Curb Your Consumerism
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December 7, 2006
Elizabeth Ryan Utne.com
Do It Yourself
You don't have to be Martha
Stewart to craft homemade gifts. In
Herbs for Health, Kim Erickson's recipes for herbal
packages are the perfect remedy to soothe gift-giving woes over
what to get for pets, athletes, and gourmets.
Mother Earth News also offers a list of ideas you can
parlay into presents. Freeze your own pesto in ice cube trays,
piece together a seasonal floral arrangement, or try your hand at
home-brewing beverages. The more tech-inclined out there might
peruse
Make
's 'Open Source Gift Guide' for ideas on DIY software and
hardware gifts.
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Season's Savings
For non-spenders,
Regiftable, a project of the nonprofit Money
Management International, has created a
'Regifting 101' tutorial with tips on how to
avoid the embarrassment of surprising grandma with the macram?
plant holder she gave you four years ago. And if you're just not
ready to navigate the ethical quandaries of regifting, the site
provides an alternative service: a template lets users design
printable holiday coupons for a few hours of yard work or a pan of
baked goods. And finally,
Adbusters takes spending sparingly one
step further with its Buy Nothing Christmas campaign -- an effort
to curb materialism and promote meaning -- by
buycotting.
Go there >>
TreeHugger Holiday Gift Guide