Green Your Halloween

Halloween: Ranks right up there with Christmas for hating on Mother Earth. With a little creativity, though, you can still par-tay and also reduce your carbon footprint. Here are three tips to make this year's Halloween more EEK-O-FRIENDLY! {Sorry, couldn't resist}.

MAKE YOUR OWN COSTUME

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Since you probably already have your kids costumes picked out, let's talk about you. You and your closet. Believe it or not, you probably have a costume just waiting to be put together. Click here for Audrey McLelland's genius suggestions for DIY costumes!

OPT FOR REUSABLE BAG

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Cloth or canvas shopping bags, or even pillowcases, make perfect alternatives to paper or plastic bags, or to the molded plastic jack-o-lanterns. Reusable bags are also more durable!

DECORATE NATURALLY

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Instead of buying decorations made of synthetic materials, decorate with natural materials like pumpkins, hay, straw, flowers, and leaves.

See, it's easy being green!
xx Well-to-Do

{GIVEAWAY} Eco-Chic Bébé

Love at first sight is how you’ll feel upon first glance at The Cuddle Loom. After having kids of her own, designer and California mom Suzette Mohun opened her shop for the littlest of lovelies with a belief that "every baby deserves to wear the healthiest garments possible," and that organic baby clothing should be colorful, fashionable and fun. 

True love always is how you’ll feel after we tell you about The Cuddle Loom's eco-chic credentials: "♥ High-quality combed, ring-spun yarn and dyed with eco-friendly low-impact dyes (lead and phthalates free) ♥ Super soft 100% certified ORGANIC cotton ♥ Enzyme washed for extra softness ♥ Lead free snap closure."

Constructed from fine organic cottons and natural materials, each Cuddle Loom design is a hand-me-down in the making.

Perfect for baby shower gifts... 

or a special holiday photo...

...Cuddle Loom is eco-chic bébé all-the-way.

Suzette is spreading The Cuddle Loom cuteness by offering one lucky Well-to-Doer a pair of her gorgeous. Have you ever seen more fabulous leg warmers? Definitely not. 

*** FOR ENTRY ***

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Fan The Cuddle Loom and Well-to-Do You on Facebook

Optional — 1 Extra Entry

Follow The Cuddle Loom and Well-to-Do You on Twitter  OR share THIS PHOTO on your Facebook wall.

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Leave a comment here or on Facebook letting us know how you've entered!

Contest is open now through Monday, November 7th. As with all of our contests, one lucky winner will be picked randomly via random.org. Good luck!

Giveaway is now closed

xx Well-to-Do

Images courtesy of The Cuddle Loom, Kimeo Photography and Shey Marin Photography

{31 Days of Going Green} Day 3: Priti, Priti

Ever wonder what goes into a bottle of nail polish remover? Well, the ingredients list is yucky. Dangerous, actually. So say goodbye to the highly flammable and potentially poisonous bottle hanging out in your bathroom cabinet and say hello to Priti's Soy Based Nail Polish Remover, an acetone free and organic non-toxic polish remover. 

In addition to being toxin free, Priti's Soy Based Nail Polish Remover is:

*100% biodegradable

*100% soy and corn based

*non-carcinogenic

*free of any petroleum ingredients

*derived from farm crops (supporting American farming)

*packaged in 100% recyclable glass bottles

The remover comes in 2 sizes {2 oz for $11.25 and 4 oz for $22.50} and is also offered in wipes form which is great for traveling. Available online here. 

Do your nails a favor and pick up a bottle!

xx WelltoDo

For the rest of the series, click here!

For Creative Kristi's free printables, click here!

COZY COLLEGE COUTURE

Take note, college students: you don't have to wear oversized sweatshirts to football games anymore.  There's a new way to support your school — a far more fabulous way.  

Fabulous and sustainable.

Meet Smartthreads: a socially conscious clothing brand with contemporary designs and college-licensed apparel.

Check 'em out!

xx WelltoDo

For every dollar Smartthreads earns, 50% of the profit goes toward their charitable causes and donations.

WISH {WE} WERE HERE

Please allow us to take a break from regular programming to bring you this message:  we are cold. Like, reeeally cold. Especially after filming a giveaway video and TV spot in the bitter wind. We’ve tried putting on our happy faces, but we’re longing for sun and sand.   

