ModernEcoHomes Your New Eco Hub

Prissy Green may not be your first stop on a eco-friendly home decor frenzy, but from now on ModernEcoHomes should be.  After browsing around this site, I was able to formulate my Christmas list.  No, I am going to post my list here!  but I do feel like I need to point on some of their awesome eco-friendly products.

ModernEcoHomes is giving us what Lowes, Pier One and Pottery Barn can’t. A green guarantee. Founder Kristen Baker has taken the guesswork out of you greening your home by only offering eco-friendly products and decor.

When you choose something eco-friendly, you get a double benefit; you love it and you move towards sustainability, which means it’s better for everyone and our planet.

• Practical, functional and beautiful eco-friendly products at reasonable prices.

• The best eco products selected from what’s available on the Web.

• Ideas, information, reviews, deals and the inspiration to be more eco-friendly.

• Make good buying decisions, we make it easy for you to shop and buy environmentally friendly.

And it isn’t just a few pieces. You can decorate your whole house with a virtual trip to her store. Eco Magazine racks, accents, furniture, green fitness, outdoor furniture etc etc. The list is unending.  ModernEcoHomes has the cutest organic baby items you have seen.

Hello cutie organic and eco-friendly diaper bags!  Some of these are cute enough to be purses!

Or maybe you are looking for your pre-teens room decor?  Try some of these sustainabe and eco-friendly modern art wares on for size.

100% functional, eco-friendly kid’s furniture that is no tool, 3 minute assembly.  You can take it apart and put it back together!  Sturdy enough to hold a large amount of weight too!  And how adorable are these kid’s bedroom sets?  I wish they all came in king sized!  If I had a little girl I would have to get her the white bunk beds.  And these are all eco-friendly and made from sustainable materials!

and yes, of course ModernEcoHomes has items for mom and dad too.  As I said before, you could decorate your entire house with green products and furnishings found at ModernEcoHome.    If you visit any page, you have to check out their eco-friendly lighting!  Completely gorgeous, earthy, simple and yet so dramatic.

The lighting section is always my favorite place at any home decor store.  But the lights here, are simply fascinating!  I adore the simplistic beauty.

ModernEcoHomes even has a whole category for reviews.  Want to see how others felt about your future purchase?  Find it in the ModernEcoHomes review section.

I had read about a Wine Barrel Lazy Susan some time ago and thought it would make a great present for a wedding.  but now that it is close to the other present time of year, I am thinking what a great gift for anyone! Family can use it on their kitchen tables.  It would also be great for a craft table!

It is so simple, yet so earthy, romantic and classy!  A re-purposed wine barrel into a spinning tray!   you can even have them stenciled! Read Kristen’s entire review on Viva Terra’s Wine Barrel Lazy Susan.

And not worry.  If you are truly in the gift giving mode, they have an entire category for your green gift giving needs.  Since most of the items I talk about here on Prissy Green would make great gifts for women, let’s dish on eco-gifts for men!  I am all over these eco-slippers for my dad.  And Craig would be proud to pull out his Recycled LP Coasters.

Enjoy your shopping trip!  There really is something for everyone, and it all just happens to be green too!

Karissa Gindling™ for Prissy Green™ ©

Shop Whole Foods and Maggie Organics for the Holidays! Review and Giveaway

Last second shopping?  Try your grocery store! 

Yep!  Shop Whole Foods this holidays for green gifts!  It might just be easier to park, easier to check out PLUS you will find the best eco-friendly finds!

Just one of the many eco-friendly & natural lines that Whole Foods carries is Maggie’s Organics. They specialize in organic cotton clothing and fair trade clothing.

Wholefoods and Maggie’s Organics sent me this gorgeous scarf to review.  It is a little lighter in weight, which makes it a great accessory piece. It does perform at keeping me warm, but probably won’t be my go to when fridgid January weather comes around and leaves me with 13 degree highs!  But for 30 degrees and up it is great!

I have the Plum colored Organic Cotton Scarf, on the far right.  It really is gorgeous.  The design is very subtle and adds fun flair with out being gaudy.  Maggie’s extra long scarf is a soft, light weight ,100% Certified Organic Cotton Jersey and the print is made with water-based printing.  ($13)

I also received these fun, colorful, Organic Cotton Socks from Maggie’s.  I love color.  I can’t deny that, and sometimes in the winter I have to get it color where wear I can!  I look to my socks for color.

I have the Eggplant, Goldenrod and Teal, which is the very top left.

