In Love with Sustainable Valentine’s Day Gifts; In Love with Our Planet
Celebrate the ones you love while you honor Mother Earth with gifts from brands that are eco-friendly, sustainable and practice Fair Trade.
The common gourd repurposed and elevated to a fine art, painted gourd vessel by Nadine Saitlin for the Artful Home. Glorious heart earrings fashioned out of layers of graffiti paint and recycled into stunning jewellery by Absurd Ideations.
Nothings says “I love you” like ethically sourced diamond rings. Exquisitely modern, the Senna Diamond Halo Ring with Tomato Red Enamel by Bario Neal.
Magnificent jacket fashioned from a recycled embroidered quilt. Moi Namaste is a Finnish-Indian lifestyle brand creating inspired sustainable and ethical apparel. This brand is a member of the Conscious Fashion and Lifestyle Network – a United Nations hosted online platform for industry stakeholders, media, governments, and UN system entities to showcase collaborations that accelerate the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals.
Moi Namaste. Striking jacket created from a repurposed embroidered quilt.
How sensational is this jacket created from an up-cycled vintage appliquéd quilt? Moi Namaste.
Celtic Healing Orgonite Energy Pyramid, handmade by Amanda in Limerick, Ireland. Amanda recycles copper wire from vintage lighting and picks up metal scraps with a magnet to enhance her artistic Celtic designs.
Prettiest pale pink top with delicate ruffles at the sleeves and waist, buttons down the back. A summer staple. Carbon neutral hemp fabric with sustainable trim and dyes. Reistor.com. Featured in Musings magazine.
100% Bamboo Signature Sateen Sheet Set by Ettitude. So heavenly, you’ll never want to get out of bed. Featured in Musings magazine.
Made with pure essential oils and all natural fragrances, soy wax candle, handmade in Ireland. Bread and Weather for Síológ.
Organic Lavender Laurel soap hand crafted with Irish rapeseed oil, loving created by Ella in Co. Wicklow, Ireland. Bread and Weather.ie.
What do you do with an almost new bar of soap when you’re traveling? The answer is The Travel Soap Pouch by Blue Bridge House, a sustainable textile studio. Hand crafted in The Liberties, Dublin, Ireland, of Oeko Tex cotton sponge and a layer of attractive printed cotton. A perfect and useful gift for all those with wanderlust. Mimi + Martha, a mother and daughter sustainable crafts shop, Ireland.
I know a baker who would love this set, I bet you do too. Sourdough Baker’s Gift Set is a collaborative initiative by Blue Bridge House, Ireland and Ryan from Green Grapes, a talented Scottish Woodworker based in the South of France .
Stunning dress by Anyango Mpinga created using innovative 3D digital tools, in collaboration with digital artist Yifan Pu. From the “Pupil Collection,” inspired by Swahili architecture. This brand is a member of the Conscious Fashion and Lifestyle Network – a United Nations hosted online platform for industry stakeholders, media, governments, and UN system entities to showcase collaborations that accelerate the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals.
A glorious mix of patterns in Italian silk jacquard by award winning Anyango Mpinga, founder of the Contemporary Sustainable brand.
Think Threads sustainable jewellery by Annie O’Rourke of Dublin, Ireland. Annie searches for previously broken jewellery and unwanted clothing found in charity shops to fashion her imaginative creations. We love these mesmerizing embroidered eye earrings.
Ready to travel? Flash your passport in style with the primary color recycled leather passport case, available through the MoMA Design Store, (Museum of Modern Art, NY.)
“Sweatpants are a Sign of Defeat” t-shirt by Tamman, with the letters spelled out in sequins. You have to love this t-shirt, even if you’re wearing sweatpants right now. Dedicated to the procurement of ecological, sustainable, cruelty free and fairly traded raw fibers and production, this brand is a member of the Conscious Fashion and Lifestyle Network – a United Nations hosted online platform for industry stakeholders, media, governments, and UN system entities to showcase collaborations that accelerate the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals.
