Eco Gifts - Ethical & Fairtrade Gifts

Alpaca Slippers - cold nights, warm feet!

   With Summer receding fast there could be nothing warmer than these gorgeous, fluffy fairtrade alpaca slippers.

Made in Peru by a small cooperative, these fluffy guys are guranteed to keep your tootises snug and comfortable.  On sale here.

The Morphy Richards Eco Toaster

This chic and sleek Ecolectric 2-Slice Toaster from Morphy Richards is available here.

Featuring a rather innovative auto-close lid which helps to keep the heat close to the bread, meaning that you spend less time waiting for your toast in the morning, and do your bit to cut energy use.

10% Off for our customers at BigGreenSmile

We have just been provided with a new discount code for GiftsForGreens.com customers to use when ordering from  Biggreensmile. Until the 31st August you will receive 10% off your order by visiting their site via the link here and adding discount code BGSSUM10 into your shopping basket when prompted.

The Envelope Angel - re-use your envelopes with ease

The idea behind Envelope Angel is that every envelope has another journey in it and by using the self-adhesive labels in your Envelope Angel you can re-use envelopes that have been sent to you. This is a particularly good use of padded envelopes which cannot be recycled.

Available for just £4.95 it is the type of gadget you will use again and again for many years.

Dress Kit - make your own fairtrade organic cotton dress

Gossypium, the ethical clothing store, have come up with these wonderful dress kits. There is a range of materials to choose from and then each kit contains patterns to make either a long smock dress, a short smock dress or a smock top. You can then customise your dress with collars, frills or cap sleeves. The dresses can be made in any size from 8-18, you will need your own sewing machine. There is even a step by step video tutorial on the site.

Click here to see more details. Each kit costs £19.95.

Bug Box - encourages wildlife in the garden

This bug box is ideal for a sheltered spot in the garden and will be used by bees who will help to pollinate fruit trees and provide winter shelter for ladybirds and lacewings.

It is currently on sale here reduced from £17 to £11.99.

Portable Eco Fridge - 'chill out' on the go

The Portable Eco Fridge is  currently available for just £24.99.

The fridge is kind to the environment as it uses no refrigerant at all and only an average of 33 Watts of electricity. The mini eco fridge is ideal for picnics, beach, boat, camping and much more.

Even better, at the flick of a switch it reverses its cooling capacity to become a portable oven!

Fairtrade Shopping Bag - made from old newspapers

This great shopper is made from old newspapers collected by a group in Delhi, India. The group is dedicated to finding accommodation for homeless children living on the streets of Delhi and by purchasing this bag you will help them achieve their aim. Available here for just £9.95.