How about mixing a little bit of sight-seeing, 5-star accommmodations, and fresh organic meals with your natural beauty? Escape to Shape offers luxurious spa vacations with a focus on healthy living. 
ESCAPE TO SHAPE was founded in 2006 to provide luxurious vacations that combine comfort, culture and fitness at exceptional destinations around the world, while respecting the environment along the way.  A traveling spa, the locations change throughout the year and provide guests the opportunity to discover a new history, people, food and natural wonders of various cultures while toning the body and meeting new friends along the way.  Additionally, Escape …read more

Are you an eco-friendly, tree-hugging girl who really knows her “green” style? 
Project Green Search is looking for a women to enter a different sort of model search. They are looking for the next “‘it girl’ for the Green Revolution.”  The winner of Project Green Searchwill be a representative or “brand ambassador” for companies who produce eco-friendly, sustainable products.
The contest is open to girls 17 and older who are not yet signed to a modeling agency.
There are no height or size requirements for entrants. Canidates must be serious about their “professionalism, environmental awareness and social responsibility.” 
Entrants must be available to be …read more

I follow a few style blogs on a regular basis. I like to see what other people, real people, not celebrities are wearing. It inspires me (hopefully) to step it up in my own wardrobe choices. I don’t follow any “green” style blogs, but some of the ladies use eco-friendly ideas with their wardrobes. 
The first style blog that I ever visited was What I Wore Today.
Kasmira, of What I Wore Today,  blogs about her daily fashion choices. She works in downtown Cincinnati, takes part in local theater productions and events, so she shares a good balance of both work-wear and …read more

Today is my birthday. I don’t know about you, but on my birthday I like to look back, to reflect on the decisions I’ve made or the way I’ve been living for the past year. A lot can happen in a year, both good and bad, and it’s always interesting to think, “Wow, I had no idea that was coming. “  Am I the only one who does this?
In the next year I am planning some changes. I’d like to move to another area, an area that doesn’t get as hot, so the mountains or the ocean are the directions …read more

I’ve been doing more research for Your Green Wedding.  There’s a lot of  really useful information out there. Links to dress ideas, tutorials, planning tips. Today, I’ve got some blog links for you to peruse.
I found a website today 2000 Dollar Wedding. It’s written by a woman who shares how she and her fiance (now husband) were able to enjoy their wedding “in a budget-minded, hand-crafted, eco-friendly way.”  The couple lists their complete cost breakdown  – their wedding cost less than $2000 – and offers advice on how to plan your own celebration. Lots of links to tutorials, lots of …read more

Here are a couple more dresses for you to consider for your Green Wedding. They are both vintage dresses, from the Timeless Vixen Vintage shop, just like the dress that I shared with you the other day. 
Vintage dresses are a romantic touch, in addition to being green, because they represent the glamour of days gone by, perhaps a simpler time, and traditional values.  They are unique and while not cheap, they are priced well below the gowns that are produced today. That’s something to keep in mind when planning your overall wedding budget.

First up is a 1910’s Antique Vintage Breathtaking …read more

Keds is going green!
Check out their cute new kicks for Earth-lovers here.
The new Keds Green Label Sneakers feature 100% Organic Cotton, non-toxic inks and dyes, recycled rubber, shoelaces that are free of PVC and made completely from recycled PET (water bottles), recycled insoles, and the shoe eyelets are free from nickel.  By using organic and recycled materials, Keds is able to reduce their carbon footprint.  Their mission is stylish sustainability.

The latest in sustainable footwear, the Keds Green Label sneakers come in classic white, black, and green. The Willow Lace Up is available in sizes 5-11 in a standard width.  Click …read more

Going green might be the “in” thing to do these days, but in reality there’s real science to back up the “hype.”  With so many choices out there, we are no longer required to subject ourselves to harmful chemicals when it comes to taking care of our skin, hair, teeth, hygiene, or the makeup we use.

The Green Beauty Guide: Your Essential Resource to Organic and Natural Skin Care, Hair Care, Makeup, and Fragrances, by Julie Gabriel, a registered nutritional expert, explains how the products we use on our body are really no different from the food we eat. If we …read more

image: plum creek mercantile
Chic: This cute reusable gift wrap set has pretty reversible prints with attached ribbons. They fit a bunch of box sizes, too. The set has tree coordinating wraps.
Green: Instead of wasting trees on something you’ll crumple up and throw away, you’re buying gift wrap that you can really use forever.
Buy:Plum Creek Mercantile-, $32

According to TreeHugger:
The global Make Cars Green campaign is an ambitious 10-point plan to steer drivers towards more environmentally-friendly habits, including checking tyre pressure regularly and reduce loads. The campaign builds on the principles by the FIA Make Cars Green declaration, together with Bridgestone, and outlines how policy makers, industry and consumers can all play a constructive role in the future.
But with the current economic downturn, isn’t it too little too late? Many of the concepts are obvious to anyone reading Treehugger, but hopefully, they will use clever PR strategies to quickly get everyone else onboard as well.
Here’s the …read more