CELEBRATE YOUR LOVE FOR THE PLANET !

The Collective

The Collective artisans are masters in their trades, crafting each piece using centuries-old techniques in glass blowing and hand etching. They’ve taken these traditions and applied them to new designs like these beautiful blown flutes. By supporting The Collective, you support the artisans with fair wages and safe working environments, and make a direct investment in preserving a vital culture and tradition.

Hand-Blown exclusively for The Collective the 7" tall and slightly flared flutes feature hand-etched patterns that set them apart from typical commerically produced drinkware. Skilled artisans craft them then carefully etch patterns of lines and grooves around their exteriors. The set of six contains two flutes in each of the three hand etched designs.  

100% Lead and Cadmium Free Dishwasher Safe -  Do not microwave.
Dimensions: 2 1/4" dia x 7" h
When you no longer wish to use them, please gift them, thrift them or recycle.
MSRP $95

Teaspressa

Say 'hello' to instant mimosas and 'bye, bye' to hassle. Create a mimosa, mocktail, or artisan flavored champagne cocktail instantly with Teaspressa handcrafted, naturally infused flavored sugar cubes. Made from 100% natural ingredients. No extra chemicals or additives.  Teaspressa ingredients are exclusively sourced from fair-trade farms.

How To Use:
Step 1: place the cube in a flute
Step 2: pour bubblies on top
Step 3: Cheers! OR In a wine or champagne glass, muddle a cube in a tablespoon of water. Add anything sparkling—and get a little magic bubbly show with delicious fruit pieces floating on top.
Recommended with: brut/less sweet sparkling wine, sparkling water, iced teas.Proudly hand-made in the USA with100% recyclable and biodegradable packaging. So be sure to recycle the packaging after enjoying.   MSRP $30

The Collective

The Collective artisans are masters in their trades, crafting each piece using centuries-old techniques in sculpting, metal forging, woodworking, casting and hand etching. 
The Collective products are crafted with intention. Each piece is made in small batches by hand, using time-honored techniques and attention to detail, creating warmth and finishes not achieved in machine made products.

To help the celebration of the season, these gorgeous long brass bar spoons bring a modern flair to your bar with their elongated silhouettes, gently hammered texture and matte golden hue.
Use them in your new flutes, tall glassware, and pitchers to guarantee no ingredient gets left behind.
The stunning spoons are food-safe but hand wash only!
To clean, hand wash by wiping with a soft, damp cloth.
Material: Brass
Dimensions: 11" l x 3/4" w
When you no longer wish to use them, please gift them or thrift them.
MSRP $20.00

Shupaca Alpaca 

Representing all things cozy, this Shupaca Alpaca scarf isn’t just comfortable, but lends a refined and sophisticated flair to cold weather dressing. When worn with your other neutrals, it can create a minimalist yet elegant finish to your ensemble. This scarf is perfect for any gender, and thanks to its 100% alpaca fiber composition, this accessory is not only stylishly versatile, but also incredibly soft, warm, and lightweight.

Made from 100% Baby Alpaca makes it eco-friendly and sustainable. The hypoallergenic, lightweight, insulating cashmere soft woven alpaca, is crafted by artisans from the South American Highlands.
The wool gathered from the first shearing; baby alpaca is the finest, softest, and most coveted grade of alpaca fiber. Lightweight yet incredibly strong, it is gentle to the touch, giving warmth and luxury that is pure, practical indulgence.
Size: 11"x75"
Materials: 100% baby alpaca
Care: Dryclean Only

When you are done with your scarf, if it is in good condition, please thrift.  If not, simply cut into small pieces, add to your compost pile (put in pick-up compost bin) or bury in your flower bed or garden. The pieces will help the soil maintain water and will biodegrade in about 1 year.
MSRP $80

Brooklyn Candle Studio

All of Brooklyn Candle Studio products are petroleum-free, cruelty-free, phthalate-free, and 100% vegan. Each product is poured and labeled by hand by their in-house team of artisans. 

They created a fragrance to represent their favorite destination of all—their home of Brooklyn. Inspired by late nights lingering with friends in aged leather booths of bustling cocktail bars, live jazz serenading the room and sipping drinks infused with exotic ingredients like wild sage, cassis, and orange blossom.  Perfume any room with this ultra-chic reed diffuser for a delightful botanical aroma without the flame. Perfect for your home office, powder room, or any space that needs that extra something something. The custom made glass screenprinted Reed Diffuser bottle includes a wooden stopper and 8 rattan reeds. Lasts for approximately 4-5 months.

This exciting fragrance is free of phthalates, parabens and harsh chemicals
This reed diffuser is DPG-Free, VOC-compliant, and phthalate-free.  
Volume: 4.4 fl oz / 130 ml 
When you are done using, rinse out the bottle and recycle (or better yet, reuse).  Use the reeds to support plants or recycle them.
MSRP $42

HONEST WEAVE Kitchen Towel - Furoshiki

What is Furoshiki? Furoshiki is a square-shaped Japanese traditional wrapping cloth that is eco-friendly and mostly used for wrapping gift, carrying goods or just as a decoration.What are Furoshiki Made Of? Japanese Furoshiki can be made of so many different types of fabric, depending on what you want to use it for! Silk, cotton, rayon, nylon, canvas, or other Japanese fabrics are all often used.

