To start, I mentioned something on my Facebook page this week that really shocked me. We already know that Dunkin’ Donuts would get a low grade in my book for their “greeness” (anyone who still uses styrofoam would) but what what I saw, and have since learned they do this all the time, took their wastefulness to a whole other level. I saw a woman holding an iced drink that had a styrofoam cup around it to catch the condensation around the cup!!! I was ill. Really Dunkin’ Donuts?

Fast forward a few days.., there I was at the store looking for spoons for my little man who has become an “expert” at feeding himself. I stopped when I saw these “Take&Toss” spoons and stood there for a moment with my mouth open wide. Really, The First Years? Are you really condoning the practice of just tossing these spoons out? They can’t be re-used over and over again and then passed onto someone else who could use them? This is ridiculous! A quick internet search found that The First Years has a whole line of Take&Toss products. In a world where we have a mass of discarded plastic the size of two Texas’s combined floating in the Pacific ocean, it is disgraceful and irresponsible to be tossing out any plastic, especially if it’s reusable! Shame on you, The First Years.

What do you think? Do you agree? OK, I’ll get off my soap box now.

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Most of us savvy ladies already know about the major toxic ingredients in standard nail polishes and there has been some recent news about  a California report that finds that mail nail polishes are mislabeled as being free of toxic chemicals, but aren’t. Here are some great, green alternatives…with some sexy vegan sandals to go along.

Scotch Naturals nail polish in color Seaboard

Hearts of Darkness pink thong sandal

Zoya Harley silver polish

Novacas womens shoes

Priti Nails Red Maple #463

Black Okabashi flip flops here

Olsehaus flats with a pink strap.

RGB Nail Color in Minty.

What look will your little piggies sport this spring?

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Kim Myles was one of my favorite HGTV Design Stars for her glamour meets eclectic style. So how excited was I to find Kim has teamed up with Cutting Edge Stencils to create her Global Glam Collection. I say, grab your favorite no VOC paints and have some fun!

The classic ginko leaf is so beautiful enlarged like this, isn’t it?

Stencil a table top? Hec yeah!

I’m in love with this graphic print that has a tribal vibe about it.

Here are the last two stencil prints together – don’t they make a lovely pair?

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Out of Malibu, California, Mariana Schechter (Ecologica Malibu) is creating gorgeously colored furniture from wood that has been “sourced from old houses and canoes, or ships.” Each piece is a show stopper, no? Come hither, dresser. I have a spot in my house where you would look divine!

The BeautiSHE shop is my kinda shop. Vintage furniture refinished in luscious bright hues and some items, like these mirrors are sold in sets, making it super easy for you to create an amazing focal wall. She’s done all the work for you!

Reclaimed wood is all Recycled State uses to make their furniture (like this coffee table) and sometimes irreverent sea-inspired wall art. Fun, fun, fun.

Don’t you think these pieces of furniture are so much more interesting and beautiful than any old store bought piece? I think so too.

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Told ya!

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I found a guy over on the Instructibles website who created raised garden beds from his old fence. To you, sir, I bow down in admiration. While that would be super-cool, it is highly unlikely to become a reality for me.

So this weekend as I was still thinking about how to make the garden beds, I was also looking at this odd pit in my backyard and had an idea. Why don’t I create my raised beds with these pavers?

By the way, does anyone know what this pit could have been used for? I can’t imagine what it was…a fish pond? It’s located at the back of my yard. Not far from this:

So if the weather continues to behave this weekend, I will be creating my garden beds- woohoo! Veggies, here we come! More to come…keep posted.

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