We’re excited to announce the Small Batch Gift Guide featuring a selection of the best, unique, handcrafted, handmade, and small batch gifts that are made by independent artists, designers, and makers. All guide participants are small batch with an emphasis on ethical, sustainable, eco-friendly, and socially conscious products.
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Shop for Art & Paper
Shop for Home & Garden
Shop for Food & Drink
Shop for Fashion & Accessories
Shop for Wellness & Self-care
SHOP FOR GOOD
The following artists, designers, & makers donate a percentage of their profits to charitable organizations.
Lhamour (via Pink Moon)
Founded by Khulan Davaadorj, Lhamour is a Mongolian natural skincare brand. Lhamour is handmade by Mongolian women using local, organic and raw ingredients. Available through Pink Moon, a women’s wellness brand with a social mission to help women.
Social / Environmental Impact: Both Lhamour and Pink Moon focus on social impact. Lhamour has launched a Girls in Stem program in Mongolia and hires stay-at-home moms and marginalized communities. Pink Moon donate to charitable organizations, such as the Loveland Foundation, Womankind, and Direct Relief.
Hey Tiger
Using ethically sourced cocoa (very important) in their handcrafted chocolates, these choccies are fabulous gifts you can also feel really good about giving (or eating). Sorry – we can’t do anything about the calories :)
Social / Environmental Impact: In addition to using ethically sourced cocoa, Hey Tiger contributes to The Hunger Project Ghana (donating over $250,000 so far). The Hunger Project Ghana provides microloans to women farmers, childhood education, HIV prevention, and other community developent projects.
Taaluma: carry a country
Taaluma’s awesome bags highlight some of the world’s most vibrant textiles, while supporting those communites with their microloan program. Bags are limited edition, with fabric sourced worldwide, and made in the USA. Bonus: their silly puns make me smile :)
Social / Environmental Impact: Taaluma’s bags support local communities and 20% of profits go to fund microloans ($250,000+ funded in 1400 communities worldwide).
Loveable
Launched by designer and musician, Kim DiVine, Loveable is actually a curated selection of jewelry, accessories, and homewares by California designers. The site offers a fabulous collection of truly loveable items.
Social / Environmental Impact: 10% of proceeds are donated to SOGAL: a non profit that helps close the diversity gap in entrepreneurship
Universe All
Based on Lesley Taylor‘s art, Universe All was launched as a way of bringing creativity, mindfulness, and empathy to everyday products. Each piece is made to order using ethically sourced, eco friendly, and sweatshop free materials and printed with waterbased inks. Universe All donates a percentage of profits to the Give Back Yoga Foundation.
Social / Environmental Impact: Universe All donates a percentage of profits to the Give Back Yoga Foundation, which help bring yoga to high need, underserved communties, such as those affected by addiction, incarceration, war, eating disorders, and cancer. Products are ethically made, sweatshop free, and printed with waterbased inks.
xN Studio
I love the modern, timelessness of xN Studio’s line, which truly bridges time and space. Founded by Nasozi Kakembo, the line is a curated creation of work traditional Ugandan and Kenyan artisans. The mudcloth and batik textiles are then made into pillows in the USA, honoring her Ugandan and American heritage, while bringing a wonderful, cross-cultural element to handcrafted and small batch gifts. But More than a gift, xN Studio also donates a portion of profits to the Suubi School in Kampala, Uganda.
Social / Environmental impact: xN studio donates a portion of profits to the Suubi School in Uganda, an orphanage that provides much needed elementary education to children near Kampala, Uganda’s capital.
Element Apothec
Combining the healing power of nature with scientific advancements, Element Apothec has created a modern CBD-infused wellness and body care line. Developed under the guidance of integrative medical doctors, the line was inititally lauched to help people with health problems find clean, non-toxic, and effective products. Element Apothec is commited to complete transparency and social impact, as such all their products are vegan, plant-based, cruelty-free, all natural, and 100% clean.
Social / Environmental Impact: All products are vegan, plant-based, cruelty-free, all natural, 100% clean, and have been certified by ClearForMe, CERTClean and Leaping Bunny. Ingredients and packaging is selected to minimize environmental impact. Element Apothec donates 1% of gross sales to 1% For The Planet.
