When you really think about it, all those discarded, used coffee cups you churn through on your daily trip to the local espresso really add up to a whole lot of rubbish.

The more eco-aware might like to turn to BYO coffee cups, like the fabulous re-usable ones from Hookturn Industries, which are made of food grade silicone, designed to look exactly like a take-away coffee cup - albeit in some pretty funky colourways! - and keeps your coffee warm and your fingers cool.

Eco-friendly, user friendly, heck they’re even dishwasher friendly.

You can get your mits on them for only $10.95 at www.hookturnindustries.com.au.

We love this beautiful TOTEM Tree Romy Boesveldt and Ilya Yashkin of Kids On Roof, Amsterdam. We spotted TOTEM on the green-design hub and online shop State of Green and it’s a nifty concept - different models that can be displayed on their own or brought together and given life with your own imagination in to any kind of setting.

Comprising over 170 sturdy recycled cardboard pieces, the Tree includes 2 birds, a birdhouse and mushrooms growing on the tree trunk.

Kids On Roof donates 5% of its profits to specific Unicef projects and uses 100% recycled cardboard and 100% Biodegradable materials.

Check out some other cool items available on State of Green!

Eco cool, cute and creative design for playful kids and adults alike - www.stateofgreen.com.au.

Winter is now upon us, and to me, winter has always meant living in my ugg boots and pressing snooze for an extra hour in the morning. But a cup of hot tea is often the intervener that will lure me out of my lair (that, and my cat pawing at my face). And what if my cup of tea greeted me good morrow in a pink sweater adorned with black felt flowers? Even better. Thanks to Jessica Goodman at Wayside Violet

www.waysideviolet.com, cold, dark mornings just became somewhat palatable.

The minute I encountered these knitted cable coffee cosies on The Finders Keepers www.thefinderskeepers.com, I was wild about them. These darling cosies are available in a range of colours and embellishments, all set to cater for your hot drink’s mood. They’re hand-knitted, made with love, (more…)