Where do we want to go? Far, far away: To Fiji. To the Jean-Michel Cousteau Fiji Islands Resort, that is. 

  

Awarded the #1 Most Environmentally Friendly Accommodation by Trip Advisor in 2007, this out-of-the-ordinary and luxurious destination is owned by the son of the late Jacques Cousteau.  

Jean-Michel is dedicated to sharing his father’s and his own love of land and sea, and to sustaining the indigenous people of Fiji, their culture and their natural sense of hospitality. 

 

Green amenities include the first recycling program on Savusavu, meals created from the property’s organic gardens and edible landscaping...

Marine-life protection programs, and a new wastewater system using coconuts and recycled bottles to produce clean water in the property’s picturesque lagoons. 

The "World's Greenest Resort" {awarded last year} looks like the perfect spot for a Well to Do business meeting. Guess we just need a few more blog sponsorships...

See you there?  

xx Well-to-Do

***Check back in with us tomorrow for our much-anticipated Sea Bags giveaway***

Images via Jean-Michel Cousteau Fiji Islands Resort

TOUCH OF GREY

Pun-filled greeting cards from Grey’s Greetings take thank you notes, invites, and thinking of you cards from ordinary to eco-sassy! Sarah and Kristin, creators and designers of the earth-friendly and funny Etsy shop, were inspired by Kristin's son. Their goal? So when you "send a little love in the mail" you can "send a little love to Mother Earth, too."  

Not only are Grey’s cards fun and feisty, but they take eco-fabulous to the next level! 

All of Grey’s Greetings cards are printed on 100% Recycled, 100% Post Consumer Waste and FSC Certified Paper, and they are printed at a FSC Certified printer {who, amazingly enough, is powered by 100% Wind Power}.

Rest easy that your purchase will put a smile not only on the receiver’s face, but on Mother Earth’s as well!

Their fun-filled cards include love notes…

Ewe Complete Me, $1

Sets and "flocks"...

Ultimate Girlie Greeting 10-pack, $8

Ewe Flock 10-pack, $8

Thank you cards...

Diamond Ring Thank You, 20 for $24

Party invitations...

Flip Flop On Over, 20 cards for $16

And elegant holiday cards…

Looking to send some eco-chic holiday cheer to your friends and family this season? Grey’s Greetings has generously offered an 8-pack of their holiday greeting cards {pictured below} for one lucky well-to-doer.

"Like" our status on Facebook and you'll be entered to WIN. Want an extra entry? Tell us {roughly} how many holiday cards you're sending out this year!

Grey’s Greetings: Eco-love snail mail style!

xx well-to-do


Images courtesy of Grey’s Greetings

BOY, OH BOY!

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Sugar and spice and everything nice (bow adornments, lace trimmings, ruffle bottoms). That’s what little girls’ outfits are made of. Snips and snails and puppy dog tails (stripes, sports teams, outrageously super-sized logos). That’s what little boys’ outfits are made of...

Let's face it: the little ladies typically win by a landslide. UNTIL NOW. Even the score at We Choose Joy, a unique, eco-friendly Etsy boutique for mini dudes. Carrying handmade hats, tees and onesies, We Choose Joy is the perfect way to dress your little guy with funk and flair.

Brim Hat / Beanie, $22

Says We Choose Joy, "every one-Z appliqué is backed with coordinating felt from 100% post consumer recycled water bottles to make it extra sturdy, better quality, and gives it a 3-D effect."

Tie Onesie, $13

Perfect to keep both your babe and school-aged guy in style... youth sizes are also available.

Tie Tee, $15

Gift sets are also available - perfect for baby's first holiday, a special occasion or a photo shoot!

Beanie, Button Loafer Booties + Tie Onesie, $48

Beanie + Tie Onesie, $32

The husband and wife team of We Choose Joy has generously offered one lucky reader his or her choice of a tie onesie for the well-to-do holiday giveaway! See below for the variety of too-cool ties...

Know a little dude who MUST have a tie onesie of his own? Tell us his name here or on Facebook, and you'll be entered to win the random drawing. Tweet, blog, or Facebook about this giveaway {don't forget to tell us} and you will receive an extra entry! Contest is open until midnight @ Wednesday, November 17th.

We Choose Joy: Keeping little dudes cool cool cool!

xx well-to-do

Images courtesy of We Choose Joy.