ART & PAPER PRODUCTS
Lou Lou Art Studio
I stumbled on to Jemma Morris’ art quite by accident and it immediately resonated with me. With a minimalist style, her work represents the beauty of diversity and unity that is both timeless and timely. We’re not the only ones who love her work, it has also been featured in Oprah Magazine. Jemma Morris’ art is available through the LouLou Studio website and is available as original prints and digital downloads. Custom work and commissions are also available.
Social / Environmental Impact: Digital downloads reduce the environment impact of shipping and packaging.
Dina Dee
I’ve always appreciated bold, modern art, but sometimes it has a tendancy to be too austere and minimal. Not so with Artist Dina Dee’s collection of modern, abstract art. Combined with bold, organic forms, Dina’s minimalist style delivers modern art that feels in tune with nature. Available as original acrylic paintings and fine art prints on paper, Dina also accepts custom work and commissions.
Avery Made
What’s not to love about this modern sneaker print? Perfect for the sneaker loving person in your life. Not a shoe lover? Check out Avery’s collection which includes modern, beautiful, and boozy prints. Plus, buying a digital download allows you to print in a variety of sizes – from small to large – and there’s not waiting for your print to arrive!
Social / Environmental Impact: Digital downloads reduce the environment impact of shipping and packaging.
JEWELRY
Lolide
Lolide is another jewelry designer that I’ve admired for a long time and we’ve featured their work in our post Ring Cycle before. Again, each piece is a little work of art and the craftpersonship is impeccable. Lolide’s jewelry is handmade in Seattle with American components, including: conflict free diamonds (lab grown) and metals, and mostly 100% recycled metals. And, importantly, Lolide’s work celebrates all partnerships…yep, that’s welcoming LGBTQA+ and all gender identities.
Social / Environmental Impact: Jewelry is conflict free and uses 100% recycled metals. Lolide welcomes the LGBTQA+ community and all gender identities.
My Oh My Firefly
I’ve been a long time admirer of My Oh My Firefly’s jewelry. We’ve featured their work twice before: Instagram Picks, Vol 2 and The State of Design: Louisiana. I love that each piece is a little sculptural work of art in a very much unappreciated material: concrete. Modern, minimal, and wonderful!
Social / Environmental Impact: My Oh My Firefly Jewelry is made with non-toxic pigmented concrete.
Loveable
Launched by designer and musician, Kim DiVine, Loveable is actually a curated selection of jewelry, accessories, and homewares by California designers. The site offers a fabulous collection of truly loveable items.
Social / Environmental Impact: 10% of proceeds are donated to SOGAL: a non profit that helps close the diversity gap in entrepreneurship
Wyoming Hammered
Add a little boho style to your gift giving with this simple leather, silver, and resin beads wrap bracelet. Handcrafted in Wyoming.
HOME & GARDEN
Cast Offerings
Cast Offerings creates beautifully simple and unique gifts and home accessories. Unique gifts include this handcrafted mahogany guitar pick – a perfect gift fot the musician in your life. All Cast Offerings work is made from offcuts of premium, sustainably managed woods like mahogany, cherry, white oak, and ash. Personal note: I’ve worked with Anna, the founder/designer of Cast Offerings, on my own line and she is awesome to work with and passionate about these beautiful woods and their sustainable growth.
Social / Environmental Impact: Cast Offerings uses premium, sustainably managed wood offcuts from larger projects that would otherwise be discarded. The goal is to get as close to zero waste as possible, while giving purpose to these beautiful pieces of wood.
xN Studio
I love the modern, timelessness of xN Studio’s line, which truly bridges time and space. Founded by Nasozi Kakembo, the line is a curated creation of work traditional Ugandan and Kenyan artisans. The mudcloth and batik textiles are then made into pillows in the USA, honoring her Ugandan and American heritage, while bringing a wonderful, cross-cultural element to handcrafted and small batch gifts. But More than a gift, xN Studio also donates a portion of profits to the Suubi School in Kampala, Uganda.
