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Terracycle Valentine’s Day Craft Idea

Posted by html404 on February 5, 2012
in Fun Stuff, Guest Post

LOVE THE PLANET THIS VALENTINE’S DAY
Celebrate with Eco Games and Gifts from Upcycling Pioneer TerraCycle

Love it or loathe it, Valentine’s Day is quickly approaching. Some are planning romantic dates with their longtime sweetheart. Some are planning to finally ask out their crush at recess. Regardless of your plans this Valentine’s Day, TerraCycle has sweet ways to celebrate that are good for the planet, good for the wallet and good for you.

While cleaning up trash doesn’t seem like a romantic way to spend the day, you can celebrate the holiday and effect real-world change with special Valentine’s Day items, products and decorations in Trash Tycoon, Facebook’s first upcycling game from Guerillapps and TerraCycle. In the game, you can clean up trash and upcycle it to fun products like necklaces, Valentine’s Day cards and heart shaped wreaths to send to friends or to decorate your town. Players’ hearts will swell because Trash Tycoon creates positive social impact by donating 10% of in-game dollars to environmental projects sponsored by CarbonFund.org.

Next, love Mother Earth and your Valentine by making an upcycled necklace out of Kraft Cheese wrappers or chocolate wrappers, just like the necklace in Trash Tycoon! TerraCycle’s Design Junkies have brought the beaded necklace into the real world with simple, do-it-yourself instructions available for download here:bit.ly/ValentineBraceletDIY. Whether you make one for that special Valentine or one for each of your friends, recipients will be touched that you took the time to give them a heartfelt, handmade gift.

Finally, Valentine’s Day and candy go together like peas and carrots, but the packaging can be a real heartbreaker. All those red and pink wrappers left over from sweet treats can be sent to TerraCycle through Mars’ Candy Wrapper Brigade to be recycled and earn money for charity. Signing up is free and easy at www.terracycle.com.

About TerraCycle
TerraCycle, Inc. is an international upcycling and recycling company that takes difficult-to recycle-packaging and turns it into affordable, innovative products. Founded in 2001, TerraCycle (www.terracycle.com) is the world’s leader in the collection and reuse of non-recyclable post-consumer waste. TerraCycle works with more than 30 major brands in the U.S. and around the world to collect used packaging and products that would otherwise be destined for landfills. It repurposes that waste into new, innovative materials and products that are available online and through major retailers. The waste is collected through TerraCycle’s Brigade programs, which are free fundraisers that pay for every piece of waste collected and returned. For information on how to join a TerraCycle Brigade and on purchasing TerraCycle products please visit www.terracycle.com.

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12 Days of Christmas Giveaways – Day 8- five ACCESSORIES Prize Pack

Posted by html404 on November 29, 2010
in Eco Friendly Products, Fashion, Giveaways, Giving Back/Charity

Congratulations to Yona! You won this giveaway! Winner chosen by Random.org. Thanks to all who entered and to five ACCESSORIES for sponsoring this great giveaway!!!

On the eighth day of Christmas my true love gave to YOU! This fun prize pack from five ACCESSORIES!

This prize pack contains items from five’s Off the Street Collection, which is handmade by StreetWise vendors in Chicago out of recycled street refuse. These vendors, many of whom come from impoverished backgrounds, work for five ACCESSORIES to earn their income. five’s mission is to create income generating programs, donate a large portion of their sales to charity and foster the use of sustainable materials in fashion. What a great mission, eh?

1 Off The Street Picture Frame

1 Bottle Cap Necklace

2 Pop Top Bracelets

Retail value: $35

Enter to win this prize pack!

Mandatory Entry:Tell me why you want to win!

Extra Entries (Please be sure and leave a comment and link for extra entries):

1 Entry:Follow Faith and Family Reviews On Twitter(http://twitter.com/faithfamilyrevw)

1 Entry: Follow five ACCESSORIES on Twitter

1 Entry:Like Faith and Family Reviews on Facebook. Please do not unlike us after the contest is over. Isn’t that a form of dishonesty? Just sayin’. Put yourself in our shoes, ok? Thanks!

1 Entry: Like five ACCESSORIES on Facebook

Editor’s note: We learned recently that Facebook limits the amount of “likes”, so not much we can do besides friend each other. Just let us know in your comment which one you did for us and the giveaway. Thanks!

2 Entries: Follow Faith and Family Reviews on Google Friend Connect (on the our right side bar).

2 Entries: Follow five ACCESSORIES on their Charity Handbags Blogger Blog.

2 Entries: Follow five ACCESSORIES on their Eco Friendly Handbags Blogger blog.

5 Entries: Sign up for five ACCESSORIES newsletter

2 Entries: Tweet about this giveaway, but only one tweet per day please. Include your tweet url with your comment. You may write your own tweet or use this one:

Giveaway: Enter to prize pack from @fiveaccessories @faithfamilyrevw! Please share! http://faithandfamilyreviews.com/?p=5843 Thx!