Muses Neck Potion No. 9™ is the first creation of the Muses collection. This organic roll-on CBD topical is made with an aromatic blend of botanicals to provide pain relief while inspiring your senses. It celebrates the power of regenerative farming and plant medicine as well as the land of the Hudson Valley, New York. Susan Rockefeller, who is also the founder of Musings Magazine, created Muses Neck Potion No. 9™ in collaboration with Onchiota Adornetto, the chief science officer at Hudson Hemp.
Honey and Bourbon scented candle crafted for the guys. Vegan, cruelty-free, ethically sourced coconut soy wax candle by Ciao Bella Candle Company.
Have you ever read the label of your chocolate bar? Are there ingredients listed that you can’t pronounce? Hu Chocolates uses USDA Certified organic chocolate and only natural ingredients. Their Valentine’s Collection includes one of each Dark Chocolate Bar, Hazelnut Butter, Cashew Butter and Pure Vanilla Bean, Almond Crunch, Cashew Butter and Raspberry. Hu Chocolate’s. Featured in Musings magazine.
Kick up your heels in this sweet Amalfi Short Dress in Hibiscus, crafted with 100% GOTS certified organic linen by Oramai-London. This brand is a member of the Conscious Fashion and Lifestyle Network – a United Nations hosted online platform for industry stakeholders, media, governments, and UN system entities to showcase collaborations that accelerate the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals.
Recycled rubber becomes a delicate eye-catching necklace. By artist Kathleen Nowak Tucci for the Artful Home.
Fantastic Mix Graphics Hexagon Mirror by Hanna & Nemo for the Artful Home. Colorful, mosaic-like disks are hole-punched from reclaimed aluminum cans and gently shimmer in the softest breeze. This is truly trash to treasure.
How cute are these jeans? Are you thinking, “Hey, I can do that!” Go for it. Give it a try. You can do this. Dig out an old pair of jeans you have stuck in the back of the closet and be inspired by this up-cycled denim by Fanfare. This brand is a member of the Conscious Fashion and Lifestyle Network – a United Nations hosted online platform for industry stakeholders, media, governments, and UN system entities to showcase collaborations that accelerate the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals.
Oversized vintage jacket and trousers boldly painted by Alice Dansey-Wright, based in Glasgow, Scotland. Fanfare, a sustainable fashion house.
Najha, luxury sustainable footwear brand that is working to clean the ocean through fashion.
Just the kicks you’ve been looking for! Daniela Sá has a long family history of crafting luxury footwear in Portugal. Now she fabricates fashionable, eco-friendly luxury sneakers and espadrilles from vegan cork leather and fabrics up-cycled from marine waste, certified by the Seagual Initiative. Check out her Najha Kickstarter campaign here.
During Valentine’s Day, romantic thoughts of presenting diamond engagement rings may suddenly come to light. The lovely Princess Olive Branch Ring would be a charming option. Ethically sourced princess cut diamond and ethical, recycled, 14k rose gold, by W.R. Metal Arts.
Mokume Branching Earrings
Wood grain patterned metals are formed by forging, twisting and patterning 25 layers of gold and silver to create elegant striations that have a natural beauty. This ancient technique is called “mokume gane.” It was created in Japan in the 17th century to be used for elaborate decorative sword hilts. A family owned business based out of Brattleboro, Vermont, W.R. Metal Arts pride themselves on crafting fine, ethically produced jewellery using sustainably sourced materials.
How incredible is this? Multi-colored Recycled Graffiti Heart Pendant. Amazing street art turned jewel by Steve of Absurd Ideations. This graffiti heart pendant was crafted from reclaimed graffiti paint. Reminiscent of Fordite, this living street art has a marbled pattern resembling the natural banding of agate or stone, its unique patterns have been revealed under hundreds of layers of paint from muralists and graffiti artists.
Let’s end this sustainable Valentine’s Day gift article with something sweet and totally decadent. Love Drunk Hearts by Phillip Ashley Chocolates. These are Fair Trade, designer chocolates, crafted in Memphis, Tennessee.
Reuse, Recycle, Repurpose, Rejoice.
Happy Valentine’s Day to you, with love.