Gifts for Greens Home

Welcome to Gifts for Greens

  • We bring you eco gifts and ethical products from suppliers worldwide. We seek and find for you the latest in fairtrade, ethical and environmentally friendly gifts and products; for yourself, your friends and family.

Green Shopping

Contact GiftsforGreens



  • Get your site/product featured
Blog powered by TypePad

GiftsforGreens T&C's

Gifts for Greens Stats

Cards & Stationary

August 11, 2008

The Envelope Angel - re-use your envelopes with ease

Envelopeangel 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.

July 25, 2008

Photo Albums - made from Elephant Dung

Maximus_photo_albums_elephant_dungThese photo albums are from Eco Maximus who aim to educate people about the plight of elephants in Sri Lanka. The albums are made from 75% elephant dung and 25% recycled paper. They are on sale here for £9.95 each.

May 29, 2008

Circuit Board Business Card Holder - a funky eco gift for Fathers Day

This eco business card holder will send out the right message to his or her clients.

It is made in the UK from recycled circuit boards and available here for only £9.

Circuit_board_business_card_holder

May 22, 2008

Paper Recycling Kit

Paper_recycling_kitThis Paper Recycling Kit includes everything you need to recycle all the scrap paper you have lying around at home. You can make a huge range of cards and writing paper, limited only by your imagination!

Click here to read more details and to make your purchase.

May 16, 2008

Sheep Poo Paper

Sheep_poo_paper I know this doesn't sound right, but it's true, you can really buy paper made from sheep's poo, and it is not any old poo, it comes from Welsh sheep and is collected from the rolling Welsh valleys!

It is available here and costs £3.99 for a set of 10 sheets and 5 envelopes, you can also read more details about how it is made.

April 27, 2008

Saree Journal - a beautiful eco gift for her

Sareejournals_2 This beautiful 'saree journal' is made using authentic Indian silk sari material.

The eco-friendly handmade paper inside is known as “Khadda”.  Khadda is created from 100% recycled cotton left over from India’s massive garment industry. Sourced from small family-run businesses in India, Nepal and Sri Lanka this is a fairtrade product.

Available in blue and pink, these journals are a thoughtful gift idea, or a perfect buy for yourself to  chronicle whatever you wish. Currently on sale here for £39.99.

March 26, 2008

Eco Friendly Stapler - the stapler without staples!

Ecostapler The innovative EcoStapler™  will clip up to 3 pages together by a clever cutting and folding action which happens as you clip. It is perfect for home and office use – it's pocket sized. It is also ideal for attaching cheques to payment slips or similar cases where paper clips or staples cannot be used.

Because the eco stapler doesn't actually use any staples, you will not have to constantly buy metal refills and you will not be sending hundreds of bits of metal out into the world.  Available for just £4.99 here

March 19, 2008

Elephant Dung Memo Book - Everything is recyclable!

Elephantdungfancymemobook Just a decade or so ago, if you told someone their gift was made of elephant poo it would be a surefire end to a beautiful relationship.  Alas, no more.  Nowadays you will be seen as some sort of 'eco-hero'.

The Elephant Dung Memo Book is available here for £9.99.  It looks great and no, it doesn't smell (except of paper, that is).

February 07, 2008

Water Powered Calculator

Water_powered_calculatorThis cool little calculator runs completely on water. Just add water to the battery compartment at the back and away you go!

Available here for only £7.50.

January 29, 2008

Eco Valentine's Day Card - Jelly Bean

If you are looking for an eco-friendly card to send your loved one this Valentine's day, how about this 'Jelly Eco_valentines_day_card Bean' card, made using recycled card, photo paper and envelopes, and presented in a protective biodegradable plastic bag.

The card is handmade and uses original photography.  It is left blank for your own message.   

Available here.