Posts from — November 2009

We have sorted through 100′s of web sites and blogs to find the best information on living an eco-friendly lifestyle.  Here are our picks for ways to have an eco-friendly Thanksgiving.

Go Green: Thanksgiving Day – If you are looking for a good and simple starting point for ways to green your Thanksgiving, this guide by  Treehugger, a online magazine by the Discovery company, will be handy.

5 “100 Mile Thanksgiving” Menus for 5 U.S. Regions – The Daily Green has put together these menus to help you prepare a Thanksgiving dinner using foods from within 100 miles of where you live. Unsure of your 100 mile circle, visit 100 Mile where you can punch in your zip code to map out your local 100-mile circle.

Don’t eat turkey, try some of these scrumptious meatless Thanksgiving menus: Food Network, Gourmet Magazine (R.I.P.), Food & Style -A vegetarian Thanksgiving feast: 5-course seasonal menu with wine pairing and game plan!

Decorate an eco-friendly Thanksgiving dinner table – This Thanksgiving, The Green Your Guide shows us how to ditch the petroleum-based plastic and synthetic decorations and adorn your table with natural and homemade festive decor.

Eco-Friendly Thanksgiving flowers and treats – We suggest trying your local farmer’s market for flowers and other decorations.  If you do’t have accessibility to local markets, this article highlights some amazing organic flowers that can be delivered to your house.

Each November, we gather together to celebrate Thanksgiving – a holiday of thankfulness and gut-busting meals.  In November,  I also celebrate my birthday.  This year, I am thankful for my friends, family, customers, and loyal followers/fans on Facebook, Twitter, and blog.  To show my thanks, I’m giving away to one lucky person a $36 gift certificate to use at Tread Light Gifts.  For me, 36 years of love and laughter.  For the winner, $36 towards your holiday shopping.

Entering to win is a cinch.  Simply answer the following question in the comments of this blog post.

What is the most thoughtful gift you have ever received?

Good Luck.  Deadline to enter is November 20th at 5pm P.S.T.

Simple, Elegant, and Sustainable.  These words design the new line of jewelry by thinknow newly available in our store, Tread Light Gifts .

We meet the designer of this fabulous jewelry line, Becky Ellis, over the summer and were blown away by the simplicity and beauty of her creations.  When designing the jewelry, Becky sets out to create pieces that fit into 4 core values:

• Have we created a simply elegant product that is unique and beautiful?
• Is this product as green, recycled, rapidly renewable, and harmless to the environment as possible?
• Is each design special enough, different enough, and unprecedented in a wide world of international fashion?
• Have we captured the essence of simple materials and cultural patterns in such a way that is attractive, inspiring, and even innovative?

We are honored to join over 30 Seattle, mom-owned businesses on Saturday November 7th for the Northwest Enterprising Moms Fall Event.  There will be over $2000 of vendor give-aways, free massages, plus a children’s area for art and face painting. Best part of all – the event is FREE.

We plan to give away one of these adorable Scout, the Cloud Idbid, Eco-friendly Starter Kits.

Come and you could win this and more!

Saturday November 7th, 2009
11 am – 4 pm
Magnolia Community Center
2550 34th Ave W
Seattle, WA 98199