Social / Environmental impact: xN studio donates a portion of profits to the Suubi School in Uganda, an orphanage that provides much needed elementary education to children near Kampala, Uganda’s capital.
Made By Rheal
Rheal’s creations are modern functional art. The tiny concrete hands can hold a few rings or a votive. Handcrafted concrete coasters are elevated with bold gold leaf or patterns. As each is handmade, natural variations make them truly unique gifts.
Candice Luter: Art & Home
Modern and elegant. Textile artist, Candice Luter, brings art into the home. Born out of a love for upcycling, the Candice Luter Art & Home remains commited to reducing waste by using recycled fibers in select collections. Locally handcrafted in Iowa by the studio’s art makers, Candice Luter’s macrame wall hangings, mirrors, and art are wonderful, unique gifts for the contemporary home.
Social / Environmental impact: Candice Luter Art & Home products are handcrafted by art makers in the Midwest, America and focuses on reducing waste by using recycled fibers in select collections.
Junebug & Darlin
I just love anything that pushes boundaries and assumptions, while being fun and a tad bit feisty. And Junebug and Darlin epitomizes that perfectly! So get your craft on with their crossstitch kits and PDF patterns . Play nice with beautiful florals or make a statement with a host of messages. We featured their Nasty Woman kit in our Instagram Picks post and a new favorite is Snitches get Stitches. Get it?!
Social / Environmantal Impact: Their impact is sewn into each product, which celebrates nature, LGBTQA+, and political justice.
Imperfect Hygge
These modern hand thrown ceramics filled with hand poured candles make an awesome gift and come in fragrances such as sea salt and orchid, citrus agave, and grapefruit and mint. And what’s more, after you’ve used the candle, you have a fabulous ceramic.
Stuermer Studios
Handcrafted from upcycled translucent resin, Stuermer Studios brings a sustainable, functional minimalism to the home. Using a closed-loop production process, all of their home products are designed to utilize the surplus resin materials for larger projects to eliminate waste.
Social / Environmental Impact: Closed-loop production that uses surplus resin casting materials to eliminate waste (e.g. upcycling).
Ceramic Pearls
How gorgeous are these deep turquoise bowls? Handmade to order, Ceramic Pearl’s tableware is mostly minimal with a little dash of whimsy for good measure. Wonderful little gifts and everyday treats.
FOOD & DRINK
Hey Tiger
Using ethically sourced cocoa (very important) in their handcrafted chocolates, these choccies are fabulous gifts you can also feel really good about giving (or eating). Sorry – we can’t do anything about the calories :)
Social / Environmental Impact: In addition to using ethically sourced cocoa, Hey Tiger contributes to The Hunger Project Ghana (donating over $250,000 so far). The Hunger Project Ghana provides microloans to women farmers, childhood education, HIV prevention, and other community developent projects.
Do Your Gin
Perfect fot the wannabe mixologist, Do Your Gin does a fun variety of gin & whiskey kits. Botanicals are sourced worldwide, and kits are created using American made class and organic, biodegradable, German paper.
Social / Environmental Impact: Do Your Gin uses 100% recycleable packaging and is 100% biodegradable ingredients.
FASHION & ACCESSORIES
Filbert
The Stanyan Tote is not only stylish and practical, it is vegan and made in the USA from ethically sourced materials.
Social Impact: Ethically sourced materials, including American made denim. Cruelty-free and PETA approved. Filbert works with a female owned manufacture in New Orleans for small batch manufacturing.
Taaluma: Carry a country
Taaluma’s awesome bags highlight some of the world’s most vibrant textiles, while supporting those communites with their microloan program. Bags are limited edition, with fabric sourced worldwide, and made in the USA. Bonus: their silly puns make me smile :)
Social / Environmental Impact: Taaluma’s bags support local communities and 20% of profits go to fund microloans ($250,000+ funded in 1400 communities worldwide).
Xula Handmade
Xula Handmade’s beautiful, boho-chic tassels, poms, and other accessories are ethically sourced and handmade by women artisans in Chiapas, Mexico. The poms can be used to accessorize bags and decorate the home.
