Articles tagged “Gift Cards”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

DIY Hip Jewelry From Credit Cards By Jaymi Heimbuch IN Fashion & Beauty May 22 2009 Artist and jewelry designer Anneli Rufus has a great way to get a girl out of credit card debt and in to style at the same time. She's postsed a how-to instruction for making a hip bracelet from credit cards. + READ MORE

10 Green Tips to Recover from Holiday Clutter By Megan Cohen IN Home & Garden Dec 31 2008 The holidays are over. Now, 'tis the season to deal with all the stuff that's snuck into your home during the festivities. Check out these 10 green solutions for everything from what to do with your Christmas tree to how to banish unwanted gifts without clogging the landfill. You can streamline your lifestyle for the New Year, and get a start on all your green resolutions, by wrapping up the holiday season with eco-friendly de-cluttering. + READ MORE

Rethink Common Holiday Traditions to Make Them Greener By Cara Smusiak, NaturallySavvy.com IN Work & Connect Dec 15 2008 Ah, the holidays! Traditions are the very stuff that holidays are made of. Whether you love to spend a day decorating the tree, or you always go skating on Christmas Eve, traditions aren't to be messed with?but you can easily fiddle with them to make your holiday greener while still traditional. + READ MORE

Organic Yerba Mate, Your Perfectly Green Address and Confessions of an Eco-Sinner By Jessica Root IN Food & Health Dec 4 2008 Score a good deal on Guayaki Organic Yerba Mate, a delicious and healthy coffee alternative. Looking to move? Find your perfect, green address using this cool new website. All this and more, today on TreeHugger! + READ MORE

5 Reuses for: Old Greeting Cards By Josh Peterson IN Home & Garden Dec 4 2008 The greeting card is a time-honored tradition. It is a way to keep in touch with those who've moved away or just drifted apart. It is a way to say, "although our lives may be on different courses at the moment, I was honored to be a part of yours." It's a way to say "Happy Holidays." At least that's what they tell me. I don't get greeting cards. Nobody likes me. + READ MORE

Recycle Your Holiday Cards by Giving them Again (and Again) By Eric Leech IN Home & Garden Dec 2 2008 Recently, my family has begun to practice recycling holiday cards, which started as kind of a joke and has escalated into actually a nice and easy way to recycle cards over and over again. It works by not signing your name on the card itself, but rather using a small sticky note to apply your signature(s) and a quick note of love and cheer. + READ MORE

The Anti-Gift List: 15 Things Everyone Gets and No One Needs By Josh Peterson IN Work & Connect Dec 1 2008 The holidays draw near. That means gift-giving time is upon us. The holiday season is stressful and in many ways very wasteful. Mass-produced novelty items line the shelves at the stores. You'll probably get a gift or two that you'll want to toss into the nearest garbage can. You might even give a gift or two that will end up in a garbage can. Well, let's put an end to this trend, shall we? + READ MORE

Green Your Holiday Cards By Cara Smusiak, NaturallySavvy.com IN Work & Connect Nov 20 2008 You've made your list and checked it twice. You're getting gifts whether they've been naughty or nice... As "Santa's helper" you've got your hands full with keeping all the gifts and recipients straight, and we're here to help you make sure all that holiday shopping is as green as can be! + READ MORE

Today on TreeHugger By Michael Graham Richard IN Tech & Transport Jun 17 2008 The Google Maps Prius Hybrid Car Gets a Ticket. The Genepax Water Car: Is it Too Good to be True? Sadly, yes. We drive the hydrogen-powered GM Equinox in Toronto. Scientists are looking at Leeches for Clues on Climate Change From the Forums: Last Chance to Win a Gift Card!Deadline is June 22nd. + READ MORE

Sell, Trade Your Gift Cards By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Jan 23 2008 If you received a tidy stack of gift cards over the holidays that you have little use for, consider trading them in for gift cards to stores you actually frequent, or better yet, sell them to other folk for cold, hard cash, which is always handy, no matter what the occasion. Plastic Jungle will pay up to 65 percent of... + READ MORE

Give the Gift of Health and Wellness By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Food & Health Dec 26 2007 If dealing out greenbacks seems overly impersonal, you can still remind your loved ones to take care of themselves, without turning into a nag or a worrywart. At GiveWell.com, you can purchase a prepaid healthcare gift card that can be used for a variety of health and wellness expenses-from prescription drugs to... + READ MORE

Last Minute Gifts: Go Online for Donations By Lloyd Alter IN Work & Connect Dec 21 2007 If you're running out of time, but still have a few people on your list, what can you do at the last minute?Or you might donate a couple of hours to a time bank and offer them to a loved one, or purchase a couple of tons of carbon offsets (really, they are not that heavy). + READ MORE

Encourage Young Do-Gooders with MarkMakers By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Work & Connect Dec 10 2007 Show your favorite ankle-biters how they can make a difference with MarkMakers, a donation Web site created with young philanthropists in mind. Purchase a gift card from 0 and up, then print or e-mail it to your child, so the budding do-gooder can visit the Web site's virtual store to disburse the money to one of... + READ MORE

Upcycle Your Gift Cards By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Tech & Transport Aug 30 2007 We all get them (gift cards, that is) simply because it's the most-convenient present you can give someone you haven't melded minds with. So unless you've openly vocalized your disdain for what are essentially plastic disposables, chances are, you'll run through a gamut of hard plastic gift cards that most retailers... + READ MORE