Green in BKLYN is now open EVERY DAY 11am – 8pm through Christmas Eve (including Monday!).

• Tuesday 12/18 (11am – 8pm)
  
• Wednesday 12/19 (11am – 8pm)
  
• Thursday 12/20 (11am – 8pm)
• Friday 12/21 (11am – 8pm)
• Saturday 12/22 (11am – 8pm)
• Sunday 12/23 (11am – 8pm)
  
• MONDAY 12/24 (11am – 8pm)

After that, we’ll return to our regular hours…

Come on down. Get your holiday on!

“I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today.  I can choose which it shall be.  Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn’t arrived yet.  I have just one day, today, and I’m going to be happy in it.” – Groucho Marx

Sometimes it’s the stuff, sometimes it’s the thought that counts…

Brooklyn Exposed shares the question with a bunch of Brooklyn business owners (including Green in BKLYN’s Elissa Olin) int their article “The Guilt-Free Christmas Wish List of 25 Brooklyn Business Owners.”

What do you wish for?

“A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.” – Nelson Mandela

With the holidays upon us again (Merry Chrismahanakwansakah everyone!), many people are stopping in the shop asking for gift suggestions.  And though we know the holidays are more than the sum of the booty you get under the tree, menorah or kinara, we thought it would be helpful to share some gift ideas with you.

When you stop in the shop, we’re happy to help you make a selection or you can grab a handy Wish List for the ladies, fellas, tweens or wee ones in your life. We’ve reprinted a few of our favorites below or pick up our expanded Holiday Wish List 2013 in the shop. Needless to say, you can pick these treasures up at Green in BKLYN, too. Oh, & we can gift wrap them, if you’d like!

Fellas:

• Dancing Man Knives & Ulus from Alaska
• Miracle Max Fobot
• SodaStream Seltzer Maker Starter Kits
• Good Meat: The Complete Guide to Sustainable Meat
• Bullets 2 Bandages Repurposed Bullet Bottle Openers

Ladies:

• Green in BKLYN Tea & Local Honey
• Pangea Organics Skin Care Discovery Kits
• Brooklyn Makers Crafty Book
• Presso Espresso Maker
• Linoto Linen Sheet Sets

Wee Ones:

• Handmade BKLYN Sweater Toys
• MUNY Design Quilts
• The ABCs of Brooklyn
  
• Recycled Cotton Mismatched Socks
• Cork Giving (Teddy) Bears

Tweens:

• Voltaic Solar Powered Laptop Chargers
• Recycled Inner Tube Purses & Wallets
• I Don’t Want to Blow You Up Coloring Book
• Dogeared Make a Wish Necklaces
• Recycled Bike Chain Clock

Various & Sundries:

• Handmade Soap Rocks & Felted Soaps
• It’s a Wonderful World Music Box
• One Love & Every Little Thing Book Set
• New Fobot Robots
• Organic Baby Onesies Made in BKLYN
• Recycled Inner Tube Dock Kit & All Natural Shaving Products
• Stainless Steel Pint Glasses & Beer Making Kits
• Historic Brooklyn’s Clinton Hill & Wallabout
• Bamboo iPod Dock, Clock Radio & Alarm
• Good Clean Love Organic Lube & Candles
• Brooklyn Roasting Co. Coffee & Coffee Grinder
• Recycled Vinyl Record Puzzles, Coasters & More
• Love Nature NYC All Natural Beauty Products from BKLYN
• All Kinds of Recycled Stuff Holiday Ornaments
• 7-Year Pens & Recycled Paper Cards
• AND Charcoal for the Naughty Ones! (made locally & from reclaimed wood)

Here at Green in BKLYN we love art. We love artists. And we especially love local artists.

This month we’ve added the work of two (awesome) local artists to the shop: Sawyer Devuyst and Jack Maiorino.

Sawyer’s the brains and brawn behind the SAW line – a line of furniture and home goods made from reclaimed materials (including steel, wood and flour sacks).

Jack is the hand and eye behind a line of canvas bags and line drawings  drawn on Post-It notes, depicting water towers, skylines and more.

Both artist are lovely people, their work is beautiful and it’s our pleasure and privilege to share them with you!

Green in BKLYN now has holiday hours (through Christmas Eve) as follows:

• Tuesday – Friday 11am-8pm
• Saturday 10am-8pm
• Sunday 11am-6pm

After that, we’ll return to our regular hours… Come on down. Y’all. Hear!

“Joy is the simplest form of gratitude.” – Karl Barth

Big retailers have Black Friday and the online retailers have Cyber Monday.  And now small businesses finally have Small Business Saturday.

It’s a lovely chance to support small, local shops.  To thank them for being here and serving you and to help them continue to do so.

This year, Small Business Saturday is on Saturday, November 24th.  All day.  We’d love to see you!

PS – We’re having a raffle at Green in BKLYN on Small Business Saturday.  With any purchase, you’ll be entered in our raffle for an awesome pile of eco-friendly and local treasures.  Start your holiday shopping with a chance to win an awesome gift for… you!

Pangea Organicsis at it again with 15% off all their skincare products through the middle of November!

With products that are now certified 100% organic (and that really work), Pangea Organics are a terrific treat for your skin and your body.

Plus, they now have  really great hand cream. In travel size! Now you know you’re gonna need that stuff!