Hi everyone! Happy Earth Day!! I am so thrilled this weekend we have SUN at my house and the timing of Earth Day couldn't be more perfect! Now, I know for most of you around the country- you all have had plenty of sunshine (yes, I see the FaceBook pictures of you and your kids in shorts), but here in Portland Oregon, it's pretty much non stop rainy and cold. All the time. But today it is supposed to reach 77 degrees and we are getting out in the sun to plant our garden!!
In case any of you are wondering what Earth Day is all about it started back in 1970 by Senator Nelson of Wisconsin and lead to the Clean Air, Clean Water and the Endangered Species Act. There are lots of little things anyone can do help out our environment (like recycling and buying local produce and goods). The Earth Day website has lots of info, and just for fun, you can take the short Ecological Footprint quiz and see how your own lifestyle impacts the Earth.
In the spirit of Reuse, Recycle and Renew, I have some blog candy to give away! I have been setting some stuff aside and I have enough for 3 packages to give away. These are all brand new goodies!
Package 1:
Our Daily Bread -Bird & Butterfly Labels
Want2Scrap Nestabling -Labels Two orange rhinestones
K&Company Flora & Fauna -Die cut cardboard
K&Company Flora & Fauna -Typewriter Key Grand Adhesions (missing one)
K&Company Flora & Fauna -Fabric Rosettes
Creative Imaginations -Epoxy Sheet
Package 2:
Layers of Color -Floral Frame and Garden Wall Frame
Want2Scrap Nestabling -Labels Two black rhinestones
K&Company Flora & Fauna -Ephemera Pack
K&Company Flora & Fauna -Birds and Leaves Grand Adhesions
K&Company Flora & Fauna -Tulle Flowers
Creative Imaginations -Epoxy Sheet
Package 3:
Ippity Stamps -House a Home
Pizzazz Aplenty - 3mm pink rhinestones
Pizzazz Aplenty - 1.5" Organza Jeweled flowers
Want2Scrap - Say it With Bling, Fancy Brackets
Websters Pages - Buttons & Twine, Spring Market
Spellbinders - Sample dies, pocket watch and set of 4 triangles
To be entered for a Blog Candy package, just leave me a comment on this post. Is there anything you do for Earth Day, or maybe a recycling tip? You have until Wednesday morning to leave a comment and I will announce the 3 winners Wednesday afternoon.
Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!
we recycle throughout the year and we save our pop tabs for Riley hospital to raise money for children. Thanks for the chance for some awesome blog candy!
ReplyDeleteWe recycle all year as well and my son participated in clean the sound program here in CT
ReplyDeleteWe plant a tree every year, and also recycle. Thank you so much for the chance to win.
ReplyDeleteToday I helped a woman who lost consciousness
ReplyDeleteWe recycle. Thanks for a chance to win and have a great day!
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Happy Earth Day! We've been recycling for years, but I also keep a garden. My seedlings are coming along nicely this year, but it's still too cold out to plant (I'm up in Canada).
ReplyDeleteHave a great day. :)
Hi Michelle,
ReplyDeleteMy favorite way to recycle is to donate unwanted items to the thrift store run by my son's school. I work at the store one day a month and it's awesome to see people in there buying clothes, household items and furniture that are unwanted by others. I rarely put anything in the trash these days. It either goes in the bin for Treasures (our thrift store) or the recycling bin.
We have always been recyclers ! If i cannot repurpose something, it is recycled correctly. Clothes are donated to church, toys to the preschool, books to the library, small appliances are given to votech schools for them to practice and and repair! We grow veggies! We do not use paper products(plates,cups,napkins) or plastic! We use our own bags when going to the grocery store! I try to not use too many cleaning items, I use vinegar and baking soda as much as I can!
ReplyDeleteWhew...I think that's about all!
Ooh, Fabulous giveaway's. We clean up our neighborhood on Earth Day such a wonderful way to spend that day. Everyone helps even the children, who are given the morning of from school, if its a school day.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the wonderful chance. Keeping my fingers crossed.
Hugs, Rosalee
We plant a trees and flowers every year and clean up our neighborhood. Thanks for the chance.
ReplyDeleteTotal recycler (although I sometimes cheat by tossing an occasional peanut butter jar). Before the 'throw it all into one container' mode, I went so far as to take labels off of cans and put those in with paper, the can in with cans. So grateful for the recycling companies that are trying to make a difference for our earth.
