Oh the weather outside is frightful (for shopping)! Uncommon Goods for last minute green gifts

If you're looking for some last minute online gifts, check out Uncommon Goods. They are a company with an 'uncommon mission' that includes a focus on conducting themselves in an environmentally friendly and socially conscious way. Seriously, it's part of their mission, and so they feature a huge selection of gifts that you can feel good about giving! They have fun and elegant items in all price categories. Some of my favorites include:

• Urbano Eco Can - a good way to store and easily re-use plastic shopping bags (although I know we all get fewer and fewer, they're still out there). It's much better than the mess of bags in a ripped paper bag that is currently a disaster situation under my sink! It's made from recycled polypropylene in the USA. $20

• Flip Flop Doormat - made from surplus rubber from a flip flop factory, this colorful doormat is not only welcoming, but keeps a whole lot of rubber out of the landfill! Made in the Philippines. $20-$40, depending on size.

• Protect Our Wildlife Glasses - Made from the bottom half of wine bottled rescued from the waste stream in North America, these lovely glasses also feature a silk-screened print of an endangered species and the phrase "Protect our Wildlife" in four different languages. Made in Wisconsin. $45 for a set of 4. plus, for each purchase, Uncommon Goods will make a $2 contribution to Defenders of Wildlife.

• Bike Chain Bottle Opener - I actually bought this for my brother-in-law two years ago. (They're big bikers...he and my sister biked from California to Wisconsin a few years ago, and are currently on a bike trip in New Zealand). Anyway, it's a bottle opener made from reclaimed bike parts - a chain and part of a gear-thingey. Like I said, I'm not the biker in the family! Handcrafted in Oregon. $10.

There are tons of great gifts on this site...and if you can't get out in this snow to support local independent business, you can still feel good about supporting an online company that focuses on handcrafted, unique, environmentally friendly, socially conscious, high-quality goods.

They say that they can get it anywhere in the US (with expedited shipping, an additional $2) by Christmas Eve, as long as the order is placed by 5 pm EST on December 22!