Thursday, 8 December 2016

Christmas Gifts By UncommonGoods

If you are stuck for Christmas Gifts, want something unique, affordable and sustainable then Uncommon Goods might be the perfect online shopping destination for you.

With a focus on handmade items featuring the makers or artists story, Uncommon Goods pulls off the nifty trick of allowing you to indulge all your shopping needs while feeling you are supporting independent creatives and not being too destructive to this wonderful planet of ours.

I really love the ethos behind this company.They work with artists to use sustainable or recycled materials whenever possible and even use environmentally friendlier packing materials, and print their catalog on recycled paper.

And it doesn't stop there. UncommonGoods also support causes they believe will impact the world in a positive way and let you choose which ones. With every purchase you make, UncommonGoods donate $1 to a Better to Give partner of your choice. Its an ethical shopping win win. You get great stuff, which supports independent artists and helps makes the world a better place.

So great ethics, charitable contributions but what are the products like-well in a word Wow!

If you are shopping for Christmas Gifts for women you are totally spoiled for choice.

Birthstone Wishing balls Buy Here

I love to make lists and cast wishes into the universe so these Birthstone Wishing Balls would be perfect in my stocking. Each shimmering ball of hand-blown glass comes with 52 tiny slips of paper for you to pause once a week throughout the year and record a message of hope or gratitude. Coil them up and tuck them in the tiny hole near the base and they become a permanent part of the display.

Tiny Rose Gold Anatomical Heart Pendant Buy Here

This petite accessory lays bare the mysterious shape of our most amorous organ: the heart. Forgoing the typical Valentine shape, this delicate pendant puts the heart's true form on display for all to admire. Each piece is hand-cast in bronze then plated with rose gold. This is a perfect Christmas gift for wife

Woodland Sunbeams Lithopane Nightlight Buy Here

Enjoy the quiet magic of the forest at dawn with this ethereal nightlight, showcasing the sun peering through a row of tall trees.

Using the same techniques used in the 1800s to make lithopanes this is going to turn your bedroom into an enchanted forest with just the flick of a switch.

There's Always Time for Tea Buy Here

Treat yourself to a daily dose of antiquity with this literary set of 25 teabags. Each English Breakfast teabag is individually tagged with beloved quotes from your favourite authors. This is a perfect present for the book worm tea belly in your life (and I actually mean me)

Hand of Buddha Jewelry Stand Buy Here

Store your jewelry in Zen-like style while supporting underprivileged artisans on the Indian subcontinent. This beautiful piece is hand-carved out of sustainable sheesham wood (native to the Indian subcontinent) and created under the supervision of HSSS, an Indian non-profit that supports underprivileged artisans in the community. This one-of-a-kind group helps skilled but economically challenged craftsmen catch a break by marketing their handiwork in the West.

Literary Writing Gloves Buy Here

Announce your love of literature while keeping warm with these fingerless, cotton gauntlets hand-silkscreened with fantastic, illustrated pages from Alice in Wonderland, or tragically romantic passages from Romeo and Juliet.

I hope you have enjoyed these picks. There are so many to look at that it was almost impossible to narrow down my favourites.