Weekly green giveaways.

Today’s giveaway is for the recycling enthusiast! One lucky green LA girl reader will in an all-recycled T-shirt from Kapok!

Kapok‘s a new green clothing company that makes its clothing with 100% recycled materials. Kapok’s T-shirts are made in the U.S. with a blend of recycled cotton and recycled PET from plastic bottles — and printed with graphics printed using water- or soy-based inks. Plus, five percent of all sales are donated to conservation groups — which you can select from a group of three when you shop on Kapok’s website.

Kapok plans to develop more products — like polo shirts, sweatshirts, and board shorts — which will all be made from 100% recycled materials.

But for now, there’s just the T-shirts — and you can win one of them! Comment by Friday, Feb. 10 — specifying the size you’d prefer — to get into the drawing, which’ll happen Saturday, Feb. 11 (more info on freebies here). U.S. addresses only.

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Weekly green giveaways.

Today’s giveaway’s for the green-eyed green girl or guy. One lucky green LA girl reader will win a gorgeous eye duster in Glass Beach Green — from eco-friendly Californian makeup company Mendocino Minerals.

I was actually going to review this eye makeup for myself — but turns out, I’m just not a loose powder kind of girl when it comes to eye makeup. I discovered this when I tried to switch from my regular pencil eyeliner to Mendocino Mineral’s eco-friendlier powder concoction, dubbed Black Bear eyeliner. While powder eye makeup’s more versatile in theory — Black Bear, for example, can be used as a soft black, smoky eye shadow when dry and a darker eyeliner when wet — the stuff’s just tough to use in reality, at least for me. I ended up with wobbly, not-dark-enough lines, coupled with a dots and dustings of black powder all over my cheeks!

For those with steadier hand-eye coordination, Mendocino Minerals is a great green makeup company to try. The company makes use only of safer, often certified organic ingredients; each product has a comprehensive list on the website for you to pore over.

Want to wear Glass Beach Green eye duster to match your recycled glass jewelry this year? Comment by Friday, Feb. 3 to get into the drawing, which’ll happen Sat., Feb. 4 (more info on freebies here). U.S. addresses only.

Photos via Mendocino Minerals

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Weekly green giveaways.

Today’s giveaway is for the candy lover. One lucky green LA girl reader will win a YummyEarth Organic Lollipops Pack — filled with about 60 sweet organic lollipops!

The sugary treats aren’t health food, but they contain none of the gross stuff found in a lot of candy. YummyEarth makes its candy with real fruit extracts — and without artificial dyes or high fructose corn syrup.

Comment by Fri., Jan 27 to get into the drawing, which’ll happen Sat., Jan. 28 (more info on freebies here). U.S. addresses only.

And if that isn’t enough candy for you, get more chances to win free organic candy on YummyEarth’s Facebook and Twitter pages. Good luck!

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Weekly green giveaways.

Today’s giveaway is for the recycling enthusiast! One lucky green LA girl reader will in an all-recycled T-shirt from Kapok!

Kapok‘s a new green clothing company that makes its clothing with 100% recycled materials. Kapok’s T-shirts are made in the U.S. with a blend of recycled cotton and recycled PET from plastic bottles — and printed with graphics printed using water- or soy-based inks. Plus, five percent of all sales are donated to conservation groups — which you can select from a group of three when you shop on Kapok’s website.

Kapok plans to develop more products — like polo shirts, sweatshirts, and board shorts — which will all be made from 100% recycled materials.

But for now, there’s just the T-shirts — and you can win one of them! Comment by Friday, Jan. 20 — specifying the size you’d prefer — to get into the drawing, which’ll happen Saturday, Jan. 21 (more info on freebies here). U.S. addresses only.

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Weekly green giveaways.

Today’s giveaway is for the eco-beauty seeker. One lucky green LA girl reader will win a big derma e Holiday Gift Basket to stay pretty and green in 2012!

derma e’s known for greener beauty products that soothe sensitive skin and rank well on Environmental Working Group’s Skin Deep cosmetic safety database. This basket of goodies includes:

>> Microdermabrasion Scrub 2 oz – worth $32.50
>> Pycnogenol® Crème 2 oz – worth $29.95
>> Pycnogenol® Eye Gel 1/2oz — worth $19.50
>> Lip Repair Crème ½ oz — worth $14.50
>> Hyaluronic Hydrating Mask 4 oz — worth $29.50

I’m especially a big fan of the Pycnogenol Eye Gel, which ranks a safe 2 on Skin Deep; the nongreasy formula works great under eye makeup.

Comment by Friday, Jan. 6 to get into the drawing, which’ll happen Saturday, Jan. 7 (more info on freebies here). U.S. addresses only.

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Weekly green giveaways.

It is sad but true — I am not a canner or jammer.

I love the idea of canning and jamming — saving whatever local, organic bounty there is during the harvest season and making yummy salsas, pickles, jams, and what have you to enjoy year round. I love the idea so much that when Ball emailed me back in June asking if I’d like to host a home canning party on National Can-It-Forward Day on August 13, I enthusiastically accepted the challenge.