This socks are nice and thick, but not so thick my shoes don’t fit!  Really cushioned and the top actually stays put, without cutting off my circulation! I realized a few years ago, that a sock is not a sock.  I was dating a guy that only wore SmartWool and after wearing his socks one time, I now search out GOOD socks!   89% Certified Organic Cotton, 10% Nylon, 1% Spandex  ($19)

Whole Foods also sent me a couple bars of ZUM! Soap to try out.  Zum Soaps puts out special Holiday Flavors and the two I received are: Mint Peppermint and Mint Spearmint.  These are Goat’s Milk Soap, which happens to be my very favorite!  They are bursting with the minty scents and leave me nice and cool and completely refreshed.  A really nice pick me up on sluggish days.  And trust me, I have had a few of those lately!  Only $6!  And sold at Whole Foods and Online at Zum Soaps only!

Today I have a giveaway brought to us by Maggie’s Organics!  Maggie’s would like to treat one Prissy Green reader to the set i received!  The Organic Cotton Plum Scarf and the Organic Cotton Tri-pack of Crew Socks!  I also happen to have an extra soap so the winner will also receive a Mint Peppermint Zum Soap from yours truly!  This package is worth almost $40!  If you win you can keep it or give it as a gift!

To enter, please visit Maggie’s Organics and tell me something besides the scarves and socks that you would like to find in your holiday gift goodies!

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Disclaimer:  I did receive samples for the review.  I was under no obligation to write a review for the items if I so chose.   Nor was I  under any obligation to write a positive review or sponsor a product giveaway in return for the free product.  Products came from both Wholefoods and Maggie’s Organics.

Karissa Gindling™ for Prissy Green™ ©

NOVICA Review

NOVICA, one of the leading fair trade artisan websites. We work with National Geographic to give talented artisans around the world a place to express their artistic talents and provide access to the world market. We have thousands of top fair trade corporate gifts and home decor items on our website.

We want to give artists and artisans around the world a global platform to express their true artistic talents and to spur their creativity. And, we want to provide you with access to unique, hard-to-find items at great values that only the Internet infrastructure can allow.

At the deepest essence of our philosophy, we want to create a bridge between you and the many talented artisans across the globe.

We want you to know about who you’re buying from. We want you to feel that attachment to the product and to the hands that created it.

In the spirit of the Internet, let us bring you together.

NOVICA. The World is Your Market.

I am so happy to have found this company. When you go to their website, you will know just what I mean. They have thousands upon thousands of unique gifts, green gifts and even fair trade corporate gifts. Never again can you say, “I don’t know what to get him!” I have a couple family members (ahem, MEN!) that have always been impossible to buy for.  When they want or need something they just go get it.  Well now I can run to NOVICA and know that I am getting them something truly unique, and that my money went towards paying a man or woman a fair wage, and showed them someone does value their hard work.

I was able to spend a little money (gift card!) at NOVICA, sponsored by them too of course!  And I was so thrilled with what I was able to get!  First, I found this beautiful Sangria Pitcher.  It is hand made blown glass, and see that little divet in the middle?  that is where you put ice, to keep your drinks cold, but not watered down.  I love it!  I can’t wait to have more people over so I can show it off!  Perfect for tea, lemonade, or Sangria!

I was also able to get this beautful Cedar Chest, aptly called Elegance!  Just perfect for stowing away my beautiful jewelry, my Holly Yashi Jewelry just looks perfect in there!  Well, I admit, it does look better on though!  It is truly a work of great craftsmanship.  No nook left untouched.  The paint is healthy and looks marvelous!  Antonio Rojas crafts the piece by hand, carefully painting its red and golden motifs. Wrought iron pulls and an antique finish complete the jewelry box.

I also received this beautiful Tiger’s Eye Cocktail ring, named Paradise.  isn’t she a beauty?  (not in my steve irwin voice!)  The flower looks so delicate, but yet is was made so well, it will hold up for a long time!

And one more beautiful item, that I know will be getting a lot of my attention come fall, Women’s hemp and cotton pants, ‘Leisurely Green.’  This are so comfy!  and they are actually warm too!  I was afraid they might be a little itchy as some hemp clothing is, but the cotton balances that out just right.  These are actually nice enough, that if I grab them out of the dryer just right, and keep the wrinkles at bay, i can wear them out! Now mind you they are still casual, I won’t be night clubbing in them, but they would be great for dinner.

You want to know the true kicker here?  I received all of this for $150!  I paid a few bucks in extra shipping, but really!  $150!  Nice huh?

Novica has some really great search options too, you can search by dollar amount, or my gift category, my him or her, and so much more.  It truly makes gift giving a breeze and a pleasure!

So remember when you are shopping for birthdays, your co-workers, your boss, your employees, kids, Christmas, graduations, etc.  You have Novica for all your fair trade gifts!

Karissa Gindling™ for Prissy Green™ ©