easter chicks and bunny ones you find at the Hallmark store.

We've all got our eco sins and aluminum foil is one of mine. I do use reusable storage containers, but sometimes a little aluminum foil is what I need. To reduce my carbon footprint, I opt for recycled aluminum foil—If You Care and Reynolds Wrap make theirs from 100 percent recycled aluminum—and I reuse it as many times as I can. I also just stumbled upon these surprising ways to reuse aluminum foil from The Ultimate Cheapskate.

Photo via Oh So Crafty

Ever feel like Valentine's Day is just another one of those Hallmark holidays? Well, then why not, instead of buying your sweetie an ordinary paper card, look for ways to give back while expressing your love!

Here are five ways to give back while celebrating Valentine's Day this year.

Photo from Crate & Barrel

Plastic and its BPA ingredient are BAD for you (and the environment). That's what we're finding out, right? Well, even if it's not that bad, it's sure ugly.

That's why I love these glass water bottles from Crate & Barrel.

Grow an indoor vegetable garden? Indeed!

From salad fixings and root veggies to herbs and more, it is possible to sustain a healthy vegetable garden in your kitchen, sunroom, or another sunny corner inside your home.

I love this cool creative reuse idea for repurposing your child's artwork into holiday wrapping paper (or anytime of year really...) from CafeMom cafemama.

Photo from D*S

This repurposed wood wreath found on Design*Sponge offers more proof that you can, in these creative times, enjoy the holiday season on scraps! And yes, you can make something lovely out of nothing much at all.

LOVE these dried flowers in the clear glass bulb ornaments from Land-Rich.

Makes for a wonderful nature lover's holiday decoration.