Tuesday, January 24, 2012

5 Ways to Green Robert Burns Day

Robert Burns Day is tomorrow. Time to celebrate the life of Scotland's most famous poet, and 'the greatest Scot of all time', according to a recent public vote by Scottish Television. If you're hosting a Burns Supper or attending one tomorrow or even this weekend, here are five suggestions to keep in mind that can help make yours a more eco-friendly Robert Burns Day.

1. Eat the Haggis. If you're off offal, Haggis may not be for you, but Haggis contains sheep parts that are often thrown out so if you think about eating it as helping reduce waste, you might just get past the fact it contains sheep's 'pluck' (heart, liver and lungs). Dowsing Haggis with whisky can help too.
2. Wear tartan. If your kilt is at the cleaners, be sure to reuse a piece of tartan ribbon you already have and pin it on your lapel, wear it in your hair or incorporate it in your outfit somehow. Dressing to impress with a plaid shirt from your closet can work too.
3. Light candles. In keeping with Burns' reputation as a pioneer of the Romantic Movement, shun electric lights in favour of candlelight. Adorn your table with candles - not only will you be setting a softer, more intimate mood for your guests, but you'll be saving electricity too.
4. Read poetry. Open that old copy of Robert Burns poetry or borrow one from a friend, even the library and offer some good ol' fashioned live entertainment, without the electric gadgets. Aside from his famous Address to a Haggis, A Red, Red Rose and To a Mouse always do well.
5. Use Scotch on your nails. Don't go to dinner without fantastic nails and for this, go natural with the aptly named Scotch Naturals nail polish. With names like 'Kiltlifter' and 'Flying Scotsman', polish can easily transform your nails into your best accessory, especially at dinner where everyone sees them up close, in action.

Friday, January 20, 2012

Best Kids Snow Activities: Snow Painting

They scooped it, they rolled it, they threw it, and even licked it - what more can kids do with snow? Paint it. A great way to keep kids outdoors in the fresh air for just a little longer is to ask them to paint their snow sculpture after they've built it. Naturally, we recommend non-toxic natural paint. We woke up to more snow in Vancouver this morning and another pro-D day. In an effort to keep busy, we pulled out the paints. Painting snow proved so fun, the neighbourhood kids joined in and gave it the thumbs up as one of the best activities for snow!

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Cash & Carry In-Store Event Jan 20-21

Our Lavish & Lime warehouse needs a clearout, you save big - it's a win-win! Visit our Cash & Carry In-Store Event at our warehouse in North Vancouver (272 East 1st Street) this Friday and Saturday, January 20-21 and save up to 60% OFF. Enjoy some of our biggest discounts ever on eco finds like water bottles, water clocks, paper jewellery, reclaimed cotton scarves and loads more. Shop big reductions on brands like Automoblox, Mimi the Sardine and Potting Shed Creations. This is a cash-only event that’s not available online. Bring cash and walk away with your purchases - while stocks last - and BYOB, please bring your own reusable bag! For a map, click here.

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Soup Container Giveaway

January is National Soup Month and there’s no better way to celebrate than by enjoying the ultimate comfort food whenever and wherever you wish. Our insulated food jars are ideal containers for soup. They keep food warm and are a great solution for nourishing soup on-the-go. You can choose from two different types, both made of non-leaching stainless steel with BPA-free lids - graphic thermal food containers or Kids Konserve insulated food jars with coloured lids. Each type offers a variety of colours that make for interesting hot soup containers for both adults and kids. Enter our Soup Container Giveaway and you could win your own Kids Konserve insulated food jar in the colour of your choice! Tell us what your favourite soup is and for an extra entry, send us the recipe. Your favourite soup recipe may just get published here on our blog!


WIN IT!
Tell us what your favourite soup is and you could win a BPA-free Kids Konserve insulated food jar in the colour of your choice in our random draw. Choose from moss green, ocean grey blue or pastel sky blue.

Leave your answer in a comment below or email it to us at customerservice@lavishandlime.com with 'Soup Container Giveaway' in the subject line. **
Please be sure to include your name, email address and telephone number so we can contact you if you win.**

EXTRA ENTRIES:
Do any of the following and be sure to tell us you did!
- Provide the recipe for your favourite soup either via email to customerservice@lavishandlime.com or in a comment below
- Like us on our Lavish & Lime Facebook Page and leave this comment on our wall:
"I just entered to win the Soup Container Giveaway at www.lavishandlime.com"
- Sign up to receive our email newsletter
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One entry per person. The winner will be chosen in a random draw by Lavish & Lime. Deadline for entries is midnight PST Tuesday, January 31st. The winner will be notified Wednesday, February 1st. Open to Canadian residents only.

