For the past 7 years or so, on August 27th, a huge hoax has been plaguing email victims by the thousands. This widely spread hoax is one where unsuspecting people on the internet are made to believe that every single August 27th, the red planet known as Mars will pass so close, that from earth, it will appear as if there is a second moon in the dark sky.
This widely spread hoax, which is typically spread via email, typically says that at 12:30 am anyone peering into the night sky should be able to see the red planet and the moon side by side. It is supposed that together they will be roughly the same size and right next to each other. It also says that Mars is only going to be thirty-four million miles away from our planet. This email is written in such good format that its almost impossible not to believe!
Nearly all of the astronomists say that if Mars actually did make an appearance, and was that close the human race would probably seize to exist. If any planet got that close to Earth it would greatly affect our orbit as well as our distance from the sun.
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It’s been a while since you redecorated your house and you’ve got a budget. But your children insist its time for a complete make over. You give and are looking around for home decor ideas to give your home a classy and conventional feel, but not break your budget or the bank. How about starting with the wall decor? You could look at painting them with texture or using tapestries to accentuate style, but we have another idea. One that is still obscure from the masses. Why don’t you consider the magical option of wall art for your home? It truly can be magical. It also does not need to be expensive.
Handmade wall art can be truly exotic and exquisite. These designs are mainly engineered by local tribes in Bali, South Asia and Africa, where local folk are trained in required skills to produce unique pieces. Imagine the stories you can tell once you get these into your home. Tribal wall art that is as pure as nature itself is not made with the help of any fancy machines. They are purely hand crafted using natural colours. Batik is a very popular form of handmade wall art used today. It is made from wax or flour, and a natural paste to create exotic designs that are bright and colourful.
And of course all of these cool products are going to be eco friendly as well as decorate your home and put a bit of money in the artists hands. All good choices!
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When considering what it is you can bring home and enhance not only the look but the quality of your home but at the same time get the eco friendly home in with green fabrics. DIY has a tip on hemp fabric solutions for a green solution. It’s a remarkable plant that is very strong and hardy and required very little water for it to thrive. This creates an eco friendly plant that does not need pesticides to grow a crop, as it has natural defense in it’s make up and without requiring much water for this fast growing plant to survive it becomes a good choice for a green fiber. And it’s affordable, too.
More people are getting onto this idea that some pretty great products are made from hemp. Check out the tips from DIY on Green Solutions with Hemp Fibers.
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The Chinese rugs that have color to them are made with dyes from vegetables or chrome dyes. The chrome dyes are softer and have more vibrant color choices. Both dyes are fast however and will have no bleeding to them. When you purchase one of these rugs you are going to have a great addition to your home and its décor. Once you purchase a Peking rug for one room you will on the look out for another one to add to another room.
Beware of dyes in old and new rugs. The vegetable dyes are great and eco friendly.
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Knights in shining armor damsel in distress this is what I depict whenever I hear the word renaissance and mostly Renaissance tapestries also uses this images to tell their tale. So renaissance is the era of Michel Angelo and Leonardo de Vinci and what do they have in common? Well, they are not the idols when in comes to tapestries. Renaissance tapestries are believed to be illusions of the weavers on how they depict what really should be. And as I said the most of the images that these tapestries depict are knights and damsels or tournaments and battles. Now, there are also tapestries created that tells the illustrative stories from the bible, legends and mythology.
These fine woven goods are eco friendly home products you can be proud to display in your home. Find one online today.
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You can see it all over the place… go green. It’s in water bottles, cleaning products, eco friendly water filters, recycled material making rugs, rubber mats that are made from recycled materials and are therefore recyclable themselves. Yup, just about everywhere you look you’ll get some info on eco friendly planet actions and movements and how to help by buying those products for eco home and lifestyle.
Don’t forget there is fashionable totes and clothing and bags and all the gear you need to wear and take along, too.
Go green and live life guilt free!
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The history behind these fine rugs is fascinating. Just the amount of work that goes in to a hand made Oriental rug itself is fascinating but to hear what they were used for in ancient time is very interesting. To think we go out to a retail store, purchase a rug to throw on the floor and never think twice about it. So many years ago it took weeks to make one rug.
