Pennsylvania artist Diane Kline creates small prints of her original paintings and transforms them into lovely eco-friendly works of wearable art. This Red Poppy Necklace is one example of her individually crafted, handmade jewelry.

The red poppy was adopted by the British and Canadian Legions as a symbol or remembrace for WWI and  a way to raise funds for veterans. Even in the US, veterans give out a small imitation red poppy when receiving donations around Memorial Day. In Britain it is known as Armistice Day and was renamed Remembrance Day after the WWII. It is held there on November 11.

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row by row,...

Do you hate having all those little nubs of crayons haning around? Now you can remelt all those little bits of colored wax into brand new crayons. The Crayola Crayon Maker uses a low-wattage light bulb to melt the old crayon bits into 3 new crayons, and you can watch the whole process through the see-through dome that locks in place. Adhesive labels let you give your new colors their own names.

Show your kids how fun it can be to be thrify and recycle those old crayons into new ones.

Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award winner!

This cozy Blue Peaceful Recycled Cotton Scarf is made from leftover material collected from apparel and upholstery factories that would otherwise be discarded. Matching mittens available. Made in the USA, too!

It's a new day and soon to be a new year and a new administration. "All We Are Saying is Give Peace A Chance."

Made from the bottom halves of Bordeaux bottles that were "rescued" on the way to the landfill, these glasse have 'Protect Our Earth' written in 4 languages (English, Spanish, Afrikaans and French) along with the branch pattern design. Made in Wisconsin. Set of 4.

Proteqez Notre Terre!

You can never have too many feeders, and this Botanica Hummingbird Feeder will fit in beautifully with any outdoor decor. Made from handblown recycled glass, it is also eco-friendly, not that the hummingbirds will notice. With two red glass flowers and holding 7 ounces of nectar, this should keep them occupied for a while. Includes a removable decanter-style top for easy refilling and cleaning.

This hummer is a boy. In species common to the southeast USA, females have white on the tips of their tail feathers.

 Tip: Hummingbird feeder sugar water recipe: Use a 1/4 ratio. In other words, 1/4 cup (2 oz) of sugar to one cup (8 oz) of water.

Don't color the sugar water red. They can't see it inside the feeder and they don't need it. Thanks!

Although I am more of a gnome person myself, I'm a sucker for whimsical garden scultures. Especially if they will freak out my neighbors. This Hanging Garden Bat Sculpture should do the trick. Each one is individually created with rusted steel. They come in several styles - with open wings or closed wings, and facing either left or right.

Those people at Modern Artisans make some great stuff. Handcrafted in Arizona, right here in the USA.

Now, where to put it...

This unique Rock Star Robot Statue is a great way to decorate your home with geeky style.  This eco-friendly piece of art is handmade using recycled picnic jugs, thermoses, and vacuum cleaner tubes. 

It is like Bender from Futurama meets The King of Rock-n-Roll!  The King never had to fake any of his talent.  So if you are thinking about "faking it" till you "make it"  just remember what Bender said when he had the bright idea about "faking it" on stage, " I was a hero to broken robots, because I was one of them!  But how can I sing about being damaged if I'm not?  That's like Christina Aguilera singing in Spanish. Wait, that's it - I'll fake it!"  

Talk about high-end recycling! Okay, some purists would call this "reusing", but let's not get technical here. This Wine Barrel Cooler is made from a recycled white oak barrel and sits on a wrought iron stand. It comes with a watertight liner and drain faucet.

Great for just about any type of big bash, indoors or out.

Expensive, but impressive as heck!