Today’s reader question comes from Karen, who asks…

I have a question for you. I’ve decided to start going green slowly, as you’ve suggested, and have focused first on body and cleaning products. With both of these, I am finding some difficulty in figuring out what products are actually green and which are not. Some products say they are biodegradable, some say eco friendly, some talk about fair trade, and as I’m sure you know the list goes on. How do you choose what types of products to use? Since you seem to really know about these things, I’d love …read more

Green gifts can cost a little more; but not if you make them yourself. I’m going to give you some ideas for homemade eco gifts that won’t cost too much to make and that people will actually adore. Some are from Tree Hugging Family’s past, and others are new.
If I see any more over the next couple of weeks, I’ll post those too.
Great little homemade green gifts for party hosts:
Pennyroyal, Cinnamon, & Lavender Air Freshener

Flower & Spice Table Toppers via Family Corner
 

Organic homemade beauty gifts:

Nimli is having a cool giveaway from now through November 21st. Nimli is a nice eco online shop for many reasons…

They offer natural, organic, and sustainable lifestyle products, such as clothing, accessories, home decor, beauty products and much more from loads of independent designers.
Products come in various slice of natural, organic, recycled, sweatshop-free, and cruelty-free.
Their designers follow environmentally conscious ethics.
Nimli policy requires that all designers ship their products directly to customers. Which of course results in a much lower carbon footprint by eliminating the extra warehouse shipping.

Entering the giveaway is a snap: