Spring

Buenos dias, all my chicas & hombres verde! Cinco De Mayo, the well-known festival of Mexican heritage and culture is right around the corner. This is such an amazingly colorful and fun holiday to celebrate with its bright flags and mariachi music.

Whether you are planning a private party or a local neighborhood bash, you can easily make your Cinco De Mayo sustainable. Let me show you how to celebrate a true “Eco-Cinco” by supporting your local Mexican merchants and mariachi bands, making your margaritas with local and organic ingredients, and decorating your Cinco space sustainably.

Eco-Chic Cinco De Mayo – Support Local Mexican Musicians & Merchants

Celebrating the Mexican culture is one of the main reasons

Moms are some of the most sacrificial people out there. They grew us, birthed us, fed us, loved us, and are there when we need them the most. While we should celebrate our moms on a daily basis, what better day than Mother’s Day to shower them with love and adoration. A wonderful way of blessing your mom this Mother’s Day is by throwing her a Mother’s Day brunch. And if your mom values an eco-friendly lifestyle, you’ve come to the right place!

Here are our tips for throwing your mom the best eco-friendly Mother’s Day brunch to date!

Invite all of her favorite people

Imagine your mom walking into a room filled with all of her kiddos and grandkids, there just to celebrate her! Make sure to plan ahead this Mother’s Day so that everyone can mark their calendars in advance. Send an evite or mail out one of eco-friendly plantable invitations!

Consider hosting your tea party outdoors for a special day filled with desserts, luxurious gifts, all while being surrounded with the colors vibrant of spring.

Spruce up your table decor by using vintage elements such as mismatched tea cups. You can collect cups, saucers, and even vintage teaspoons from your own house or thrift stores.

Create a whimsical tablescape by arranging flowers in pitchers, tea pots, or milk jugs.

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Spread a beautiful vintage faux pearl necklace on the table for added effect. Include a delicate touch on your dessert table with floral petit fours, colorful macaroons, cupcakes, small tea sandwiches, mini cookies, and tarts on cake

Want some fun ideas for celebrating Earth Day? I’m here to help! Here are some of my favorite things to do by myself or with friends to celebrate Earth Day.

Plant Something 

Planting something or growing something is a great Earth Day activity! Plus you can order enough to invite friends so they can plant something with you! If you choose to plant something in the outside, Planting eco-friendly confetti is a fun way to celebrate and take care of the earth.

We think one of the best ways to celebrate Earth Day is with a wonderful picnic party! We’re going to show you all the best products for this fun day. Plus a picnic is a great way to get outside on Earth Day. If the weather isn’t the best this same party theme can easily be held inside as well.

Earth Day Picnic - Tableware 

To start you’ll probably need plates, utensils, cups and napkins to fill you lovely picnic basket! We’ve got all the products you'll need. I used Ecopartytime’s Sugarcane Biodegradable Tableware. By using these wonderful plates on Earth Day, you’ll be taking care of the earth! Ecopartytime’s

What better way to thank your eco-conscious Mother than with a lovely eco-friendly Mother’s Day Breakfast? Here are the Ecopartytime products I used to create a beautiful breakfast in bed for my Mom.

To start, you’ll need some great eco-friendly plates to serve your breakfast on! Ecopartytime has multiple options for you to choose from. I decided to use these lovely Red Colored Plates for this occasion since that’s my mother’s favorite color. I also used Ecopartytime’s Red Compostable Utensils and Red Patterned Napkins.

Hello my eco-evangelistas! One of my favorite chica verde holidays is coming up. April 22, 2015 is Earth Day. Since its start in 1970, Earth Day’s main focus has been to bring to light the over whelming problems of polluting this world we all live in. Because of that first Earth Day gathering, the USA passed the Clean Air, Clean Water, & Endangered Species Acts. How cool is that?

In honor of those pioneer eco-evangelistas from 45 years ago, this article focuses on the majesty and splendor of Mother Nature’s brilliantly diverse backgrounds in today’s earth-friendly