So why should rugs be man made by machines when we can still go out and find wonderful handcrafted rugs that are great for the home and planet friendly? We should not. Look for the Oriental or hand tufted, hand knotted and hand crafted rugs. They are the ticket to success in what you want.
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The combination of a photo rather a moment being captured over a blanket that you wrap around is such a warm feeling. Every time you use that blanket you would remember the person who has presented the same to you, in case you are at the receiving end. And in case you have given it to some one it means that you would be remembered every time the person uses it. This is the best way in which the receiver or the giver could acknowledge each other’s love. In fact, over period of time the blanket could be kept as a souvenir.
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Colors stimulate quite a lot. You might know this concept as color therapy. There are cool rugs available in the market that would have such adventurous color and tints that would change the look of the section where you would place these cool rugs. Amongst the others conventional and modern rugs are the latest. The designs and patterns that are available could mesmerize you. In case you have a little liberal budget you could go for the designer conventional and modern rugs that are available, but they would attract cost and would be expensive. However, these designer rugs are worth the bloated tag.
Stay warm and stay tuned for more excellent ideas to eco friendly shopping. We’ll have product reviews beginning shortly, so stay tuned.
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Heriz is located in the northwester part of Iran. It is close to Tabriz, which is where the art of making Persian rugs began; this art began over 7000 years ago. Serapi rugs are just one of the many types of rugs hand-knotted in this area. They are a prize.
The area of Heriz is located in northwest Iran and is close to the Tabriz, which is where the art form of making Persian rugs seven thousand years ago first began. Serapi rugs are one of the many different types of rugs produced in this region. There are several regions that produce Heriz rugs and Serapi is one of them. These rugs are eco friendly and works of art.
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Tapestry replicas of European landscapes add elegance to the already sterling work of art. Original European wall tapestries and wall hangings give the same flare and beauty to any home, as they present images of the Europe’s most stunning places. Europe boasts having the world’s most picturesque countries and locations, its large landscape tapestries are equally as beautiful. Scenes from Tuscany, Venice, London, and more, are made permanent views in these pieces.
Compared to other kinds of tapestries, the landscape tapestry is easier to work with in terms of style and space. Landscapes are available in the market place in a variety of sizes, which allows flexiblity for the wall decor in your home. Because the style and size is varied, they can fit in any location and any room in the house.
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One place that you might enjoy a not-so-stuffy approach to wall hangings is in a game room. The perfect tapestry for a game devoted to leisure and playtime is the famous “Dogs Playing Pool” print brought to rich fabric life by a tapestry-makers weaving loom. This famous contemporary piece showcases six different types of our canine friends with pool cues and beer in hand and wearing hats and vests. The most prominent dog in the scene is a rather large bulldog who is trying to get the ball in the pocket by squinting one eye. The tapestry will match just about any décor, as there are a multitude of colors and tones in the billiard scene. The colors range from the green of the pool table felt to the oranges and browns of the animals’ coats to the blues and grays of the dogs’ clothing and the balls on the pool table.
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Lets talk about love and affection….
The koi fish from Japan is all about this and they have been bred for variety and sometime this introduces mutations that developed more than 100 varieties and colors in single species of fish. This also included glossy scaled varieties of Germany. This variety is now referred as the German carp. All of this variety created many forms of beauty and in turn love and affection.
Koi means love and affection. It is pleasant to know that your wall decor such as a wall tapestry is not a mere wall decor but is a tapestry that adds warmth and love symbols to the entire aura and brightens your room. These Koi fish tapestries give a nice feeling of tranquility and the serene effect relaxes your mind.
Indeed tapestry is also a relaxing art work and is designed to bestow you with a calm feeling. The artwork displaying the Koi fish swimming amidst the lilies truly attracts the dragonflies making them move around the canvas.
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Keeping you warm in the winter and cool relief in the summer comes with an all natural sheepskin rug. They are amazing and the lanolin in each and every fiber is Mother Natures own. Nobody can copy this. Scientists can try and they have, but they cannot create the same as nature. That’s on of the reasons this rug is so great and all natural as a choice for your home. It’s like the sheepskin rug is filled with lotion to sooth and bathe your body in rich moisturizing richness and goodness. That’s one of the reasons babies like them so much, too.
