Invitations Go Green!

In trying to make our everyday life more environmentally friendly, we are reading more, investigating more and trying out more tips, ideas and products to help make our lifestyle more eco-friendly.  There are many, many products out there now and my favorite on-line/paper reference greenliving Magazine gives great suggestions for beauty, fashion, home, kids...just about everything!

The latest issue gave a number of 'green' party tips including a eco-friendly source for invitations, Botanical Paperworks.  This company manufactures and prints invites and stationary on handmade-to-order paper and they have many fabulous ideas for invitations, paper party favors and cards.  My favorite is the handmade paper embedded with wildflower seeds which, if planted and given proper water and sunlight, will grow in 6-8 weeks.  Not only is this paper used to make invitations and cards, but reply cards, place cards, hand-bound guest books, thank you cards and wedding/shower/party favors are also available.  They have great ideas for baby showers, graduations, Christmas cards (spruce tree seeds replace the wildflower seeds) wedding showers, garden parties, birthdays, tea parties Easter, and all other celebrations you can think of!  They even sell supplies to make your own paper and can help you to personalize your eco-friendly stationary to fit every occasion.  Long after the event, your guests can remember and enjoy a gift of flowers in their garden or home.  What an elegant way to help the environment!

Photos courtesy of Botanical Paperworks