22 Days of Green Gift Giving: Gift Idea #22

Offset This Year's Reindeer Games

Reduce the carbon footprint of someone you care about. By making a donation through Carbon Fund, your donation supports projects such as renewable energy and reforestation that help the climate by reducing carbon emissions.   

The projects Carbonfund supports are third-party certified to meet the same high standards that thousands of companies, organizations, and governments rely on to ensure quality environmental protection.

Options include: 

• Plant 10 trees - $10
• Make Santa's trip to your house carbon neutral - $25
• Offset this year's reindeer games - $50
• Make your holiday office party carbon neutral - $75
• Carbon neutral holiday lights - $100

22 Days of Green Gift Giving: Gift Idea #21

Personalized Sigg Water Bottles

From Greensender, personalized Sigg reusable aluminum water bottles!  Inscribe with a person's name, company logo, or other design. How about a holiday gift for your employees?  You can put an individual name on every bottle!

Bottles are BPA-free and phthalate-free.

Orders must be received by Friday, December16th to guarantee delivery by December 25th.

$20 - 13 oz aluminum bottles
$22 - 20 oz aluminum bottles
$18 - 28 oz steel bottles
$25 - 34 oz aluminum bottles
Add $3.00 for engraving a name
Add $3 for engraving an image

22 Days of Green Gift Giving: Gift Idea #20

Gift Set of Organic Men's Grooming Products

From Herban Lifestyle, makers of natural and organic bath and body products, comes this set of all-natural men's grooming products.  Scented subtly with organic and pesticide-free herbs, spices and essential oils, this set of facial soap, shaving oil, after shave and facial lotion are free from chemical preservatives, artificial colors, and artificial fragrances. The set comes packaged with an earth-friendly sinamay bag.

$55.00 at Herban Lifestyle

22 Days of Green Gift Giving: Gift Idea #19

Gift Basket of Eco Goodies
Global Baskets provides customized earth-friendly gift baskets loaded with a huge variety of eco-products to create a gift that meets your green standards and budget.  Your eco-gift automatically includes a basket made by Ghana women who receive fair trade wages, so your gift basket helps an entire village!  Every basket also includes The Complete Guide to Energy Conservation for Smarties guidebook.

Browse their catalog and add your favorite energy efficient  products to your basket.  Choose from themes such as:

• automotive
• bath
• energy efficiency
• garden
• kitchen 

Each gift basket collection base price begins at $33.50.

Special Offer! 

If you are in the Annapolis/Baltimore, Maryland or Washington, DC area and would like to host a home party before December 25th, contact Global Baskets. You'll receive a FREE Ghana basket, recycled rug or any other $25 item. 

22 Days of Green Gift Giving: Gift Idea #18

Creative Uses for Vinyl Records

Recycled Record Cuff Bracelet
Available in red or black, these eco-friendly bracelets are handmade by Jeff Davis from an unplayable 33 rpm vintage vinyl record, you can actually feel the grooves and tracks of the record in the vinyl's high sheen. The used record is bonded to a stylish rhodium-plated brass cuff. Sized for small-medium wrists. The size can be carefully adjusted by placing the cuff in hot tap water for a minute and then slowly bending. A high style gift for fashionistas, music lovers and vintage vinyl record collectors.

 $30 at eco-artware

Vintage Vinyl Record Bracelet
Also available from eco-artware, these bracelets are crafted from authentic rock vinyl records from the '50s, '60s, '70s and '80s. Fits any size wrist.

$26

Vinyl Record Coasters
Yet another great gift from eco-artware, Jeff Davis' LP coasters are made from original, unplayable records. Coasters are laminated to protect the label from moisture and to seal the spindle hole. Each set is composed of 6 different labels and comes in a clear, round box for easy storage.

$20 for a set of 6.

22 Days of Green Gift Giving: Gift Idea #17

Coyuchi Organic Flannel and Cotton Pajamas -- for Men, Women and Kids

Available in assorted sizes and colors.
Made from 100% organic flannel cotton or organic cotton. 
Fair Trade Certified

$32 - $90 via the Ultimate Green Store

22 Days of Green Gift Giving: Gift Idea #16

Green Office Must-Haves

These two great paper products are available from Green Paper Studio -- online and in-store. 

Password Reminder Notebook
An alphabetical organizer to help you remember the important passwords and user names you've created to log into your most-used websites. If you'd rather not print all this valuable information in a single location, you can write yourself a hint to jog your memory of your password. Notebook printed on paper derived from responsibly managed forests.