Social / Environmental Impact: Xula Handmade supports women artisans in Chiapas , Mexico by providing sustainable income.
Klaradar
With vivid colors and flowy fabric, Bulgarian artist Klara Arnaudova, creates gorgeous hand painted silk scarves, silk tops, and other wearable art.
Era81
Simplicity, functionality and craftspersonship combine to make ERA81’s leather bags and accessories and timeless gift (even a gift to yourself). Personalized options make them standout even more. ERA81 uses a non-toxic, organic process to tan leather, meaning it is better for our planet and your health (unlike cheap, chrome tanned leathers).
Social / Environmental Impact: ERA81 uses a vegetable tanning process which is healthier and eco friendly.
Universe All
Based on Lesley Taylor‘s art, Universe All was launched as a way of bringing creativity, mindfulness, and empathy to everyday products. Each piece is made to order using ethically sourced, eco friendly, and sweatshop free materials and printed with waterbased inks. Universe All donates a percentage of profits to the Give Back Yoga Foundation.
Social / Environmental Impact: Universe All donates a percentage of profits to the Give Back Yoga Foundation, which help bring yoga to high need, underserved communties, such as those affected by addiction, incarceration, war, eating disorders, and cancer. Products are ethically made, sweatshop free, and printed with waterbased inks.
Special Offers & Sales: Free shipping until 12/31 with code: shipforgood
WELLNESS & Self care
Aromaology
This awesome spa-in-a-box is a wonderful gift for someone in need of a little relax time. Aromaology has a variety of gift boxes and other goodies that are handmade from natural ingredients.
Social / Environmental Impact: Aromaology is commited to helping the planet and donates to Forest Nation. A tree is planted for every purchase.
Special Offers & Sales: Etsy Holiday Sale: Nov 22 – Dec 9th. 20% off selected items & free shipping on orders $35+.
Wild & Zen
With their bold, bright designs, Wild & Zen yoga mats add a little rock star attitude to your mindful zen-ness. Plus, their eco-freindly mats will make you feel good when you buy it and when you use it.
Social / Environmental Impact: These yoga mats are sourced from 100% natural tree rubber (100% latex/PVC free) and printed using non-toxic, water-based inks. Wild & Zen yoga mats are sustainable, biodegradable, recyclable, and eco-friendly.
Moodbeam
Ready to start vibrating on a higher level? Me too! Moodbeam’s aromatherapy mists are made with organic essential oils, crystal and flower essences, and reiki-charged to promote emotional well-being.
Social / Environmental Impact: 100% toxic-free, cruelty free, sustainable, handcrafted in small batches, and supports women-owned small businesses.
Lhamour (via Pink Moon)
Founded by Khulan Davaadorj, Lhamour is a Mongolian natural skincare brand. Lhamour is handmade by Mongolian women using local, organic and raw ingredients. Available through Pink Moon, a women’s wellness brand with a social mission to help women.
Social / Environmental Impact: Both Lhamour and Pink Moon focus on social impact. Lhamour has launched a Girls in Stem program in Mongolia and hires stay-at-home moms and marginalized communities. Pink Moon donate to charitable organizations, such as the Loveland Foundation, Womankind, and Direct Relief.
Element Apothec
Combining the healing power of nature with scientific advancements, Element Apothec has created a modern CBD-infused wellness and body care line. Developed under the guidance of integrative medical doctors, the line was inititally lauched to help people with health problems find clean, non-toxic, and effective products. Element Apothec is commited to complete transparency and social impact, as such all their products are vegan, plant-based, cruelty-free, all natural, and 100% clean.
Social / Environmental Impact: All products are vegan, plant-based, cruelty-free, all natural, 100% clean, and have been certified by ClearForMe, CERTClean and Leaping Bunny. Ingredients and packaging is selected to minimize environmental impact. Element Apothec donates 1% of gross sales to 1% For The Planet.
Quench Botanica
With an emphasis on natural, minimally processed ingredients, Quench Botanica makes small batch skincare and aromatherapy products, including bar shampoos and conditioners (featured above).
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