This versatile area rug can be found in the Wool Rugs section of Decor4u.com’s Area Rugs Shop: select Sheepskin Rugs. The Long Wool Round Rug is available in a wide range of color and size options to suit any room in the house. Small measures 2 feet by 3 feet; Medium, 4 feet by 6 feet; Mid-Size, 5 feet by 8 feet; Large, 6 feet by 9 feet. The colors available are white, black or chocolate. Though sheepskin is naturally resistant to stains, any spots may be easily cleaned with soap and water. If you wish, you may also dry clean your rug.
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Let’s create a small breakfast room or morning room with just a few simple pieces of furniture and some of the vogue tapestries. Again, a soft white would be the best choice for the room. You could go with a very light eggshell as well. The floor could be a cobblestone tile or slate ceramic types. Ideally, whatever is chosen for the floor should be in shades of grays. Now for furniture all that is needed is a bistro table ideally with a glass top and bistro chairs. Now the focal point being the vogue tapestries will be two. The Black Gloves and the White Gloves.
You are going to see that both of these pieces have their own unique colors but they also have some colors in common as well. Itís these common colors that you want to use for your accessories. A round small center cloth such as a doily in one of these colors with a black sleek vase holding a single flower would be the perfect touch for the table.
And that’s how simple it is when it comes to changing up the decor in your home the planet friendly way and a cool vogue look at the same time.
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Take a famous work of art that is good for our souls when we view it and you know what? It is good for the earth, too. Why? Energy of a positive force is good for us and our homes and our environment. So enjoy some art when you’ve found time to stop and smell the roses. Let’s take a quick look at Wheat Field with Crows by Van Gogh, a true masterpiece.
One of Vincent Van Gogh’s most debated paintings is Wheat Field with Crows. Although it is one of his most powerful, it is also one where interpretations are as varied as the colors the artist uses. Some see the painting as a sort of “suicide note” that Van Gogh has translated onto the canvas. Still others see it in a more positive light, as a depiction of a turbulent yet resigned mind.
Serious talk but education and understanding comes when looking into and studying the arts.
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Gifts that are eco-friendly 100% cotton and fun… check this review out for yourselves.
For your sisters or brothers birthday, you could find an old photo of when you were growing up and have this put on a blanket the pillow. Let’s say your Mom is an avid gardener. Take a picture of her garden and have the photo gift of a pillow made with this for Mothers Day. If Dad or hubby is a fisherman then get a picture taken hopefully when they have made a good catch. That way they have the perfect trophy. You can do the same if they participate in any other sport,
For the wedding, there is so much you could have done with these pillows. If you are the bride then these would make wonder thank you gifts for your wedding party. Do each one differently. Just ensure the day of the wedding that you and your groom have a picture taken with each person individually so you can really personalize his or her gift or the group of grooms and bridesmaids is wonderful too. This would be a wonderful gift for the parents as well.
Now if you are thinking of a gift for your Child’s teacher, then getting a class picture in which your child is included would be a very well thought of gift. They make a wonderful keepsake for a wedding or anniversary.
Once you have started to get your creativity going there will be no stopping you when it comes to whom to give these wonderful photo gifts to.
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This can be fun when we try to create a great planet friendly product to your rooms decor. Let’s get started… with Wysocki, the cat artist.
To begin with, the key is not to overpower the room with cats. Take a look at the Wysocki cat throws and pick out just one that you like the best. Let’s pick the “all burned out” one. This is the one where two cats are sprawled beside each other in front of a fireplace. I chose this particular one to show you how to work with the colors. If you are painting the walls then go with the pale cream yellow that you see in the center of the flame.
Then from there you can go with any of the colors in the cats for your carpet. With some neutral colored furniture and the cat throw open and draped over a chesterfield the room is going to look warm, rich and inviting. It’s all a matter of working with the colors in the throw and using the throw as the focal point. With it being done line this it is not over run with cats (no pun intended) yet is a room any cat lover would find most enjoyable. When it comes to pictures for the wall go with florals or spring/summer/fall scenes of valleys and meadows. Even though the cats we are talking about here don’t forget they are part of the cat family and they inhabitant is in the natural.
There are many varieties of Wysocki cat throws to choose from. You can create a totally different atmosphere with whichever one you choose. You can actually change your room from a spring/summer time period to a fall/winter simply by changing your cat throw, a few accessories and your drapes.
