Yep, it’s happening again, 12 months have flown by and Christmas is bearing down on us with unnerving speed.
After a busy year, we’re a little late with the gift-finding ourselves! If you too are gearing up for some last minute gift getting we recommend you double check delivery times and maybe consider courier delivery to make sure things arrive on time.
Though making, repurposing, and upcycling are all great ways to create lovely thoughtful gifts, we don’t always have time, so to help you find a hopefully equally wonderful gift, we’ve compiled a list of 30+ pre-screened, ethical, and sustainable gift ideas.
So wrap up and dig in.
Oh, and let us know on our social channels if you end up buying anything from the list below!
Stocking fillers
Grow your own vegetable seeds
Choose your own set of three mini vegetable seed packets to get your greens garden going in the new year. All picked to be suitable for small spaces, you could soon be the proud owner of a window box or patio veg garden!
£10.10 | Sprout Vegetables
Bee brooch needle felting kit
Develop a new crafting skill with this needle felting kit. Using locally sourced British wool and containing easy to follow instructions, anyone can create their own bee brooch within a couple of hours, all while supporting Samaritans.
£12.00 | Samaritans
Reusable snack bag
For the snack lover, these reusable snack bags will keep your goodies fresh on the go. They are handmade in Cornwall using pure natural linen and have a food grade PUL waterproof lining inside to keep you safe from spills.
£14.00 | Helen Round
Sticking to budget
Self watering terracotta bottle planter
Now, not everyone’s naturally green fingered, some of us have been known to kill cacti - it’s nothing to be ashamed of. But what if you didn’t need to do anything?! That’s where these awesome self-watering planters come in handy, or rather, hands free!
£23.10 | The Little Boys Room
Oil and vinegar refill bottles
A gorgeous gift for anyone who loves a salad, or just loves spending time in the kitchen. These mediterranean style refillable
oil and vinegar bottles are made and packed to order in Liverpool.
£30.00 | Becky Broome
Recycled glass carafe
Stay hydrated (be it with wine or water) with this practical carafe made of recycled glass. Created by a family-run business, this carafe is the perfect bedside table addition for someone who often needs to hydrate in the night, with its lid doubling as a glass.
£19.10 | Rainbow Life
Ceramic air plant holder
Another great one for the plant-oriented amongst us, these adorable little plant hangers may appear upside down, but they each come with their own easy to care for air plants which dangle upside down, giving them an overall cute jellyfish kind of vibe.
£17.00 - £23.00 | Habulous by Nicky Edmunds
Atlas Cork Hanging Planter
If adorable jellyfish plants aren't really your thing, maybe you’re looking for something a little more refined, and we have just the thing for you. Made by Mind the Cork, this hanging planter is a gorgeous understated support for your existing plant babies.
£48.00 | Mind the Cork
Screw the budget
Wooden laptop stand
With the rise of remote working, we all know at least one person who’s working from home. With that comes the rise of the home office which can be everything from a dedicated office space to the kitchen table. Oakywood make beautiful products to elevate the home office experience, including this laptop/Macbook stand.
£125.00 | Oakywood
Felt and cork desk mat
Made from Cork Oak trees using sustainable harvesting practices that encourage regrowth, Corkyogis yoga mats have excellent grip and antibacterial properties. For every yoga mat sold, Corkyogis donates 10% of profits to supports survivors of sex slavery and human trafficking in India.
£65 | Corkyogis
Recycled wood herringbone throw
A gorgeous and sustainable addition to your home, this throw is made in the UK from recycled wool clothing which has been broken down, cleaned, and repurposed.
£79.00 | reSpin
Multicoloured cotton rug
Another great and sustainable addition to your home, and available in a variety of colours, these rugs are cruelty free, hand woven, and made from 100% cotton. Though listed as ‘kids room rugs’ we think these would look amazing anywhere in your home.
£93.20 | Fhygge
Fashion & Beauty
Stocking fillers
Hoxton stripe sofa socks
Stay cosy this winter with these chunky knit sofa/bed socks. Hand knitted in Nepal, 10% of the profits of these products goes to Net4Kids, an international charity working in Nepal, with a mission to give underprivileged children a better future. Warm and fuzzy on your feet, warm and fuzzy in your soul.
£13.00 | Pachamama
Velvet lip balm
While staying warm in winter is key, so is staying hydrated and well moisturised. It’s our opinion that you can never have too many lip balms, and what better than a 100% natural and organic balm housed in a recycled paper tube and chock full of amazing goodies like vitamins E and C, and with no harmful chemicals?!
£4.49 | Ethical Superstore
Vitality roll on
Another great one for these short winter days, this pulse point roll on is a great pick me up, and a viable alternative to caffeine jitters (not that we don’t love coffee)! Filled with all-natural ingredients, this roll on is made with locally-sourced essential oils from Cornwall.
£10.00 | Bloom Remedies
Sticking to the budget
Eco shaving kit
Suitable for men and women, this eco shaving kit comes with a streamlined minimalist safety razor, spare blades, and a 100% natural shaving soap for the full eco-friendly experience. The kit also comes in rose gold, depending on your preference.
£29.99 | Shoreline
Bamboo razor set
We couldn’t pick between these two razor sets. This beautifully boxed bamboo-handled eco-friendly safety razor from Bambuka also comes with spare blades and features a wide, soft, easy to grip handle, which some may prefer.
