Santa’s Last Days to Ship from Organic Bug

Be sure to follow these guidelines to get your packages in time for Christmas!*

Ground Shipping: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15th by 1 pm EST
takes 2-5 business days after processing for delivery~you will get a tracking number but NO Guaranteed delivery date

2 Day Express: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20th by 1:00 pm EST
takes 2-3 business days after processing for delivery~you will get a tracking number and a Guaranteed delivery date

Overnight: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21st by 1:00 pm EST
call for availability

Should you have any questions, please contact us using our Toll Free Number: 888.428.7050 9 am to 5 pm EST M-F
(if you are calling from outside the US, please call 386.428.7050)

*IMPORTANT NOTES:

Check AVAILABILITY and any special shipping notes in RED on each product page. Some products ship direct from our vendors and orders may not ship immediately so notice the AVAILABILITY of each product prior to ordering to know when the item will ship.

We are unable to guarantee delivery if there are weather delays. These Shipping Dates are for packages shipped to addresses in the Continental US only. Products shipping to PO Boxes CANNOT be shipped using 2 Day Express or Next Day Air.

Of course, if you are just too late or you don’t know what to buy,

Santa uses INSTANT DELIVERY when you buy Organic Bug eGift Certificates!

Eco-Monday Holiday Gift Idea: Bamboo Dreams Lightweight Pashbu

The Bamboo Dreams Lightweight Pashbu is one of our favorite accessories! It is that little, fashionable extra piece of clothing that goes well in many seasons and climates. It will add warmth on a brisk winter day when worn around your neck at a scarf. If the temperature is warmer and you’re heading out in your little black dress, drape it elegantly over your shoulders.

Win a Set of Soapstone Ice Rocks!

Enter the Giveaway!

Organic Bug Launches New Website!

We’re so excited to announce that Organic Bug has a newly designed website! Check it out: http://www.organicbug.com!

The new site has easy-to-navigate shopping categories. For example, our personal care section breaks down further into 26 shopping categories including, among others, personal care for balanced skin, for demanding skin and for thirsty skin.

Also featured on the new site are collections featuring vegan, handmade, fair trade, made in the USA, natural, organic, recycled, sustainable and holiday items.

We’ve also added 30% more products!! Take a look around the site. Let us know what you think…

Create Your Own Eco-Easter Basket

With Easter coming up in 10 days, you may find  yourself reaching for jelly beans, creme-filled eggs and chocolate covered mini morsels to fill up kids’ Easter baskets with. While most of these indulgences are ok in moderation, make this Easter unique by filling your baskets with eco-friendly products!

To begin, avoid the plastic shredding that lines the basket and will likely end up in a landfill after Easter by using personally shredding recycled scrap paper. You could use old newspapers, magazines or used computer paper. For the basket itself, reuse baskets from previous years or find baskets at rummage sales or second hand stores. In the “sugary treat” arena, you could replace those high fructose corn syrup jelly beans with dried fruit, banana chips, raisins, or organic, fair-trade chocolate pieces.

Small gifts could also fit into the basket (or just outside of it). Here are some eco-friendly, non-toxic children’s Easter gifts to place in your eco-Easter basket!

“The Builder” Eco-Friendly Easter Basket

“The Pink, Plush” Eco-Friendly Easter Basket

We’d love to hear from you about what you’d like to put in your own eco-Easter basket or in a basket for a friend, family member or child! Take a look around the Organic Bug website and post on our Facebook wall or comment on this post.

Dreamsacks Changes Name to Yala

DreamSacks, your #1 source for eco-friendly bamboo clothing, bedding and bath, has changed its name to Yala. The company was founded in 1987 by Nancy and Larry Morgan, two English teachers living and working in Fujian, China. While traveling throughout China together, Nancy created dreamsacks by stitching sheets together. The dreamsacks were used on their journeys and would become the cornerstone of their family business.

As all journeys evolve in unpredictable ways, DreamSacks has come to evolve as well, most recently with the name change to Yala.

Yala remains a company committed to upholding the highest environmental, fair trade and sustainability standards. Learn more about Yala and its mission to create high quality, sustainably-sourced clothing, bedding and bath towels on Organic Bug.

Here are a few of our favorite Yala products:

Non-Toxic, Eco-Friendly Children’s Gifts

In a recent study, performed by the Ecology Center, medium to high levels of toxic chemicals were found in one in every three children’s toys tested. The chemicals included lead, mercury, cadmium and arsenic.

There is no place for chemicals in children’s toys. To prevent exposing your child to a harmful chemical from something as simple as a holiday toy, choose toys that are made from organic, non-toxic materials.

All children’s toys available on OrganicBug.com are safe for children. Here are five of our favorites.

MiYim Organic Cotton Plush Sleepytime Charlotte Collection

When your child cuddles up at night with a Plush Sleepytime Bear, you can be assured your child is not breathing in toxins, chemicals or dyes. Each bear is made from naturally colored, buttery-soft organic cotton. The organic cotton is untreated, unbleached and unprocessed with color dyes acquired from nature. Bears are approximately 12 inches tall.

MiYim Dr Seuss “The Cat in the Hat” Eco-Plush Toy

The Cat in the Hat Eco-Plush Toy is a very popular gift item. Spark a child’s interest in reading by giving this fun, cuddly toy. The Cat in the Hat Eco-Plush Toy is made from natural cotton that is untreated, unprocessed and unbleached. Colors on the toy are derived from natural plant and mineral sources. Made with a polyester fiber filling, The Cat in the Hat Toy is eco-friendly and safe for your child.

