Who: PlanToys; Palo Alto, CA

What: Green Dollhouse

Where: Amazon.com – $218.08 w/furniture &  free shipping

Why: Goodbye plastic Malibu Barbie Dream House,  hello eco-dream home! PlanToys modern masterpiece comes complete with solar panels, a wind turbine, a passive solar shade, a rain barrel, a recycling center, and furniture made of recycled, natural rubber wood dyed with vegetable and soy dyes. The perfect platform for teaching your children about the beauty of green living. Click to continue »

Who: Mar Y Sol (formerly Mad Imports); Brooklyn, NY

What: Marielle Clutch

Where: World of Good – $79, available in sunflower/ocean, punch/apple, espresso/natural,  lavender/sunflower & mango/natural

9/10/09 Just found these on sale at Natural Luxe for $65!

Why: You leave the house with everything tucked nice and neat in your smart looking clutch, but then somehow during the course of the day the contents of your purse inexplicable expand to the point of no return? That’s when the Marielle clutch would really come in handy. By night she masquerades as a sleek, yet ample-sized, two-toned clutch, and by day unfolds to reveal a roomy handbag able to contain all of the overflow. Click to continue »

Who: Choo Yilin; Thailand

What: Stackable Aquamarine Cocktail Rings

Where: etsy.com; $180 (a ‘stack’ consists of two 3x3mm rings and one 5x5mm)

Why: The beauty of stackable rings is that there are so many options – wear all three staggered any which way, or simplify your look and wear just one.

This stack is all about texture; from the checkerboard finish of the aquamarine stones to the hammered, scratched and twisted waves of recycled sterling silver for an unfussy but completely polished look. Click to continue »

SIGG has partnered with the Jane Goodall Institute to support the Drop of Hope campaign with their limited edition “Drop of Hope” reusable water bottle. The stainless steel water bottles are on sale at mySIGG.com for $24.99 with a portion of the proceeds going directly to support the “Drop of Hope: Water for the World” campaign.

Drop of Hope was launched in 2007  to bring attention to the clean water crisis that affects millions of  people worldwide and to raise money to provide clean drinking water to those in need. One of the main objectives of the campaign was to reduce overall consumption by decreasing “disposable water bottle use by approximately 800,000 bottles by replacing them with only 5,000 completely recyclable stainless steel bottles.” Our bottled water addiction burns nearly 47 million gallons of oil a year and for every 1 liter bottle made nearly 3 liters of water are wasted in the process.

Your purchase will help support the campaign by keeping water bottles out of landfills, raising awareness and for every Drop of Hope bottle sold $5 will be donated to initiatives to bring clean drinking water to schoolchildren in Africa.

Who: KAYU; Medford, MA

What: Bamboo Sunglasses

Where: KAYU; $180 & get 30% off with code “Audrey,” now through July 31st.

Why: There is no denying that the big ol’ sunglasses of the 70′s have come full circle. And, there is no denying that bamboo is one of  the ‘it’ materials right now.  So why not put those two trends together with your very own pair of big ol’ KAYU bamboo sunglasses?

And on top of that you’ll be supporting a good cause. For each and every pair of sunglasses purchased, KAYU donates $50, more than 30% of the purchase, to Unite for Sight. That $50 covers the cost of one sight-restoring surgery for someone in need  in the developing world, so with eacy purchase you will be giving the gift of sight.

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