Sunday Link Love: Labor Day Edition (+ Sales!)

by jennae on August 31, 2008

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You’ve still got two days left to catch all the Labor Day sales. And remember, don’t go shopping just because you feel like it, because consumerism isn’t green. Buy if you need to replace something, and make your dollars speak for you by choosing more sustainable products. Trust me when I tell you that manufacturers are paying attention. Now on to the links:

From the Blogosphere (and News-O-Sphere):

How To: Craft a Table Using Old Magazines {Apartment Therapy re-Nest}
How Green Is Your Candidate? Interviews and info on the presidential candidates’ environmental positions {grist}
Plastic Bottle Facts Make You Think Before You Drink {green Upgrader}
How to Recycle the Unrecyclable - Terracycle shows the way {Ecopreneurist}
How to Pay Less than $1 a Gallon for Gas {the daily green}
Top 5 Eco Friendly Back-to-School Bags {Inhabitat}
First ‘green’ fashion/lifestyle magazine debuts {Star-Telegram.com}
Eco Cabs - Emissions and Fare Free Transportation {triple pundit}
Goody Green: An Eco Search Engine {GoodyBlog}

Shopping and Sales:

15% OFF on any Seagrass & Sisal Rugs at Natural Area Rugs, plus get a free 3′ x 5′ Seagrass rug with a purchase of $75 or more and free shipping. Ends Sept. 3, 2008. (aff)
Plover Organic’s sample sale has begun! The prices you see will be 50% to 80% off retail prices.
Linens ‘N’ Things Labor Day BOGO 50% Off sale! Do a search for “Pure Green” and “organic” to find their eco-friendly items. (aff)
Free shipping on purchases $25 or more at Gaiam. Use coupon AFSUM. Ends 9.01.08. (aff)
Save up to 70% on natural home décor, organic gifts, and more at VivaTerra. (aff)
C & C California: This store has an awesome selection of organic cotton clothing for men and women, and lots of it is on sale for less than $30, down from between $100 and $150. Sounds like a good deal to me!

Green Giveaways:

Wildlife Works Soy/Cotton Tee Giveaway from dkMommySpot. Ends Sept. 1, 2008.
Enter to win a $100 Viva Terra gift certificate from MyDesignSecrets.com. Ends Sept. 1, 2008.
Win a set of bath and body items from skinnyskinny Organic Bath and Body, courtesy of Katydid and Kid. Ends Sept. 5, 2008.

Miscellaneous:

Lots of fellow bloggers have asked me what WordPress theme I use. It’s called Thesis, and I love it! It is very versatile and includes a Theme Options panel to make customization easy. Sure, a lot of sites use Thesis, but it is a theme you can make uniquely yours. My site doesn’t look like any of the other sites I know that use it, but for a couple of features. Take a look at the Thesis Showcase gallery, and you’ll see what I mean. If you’d like to take the Thesis plunge today, designer Chris Pearson of DIY Themes is offering a great deal. If you buy the theme before midnight Aug. 31 (tonight), you will get a second theme for free. They’re throwing in their ‘Cosmo’ magazine-style theme, so don’t miss a chance to get two exceptional themes for the price of one! And because I’m also a graphic designer, I am available for hire to help you customize your newly purchased Thesis theme! (aff)
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From Green Your Decor:

There are two great giveaways currently going on, and one ends tomorrow! Be sure to enter to win two eco-friendly wall art prints from SusyJack and a personal air purifier from Blue Air.
Have you checked out this week’s Green Steal of the Week? It costs just $10 and can help give you some curb appeal! And if you saw last week’s eco-friendly sofa for less than $600, you’ll be happy to hear that the price of the matching chair and ottoman set has gone down to less than $400!
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