5 Entries: Blog about this giveaway and link back this post and five ACCESSORIES.

1 Entry: for every comment you leave anywhere else on this blog, but please leave a link with your comment!

5 Entries: Tell me your favorite thing about Christmas.

Details:

This giveaway will run from November 28th to Monday,December 12th at midnight CST. The winner will be chosen through Random.org. I will ship one winner their prize pack. Winner will be contacted via email on or before December 20th and will be asked for their contact and other pertinent info. Winners will have 48 hours to send me their info at [ffr] [giveaways] [at] [gmail] [dot] [com] (without spaces and parenthesis). Please note: This giveaway is offered to US.

Thanks and have fun!

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Charm Factory Product Review

Posted by Bobbie Gould on September 1, 2010
in Eco Friendly Products, Fashion

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 was able to pick eight charms to add on to this bracelet. I picked the:

Love Charm– Because I wanted another faith charm.

Big Sister Charm– Because I love being the big sister of 8 children. 😉

Amethyst Heart Charm– My birthstone.

Grand Piano Charm– Because I love playing piano.

Pink Crystal Music Note Charm– Because I love music.

Large Sewing Machine Charm– Because I love to sew!

Cross In Heart Charm– To show that I am a Christian

Large Dolphin Charm– Because I love dolphins!

When I got the charm bracelet I was REALLY excited. The bracelet was very well made, and has a adjustable length which fit my 7 1/2 inch wrist perfectly! I could not find any fault with this bracelet. And might be ordering a couple more charms to add on to the bracelet! 😉

Here are some pictures of the bracelet:

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I liked that the charms and beads are .925 sterling silver and manufactured in the United States, all lead and nickel free. Their pewter charms are also nickel and lead free. Charm Factory products do not contain cadmium, which is a concern with some products made in Asia. (The jump rings attached to their pewter charms do contain a small amount of nickel. A few imports that they do not make here, like some chains from Italy, are noted in product details.)

All of the charms where very beautiful, and makes such a nice accessory that goes with almost every outfit! Perfect for anyone who wants to have a bracelet that displays what they love!

Charm Factory’s costs vary on the charms that you decide to buy. They sell over 4,000 charms! And there is no limit to the amount of charms you can have! The charms range from pets, hobbies, to food charms.

I encourage you to check out charmfactory.com

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Back To School Product Guide 2010- Fashion Part 3

Posted by Bobbie Gould on August 11, 2010
in Fashion, Product Guides 2010

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1.) Charm Factory Charm Bracelet- We chose this company because we thought it was cool they have over 4,000 charms to choose from! You can pick the charms you want online pick a chain and they will make it for you! You can pick as many charms as you want. With charms from animals, to sports, to fashion accessories! These would be perfect for any fashion loving young woman. They have a variety of prices.
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Almost every product is made in the USA. They are a green company and all their charms are nickel and lead free. Charm Factory products do not contain cadmium. The jump rings attached to pewter charms do contain a small amount of nickel.

2.) Big Skinny Wallets- These wallets are designed to be a smaller wallet making them perfect for High School and college students. Their products are water resistant and they are green certified.There are a variety of prices but we like the Leather Hybrid Trixie Tri-Fold Walletfor girls ($29.95) it comes in two colors red and black and the Super Skinny Bi-Fold Wallet for boys that comes in 4 colors black, brown, navy, and tan. ($24.95)

Girls Wallet:
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Boys Walllet:
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3.) Global Goods- Fabric Over The Shoulder Tote start a trend with this unique handmade Fabric Shoulder Bag! Stylish and comfortable enough for every-day use. This over the shoulder bag is made from repurposed traditional Thai fabric, giving it eco chic flair. Great for back to school!

4.) Dot Girl- The Dot Girl’s First Period Kit prepare your daughter for a positive first step into womanhood with The Dot Girl’s First Period Kit®, a stylish and discreet carrying case with all the essentials a girl needs for her first period. You can see what the kit comes with here as well as in the below picture. The kit comes in blue and pink and is ($22.99)

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5.) five ACCESSORIES- Half moon Bag this cute and totally chic handbag is perfect for proms, nights out, shopping and oh, so much more! Eco-Friendly. Great for Prom purses. Their 1/2 moon clutch has a colorful flower on the front that gives it eco-style. Constructed out of bamboo and wood. Brown lining, inside pocket, metal clasp closure. Completely distinctive! ($35)

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Check back tomorrow for our Back To School Product Guide 2010 Eco Friendly Feature!

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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.

Wood Bracelet

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