$14.10

100% Paper Paper Clips

Made from 100% sustainable wood pulp, these paper clips are 100% renewable, recyclable and reusable. They hold up to 20 sheets of paper and will not damage paper shredders. With no sharp edges, they also won't damage the paper you're trying to contain. Photo shows them in a large bag, but Green Paper Studio is selling them in a smaller package of 50 clips.

$7.05.  

22 Days of Green Gift Giving: Gift Idea #15

Fair Trade/Organic Foods Gift Sampler

• One 1 lb. bag organic Peace Coffee
• Two 3.5 oz. organic chocolate bars
• One box organic tea
• One 12 oz. can of organic hot cocoa
• Equal Exchange brochure on Fair Trade products
• Customized "from and to" card on recycled paper

$39.95 (basket not included)

Free shipping to anywhere in the continental United States (UPS ground).  Allow one week for delivery from time of order if West Coast destination.  Rush shipping available for extra charge.

From Greenline Paper Company.   Order item #930.

22 Days of Green Gift Giving: Gift Idea #14

Organic, Locally Roasted Coffee

Chesapeake Bay Roasting Company Coffee offers 5 varieties of coffee -- all of which taste amazing!  From  beginning to end, their entire process is top notch and good for the Earth.  They source only the best coffee beans and then produce all of their great coffees with one of the most eco-friendly roasters in the world which has nearly 80% reduced emissions. 

But the best part is that 2% of gross sales on every product they sell goes back in support of community organizations and groups that are helping make a measurable impact to the health of the Chesapeake Bay watershed.

$12 to $13 each

Available for purchase online or through retailers in the Mid-Atlantic Region.  

22 Days of Green Gift Giving: Gift Idea #13

 

Recycled Tire Basket

Whether you are hauling firewood or fresh-picked fruits and veggies, this tough and roomy industrial tote is hand-sculpted from scraps of recycled tires.  Baskets have a 50 pound capacity and are handmade in a job skill workshop by people with disabilities or limiting conditions in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 

$25 at Uncommon Goods

22 Days of Green Gift Giving: Gift Idea #12

LunchBots Duo

Do away with those evil plastic containers for your lunches and snacks and switch to LunchBots -- stainless steel lunch and snack containers that are healthier than plastic and better for the environment. Both the container and the lid are made from the highest quality, 18/8 stainless steel and are dishwasher safe. They are safe, eco-friendly, and durable and the ideal container for snacks. It has a handy divider for crackers and cheese, fruit and nuts, and more.

$17.99 each

Other sizes and varieties available.  

Also available in stores.   

Read more about why you should avoid plastic. 

22 Days of Green Gift Giving: Gift Idea #11

Eco-Dough

For the kid -- or playful adult -- on your list.  This all-natural sculpting dough is handmade in Portland, Maine and is colored with dyes made from beets, spinach, paprika, carrots, purple sweet potato, red cabbage, blueberries and tomatoes instead of your typical toxins!

$24 at Uncommon Goods

22 Days of Green Gift Giving: Gift Idea #10

Green Bride Guide Deluxe Green Wedding Starter Kit

For the couple with nuptials on the horizon, this kit has everything you need to start planning an eco-friendly wedding including:

• an autographed copy of The Green Bride Guide book
• exclusive samples from approved green wedding vendors
• a ton of information
• a $50 gift card to the Green Bride Guide Gift Shop & Registry

It all comes packaged in a 100% organic cotton reusable Green Bride Guide tote. 

$49.95 each, including free carbon neutral shipping

Note from Lori:  
I love the Green Bride Guide!  It is the resource for any couple planning an eco-friendly wedding.  Not only do they provide helpful tips on how to green your wedding, they have an extensive list of vendors who have been carefully screened and now, they have an amazing gift shop & registry! 

22 Days of Green Gift Giving: Gift Idea #9

Holiday Honey Bear

From Banner Bee Company, a great stocking stuffer – all natural honey!  These tiny honey bears are filled with Maryland Wildflower Honey from this year's harvest.  2 ounces of goodness decorated in a Santa hat and a ribbon scarf for the season!  

Prices range from $2.25 - $3.00 each, depending on quantities. 

Other products include:  hand salve, lip balm, hand wash, soap, bug repellant, beeswax candles and more!  You can even adopt your own hive! 

Banner Bee’s products are 100% biodegradable, cruelty free, and do not contain harmful phlatates, parabens, petroleum products, synthetic fragrance oils, preservatives, FD&C colorants or dyes, or other toxic chemicals.