£24.97 | Bambuka
Travel washbag and refills
Perfect for those who often travel, be it for work or leisure, this chic vegan leather washbag comes with four mini refillable 100ml bottles, perfect for weekends and nights away. You can even get refill pouches from the same site, or you could take your bottles down to your local refill store.
£22.00 | Fiils
Eco friendly overnight gift bag
Sticking with eco-friendly travel, but also perfect for use at home, this gift bag is ideal for both new and established low waste aficionados. The bag is made from GOTS certified unbleached cotton canvas and contains all natural shampoo and conditioner bars, deodorant, soap, a bamboo toothbrush and travel tins to keep all your goodies intact.
£39.95 - £45.90 | Battle Green
Sashiko repair kit
The ability to repair your clothing is an amazing skill, and a key step on the way to quitting fast fashion. This handy little kit equips you with the skills to repair your favourite items with beautiful geometric patterns in the Japanese tradition of sashiko.
£19.99 | OurHands
Screw the budget
Aalto watch
What better way to say ‘screw the budget’ than with a beautiful eco-accessory such as this Aalto watch by UK branch Votch. The watch is nautical themed and is made with ethically sourced materials and vegan ‘leather’.
£135.00 | Votch
The birch watch
Another two we couldn’t pick between because of their vastly different styles, this watch has a retro-classic look that we’re loving. It’s made in China (so there are some air miles to consider) with sustainable sourced Maple wood for recycled natural wood furniture.
£59.00 | The Sustainable Watch Company
UpCircle complete skincare bundle
Treat a loved one (or yourself?!) to the best-sellers bundle from UpCircle skincare - currently with 20% off! This complete kit contains all the essentials; suncream, serum, moisturiser, eye cream, a cleansing balm, and a face scrub - and it’s all vegan, sustainable, and packaged in recyclable containers.
£88.49 | UpCircle
The Christmas Hamper
Stocking fillers
Whiskey toddy spice pouch
Blended and packaged in the UK, this is “the perfect gift for whisky lovers” the calico drawstring bag “contains four sachets of Fairtrade sugar and spice blend for making warming hot toddy nightcaps!”
£4.00 | Old Hamlet Wint & Spice Co
Coffee & dark chocolate gift set
Getting your hands on good quality ethical chocolate and coffee can be tough, but Traidcraft have both! This set is sourced from Congo, though they have similar sets from other countries available too, and is a great way of introducing an established coffee and chocolate lover to the world of Fairtrade goodies.
£7.19 | Traidcraft
Chilli and garlic beer bread
Chilli, garlic, and beer - all wonderful things, but, together?! That’s exactly what you get in this quirky ‘just add beer’ bread kit - if you get this, please let us know what it’s like, we’re intrigued… and tempted!
£4.99 | Oxfam
Alcohol-free mini beer set
Containing two different vegan alcohol-free beers and a St Peter’s glass, this gift set is the ideal stocking filler for the booze-free people in your life, or maybe someone just looking to cut down a bit - you could even go all-out on a set.
£7.59 | St Peter’s
Sticking to budget
Honey bee natural gift set
Support British honey bees with this sustainably sourced set of honey-based products carefully handpicked to create a lovely gift for nature lovers. The set contains a honeycomb milk chocolate bar, soap, tiny bees lip balm, a Bambu honey dipper and two chamomile and honey tea bags.
£24 | The Natural Gift Company
Artisan gin makers' kit
The gin lovers on our team have their eyes on this one! This kit provides you with everything you need to take a clear spirit such as vodka, and turn it into your own personal gin blend! We wonder what you’ll have more fun doing, making it, or drinking it?!
£29.99 | Gin Etc.
Chilli lemon salt set
Staying in the kitchen, but moving from gin to salt, this set of hand-harvested Dorset salts could be just the thing to elevate your next meal. Take a look at the salt harvesting process on the Dorset Sea Salt Co website! If you get this one, drop us a line and let us know what meals you used your goodies in, and how they were!
£18.99 | Dorset Sea Salt Co
Build your own
Want a more personalised gift? Why not build your own hamper? Full of ethical goodies, The Ethical Giftbox allows you to select contents for your hamper to your heart's content. To make it easier, you can filter by collection, and by ethics, to make sure you’re getting the best bits!
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Screw the budget
Welsh wine and cheese hamper
Featuring a range of Welsh-made goodies including Celteg dessert wine and Snowdonia Cheese cheeses, this hamper is one of the more delicious ways we can imagine of supporting local industry.
£63.95 | Shipp & Co Hampers
DIY wine making kit
If gin isn’t your thing, maybe this vegan wine making kit from Moonfull will scratch both your creative and boozy itches at the same time?! The contents and packaging are 100% recyclable/compostable and plastic-free, and each box includes a complimentary British wildflower seeded gift tag.
£55.00 | Moonfull
Six-month coffee subscriptions
Last but certainly not least (coffee always comes first, let’s be honest), a personalised six-month coffee subscription from the fantastically named BaristaCats. Their coffees are ethically sourced from traders around the world, and roasted in small batches in Buckinghamshire.
£54.99 | BaristaCats