ReplyDeleteGlad you got some sunshine today :) We have had some glorious days this weekend - happy sigh... :)
ReplyDeleteWe do a lot of recycling - have 3 bins versus one garbage bin each week at roadside :) If it can be recycled it is. Take a trip every other year or so with old microwaves/applicances/computers etc. to recycle them too. KILLS me to see people tossing things in the garbage that can be recycled!
Happy Earth Day!!!
ReplyDeleteI like to keep the containers that candy, and some food items come in. I wash them, decorate them and give them as gifts or use them as crafty supply storage.
Thanks for a chance.
I try to bring my reusable sacks for all my shopping
ReplyDeleteHello, Michelle! Enjoy your "warm" sunny day! It is a cool rainy day here in my part of NC. Just out hopping about and saw your post! We do recycle in my home and if there is any tip that makes it work is that it has to be doable for everyone. We have the containers outside the garage door so the kids know that recycle stuff gets dumped there asap. It helps that we live in the country and do not have trash pick up. We have to take our stuff to the dump which requires it all be sorted anyway. However, making it easier at home with separate containers is a must for sanity purposes.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy gardening!
I do recycle jars from Jams and plastic container from ice creams. I used them as storage for my die cuts and beads. I also do a yearly recycle of clothes that we don't use, I give them away to those who like them.
ReplyDelete~Luanne
We recycle what I don't keep for scrapbooking or cards. There is a lot of items I try to come up with ideas for cards. (Like pop cans, they make awesome flowers) cereal boxes for chipboard. So much fun to see what you can do with a lot of the recycle.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chance to win.
We do a lot of recycling at our house, including making compost for the garden from lawn clippings and vegie peelings etc
ReplyDeleteWe recycle all year, Earth day sounds Awesome, I think it should be adopted here in the UK, thank you for the chance of some blog candy :-)
ReplyDeleteOf course we recycle the usual things all year as a family. I also do some more " creative" recycling by using the kids outgrown jeans, junk mail, old magazines, and clever packaging in my craft creations throughout the year. Thank you for this chance to win some blog candy!
ReplyDeleteOf course we recycle the usual things all year as a family. I also do some more " creative" recycling by using the kids outgrown jeans, junk mail, old magazines, and clever packaging in my craft creations throughout the year. Thank you for this chance to win some blog candy!
ReplyDeleteWe reuse containers, etc. for all kinds of things and we recycle. Thanks for the chance to win.
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Of course we recycle the usual things all year as a family. I also do some more " creative" recycling by using the kids outgrown jeans, junk mail, old magazines, and clever packaging in my craft creations throughout the year. Thank you for this chance to win some blog candy!
ReplyDeleteReuse and recycle and making an effort to use what I have - but your blog candy sure is tempting! Thanks for sharing your creativity. I always enjoy my visit to your blog!
ReplyDeleteThank you for this giveaway opportunity.
ReplyDeleteAlso recyclers here as well......anything and everything that is possible.
I save my egg shells,(crushed up) coffee grounds and use them around my garden plants. Aslo have compost tumbler. we feed and water the birds
We donate items to GoodWill and just the other day we bought an Eastern Redbud to plant.
ColleenB
Amazing blog candy giveaway!!!!! Thank you for the chance to win!!!!
ReplyDeleteWe recycle everything that can be recycled. We have an old wooden crate in our mud room for newspapers and magazines and any other type of paper. Then we tie it up with string on recycling day that way the paper doesn't blow everywhere when it's windy outside :-)
Our church volunteers to help clean the entrance to the parks in our city. It's amazing how much trash accumulates!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chance to win your goodies!
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This year I didn't do anything specific for Earth Day but next year I will be having a book launch for my new book about going green. One tip from the book- acid free paper recycles better than paper that isn't acid free.
ReplyDeleteThere is nothing more satisfying then making crafts and planting a garden all year long by using recycled products. Such as cans or compost, Love it!!!
ReplyDeleteI try to recycle, and I reuse plastic containers in my craft room to store embellishments.
