Biome Lifestyle: Xmas crackers and competition
24 November 2009
Christmas at Home, New Products and Competition!
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Ho ho ho...Win win win! Biome Lifestyle are giving away 2 boxes of our popular Eco Play Crackers to the person who replies with the funniest Christmas joke! Designed and made for Biome Lifestyle, these fun Eco Play Crackers are great for all the family. Made from recycled paper and featuring a game inside to play around the Christmas table, the crackers make sure Christmas lunch is full of fun and games!
To enter our competition to win 2 boxes of our Eco Play Crackers, please click here
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* The competition closes on 1st December 2009
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Plus we have a nifty voucher code in time for early Christmas shopping! BIOMEXMAS09 Code gives a 10% discount ending on the 19th of December. S plenty of time!
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If you are feeling creative then why not make your own crackers this year?
1. Centre a toilet tissue roll lengthwise along a 10" side of the 8 x 10" piece of recycled paper. Wrap the paper around the roll, securing it with 1 or 2 pieces of transparent tape. (The tape can be attached to the underside of the paper so that it does not show).
2. Insert snapper (available from most craft shops) and gift into the roll. The ends of the snapper should extend beyond the ends of the cracker.
3. Tie each end of cracker with string.
4. To make the fringe, take an 8 x 5" piece of crepe/tissue paper and fold in half lengthwise. Cut 1" deep slashes about _" apart along unfolded edges. Repeat with second piece of 8 x 5" crepe paper.
5. Take about 12" of decorative string (gold, silver, etc.) and place along inside fold of fringe. Gather and tie around end of cracker, over first tie. Repeat with other end, using second fringe. Ends of fringes may be curled gently.
6. Decorative trims, lace, ribbons etc. may be used to decorate the body of the cracker.
With Christmas around the corner, we have a whole range of Christmas decorations and new gift ideas to inspire you; all are designed and made exclusively for Biome by a handful of small and wonderful co-operatives from around the world.
This months Eco Tip covers how to make your own crackers. For those of you who don't have the time, then enter our competition to win two boxes of Biome's fantastic Eco Play Crackers!
Enjoy!biomenews
Alpaca slippers now in!
Just arrived in time for Christmas- our Alpaca slippers are back in stock however, we have limited stock. The Alpaca Slippers really are a wonderful gift - extremely warm, luxuriously soft and ethical fur too - they are bound to make that special someone very happy (and cosy!) on Christmas morning!
Our fantastic craftsmen in Peru have been busily working away making the slippers since June - read the story behind the fantastic Alpaca Slippers. Alternatively, I have written about them in my blog.
Come and get your Apples & Pears!
Another exclusive and new product made for Biome Lifestyle is our Not a White Board Apples and Pears.
Perfect for busy families and kids, the boards are a great way to jot down reminders, numbers and things to do, for all the family to see and use. Available in either red apple, green apple or orange pear, the boards look fantastic hung in the kitchen or hallway. Just scribble your note on the bold shapes and wipe off... Fun, stylish and practical!
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New! Biome's exclusive door sized advent calendar!
This felt advent calendar is perfect for hanging behind the door to help you and the children count down the days to Christmas. The pockets are empty for you to fill with your own treats, and the calendar can be used year after year.
Our best selling eco crackers are back!
Our beautiful, handmade eco crackers have returned and are already proving to be as popular as ever! The lovely crackers are made from handmade seed paper, which after use can be planted to provide a lovely bloom of wild flowers... rather than waste in your dustbin! Inside the crackers is also a fairtrade, handmade gift, a paper hat, snapper and a little 'eco motto'. Definitely the conscientious consumers cracker of choice!
The fair trade and recycled Christmas wreath!
This ever so popular wreath is made from recycled materials by a small co-operative in Africa. The cost of the wreath goes directly to the co-operative which helps local families and artisans. There’s no better time of year to give than at Christmas!
Fair Trade Christmas Stocking
A lovely felt fair trade stocking, made in India by a women's co-operative. Made by a charitable organization established in the year 1968. The organisation started by training less privileged and unskilled women in Mumbai to stitch sari petticoats. Since then they have helped many women to develop skills and earn a regular income; this has changed their lives and the lives of their families.
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