It’s funny how the environment can affect us.  When you wake up and it’s a sunny day, you feel like everything’s going to be alright.  When you see a vivid sunset or a shooting star, it reminds you of how mysterious and magical the world can be.  Of course, we also all know how we are affecting the environment, with constant discussion of carbon footprints and global warming.  With this is mind, we’ve put together a collection of gifts that don’t cost the earth – inspiring presents that are either fair trade, organic, ethically sourced or bring people closer to nature.  Give the one you love a gift that shows you’re looking towards the future.

Beautiful Bodies

Organic and natural beauty products are fantastic for her skin and health, as well as for the environment.

Willow’s products are made with certified organic ingredients and contain delicate fruit and flower essences.  Even better, each gift is gorgeously presented in lovely silk boxes that can be reused for keepsakes.  We’ve chosen their best items, including a sensuous silk chemise that will perfectly complement an organically pampered body.

Similarly our Fikkerts products, from Grace’s Secret gift box to the Chic bath collection, also use the best and most natural ingredients wherever possible, along with recyclable containers.

Beauty starts from the inside out, so help her enhance her regime with soothing, all natural teas courtesy of our Tea Lover Infusions Kit or our Traditional English Remedies giftbox.

Indulgence – with a clear conscience.

We recommend:  organic relaxation box; organic bath and shower candle set; organic finest luxury giftbox; organic travel box; silk chemise; chic boxed soaps; grace’s secret gift box; handy hints gift box; tea lover infusions kit

Let it Grow

In this increasingly digitised age, it can be all too easy to become detached from nature.  Gardening and growing plants at home allows her to reconcile with nature and take an active part in its sublime processes.

Secrets du Potager is inspired by the wonders of the kitchen garden – a magical universe of little-known colours and fragrances, ready for use in our homes and gardens.  With Kitchen Garden for Her and Garden Herbs, she can easily create her own mini kitchen garden, while Return from the Kitchen Garden will soothe and rejuvenate her worn out green-fingers.

Wild & Wolf has created a range of stylish garden and home accessories, from from floral homekits to timelessly beautiful V&A printed tools.  Their range is well complemented by Fallen Fruit’s quirkily gorgeous printed watering cans, available in tomato and daisy designs.

Other lovely growing gifts include our Name a Rose, Dedicate a Tree, Bonsai Tree (soil-certified!), Twin Heart Topiaries and Egglings, available in wild strawberry, prickly cactus, basil and phlox.  With little effort, she can bring a thing of beauty to life!

We recommend:  kitchen garden for her; garden herbs; return from the kitchen garden; v&a cray garden tool set; v&a anemone garden tool set; v&a cray secateurs; v&a anemone secateurs; v&a daisy secateurs; v&a daisy garden tool set; floral homekit; floral toolkit; gardening mini tool kit; wild tomatoes watering can; daisy watering can; name a rose; dedicate a tree; bonsai tree; twin heart topiaries; wild strawberry eggling; prickly cactus eggling; basil eggling; phlox eggling; ladies English linen gloves

New Beginnings

What could be more hopeful than bringing a new life into the world?  Children are the future, and therefore deserve the very best that nature has to offer.

With this in mind, we’ve chosen a range of pregnancy kits from Earth Mama Angel Baby, which is the only line of 100% natural skin and body care products made to support the entire birth process, from pregnancy to baby care.  Earth Mama Angel Baby uses the highest quality oils, and QAI certified organic herbs.  All their products are cruelty-free, certified vegan, kosher and 100% toxin-free – everything is pure and natural, perfect for pure, natural mamas and babies!

We recommend:  organic pregnancy pampering kit; a little something for mum-to-be; a little something for the new mum

Recycled Luxury

In nature, everything is part of a cycle, endlessly metamorphosing.  Unfortunately, in the industrialized world, so much goes to waste.  However, one person’s trash could be another woman’s treasure…

Paper High have taken on the waste of India’s massive garment industry, transforming “Khadda”, leftover cotton rags, into beautiful paper for their saree- and leather-bound journals and photo albums.  These striking items are perfect for safeguarding her secrets and preserving her memories.

We recommend:  saree journals; semi precious stone leather photo album

Fair Trade Furnishings

Her home is her very own piece of the world, and she’ll want to fill it with furnishings and accessories that are as beautiful as they are ethical.

Our Tree of Life luxury throw has been carefully selected from Amandasara’s Eastern-inspired and created textiles collection.  Amandasara travels extensively around Asia in their quest for unusual and stunning items.  They buy directly from suppliers, ensuring high quality at reasonable prices.  In addition, they donate 2% of all profits back to the countries of origin by supporting SOS children’s villages across Asia.

Continuing the Asian theme, we also offer exquisitely crafted, fair trade lacquered platters and wine holders, made in Vietnam.  The producers, Silkwood Traders, base their business on ethical and environmental principles, working closely with craftspeople that work in small family groups and receive fair wages. They aim to support and promote the work of Christina Noble Children’s Foundation and donate a percentage of profits each year.

We recommend:  tree of life luxury throw; lacquered wine holder (fair trade); lacquered platter (fair trade)

The World’s Treasures

We all need reminding about how wonderful and precious the world we live in is.  Exquisite, ethical jewellery perfectly epitomises our planet’s priceless value.

Tales of the Earth offers a range of gorgeous silver jewellery, inspired by personal encounters with the world and its delights.  Furthermore, Tales of the Earth has an environmentally friendly and fair trade business policy, recycling whenever possible and providing good working conditions and above average wages for workers overseas.

Our Global Warming Mug is also another vibrant reminder of our world’s delicate equilibrium.  When she adds her favourite hot drink, the oceans appear to rise and the coastlines seem to recede.

We recommend: yours box; life’s charms box; all the luck and love in the world; a world to explore box; silver guardian angel locket; cupid’s bow necklace; same moon around the world travel token; circle of life pendant; silver yes/no coin with chain; silver lucky knot necklace; mayan music heart; Shakespeare in love; wish box; amour vincit omnia pendant; global warming mug