Okay, it could be any color you want it to be – I mean “green” as in “eco-friendly” not the actual color!

Photo Courtesy of Paper Source

Check out this sweet how-to from Paper Source – Recycled Origami Hearts show your love for the planet for Earth Day, make some for your mom for Mother’s Day (Dads, help your kids make some for Mom!!!) or make some for your Sweetheart! Brighten someone’s day with this spectacularly easy recycled gift. Below is a picture of one I made using a paper bag – it took less than a minute to make!

I made this heart!

Personalize these little hearts any way you want! Make a love note into an origami …read more

We all try to make a positive difference – we recycle more, turn off the water and lights when not in use, support organic and local farming by changing where or the way we shop, use less chemicals for cleaning, etc. Well, you can also buy “green” gifts. Gifts that are recycled, organic, eco-friendly, from the rainforest and/or solar powered.

Artwork by Matthew Gauvin – www.matthewgauvin.com

I found a great site to help you find “green” gifts that are worth giving. At the Rainforest Site Store, not only are their gifts “green,” when you make a purchase you are also helping to preserve land through the efforts of The Nature Conservancy, Rainforest Conservation …read more

Gift Detective Approved!
I visited yet another wonderful store on College Ave. – The Treehouse Green Gifts. The store’s specialties are organic, recycled and handmade gifts. We’re not talking gifts that are recycled but ugly, organic but colorless, handmade but goofy – no, no and no! They have beautiful things and you will go in for a gift and be tempted to by something for yourself as well. Cute handbags, fun, colorful toys and gorgeous glass items to name a just few of their offerings.

This store has locally made gifts among their selection of items that range from jewelery to housewares, and they also host special events to support the work of local artists. You can visit their website for more information about events and special promotions or stop into their store directly …read more