For me, my published works are one of my favorite ways to share new ideas, tips and projects. I'm always working hard on my next book, but you can always pick-up the latest Simply Green books or calendars to help you live a green and gorgeous life. Check out my growing list below and be sure to check out the slide shows for inside peeks in the books, too.
The Simply Green Home 2009 Wall Calendar (Trends International)
In his brand-new 2009 wall calendar, Danny Seo inspires with gorgeous, full-color photography and informs with how-to tips, practical information and step-by-step sidebars. For anyone interested in a living a greener, more gorgeous life, this will become a favorite for them. Printed on recycled paper with soy inks.
Simply Green Parties: Simple and Resourceful Ideas for Throwing the Perfect Celebration, Event, or Get-Together (Collins; June 2006)
This book has 50 fun, quick and fresh projects that are divided into themes: Dinner Under the Stars, Baby Shower, A Summer Sizzler, Birthday Party, Housewarming, and Winter Warm Up. All of the projects are accompanied by clear step-by-step instructions and are all illustrated with gorgeous, full-color photography.
Highlights include:
- Creating custom organic herb pots for place settings
- Re-glazing ugly plates into cool, new ones right at home
- Recycling pretty tea tins into decorative flower vases
- Turning paint chips into wine glass ID tags
Simply Green Giving: Create Beautiful Gift Wrapping, Tags and Handmade Treasures from Everyday Materials (Collins; September 2006)
Finding environmentally-friendly alternatives to wrapping paper, ribbon, gift cards and even the gift itself has been a slight obsession of mine. This book is full of ideas that are ecological and—this is a rather important point here—gorgeous. There are also clever ways to recycle ribbon, cards and paper from presents people give you. Last, but not least, there are gorgeous last-minute gift ideas that don't look like an afterthought and are gifts people will actually love.
A few highlights:
- Use old VHS tapes to create fanciful and chic black ribbon bows on presents
- Use free wooden cigar boxes as handsome gift boxes for homebaked treats
- Transform boring gift cards into miniature shopping bags
- Recycle an old book into a ring box
Conscious Style Home: Eco-Friendly Living for the 21st Century (St. Martin's Press; 2001)
This is my original guide book to decorating and renovating your own home into an eco-friendly masterpiece. So whether you're planning to re-paint a room, redecorate a cluttered office, plant an organic garden, redo the kitchen, or even buy a new comforter, this book is an invaluable resource full of fun projects, creative ideas and suggestions for enhancing your living space, indoors and out.