If you just want to purchase a Wysocki for the sake of having one because they are such a wonderful item, then no problem just use it as the bedspread for your bed and enjoy.
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So you got yourself a new rug. Good for you. You found one that’s organic in nature and will be a fine addition to your home. Now lets put the composition together.
Now you are ready to start putting your room together. Pick a neutral shade for your walls or even one of the accent colors from the rug. Keep your furniture simple and in solid colors with no pattern. The accessories can be various colors picked up from the rug. Now you have a beautiful room all designed around your area rug!
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We said we’d show you some super products that come highly recommended and are earth friendly at the same time. That date is getting closer. We’ll discuss some of the following product reviews on:
1. Bath supplies for the indoor and outdoor showers and bathing
2. Area rugs that are beautiful and affordable as well as eco friendly.
3. Pillows that are decorative and make fun gifts, too. All planet Earth friendly.
4. Artisian treasures that are handmade from the Island natives.
5. Batiks from Africa.
6. Water filters for clean and refreshing water.
And there will be more… come back soon.
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It is now known that buying tons of bottles of bottled water is not good for the landfills… since it takes like a million years for them to break down and decompose. So, what’s the next best thing? Get a water filter for your home.
There are a good line of affordable water filers out there… from cheap to expensive which means their should be a choice for everyone. Surf the web and you will see a myriad of them. About.com talks it up on water filters and then there is a consumer tip site to surf for answers, too. Compare Home Water Filters has a list, so maybe get some fact from them and make your move, today.
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Global warming is a big issue and talked about all over the world. People are finding the best way to be kind to the earth is in the products they buy that will be gentle on our planet.
Shopping online for eco friendly products is a cool way to heed global warming issues. Some think this global warming is from the earths natural cycles… others think man has made an impact on our earth and it’s effects are the warming of the earth. Humm… regardless of your beliefs it might be only right to do what we can to be gentle or gentler to our planet in what we consume and discard. It matters.
Shop online for eco friendly products and information on materials you can use to make your lifestyle a more earth friendly one. One great source to find info is to check out what About.com has to share with you. After all it was Earth Day, yesterday and much new and interesting info has been written and shared about what you can do for the environment at About.com.
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There is a plethera of products for your home that can be considered “green” and are eco friendly to the environment and your health at home.
Shopping online is one way to find all matter of big gun products for your kitchen, your floors, the walls as in a beautiful 100% cotton or wool woven tapestry wall hanging, etc. The great thing about the tapestries is everything about them is eco friendly, where a picture is beautiful and we all want a few pictures on our walls, but the framing is not always as perfectly “green” or eco friendly as we might like. That’s why tapestry wall hangings are so great… no frame needed and a wooden tapestry rod can be used to hang them up.
Be creative and keep in mind all the options for a healthy and happy home with gentle on the earth products.
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You can actually Go Green by making your own cleaners for your home and find you’ll be less toxic to the environment. A couple things to have on had are soap, vinegar, lemon and baking soda. You can do a lot with just these four (4) ingredients. This can save money, time and the need to be recycling the containers that you might have purchased with store bought cleaners. The big bonus is we improve our air quality by using our own products.
Tips:
- Use baking soda (1/4 cup) poured down your clogged drain, following that with 1/2 cup vinegar. Watch the drain bubble and fizz and when it stops flush with boiling water. That’s it and you’re all set. Simple
- You can use 1/2 h2o (water) and 1/2 vinegar mixed together to clean any glass surface in your home. Works like magic and is less toxic than store bought cleaners.
- Carpet deodorizers - cornstarch & baking soda.
- Mold and mildew can be a big problem and you want to clean that up fast! Use salt mixed with vinegar or lemon juice.
- Want to clean your stove? Hot h2o (water), salt and baking soda. Does a great job.
These simple tips alone can save our environment from chemical waste from store bought products, time and money. Until next time… enjoy!
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Some of the simplest pleasures are eco friendly and everything else, too. Bringing a beautiful bouquet of flowers home with you to put in a vase for the kitchen table is a wonderful way to bring a bit of mother nature’s own home with you. It’s good for your home to have plants and flowers inside. It also makes your spirit soar when you take sight of the bouquet on the table… as it brightens the room and makes people feel better… they even smile. It’s a crowd pleaser of one to many and a nice way to brighten up the day.
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