Looptworks is a Portland, Oregon-based company that utilizes pre-consumer and post-consumer textile waste to create a variety of high-quality clothing, bags, and accessories. All of their products are limited-edition, and come with a lifetime guarantee. In 2010, Scott Hamlin of Looptworks stated that, “the average apparel factory throws away 60,000 lbs of usable, pre-consumer excess every week. That includes brand-new thread, fabric, buttons, and trimming that is simply left over after...

Sapling Simple, affordable, charming, and long-lasting. Giving a sapling evergreen as a gift will be a surprise and a delight to the green thumb on your list.   All-Natural Spa Kit The recipes for this all-natural spa trio can be found by following the link above. If peppermint isn’t your preference, you can easily substitute in your favorite essential oil in its place.   Felted Royal Guard Pretend Play Set For the young (or young at heart) one on your list, we...

The leaves have fallen and cooler weather has set in. You may think now is a god time to cozy up on the couch with a book and a mug of hot chocolate. But you would be wrong. It’s not that time–yet. First you need to review the following 8 tips for an energy-efficient (and thereby eco-friendly) home this winter: 1. Outlet Seals via Home Talk Insulation-wise, outlets and switchplates are weak spots. Cold drafts can easily flow into your home through sockets and light switches....

We’ve rounded up five of our favorite Autumn DIYs for you to try. Economical, eco-friendly, family-friendly; these were all criteria we considered in choosing which projects to showcase. Enjoy!   Fabric Pinecones via The Silly Pearl Steph of the Silly Pearl made these eye-catching, whimsical fabric pinecones using her Cricut cutting machine to cut the fabric into clover-leaf-like shapes, but hand cut pieces would work just as well. This project is a great way to use up fabric...

The idea for the Give Back Box was born in the summer of 2012: “In June 2012, Monika Wiela was walking along Michigan Avenue in Chicago when she saw a homeless man holding a sign that said I need shoes. As the co-owner of styleupgirl.com along with Biz, an online shoe store, Monika desperately wanted to help him. Not having a pair of man shoes she decided to go back later on with a pair of shoes but the homeless man was no longer there.” This experience so affected her that soon...