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Must Have + Giveaway: Recycled Cotton Desk Set

by grechen on August 19, 2009 | SUBSCRIBE | TWITTER | FACEBOOK |

**this giveaway is closed**
and the winner is…comment #3 chosen by random.org

I decided after yesterday’s post on recycled leather handbags, I’d make this week kind of an informal “recycled eco-fashion” week! I love the idea of buying vintage as eco-friendly, but am not always “into” the vintage look, so recycled or re-made clothing, handbags and accessories are a great alternative. But it doesn’t have to stop with your body – if you spend as much time every day at your desk as I do, your desk could probably use some accessorizing (and organizing) too.

In my search for fabulous desk/home accessories (bet you didn’t know I love to accessorize my home as much as myself), I came across this recycled cotton desk set at one of my new favorite home decorating sites, Clayton Gray Home:

The desk set is:

made from recycled cotton salvaged from the apparel industry in India. Each item is made from “khadda,” which is the unbleached hand spun rags left over from the garment industry production. No harsh chemicals or dyes are used in processing the material. The 100% cotton products are water resistant and hand-made by rural craftsmen in India

I love that this is “green” in addition to being green! The bright color would definitely bring some excitement to my desk, and I love all the pieces that come with it, especially the box. Do you love it too? Want to win it? Here’s how:

Leave a comment telling me why you could use this lovely green recycled desk set & also, visit Clayton Gray home and link me to something else you’d love to have to spruce up your home a bit! (I’d choose this modern, bright, Trina Turk rug)

ReTweet this post (use the button below), then please leave a comment that you RT’d so your entry will count

Good Luck! Contest will close Sunday, August 23.

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Keepsake Necklace Giveaway from Cosa Verde

by grechen on July 20, 2009 | SUBSCRIBE | TWITTER | FACEBOOK |

**this contest is now closed**

Happy Monday – that means it’s time for another fabulous giveaway! This week, Cosa Verde is giving away two Keepsake Necklaces by pica pica (one necklace to two winners, one will be filled, and one will be empty for you to fill with your own keepsake):

I’ve always loved glass jars of all shapes and sizes, but I especially love the teeny tiny ones (which are antique glass vials originally used to hold pocket watch parts) like the ones Liz uses on her Keepsake Necklaces. There’s just something about these small glass vials that makes them more special – like they could hold a secret.

Check out pica pica on Cosa Verde along with other green, independent designers handpicked by Liz and her partner to be featured on their site. I love Cosa Verde because it’s a tightly curated, only eco-friendly “portal” to etsy; it makes shopping for locally made, independently designed eco-friendly items SO much easier than just doing a search. And everything featured at Cosa Verde is just as cute and interesting as these keepsake necklaces.

Okay, so now you want to win one?! Here’s how:

Two visitors will have a chance to win two keepsake necklaces – one filled and one empty. The contest will close this Sunday, July 26 and winners will be chosen randomly.

Multiple ways to win – each one counts as one or more entries; do one or all of them:

Leave a comment on this post telling me what you’d put in your keepsake necklace. Do you have a special little object you’d want to keep in this lovely glass vial?

Tweet this message: RT @greedygrechen: think big, shop small @cosaverde eco-friendly marketplace http://www.cosaverde.com

Tweet about the contest on twitter with a link to the contest page (use the button at the end of this post). Come back here and leave a comment with a link to your tweet so I can add your extra entry. (you can tweet the contest more than once…but you’ll max out at 5 extra entries for tweets…and that will also count as an extra entry – just remember to leave a comment back here every time you do)

Follow Cosa Verde on twitter! Please leave a comment here again once you do so your e-mail will be counted again.

Follow me on twitter! Come back and post a comment here with your twitter name so I can verify – and follow you back!

Become a fan of Cosa Verde on Facebook! Remember to come back here and leave another comment!!

Post about the contest on your facebook page then come back here and leave a comment for your extra entry.

Post about the contest on your blog – please post back here with a link in case I don’t get a pingback…

Good Luck!!

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ecoSkin Giveaway from Planet Threads!

by grechen on June 29, 2009 | SUBSCRIBE | TWITTER | FACEBOOK |

**this giveaway is closed!! and the winner is…..Jessica Thompson:

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Happy Monday! Another week, another great giveaway. This time Planet Threads is offering one visitor her choice of one ecoSkin dress:

Bloodstone Dress	Granite Dress
Primrose Dress	Yucca Dress

Each of these dresses is made from a Bamboo/Tencel/Spandex blend, making them super-soft and sexy. And all ecoSkin products are made in the USA.

The minimum you have to do to be entered to win is leave a comment on this post telling me which piece you’d choose if you won, and why: the Primrose Dress, the Granite Dress, the Yucca Dress, or the Bloodstone dress.

Ways to get multiple entries:

Tweet about the contest on twitter with a link to the contest page. Come back here and leave a comment with a link to your tweet so I can add your extra entry. (you can tweet the contest more than once…but you’ll max out at 5 extra entries for tweets…and that will also count as an extra entry – just remember to leave a comment back here every time you do)

Follow Planet Threads on twitter! Please leave a comment here again once you do so your e-mail will be counted again.

Follow me on twitter! Come back and post a comment here with your twitter name so I can verify – and follow you back!