Ball quickly sent a Ball Canning Discovery Kit and lots of other canning goodies to get me started. I did not move so quickly.

Blame it on work and, well, more work — August 13 came and went without my ever opening Ball’s package. To try to motivate myself to get canning and jamming, I signed up for LA Food Swap with my composter buddy, Ellen. I then canceled on Ellen and LA Food Swap.

When I moved back to Santa Monica in September, I finally opened up the package — to discover that in order to can and jam, one needs a large stockpot in which to boil jars. I had no such large stockpot — and didn’t want to buy one without ever having actually tried jamming or canning.

Fast forward to the end of the year. The Ball Canning Discovery Kit still sits unopened. I have not learned to jam or can — but I have learned that I clearly have neither the time nor strong inclination necessary to motivate myself to learn to jam or can.

One girl’s procrastination problem is another’s jamming and canning party in the making. Want the Ball Canning Discovery Kit — along with a collapsible funnel, a jar lifter, dissolvable labels, and a a whole bunch of pectin, fiesta salsa mix, kosher dill pickel mix?

Get all that plus the Ball Blue Book Guide to Preserving! Comment by Fri., Jan. 6 to get into the drawing, which’ll happen Sat., Jan. 7 (more info on freebies here). You must be able to pick up the prize from Santa Monica. U.S. addresses only.

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Weekly green giveaways.

Today’s giveaway is for the eco-fashionista. One lucky green LA girl reader will win a gorgeous eco-friendly “Hostisoy” necklace from Palma Collection!

Made of natural, eco-friendly nuts called tagua, the attention-getting three-tiered Hostisoy necklace comes in three pretty color variations. San Diego-based Palma Collection jewelry are crafted by artisans working in a fair labor factory in Colombia who clean, chop, shape, and dye sustainably-harvested tagua palm tree nuts, aka vegetable ivory, into gorgeous, one-of-a-kind pieces. Here’s a video that shows the creation process.

Get deals and steals on Palma Collection’s eco-jewelry by liking the company’s Facebook page. You can also get 25% off any purchase before Dec. 31 by using the code thanks25 at checkout.

But for a chance to win a free Hostisoy necklace, comment here by Wed., Dec. 28 — specifying the color variation you desire — to get into the drawing, which’ll happen Thu., Dec. 29 (more info on freebies here). U.S. addresses only.

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Weekly green giveaways.

Today’s giveaway is for the thirsty bee-gan. One lucky green LA girl reader will get a sample pack of Honeydrop‘s latest teas and juices — made with delicious honey and packed in glass bottles!

Each drink’s sweetened with a spoonful of organic honey — plus juices and teas — giving you just 70 to 90 calories per 16-ounce bottle. Expect all the minerals and antioxidants found in honey — with none of the refined sugars.

These Honeydrop products are part of the company’s program to save honeybees –- dubbed “Buy a Bottle – Save a Bee — which sends funds to local beekeepers to help them build and maintain new hives — fighting Colony Collapse Disorder.

Honeydrop’s drinks are available at Whole Foods and Bristol Farms in Southern California. Shop for them there — or try your chance at winning some here! Comment by Friday, Dec. 30 to get into the drawing, which’ll happen Saturday, Dec. 31 (more info on freebies here). U.S. addresses only.

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Weekly green giveaways.

I’ve added the mid-week giveaways again for the holiday season! Today’s giveaway is for the casual eco-fashionista. One lucky green LA girl reader will win an “Ohm Flower” organic cotton T-shirt from bgreen!

Made with ultra soft organic baby jersey, this T-shirt has a cute gray-and-yellow ohm design. Wear it proudly on serene vacations, to yoga class, at meditation retreats — or just around town. bgreen also offers a wide variety of organic T-shirts — as well as cute and comfy panties and camis.

Comment by Wednesday, Dec. 21 — specifying the size you’d like — to get into the drawing, which’ll happen Thursday, Dec. 22 (more info on freebies here). U.S. addresses only.

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Weekly green giveaways.

Today’s giveaway for eco-beauty seekers. One lucky green LA girl reader will win a Suki skincare kit — a complete green beauty regimen for youthful skin!

The green kit comes courtesy of Integrity Botanicals, a brand new green beauty e-boutique that offers natural and organic skin, body and hair care products. From 100% Pure to Eco-Lips, Integrity Botanicals has the green brands you already know — and can introduce you to new ones to try too.

Try out some of the best Integrity Botanicals has to offer with the Suki skincare kit, which includes:

>> Moisture-Rich Cleansing Lotion
>> Concentrated Nourishing Toner
>> Intensive Nourishing Cream
>> Intensive Nourishing Masque
>> Samples of Exfoliate Foaming Cleanser and Pure Facial Moisture-Nourishing.

Get pretty for the holidays with this kit! Comment by Friday, Dec. 16 to get into the drawing, which’ll happen Saturday, Dec. 17 (more info on freebies here). U.S. addresses only.

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