Here’s another opportunity to “green up” your lifestyle. The Bright Green home care product line is being sold exclusively at Safeway stores. The items, including cleaning, laundry, paper and light bulbs, are biodegradable and derived from natural ingredients. Room tried the Bright Green All Purpose Cleaner on tough counter grime. The solution quickly and easily cut through ground-in, hardened barbecue sauce and dog-food crumbs in seconds. It’s got our stamp of approval for balancing earth-friendly products that are still effective cleaning agents. Prices range from $1.79 for the chlorine-free bleach to $12.99 for the 150-ounce liquid laundry detergent.
Reusable wrappers
Wrapping paper is often beautiful, but it’s typically headed for the trash can and landfill after a gift is opened. Worried about all that paper piling up, Jocelyn Child’s eighth-grade daughter Lyzi was eager to invent a greener way to wrap gifts. So a year ago, Lyziwraps were born. In lustrous dupioni silk, sporty corduroy or sturdy and washable nylon or oilcloth, the wraps come in numerous shapes, sizes and color combinations and have ties that can be adjusted to conform to the shape of the gift. The smallest wraps a small jewelry box while the biggest tote will hold numerous items. $6-$30 at Molly’s of Denver, Cry Baby Ranch, the Vineyard in Cherry Creek and online at
Buffet-table art
Dress up a cocktail party, holiday buffet or family gathering with stylish tableware pieces from Annieglass. Designer Annie Morhauser’s newest collection features platters, trays and bowls with gold or platinum bands painted on the thick glass pieces. The annual snowflake cookie platter is signed, numbered and registered with an accompanying gift card for collectors. It retails for $90. The Judaica line would make thoughtful gifts for Passover Seders, Shabbat dinners and b’nai mitzvah. Prices for the line range from $101-$200,
Putting PediPaws to the test
A staff member at Denver’s Mile High Mutts Doggie Daycare, Boarding and Grooming Kennel tries out the PediPaws pet nail trimmer. Does it deliver? Read her review at the “Home Girls” blog,
