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Product Review: Pop Top Bracelets From five ACCESSORIES

Posted by html404 on July 2, 2010
in Eco Friendly Products, Fashion, Giving Back/Charity, Handmade Items

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A bracelet made from can pop tops and ribbon. Perfect for the little princess. Handmade by the vendors of StreetWise. Each item comes with the picture and story of the individual who made it. One size fits all wrists. For custom colors and orders please inquire at info@fiveaccessories.com or call 312.504.3483.

This bracelet comes in a lot of different styles and colors (ribbon wise) and you can get custom orders done at the above info. I thought that this bracelet was appealing to the eye and was very fun and cute. Perfect for a child or even fun loving teenage girl! I don’t know if I really would wear this one alot but my children like it.

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gDiaper Giveaway at Fabulous Family Reviews

Posted by html404 on June 12, 2010
in Eco Friendly Products

I discovered a new cloth diaper that I am seriously considering for baby “Angel” (nicknamed by my husband). So after I read about the gDiapers, I googled giveaways and found one giving away a medium size “good earth” gPant. Of course, I entered and this post is worth two entries so that’s why I am posting about it!

Fabulous Family Reviews is hosting a gPant giveaway and even has a gDiaper review posted to share her experience with gDiapers. I have read a few reviews on some sites and most of them are positive. A few had trouble with leakage, but that could be the fit of the diaper or that baby just needed to be changed more often.

So please, if you are interested in biodegradable diapers that can also be used with cloth inserts, visit Fabulous Family Reviews giveaway!

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Contest Corner’s Set of 4 Conserve Cleaners Giveaway

Posted by html404 on June 11, 2010
in Eco Friendly Products, Giveaways

If you are looking for a planet-friendly cleaning product, Contest Corner is offering a giveaway of 4 Conserve Cleaners and there will be three winners!

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About Conserve Cleaners

Conserve cleaners are simple: we’ve left out what isn’t necessary – water. Each box contains one concentrated cleaning tab. Simply drop the tab in to a spray bottle (by reusing an existing bottle or buying one), add water and start cleaning.

Each tab makes 32 oz. of cleaner and dissolves completely in 5-7 minutes.

By purchasing our planet-friendly cleaning tabs, it shows you are committed to your family living in a sustainable, healthy world.

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Organic Baby Layette Review

Posted by html404 on June 3, 2010
in Baby Products, Eco Friendly Products

I received the following product in exchange for writing a review. While I consider it a privilege to receive free products to review, my review is my honest opinion and thoughts of the product.

I really love doing reviews and consider it a privilege when companies and Public Relations reps (PR reps) choose me to do a review. So when the opportunity arose to review one of Kushies Organic Layette, I took it! We don’t find out what the sex of our babies are, so I chose the Spring/Summer Organic Stars and Stripes Long Johns in Sage in a 3 month size as my babies are usually 8 lbs or over. I think The Stars and Stripes outfit is adorable, but I wanted to know for sure if it would fit a baby so I could tell you all. Therefore, I tried it on my daughter’s doll and she looks cute too, don’t you think?

Organic Baby Layette

The outfit washed up really nice and the organic cotton is soft. The outfit did seem to shrink a bit. I am really looking forward to wearing it on our new baby in 11 weeks – give or take a few days.

Kushies Product Description:

These Kushies Classic Layette pieces are 100% Certified Organic Cotton Interlock in a delicate palette of pink, blue, ivory and sage. A mixture of solids, stripes and star prints are accompanied by horse motif screen prints and appliques that give this group a lot of impact. Coverseaming details are found on all pieces to give this classic collection an extra touch! Organic Stars and Stripes is offered in sizes Preemie to 18 months. Price $21.99.

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Original Deppa Handbag Review

Posted by html404 on June 1, 2010
in Eco Friendly Products

I received the following product as part of my compensation for work that I do at home. I have really enjoyed both of my Deppa handbags from five ACCESSORIES . I have been using my brown one as my purse/carry-all and the red one is holding all my gardening books from the library. They are very sturdy, but I will get to that in a minute.