ReplyDeleteI have been using up nearly every inch of my papers I use in scrapbooking and card making by cutting out circles, squares, etc. and putting them in plastic bags I save from stamp sets. Oh does it help with less paper trash. Would love to win some candy. Ty for the chance. ekciampo@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteHi Michelle! What a great idea! My family recycles year round. Our trash into the recycling bins, clothes to Goodwill or Amvets, coffee grounds and egg shells to compost, and soda cans for charity. It is amazing how much we have in our weekly bins at the curb. And yes, it kills me to see people with a large pile on trash day and they don't recycle. It is so easy to do! Thanks for a chance to win.
ReplyDeleteIt was a happy Earth Day indeed! I live in Western Washington, so I know what you mean about a sunny day reaching the high 70's! I got the chance to dry all 4 of my loads of laundry on the line. For Earth Day, we celebrated by cleaning up the yard here at home and at my daughter's day care. We planted plants at both places.
ReplyDeleteHi Michelle!
ReplyDeleteWe recycle year-round at our house. some crafty recycling though would be using cereal box cardboard as chipboard with my Cricut & dies and organize my paper scraps by color so I can easily find & use them for paper piecing projects!
Thanks for a great give away!
Our household recycles and also we save 2 ltr. soda bottles for a boy scout troop that are going to contruct a greenhouse with them.
ReplyDeleteOn friday I helped a special needs class that I volunteer with make an Earth Day display. Pictures were taken on how they go green within the school. We scrapbooked those pictures on a display board. They were so proud!
Save those TP & Paper Towel rolls when empty. Slice them down from top to bottem and use to keep wrapping paper and wall paper rolls from unraveling. Works great. Also, keep empty tissue boxes. If you pick nice designs they can be used for backgrounds on cards, scrapbooks, as tags, etc.
ReplyDeleteThank for the blog Candy offer Michelle. So generous of you! Happy Earth day!
Love, blog candy! Would be so excited to win one. As far as Earth Day is concerncd, it's hubby's birthday, so that's first, but we recycle all year long...much the same as many who commented, we take our plastic bags to a thrift store, use cloth re-usable bags for groceries, and recycle plastics (the only recycle our city takes). Enjoy the sun.
ReplyDeleteI take computer paper that is only used on one side and use it to leave notes for my kids or myself or cut it up, staple it into pads and use it as telephone message notepads. Works great and the paper gets used a second time before recycling. I use it for masks and test stamping too. I also reuse all of my online shopping packaging to send new packages!
ReplyDeleteGlad you had a sunny weekend! It's finally beautiful here as well. Hubby and I recycle - sometimes we have more recycling than garbage. Thanks so much for the chance to win!
ReplyDeleteWe recycle as often as we can. . . .tho our small town doesn't recycle things that I think they should, but at least some is better than none!!!
ReplyDeleteLove to recycle!!!
We recycle all year long. It helps our local schools get some extra money. Thanks for the chance to win.
ReplyDeleteThank you for this great giveaway. I recycle as much as possible, with paper, cans,etc. also with old furniture I paint and reinvent it into something useful
ReplyDeleteWe recycle all year long and try to find alternate uses some things when possible. I also use re-usable shopping bags for groceries so I don't use as many plastic bags. Thanks for the chance to win!
ReplyDeleteWe recycle throughout the year. I also love using the recyclable shopping bags. Thanks for the chance to win.
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I try to plant a new tree every year. This year my parents bought the tree they wanted me to plant. It is a weeping cherry!!!!!!!I have always wanted one of those. Thank you for the chance at winning your blog candy! becky
ReplyDeleteWe have always recycled about everything but the bins live out in our garage. On Sunday I decided to use some of those unused waste paper baskets we had hanging around out there and get them in the house to use for the different items we recycle. We now have one for glass, paper, and cans. We do have a deposit on all soda cans here in New England so there is one for those also. By not having to go either outside or to the garage each time we have a recyclable item we recycle more.
ReplyDeleteI try to recycle as much as possible all year. I think it is very important and my children are there to remind me to do it. Thanks for the chance to win and have a nice day, Johanne L.
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Growing up in California we recycled everything, I try to reuse or pass on everything. :)
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ReplyDeleteWe have always been a recycling family, have to be with all the milk we go through. But this year in particular, my girls have started to make an effort to clean up at parks we go to, or around the cul de sac we live in, they are more aware of the garbage in public places so we've started to "clean up" outside at least once every couple months.