Stocking fillers
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Turquoise plastic bag carrier, £4.95 from baggee.com Bamboo coloured bulb vases, £10 each from biomelifestyle.com
Shine a light on him and watch him fly! 3 bar box of artisan chocolates, £14.50 from rococochocolates.com Solar helicopter kit, £19.99 from ecotopia.co.uk
Make Your Own recycled paper train set, £24.99 from bynature.co.uk
Pants to Poverty boxer shorts, £20 from pantstopoverty.com
Badger classic lip balm set, £7.95 from lovelula.com
How about... Making your own stocking?
Relaxing limited edition gift set, £20 from beingcontent.com
Battersea Power Station cushion, £65 from greener abode.co.uk Katherine Hamnett for EJF ‘No More Fashion Victims’ t-shirt, £40 from ejfoundation.org. uk/shopforejf/
• Grab an old dress otherwise destined for the charity shop - or buy a cheap, second-hand shirt, dress or table cloth. • Make a card stencil in the shape that you want your stocking. • Cut two equal squares of material, bigger than your stencil. • On the back of one piece of material, trace the shape of your stocking in penicil, using the stencil. • Do the same on the other piece of material, but with the stencil the other way round. • Stitch together the two material shapes, while they are inside out, leaving the top open. • Fold and stitch a wide piece of ribbon around the open top. • Create a hook with the same ribbon. • Hope that FC makes a visit...
Drink neat as a classic winter warmer or with Champagne as a festive aperitif
Juggling penguin top, £18 from welovefrugi. com
ETHLETIC Hi Top Trainers, £36 from thefaircorp.com
Eat Slow Britain, £14.99 from sawdays.co.uk
Handprinted Love Message, £41 from greenerabode.co.uk
Freeloader solar charger, £35.95 from ethicalsuper store.com
Sipsmith sloe gin, £22.15 from Waitrose
It’s a wrap Orange and yellow Satin ribbon 9mm (10m roll), £4.10 from greenribbon. org.uk
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Taking out the tape Sticky tape can take years to decompose in British landfill sites, so why not cut it out completely? Taking out the tape also helps your wrapped presents
Wooly hats brown gift tags,£1.95 from bouf.com
Christmas tree wrapping paper (5m roll), £3.50 from greenribbon. org.uk
look much more appealing and makes them quicker to open too! All you need to do is fold the messy end edges of the paper underneath as you wrap your gift, then tie it together using ribbon or coloured string. You’ll find the more you do it, the easier it becomes.
Deco plum earrings by Uncommonly Beautiful, £29 from kittydo little.com
Pantone Autumn laptop bag, €40 from maxjenny. fashion online.se
Harry the Gladstone bag, £225 from homeofmillican. com
Hand-painted tiffin set, £44.95 from natural collection.com
Deck the halls...
Sparkly star Christmas decoration, £12 from biomelifestyle.com
Nude Balancing Collection, £44 from lovelula.com
Plant a Decoration (plant after Christmas!), £4.49 from nigels ecostore.com
Solar fairy LED curtain, £40.84 from nigels ecostore.com
Pembrokeshire organic hamper, £54.95 from theorganicgift hampercompany. co.uk
6 recycled card crackers, £10.20 from nigelseco store.com
Mens Jura cardigan, £135 from komodo.co.uk Allegra necklace by Joanna Cave, £140 youngbritishdesigners.com
One for that special pooch...
Pair of tree teelights, £6.50 from natural collection.com
Snowflake decorations (set of 4), £10.50 from natural collection.com
Flamers natural firelighters (box of 24), £3.20 from wigglywigglers.co.uk
Exclusive hamper, from £27 from Hair of the Dog London Lowie mustard chunky knit headband, £22 from thinkboutique.co.uk
Pyjamas, £20 from greenbaby.co.uk
12 Biodegradable Christmas pudding bin bags, £9.95 from nigels ecostore.com
Wooden Kashmiri stars, £15.95 from natural collection.com
Paper angel decorations (pack of 7), £9.95 from naturalcollection.com
How about...
A tree with a difference Next time you’re on a walk in the woods, look for a leafless fallen tree branch that’s small enough to carry, but big enough to decorate. They can make a lovely alternative to the usual pine trees and can look stunning adorned with twinkling lights and silver decorations. (N.B: This is not a free licence to disfigure live trees!)