One day my neighbor noticed this handbag as we were heading out to the library. She commented on it and told us how much she liked it. She then proceeded to ask my daughter, who was helping load up the van, where we got it. I couldn’t help but think that other moms should know about it too, so that is why I decided to write a review. Even though my neighbor did express a few days later how pricey the handbags are, but they are very well made, I have to say. There’s nothing worse than finding something you like that is cheap but doesn’t last long. One of my pet peeves! Sometimes we get what we pay for, kwim?

This is five’s Original Red Deppa Bag . It is from a fair trade co-op in India that five ACCESSORIES works with to provide work for the women involved in the co-operative. $5.00 of every handbag sold goes back to these ladies. This eco-friendly handbag with the bright design is red and natural in color. It is hand printed using natural dyes in the solid red, with just a touch of hand embroidery. The handles are kind of padded and strong as I fit several heavy books in it and put it over the handle of our stroller with no ill effects resulting from that action and have done so numerous times now as I use my brown one daily. Both handbags have one inside pocket with a zipper closure. It measures 18″ h x 14″ w and has two snaps on the outside of the bag, so it has the ability to expand with a full purse.

These two Deppa bags may be used as a regular purse, a library bag or even a diaper bag. All of five’s products are eco-friendly and give back to charity.

Here is a photo my brown Deppa bag, well I guess five ACCESSORIES calls it neutral:
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Visit five ACCESSORIES to see more of their eco-friendly handbags (or some can even double up as diaper bags and beach bags too) www.fiveACCESSORIES.com

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Le Baby Hair Gel

Posted by html404 on April 25, 2010
in Eco Friendly Products, Personal Care Products

I received the following product in exchange for writing a review. While I consider it a privilege to receive free products to review, my review is my honest opinion and thoughts of this product.

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We have been using Le Baby Hair Gel for the past couple of weeks to style and take out nap tangles (or bed hair) of the hair of our little ones. It comes in a small 2 oz. tube and costs $9.95, which seems like a lot but what we discovered is only a pea size amount is needed each time Le Baby is used. If more than that is used it tends to make the children’s hair greasy. So a little goes a long way.

I found that Le Baby helped hold our daughter’s hair style and was helpful in taking out our son’s “bed head”.

Le Baby is chemical and fragrance-free. It contains the following ingredients, which you can look up for their safety rating at www.CosmeticsDatabase.com:

Water, PVP, Glycerin, Polysorbate 20, Citrus Medica Limonum (Lemon) Peel Oil, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Flower Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, PEG-8 Dimethicone, Tocopheryl Acetate, Carbomer, 1,2 Hexanedial, Caprylyl Glycol, Aminomethylpropanol, Disodium EDTA, Postassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate.

For more information, visit www.LeBabyInc.com

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Happy Earth Day!

Posted by html404 on April 22, 2010
in Eco Friendly Products

Happy Earth Day!

It has only been in the past year or so that our family has really started to sit up and take notice of what Earth Day means to us. To us it means to be a good steward of the resources that God has give to us – whether that is how we use the material things He has blessed us with, money, land etc. It is all encompassing when you think about it from a Christian perspective.

Today after our grocery run, we will be volunteering our time and energy – only about two hours worth – to help an organic learning farm with their spring projects. This is one of their two spring work days, the other will be in late May.

There are a few Earth Day specials going on around the web if you want to take advantage of them:

Walgreens

Nature’s Crossroads
Starting on Earth Day (April 22nd), we will offer 22% off all orders with the coupon code “Earth-friendly” at check-out. This special will run for 22 days, until May 14th.

Fabric.com

25% off their organic boutique!

Mother Earth News

Special Earth Day promotion.

I know there are more out there, but these are the ones that were in our inbox this week. Plus, I know I saw an article listing retailers offering free goodies today, so I am sure if you google “free Earth Day treats” you will come up with something!

Gotta run since we need to be out the door in just a short time!
Resources:

History of Earth Day

http://www.walgreens.com/topic/promotion/earthday.jsp?stop_mobi=yes&ec=hn8165b_22peroffearthday

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Dr. Sharp Product Review

Posted by html404 on April 12, 2010
in All Natural Products, Eco Friendly Products

I received the following book in exchange for writing a review. While I consider it a privilege to receive free products to review, my review is my honest opinion and thoughts of the book.

