tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7676353274986264089.post4066846890012051630..comments2024-02-10T00:48:00.995-08:00Comments on A Little Greener Every Day: Look What I Did for my Christmas PartyRobin Shreeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928183794322441640noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7676353274986264089.post-53867041475647293092008-12-17T05:00:00.000-08:002008-12-17T05:00:00.000-08:00My wife and I did the same thing last year. Fortun...My wife and I did the same thing last year. Fortunately for us, we had a holly tree in our back yard. (The house we just bought does not, though) and I used the holly branches down the stairway banister from the living room to the upstairs and across the mantle. We used pine cones strung through with wire and while we were at the Lions Club Christmas Tree sale, they gave us some extra pine boughsAdam Shakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00470494574263908375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7676353274986264089.post-28107263513731748322008-12-16T10:25:00.000-08:002008-12-16T10:25:00.000-08:00Allison - I do wish you luck getting your kids to...Allison - I do wish you luck getting your kids to unwrap gently. I'm not even going to try. I'm just going to have a bag nearby to make sure that what can be recycled goes into the recycling bin. Last year, I ended up digging stuff our of the trashcans.<BR/><BR/>Janine- of course wine was the biggest hit. Yes, used electronics count, even if you bought them to save money. That's one of the greatRobin Shreeveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10928183794322441640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7676353274986264089.post-54615389215872632072008-12-16T09:56:00.000-08:002008-12-16T09:56:00.000-08:00I brought two bottles of local wine to our dirty S...I brought two bottles of local wine to our dirty Santa/White Elephant Christmas party and they were the biggest hit.<BR/><BR/>Also does buying used elctronics instead of new count, to be honest we did this for the money but I guess it could be green as well:)Janinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13083428308034026749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7676353274986264089.post-43933042762377349702008-12-16T08:31:00.000-08:002008-12-16T08:31:00.000-08:00I love that! I wish we had holly trees, but we do...I love that! I wish we had holly trees, but we do have mistletoe growing somewhere around here, hee hee. <BR/>I never thought about that fact that poinsettias travel really far to get here. I don't bother with them anyway.<BR/>Greener this Christmas? I am going to try and reuse wrapping paper. I am going to encourage my kids to be gentle when they unwrap their gifts. Wish me luck!Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07547478567598625340noreply@blogger.com