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7 Upcycled And Sustainable Handmade Gifts

Blog post cover image with the text Gift Guide: Upcycled and Sustainable, by Elaine. With a small photo collage of three handmade and recycled products, including journal, wood mason jar lids, and a goddess brooch

Reusable and recycled gifts for anyone!

Are you increasingly interested in sustainable purchases? From shipping, to materials, these artisans have created handmade gifts with reuse in mind!


Sterling silver circle earrings with a small sterling silver flower decoration inside the circle on earring hooks

1. HANDMADE STERLING SILVER FLOWER EARRINGS

Handmade in Texas, USA
by Barbara at TulipTreeDesigns

Meet the Artisan: Barbara created these handcrafted earrings from reclaimed sterling silver precious metal clay. They even ship in a small kraft paper box within a padded envelope

A handmade cork wallet with printed flowers on it sits on top of a wooden table with a plant in the background.

2. SUSTAINABLE CORK WALLETS

Handmade in Pennsylvania, USA
by Raffi at The Beat In Between

Meet the Artisan: Raffi strives to work with sustainable products, all plant-based, and from small businesses. Cork leather is made from the bark of cork oaks. When done by an expert, harvesting the cork from a cork oak does not harm the tree stimulating regeneration!

Three reusable menstrual pads in different sizes with a midcentury modern patterned cloth and a black backside

3. REUSABLE LINER PADS

Handmade in North Carolina, USA
by Alana & Helen at Cozy Folk LLC

Meet the Artisan: Alana and Helen create the most comfortable and functional cloth pads and liners you can find! These washable pads are flexible, breathable, fun, money-and-resource-saving… and they help us be more connected to our cycles, and bodies.

A matching necklace and earring set with olive green shiny stones and aged brass chains and hooks

4. FRESHWATER PEARL SET

Handmade in Texas, USA
by Rhiannon at Lemonescence

Meet the Artisan: Rhiannon creates jewelry from secondhand/thrifted parts and elements from small businesses. This green and gold color combination is great year round, but also works well as gifts for the Christmas season.

A verdigris copper green brooch with a goddess shape

5. GREEN GODDESS RUSTY BROOCH/PIN

Handmade in Virginia, USA
by Cat at Spooky Moon Studios

Meet the Artisan: Cat makes jewelry and other knickknacks from old glass beads, salvaged jewelry, and vintage lace. This brooch is 5 inches from top to end of dangly bits.

A mixed media notebook with live torn edge layers of verdigris copper paper and a miniature square diamond shape with 3D relief

6. SMALL NOTEBOOKS

Handmade in Pennsylvania, USA
by Alyssa at Petits Morceaux

Meet the Artisan: Alyssa creates unique, handmade pieces from recycled, salvaged and repurposed materials, focusing on paper and fiber arts. Make your lists, notes or journals extra fun with a beautiful hand decorated mixed media journal.

3 Mason jars filled with dry foods that have very beautiful hardwood lids.

7. WOODEN SCREW-TOP MASON JAR LIDS

Handmade in Oregon, USA
by Rindert at SchuttenWorks

Meet the Artisan: Rindert crafts premium, wooden tops for screw-top mason, spice, and other jars. These lids are true screw-tops with precision cut threading directly in the wood (not the glued in plastic lids you may see elsewhere). These lids upscale your pantry and kitchen through the beauty of natural wood.

Find many more gifts for your loved ones in our Gift Guides section of the Blog!

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