Say It Sans Paper – Top Seasonal Ecard Picks

Date: December 23, 2009 | Category: Guides, Holiday & Gift, Media

People often argue that being environmentally conscious requires more planning and preparation (we think it has more to do with knowing your options), but when it comes to sending sustainable holiday cards, the greenest option is the quickest, easiest, and also caters to the procrastinator! Here are some of the top picks for seasonal ecards: (more…)

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Fabulous Online Invites, Just in Time for Earth Day Events!

Date: April 17, 2008 | Category: Events, Tech

Finding an intersection of style and sustainability is sometimes challenging… take for instance the desire to use online (paper-free) invitations, which is honorable and easy but ugly! The busy, cartoonish look of Evite and other similar sites (I was an early fan of Evite , for the record) doesn’t exactly exude sophistication.

Enter pingg. This new online invite service has it all: beautifully designed templates, rich customization features, great RVSP list management, and integration with Facebook events. Our favorite feature has to be the email invitations that allow our guests to RSVP without having to go to a web site first – very convenient.

Hats off to the pingg team. These NYC hipsters have nailed it (and hopefully put another nail in the coffin of printed party invites)!

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The ecofabulous Guide to the Holidays

Date: November 11, 2006 | Category: Beauty

With as much as half of the 85 million tons of paper product used each year in America going to packaging, wrapping, and decorating consumer goods, this year, choose from the many stylish options of recycled and tree-free wrapping. Or if you’re feeling crafty, make your own wrap using old magazines – this way you can customize the design for the recipient, while cutting down on your use of new materials. (more…)

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