Essentially the only real rule is that if it can be folded and used like a Furoshiki, it is one! Enjoy this kitchen towel from Honest Weave made from 100% GOTS CERTIFIED ORGANIC natural, responsibly-farmed, renewable and sustainable cotton. Free of harsh or harmful chemicals, each one can help save dozens or even hundreds of trees by replacing the need for paper towels and other paper-based products. When it is at the end of it's life, simply cut into very small pieces, add to your compost pile (put in pick-up compost bin) or bury in your flower bed or garden. The pieces will help the soil maintain water and will biodegrade in 1 week to 5 months (depending on the size of the pieces).
MSRP $22

Tree-Free Greetings

The thank you card is from Tree-Free Greetings. By choosing Tree-Free, you're helping us save trees and doing so much more! You're supporting a USA-made product and lowering your carbon footprint; you're keeping chlorine out of our rivers, greenhouse gases out of our atmosphere and diverting waste from our landfills. Tree-Free Greetings are 100% post consumer-consumer recycled paper, printed with VOC free inks, 100% solar powered, and they give back.

Just a bit about this outstanding company: Tree-Free Greetings uses sustainable materials (including kenaf, hemp, wheat straw and sugarcane waste). With millions of cards sent each year, Tree-Free saves over 3000 mature trees, 1.5 million gallons of water, 2 million BTUs of energy and 210,000 pounds of greenhouse gases annually. They donate 25% of all annual revenue (not just profits) and much, much more. Recycle the card when you are done enjoying the sparkle, better yet, frame it and put it out to help celebrate the holiday.

 

Handmade Seed Embedded Paper

The paper used to display the QR Code is handmade in Nepal by rural craftspeople in an environmentally friendly process with 50% recycled content. The raw material in this paper is the Daphne bush. It is farmed and harvested from 3-4 year old plants that are cut and stripped of bark. The plant is not destroyed when cut down and it regenerates from the root. The cane like stick, once the bark is removed, is dried and used to heat the villager's homes, as fuel for cooking and in the production of this paper.

All water used in the paper production is reclaimed and reused. The bark is beaten by hand, boiled into pulp, mixed with recycled pulp & paper scrap collected from the card and envelope manufacturing process) then pored into screens to form sheets. The sheets are then dried in the sun. The entire process is earth friendly and provides a community with a healthy enterprise. You can choose to recycle this paper, compost it, or even plant it and watch flowers bloom. Each sheet is embedded with seeds that will grow in North America. Seeds in the paper include 10 annual and perennial species which tolerate partial shade, need 4 hours a day of direct sunlight, and grow to about 3 feet. Seeds include Snapdragon, Petunia, Beardtounge, Daisy, Thyme, Poppy, Foxglove, Catchfly, Maiden Pinks, Chamomile. If you plant this paper in a pot or in your garden please cover with 1/8" of soil to keep it moist until established; as germinating seeds and seedlings cannot survive even a brief drought. Made in Nepal Printed on Recycled Paper.

Kraft Paper Raffia Ribbon

This Raffia Ribbon is Made of 100% natural paper material, bio-degradable and recyclable to keep things environmentally friendly.This raffia ribbon is made of matte paper instead of plastic, it is not only durable for packing your gifts, but eco-friendly.  Kraft paper is 100% eco-friendly. Kraft paper is manufactured from virgin wood pulp, making it organic and kraft paper can be recycled up to seven times. We recommend that you reuse the kraft paper ribbon for your wrapping needs or simply drop in your recycle bin, burn in your fireplace or outdoor firepit or use in your spring planting with your other compostables.

 

 

Kraft Paper Honeycomb Wrap

Eco-friendly 100% biodegradable honeycomb packing paper is an innovative, degradable, recyclable, and effective cushioning kraft paper, it is absolutely the green alternative to bubble pack!

The honeycomb packing paper can degrade in about 120 Days, and the raw materials are FSC certified.We recommend that you reuse the kraft paper in the box for your shipping or wrapping needs; or simply drop in your recycle bin, burn in your fireplace or outdoor firepit or use in your spring planting with your other compostables.

 

 

Eco Enclose Tissue Paper

Eco Enclose offers the world's most eco-friendly packaging; recycled, recyclable and naturally biodegradable. This tissue paper is 100% recycled and FSC certified using 20% post-consumer waste. It is first and foremost reusable, so please consider reusing it for any shipping needs or personal storage. Specifically Note : it is Neutral Ph - anti-tarnish & safe for silverware, jewelry, and photographs. How great, right?

Use it! It is also recyclable, naturally biodegradable, and compostable and made in the USA, 100% plastic free.