Monday, January 16, 2012

Prime Minister of Canada Stephen Harper Pledges More Eco Friendly Living in 2012

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper took a step towards more eco friendly living Friday when he made a pledge to use reusable bottles more frequently. While in discussion with small business owners at a January 13th roundtable event in Vancouver hosted by eco boutique Lavish & Lime, the Prime Minister of Canada agreed using more reusable containers is the way to. "My green new year's resolution is to use fewer disposable cups at the rink," he said. Lavish & Lime presented the Stephen Harper with an insulated stainless steel S'well bottle to help keep his favourite Tim Hortons coffee warm at the hockey games and curling matches he loves to watch. The Prime Minister was also given a Lunchbots Uno Stainless Steel food container for his son Ben, a Peace Sign Rume Reusable Baggie for his daughter Rachel and a reusable Grover Envirosax bag to transport it all back to Ottawa. For more, click here.

Our daughter presented Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper with an eco-friendly S'well bottle.
















The Prime Minister said he would use his new reusable S'well bottle at the rink to reduce use of disposable cups.

Friday, January 13, 2012

Prime Minister Roundtable at Lavish & Lime in North Vancouver

It was a high octane morning at our Lavish & Lime warehouse in North Vancouver today filled with vehicles, dogs, cameras and lots of serious looking men in dark suits. Prime Minister Stephen Harper came by for a chat about issues facing small business as part of his pre-budget consultations. There we were with four other local business owners having a roundtable with the Prime Minister -- quite an experience! A major issue that came up was making government information more easily accessible to business. Naturally, we turned the discussion green and asked the Prime Minister if he had any green new year's resolutions. He agreed that reusable containers are the way to go and said his resolution was to "use fewer disposable cups at the rink". He loves watching hockey and curling so we know he'll have plenty of opportunity to put his pledge into practice. We thought we'd help him along and presented him with a double walled stainless steel S'Well bottle, to keep that Tim Hortons coffee warm... we'll post more photos as we get them.

That's our co-founder Colin Campbell sitting on the PM's right.


Our warehouse never looked like this before - a reorganized inside, loads of black vehicles outside. The PM stopped to chat to our neighbours too.

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Lavish & Lime Winter Sale Now On - 30% OFF

It's here - our big Winter Sale is on! Lavish & Lime wants to help people keep their new year's resolution to live a greener, healthier life so for the next three days we're offering each and every one of our non-toxic and eco-friendly alternative products at an amazing 30% OFF! Shop your choice of eco items -- from waste-free lunch gear and natural body care to non-toxic art supplies, reusable shopping bags and more -- and take almost 1/3 off the regular price. Simply enter coupon code SAVE30 in your shopping cart when prompted. Hurry, offer ends midnight Friday, January 13th or while stocks last -- whichever comes first! To start shopping, click here.

Sunday, January 1, 2012

True Story: Apple Cider Vinegar Shampoo

In the run up to Christmas, Elyssa D. a good friend (and customer too!), said she had to share something about one of our products with us. Naturally, we were all ears. Elyssa said over the last little while a number of her friends and colleagues had started asking her if she'd done something different with her hair. Cut it? No. Coloured it? No. After several more days of confusing compliments, she figured it out. She'd come to our eco shopping night in November and after talking with Phillip Adam, the creator of our Apple Cider Vinegar Shampoo, she decided to give it a try. After about two weeks of using this new shampoo - made with only natural-based ingredients - the compliments started flowing. Phillip had told her it would take about that long for the shampoo to start really having an effect and strip her hair of any nasty build up, leaving it shiny and silky smooth. She was amazed and absolutely sold on the benefits of apple cider vinegar. Thanks for sharing Elyssa! For more, click here.

Great Green New Year's Resolution Giveaway

The New Year is here and with it a great opportunity for a fresh start. Time to take stock, evaluate and decide how to live a greener, healthier life in 2012 - and it doesn't have to be complicated. How about resolving to use both sides of every piece of paper? Walking if your destination is less than four blocks away? Starting a home garden this spring? All very do-able, with just a bit of effort. Tell us about your green New Year's resolution and you could win a Brightbin lunch box cube - to help make your lunches waste free in 2012. We love these two-layer BPA-free, lead-free and phthalate-free lunch containers with plenty of different compartments. For more about the lunch cube, click here.


THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED *** CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNER, JONNIE H.

WIN IT!
Tell us what your green resolution is for 2012 and you could win a BPA-free Brightbin lunch cube container in our random draw.

Leave your answer in a comment below or email it to us at customerservice@lavishandlime.com with 'Green Resolution Giveaway' in the subject line. **
Please be sure to include your name, email address and telephone number so we can contact you if you win.**

EXTRA ENTRIES:
Do any of the following and be sure to tell us you did!
- Like us on our Lavish & Lime Facebook Page and leave this comment on our wall:
"I just entered to win the Green Resolution Giveaway at www.lavishandlime.com"
- Sign up to receive our email newsletter
- Follow us on Twitter



One entry per person. The winner will be chosen in a random draw by Lavish & Lime. Extended: deadline for entries is midnight PST Friday, January 13th. The winner will be notifiedMondayday, January 16th. Open to Canadian residents only.

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