We had the privilege of trying Dr. Sharp’s fluoride toothpaste and mouthwash recently.

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Over the years, we have tried many organic, eco-friendly personal care products. Some have resulted in finding favorites that we still use today and some have been flops that we had no desire to purchase again. Dr. Sharp was a pleasant surprise, as we weren’t sure what to expect, but found a great product we all like.

The children the strawberry flavored kid’s toothpaste and a couple of them really liked the “adult” mint toothpaste too. With our crew, it says a lot when we get a full round of “YES!” for liking a product. The kid’s toothpaste comes with a cute little monkey that attracts a child’s eye. The children liked the kid’s toothpaste so much they asked if we could use it from now on.

My husband and I have really liked the mint toothpaste. I think I like the mint better than the green tea, but both are comparable to brand name toothpastes. Yes, I know that is a big claim, but seriously that was my initial thought, “Wow, this could be a brand name toothpaste.” But I will say that my sensitive teeth started to become sensitive again after a few days of using Dr. Sharp’s toothpaste, so I have now gone back to using Young Living’s Thieves Dentraome Plus toothpaste, as it is the only toothpaste I have found that does not bother my sensitive teeth. We are a distributor for Young Living, so we actually get the wholesale price. If any of you are interested in trying it, please let me know because if you buy under me then you will help us earn money on your purchase. Or if you are interested in more info, feel free to email me at faithandfamilyreviews {at} gmail {dot} com.

Our oldest was the only one to experience whiter teeth after a couple weeks of using a combination of the mint and green tea toothpastes from Dr. Sharp. I am not sure but her teeth are whiter and she is very pleased about it!

Only two of us have really used the mouthwash, which is mint flavored. It is ok, but it took a while to grow on me. My daughter liked it from the start. Again, I do prefer my Young Living Thieves mouthwash.

All in all, our family really liked Dr. Sharp’s organic, fluoride free toothpaste and mouthwash. The eco-friendly monkey tote is an added bonus and very cute too. Dr. Sharp’s products are pricey, even more pricey than Young Living’s products.

For more information on Dr. Sharp products, please visit www.drfluoridefree.com

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Earth Hour

Posted by html404 on March 27, 2010
in Eco Friendly Products

This week I learned of a new event that I did not know happened on the last Saturday of March every year since 2007. I cannot rightly say why I was not aware of Earth Hour until now, but I am glad that I learned of it.

Earth Hour is when millions of people around the world turn off their lights on the fourth Saturday of the month from 8:30pm to 9:30pm to work towards climate change. Today, March 27th, is the fourth Saturday of the month this year.

Resources:

http://www.afreshsqueeze.com/chicago/articles/earth-hours-darkness-sheds-light-climate-change

https://www.myearthhour.org/home

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Wood Bracelets from five ACCESSORIES

Posted by html404 on March 23, 2010
in Eco Friendly Products, Fashion, Giving Back/Charity

I received these products in exchange for some work that I did for someone.

Well, this is long overdue review, as I have had these bracelets for awhile now. I was suppose to write this up at about the same time as the recycled picture frame. Regardless, I am doing it now, right?

I like jewelry, but tend to like it in small portions and sizes. For instance, when I was in my teens or early twenties my childless aunt had all of my sisters and female cousins look at her jewelry to tell her what we wanted upon her death (she’s still alive today), I chose my grandmother’s wedding band. My aunt was shocked and asked me if I wanted her huge diamond cluster instead. I told her no that my grandmother’s ring had more meaning to me and the huge diamond just wasn’t me.

So this brings me to my review, the triangular bracelet is bulkier than I would normally wear, but surprisingly it doesn’t feel as bulky as it looks. But it still takes some getting use to when I am use to small chain or bead bracelets. However, it has a comfortable fit and is appealing to the eye. It is made out of solid wood with elastic.

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The flowered bracelet has been a favorite of mine since I first learned of five ACCESSORIES, and I actually gave my mother-in-law one for her birthday. She loves blue. I love flowers and this definitely attracted my eye. It has a nice loose fit, is very pretty and is my favorite of the two.

Both are well made and will be a great accessory for nearly any casual outfit.

Flowered Wood Bracelet