Green the holidays this year with these eco-friendly Christmas gifts – made by awesome, earth-conscious artisans from around the world.
What? You’re accusing me of creating a holiday gift guide filled with eco-friendly swag I want for myself?! Why I never… Okay. You got me. But just because I’d be super happy to find any of these eco-friendly Christmas gifts under the tree doesn’t mean someone on your list won’t want them too. (And maybe buy a little something for yourself while you’re at it?)
The best thing about this gift guide is everything on it is eco-friendly, i.e.: organic, handmade, reusable and so on and so forth! The second best thing is that I found all of these items on Etsy.
This means they were made and are sold by awesome artisans around the world. Buying from Etsy is the next best thing to buying local, but it also allows for the ease and comfort (and fun!) of shopping from your own home. Plus, some of the below items are even one of a kind. Just like your special friends and family members are.
If your friends and family members aren’t much for the tree-hugging, have no fear! These items would be great gifts for both the environmentally conscious and just the plain old conscious.
***This post has been updated and therefore some of the products I selected for the original post are no longer available. The links to these products have been replaced with links to similar items. Each one still carefully curated be me!***
For the Fashion Lover
For your friends and family members who love staying warm and stylish. Full disclosure – this scarf is made from wool, which isn’t always a cruelty-free material. However, the maker actually recycles old garments. The scarf used to be a wool sweater! In my sheep-lovin’ books, that’s a-okay.
For the Food Lover
For your friends and family members who love them some eats. Now they can pack a reusable cutlery set in their backpack, purse or shoulder bag and know they’re reducing waste with every bite.
For the Home Decor Lover
For your friends and family members who love to cozy up their home. A cute handmade throw pillow with coordinates on the front customized to the recipient’s longitude and latitude.
For the Jewelry Lover
For your friends and family members who love jewelry… and nature! I love this botanical ring. And I don’t even wear rings other than my engagement/wedding ring set. If someone were to buy this for me (or I to buy it for myself), I would turn it into a necklace and wear it that way instead. And then stare at it all day long.
For the Book Lover
For your friends and family members who love to read, to collect books, to just be around books. Get their favourite quote printed on an upcycled book page and wow them with how thoughtful you are.
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For the Scent Lover
For your friends and family members who love smelling good smelling things. This essential oil starter kit comes with six of the most commonly used oils including lavender (great sleep aid), tea tree (a disinfectant) and peppermint (relieves headaches). They’re more than nose-friendly, they’re life-friendly!
For the Self-Care Lover
For your friends and family members who love being squeaky clean. A self-care gift set that includes not only soap, but lotion and lip balm. Made with natural organic oils, scents and colourants, and packaged using as little material as possible.
For the Tech Lover
For your friends and family members who love their tech more than they love you. Made from cork, which is one of the most sustainable materials in the world, this laptop case can be custom ordered to fit any laptop. It also has an extra inside pocket and pockets on the back.
For the Travel Lover
For your friends and family members with a bit of wanderlust in their blood. They’ll need somewhere to put all their stuff while galavanting across the globe. I love this hemp backpack an you can see in the picture how high quality it looks, plus it comes with a little change purse to keep all those pesos, euros, francs and pounds.
Do you try and support small businesses and artisans during the holiday season? What’s one of the nicest handmade gifts you’ve ever given or received? Let me know in the comments!
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Last Updated on November 25, 2023 (Originally Posted on November 26, 2017)
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I have a few family members who would love these handcrafted gifts…anyone you know?
Both myself and several friends and family members would love any of these as a gift, for sure 🙂 Ands the cool thing is I’ve been in contact with a few of the artists since recommending their items and they’ve all been so incredibly nice. Nothing like supporting small businesses!