Maple Landmark Woodcraft Classic Tic Tac Truck

Put a little twist on the traditional game of Tic Tac Toe with the Tic Tac Truck. Trucks are made in Vermont, primarily from maple hardwood which is free from added chemicals and harvested from sustainable forests. The bed of the truck serves as the game board with round indentations where X and O game pieces may be inserted. Unlike plastic trucks, which can easily break or release chemicals, these wooden trucks will last for generations. The truck is approximately 9 inches long and weighs 2.75 pounds. It is recommended for children of three years and older.

Little Pickle Press 3 Book Series in a Little Pickle Bag

These three award-winning children’s books introduce kids to environmental issues. Books in the series include What Does It Mean To Be Global?, What Does It Mean To Be Green? and What Does It Mean To Be Present?. Books are packaged in an eco-friendly, global-minded book bag created with recycled PET and pursuant to fair trade practice.

Green Toys Recycled Fire Truck

The Recycled Fire Truck from Green Toys is made from 100% recycled plastic milk containers. Your kids will play for hours with this durable truck’s rotating roof ladder and lateral side ladders. There is no metal on the truck, and the plastic is non-toxic. The truck comes packaged in recycled corrugated boxes with no plastics, cellophane or twist-ties.

Organic Bug Black Friday Specials!

* Coupon Codes are active beginning at 12:00 am Black Friday, November 26 and continuing through the weekend ending at 11:59 pm Cyber Monday, November 29.

** Every customer with a US address who places an order on OrganicBug.com from 12:00 am Black Friday through 11:59 pm Cyber Monday is automatically entered to WIN one of our handmade Tree of Life sculptures valued at $82. The random drawing will take place at 12:00 Noon PST on Tuesday, November 30, 2010. Winner will be notified by email at the address provided when you placed your order/s. Winner will have 48 hours to respond to email notification to claim your prize and provide shipping information~otherwise another winner will be chosen. Please NOTE that the prize can only be shipped to an address within the continental US.

Organic Bug Giveaways – Week One

Beginning this week and every week through December 11, Organic Bug is giving NEW Facebook followers an opportunity to WIN some of our favorite eco-products! From personal care to handbags and other fabulous finds, you can ENTER TO WIN the Product-of-the-Week just for being a NEW FACEBOOK FOLLOWER!

Don’t forget, just becoming a new Facebook follower doesn’t automatically enter you as a contestant in that week’s GIVEAWAY! One WINNER is randomly selected each week to WIN but you must complete the following steps to be entered into this week’s contest.

Entry Requirements

1. “Like” Organic Bug’s Facebook page.
2. Return to this giveaway post and leave a comment letting us know you are following our Facebook page. To access the comment box, click Leave a Comment at the top of the giveaway blog post.
3. On the comment form, fill in your first name and e-mail address. This information is kept confidential. Please do not post personal information in the comment box that is viewable to the public. Organic Bug respects your privacy. We never sell or share your email address. Nor will we add it to any of our email subscriptions. If you are interested in signing up for Organic Bug Email Updates or Feed Your Eco Blog Post Updates, you must do that separately.

This week’s giveaway product is Earthworks African Jasmine Hand Cream, a moisturizing hydrating soothing treatment cream to relieve dryness and nourish the skin.

The jasmine hand cream is rich in natural oils and plant extracts, and the dreamy Earthworks African Jasmine fragrance fills the air with delicate top notes of fresh green citrus on a bouquet of spring flowers of mahonia, honeysuckle and hyacinth, lying on a bed of sensual jasmine, desert lily, creamy plums and coconut underscored by a base of musky and woody dry out. The hand cream is also paraben free and comes in a plastic recyclable tube.

This product could be yours. Please “Like” Organic Bug on Facebook and leave your comment!

The Jasmine Hand Lotion GIVEAWAY ends on Saturday, November 13, 2010 at 8 PM Eastern Time. This Giveaway is open to residents 18 and older of the US (including Alaska, Hawaii, US Territories, APO/FPO) and Canada. The winner will be selected at random following the close of the Giveaway at 8 PM Eastern Time on Saturday, November 13, 2010.

Winner will be notified by the email address you provide in your comment entry. Winner will have 48 hours to respond to notification to claim your prize and provide shipping information~otherwise another winner will be chosen.

No purchase is necessary. This Giveaway is void where prohibited by law. Products are sponsored and provided by Organic Bug.

Green Your Wardrobe with Organic Fabrics

Few people question the benefits of buying organic foods. Organic foods are better for the environment because pesticides are not used on the crops. They are also better for your health because you are not ingesting a host of chemicals, pesticides and genetically-modified foods. However, there seems to be a disconnect between purchasing organic foods and applying those same ethical principles to buying organic clothing.

Cotton is the most widely sprayed crop in the world. Some estimates state traditional cotton farming accounts for 25% of the world’s insecticide consumption. While the pesticides and insecticides are harmful to other plant and animal life in the area, they can also leak into groundwater reserves and contaminate tap water. Aerial spraying is commonly used to spray cotton crops. With this spraying method, the insecticides often blow through the air into residential areas or on neighboring crops.

These chemicals can also end up on the cotton and in the clothes that touch your skin every day. Some natural health experts believe your skin can absorb the chemicals from clothing. The chemicals in cotton can also cause skin allergies. By purchasing organic cotton, you can have peace of mind knowing your clothes are not causing any harm to the environment or human health.

Organic bamboo is another natural fabric that is gaining popularity, and there are many benefits to wearing bamboo clothing. Bamboo fabric is softer than cotton and it is naturally a hypoallergenic product. Bamboo plants are also grown without pesticides, insecticides or fertilizers. They grow fast and are a renewable and sustainable crop because new bamboo shoots are always growing to replace the old ones. Another surprising benefit is that a bamboo plant releases more oxygen into the environment than a tree. It also requires less water to grow and less water is used in the color dye process.

Browse through our collection of organic apparel to see how fashionable choosing organic fabrics can be!

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