Become a fan of Planet Threads on Facebook! Remember to come back here and leave another comment!!

Post about the contest on your facebook page then come back here and leave a comment for your extra entry.

Post about the contest on your blog – please post back here with a link in case I don’t get a pingback…

Contest will end on Sunday, July 5 and the winner will be chosen at random. Please make sure you leave a valid e-mail address (won’t be shared or visible) with your comment so you’ll receive notification if you’re the winner!!

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Mountains of the Moon Giveaway!

by grechen on June 22, 2009 | SUBSCRIBE | TWITTER | FACEBOOK |

**this contest is now closed! thanks to all who entered!!**

and the winner is…comment #11: birdiee!!!

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Happy Monday! Another week, another great giveaway. This time from designer Melissa Baswell of Mountains of the Moon. She’s generously offering one lucky reader her choice of either the new Lily Blouse or Maeve skirt:

Both items are eco-friendly and sweatshop-free; each is made from hemp/tencel and organic cotton by Melissa in the US. Depending on which item/color/size you choose, there may be up to 4 weeks before it is ready. But it will be worth it!!!

(and while you’re visiting Mountains of the Moon, if you find something you need to have now, enter code GRECHEN for 20% off!)

The minimum you have to do to be entered to win is leave a comment on this post telling me which piece you’d choose if you won, and why: The Lily Blouse or the Maeve skirt.

Ways to get multiple entries:

Tweet about the contest on twitter with a link to the contest page. Come back here and leave a comment with a link to your tweet so I can add your extra entry. (you can tweet the contest more than once…but you’ll max out at 5 extra entries for tweets…and that will also count as an extra entry – just remember to leave a comment back here every time you do)

Follow Mountains of the Moon on twitter! Please leave a comment here again once you do so your e-mail will be counted again.

Follow me on twitter! Come back and post a comment here with your twitter name so I can verify – and follow you back!

Become a fan of MotM on Facebook! Remember to come back here and leave another comment!!

Post about the contest on your facebook page then come back here and leave a comment for your extra entry.

Post about the contest on your blog – please post back here with a link in case I don’t get a pingback…

Contest will end on June 28 and the winner will be chosen at random. Please make sure you leave a valid e-mail address (won’t be shared or visible) with your comment so you’ll receive notification if you’re the winner!!

About Mountains of the Moon:

Now based in Chicago, Mountains of the Moon Eco.Fashion is a sustainable design and apparel organization aimed at creating chic, high-quality clothing that helps, not hurts, the earth and its inhabitants. We see ourselves as collaborators with our customers in an effort to take a stand in making environmentally and socially responsible decisions through our wardrobes. Our goal for our company and our customers is to work together to express ourselves through fashion and art while making a profound collective difference in the state of our world.

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Enter to Win an eco-friendly Beth Springer Handbag!

by grechen on May 20, 2009 | SUBSCRIBE | TWITTER | FACEBOOK |

I’ve loved Beth Springer since I first laid eyes on her “Ecovertible” bag (and then received my own) and learned about her commitment to environmental sustainability. Beth strives for zero waste production (she uses remnants for notecards, cuffs & one-of-a-kind purses), uses vegetable tanned leathers, and lines some bags in organic hemp/cotton. Recently, she also added a gorgeous vegan bag as well as a really lovely tyvek bag to her already fabulous lineup!

Beth is truly doing her part to create a little less waste and a little more love (through beautiful and lovingly crafted handbags!) in this world, and I’m so excited that she’s sponsoring this giveaway for her market bag.

The Prize

Beth Springer Market bag in “natural” (valued at $715) made from vegetable tanned leather & love in Venice, California:

Enter to win an eco-friendly handbag by Beth Springer

enter to win a Beth Springer eco-friendly handbag

(how insanely adorable is that picture of the baby in the bag?)

How to Enter

The minimum you have to do to be entered to win is leave a comment on this post telling me something you’d like to do to “create a little less waste and a little more love” in this world!

Ways to get multiple entries:

Go to BethSpringer.com and find your favorite handbag, then come back here and leave a comment telling us what you like about it!

Tweet about the contest on twitter with a link to the contest page. Come back here and leave a comment with a link to your tweet so I can add your extra entry. (you can tweet the contest more than once…but you’ll max out at 5 extra entries for tweets…and that will also count as an extra entry – just remember to leave a comment back here every time you do)

Follow me on twitter! Come back and post a comment here with your twitter name so I can verify – and follow you back!

Post about the contest on your facebook page then come back here and leave a comment for your extra entry.

Post about the contest on your blog – please post back here with a link in case I don’t get a pingback…

Contest will end on June 20 and the winner will be chosen at random. Please make sure you leave a valid e-mail address (won’t be shared or visible) with your comment so you’ll receive notification if you’re the winner!!

Bonus!

For the duration of the contest (through 6/20), use coupon code “GreenGrechen” at Beth Springer for 25% off!

Good luck everyone!! And stay tuned all month for new weekly features including an interview with Beth, and more!

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contest

Must Have + Giveaway: Recycled Cotton Desk Set

Keepsake Necklace Giveaway from Cosa Verde

ecoSkin Giveaway from Planet Threads!

Mountains of the Moon Giveaway!