Earth Friendly Living

This morning I was watching the Bonnie Hunt Show and she was interviewing two men who had built a boat out of plastic bottles to prove a point that we should all reuse and recycle. Plastic doesn't disintegrate which makes it so important to use different types of bags like cloth reusable shopping bags.

You can buy recycled plastic, recycled cotton, organic cotton and hemp bags on this site:

http://www.reusablebags.com/

I tend to reuse my plastic shopping bags for my trash but I found these garbage bags called BioBag on this website and they are 100% biodegradable which is a good alternative. Also, several grocery stores have stations to recycle plastic bags.

The ultra-compact Envirosax bags come in cute patterns and are small enough to fit in your jacket pocket or purse when they are folded up.

Boho chic clothes

A tunic made of bamboo? The Hempest has this cute bamboo tunic on their site, it is supposed to be a dress but no one likes to see people wearing tunics as dresses let's just get real with ourselves! My suggestion-wear it with some super dark skinny jeans.

Find this tunic along with some basic tanks, cute organic graphic tees, hemp lotions and more on the Hempest site:

http://store.hempest.com/catalog/

Eco-Chic Must Haves

Today I was looking on Marieclaire.com and found a great product slide show! "24 Eco-Chic Must-Haves" here is the link:

http://www.marieclaire.com/fashion/trends/articles/green-organic-beauty-fashion

These green label Keds are a good basic casual shoe:

You might be wondering, what makes Keds green label green?

Keds Green Label uses 100% organic cotton on their shoes which can reduce 1,000 pounds of toxic pesticides. The shoes from this line come in an array of different colors that were created from non-toxic dyes and the rubber is 20% recycled, the shoes laces are recycled as well and made from water bottles.

Also, on the must have list is this Burt's Bees product:

Some of my personal favorite Burt's Bees products:

• Lemon butter cuticle creme
• Almond milk beeswax hand creme
• Extra energizing citrus & ginger root body wash

Find more products on the Burt's Bees site:

www.burtsbees.com

Cozy living

Right now Pier 1 has these super cute bohemian pillows that I love. Here are some of my favorites:

http://www.pier1.com/Catalog/RugsPillowsWindows/RugsPillowsWindows/tabid/514/CategoryID/144/List/0/Level/a/catpageindex/1/Default.aspx

Changing throw pillows is a great and cheap way to add character to your environment!

Boho chic clothes

Today I checked out Anthropologie.com and realized they now have a section called "The New Bohemia" here is a link:

http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/catalog/category.jsp?popId=APPAREL&navAction=poppush&navCount=25&itemCount=-1&pushId=APP_BOHO&id=APP_BOHO

My favorite item is this dress, embroidery never goes out of style and always makes garments look unique:

She's Crafty

DIY otherwise known as "Do it yourself" is a big trend right now, so be crafty and think outside the box. I went on http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/ and even found a DIY yourself section:


http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/category.jsp?popId=APARTMENT&navAction=poppushpush&isSortBy=true&navCount=45&pushId=APARTMENT_FURNISH&id=A_FURN_DESIGN

Some essentials for wearable art:

• Hot glue gun and pliers- take backs of heavy post and make them clip ons or take vintage buttons and make them posts!


• Sewing kit- great for mending, changing buttons that are ugly etc.


• Lack of fear- it's ok to go to a yarn or fabric store or even button store

Book to check out:

Newly discovered bath products

Recently, I came upon an amazing "mint tea" scented body wash by Korres Natural Product it was even organic! I also bought the body butter in "quince" it transforms skin after a shower I love it!
Check out the site:

http://www.korres.com/

Glamour mentioned Korres "watermelon" tinted moisturiser on one of their top ten lists:
http://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/beauty/products/top-ten-galleries/081112-top-ten-tinted-moisturisers-korres-.aspx