A gift guide of handmade gifts from Etsy including home goods, jewelry & accessories, beauty & relaxation and gifts for babies & kids.
Useful. Unique. Luxurious. Practical. Thoughtful. Beautiful. Natural. Eco-friendly. Handmade.
There are so many different criteria for buying gifts.
If I had to choose one way of describing the gifts I like to give it would be this: Delightfully Useful.
By delightful I mean that the person is totally surprised and truly delighted by what they receive!
By useful I mean that this gift is really being used – not just sitting on a shelf gathering dust.
That’s why one of my favorite sources of gifts over the years has been Etsy.
On Etsy you can find delightfully useful gifts that are handmade with love and totally unique.
On top of that, you are supporting creative individuals instead of large corporations – and that’s definitely something to feel good about!
Eco Friendly Handmade Gifts from Etsy
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Etsy is a wonderland for gift buying – although it can be a bit overwhelming at times. Search for something and you will get hundreds if not thousands of results. They do have very nicely curated Etsy holiday gift guides, although even that is a rabbit hole of great ideas!
To help narrow the field a bit – I created my own guide of Eco Friendly Handmade Products from Etsy.
You’ll find handmade gifts made from recycled and non-toxic materials, items sewn out of organic cotton, things that are reusable to replace disposables, as well as some lovely nature inspired creations.
(I’ve got tons more Eco Friendly Gift Ideas here!)
Keep scrolling down to find my top handmade Etsy gift picks for Home, Fashion, Beauty & Kids!
Eco-Friendly Home Goods from Etsy
- Be prepared so you can skip disposable utensils
- Buy honey in bulk and skip the plastic bottles
- Perfect for preparing healthy food at home
Handmade Organic Bamboo Facial Rounds
- Reusable facial rounds that replace disposable cotton balls and are so much nicer to use.
- Nature-inspired calendars and cards printed on recycled paper
- Handy reusable storage bins to hold lots of stuff
Eco-Friendly Jewelry and Accessories from Etsy
- Nature inspired design is hand carved and pressed into recycled silver
- Upcycled sweaters find a new life as arm warmers or fingerless gloves
- Handmade nature inspired jewelry
- Naturally dyed organic cotton – many colors available
- Handmade out of recycled glass beads
- Genuine kelly green sea glass suspended in a hand forged, hammered sterling silver ring
Eco-Friendly Beauty & Relaxation from Etsy
- Handmade beauty products scented with rose geranium and ylang ylang essential oils, and other natural ingredients
- Made with eco-friendly soy wax and natural essential oils
- Handcrafted herbal soap covered in felted wool
- Handmade natural spa products in a variety of scent and flavor choices
Organic Calendula Herbal Salve
- Handmade herbal salve for skin ailments and general skin care
- Sleep longer with an eye mask hand sewn from organic cotton
- Assortment of herbal salves and serums for soothing dry winter skin
Eco-Friendly Baby & Kids from Etsy
- Hand-crafted natural wood animals with non-toxic paints and finishes
- Handmade felt memory game for kids
Organic Cotton Screen Printed Kids T-Shirt
- Cute organic cotton shirts for kids (+ dish towels + produce bags)
- Perfect for baby – teether made from beech wood treated naturally without any chemicals
- Handmade from eco felt in lots of fun food shapes
- Reusable cardboard build-it-yourself model toys
- Soft and cuddly baby blanket made from 100% organic cotton muslin
Do you have a favorite Etsy shop? Leave the name in the comments – I’d love to check it out!
Aly Halbakken says
These are great ideas. I especially like the honey pot. That is such a cute idea!
Micaela says
It’s a local company! I found it at the Do It Green gift show at the Midtown Global Market last year!
Holly | Legally Crafty Blog says
What a great round-up! Those honey pots are adorable!
Micaela says
I know -I really want one! I do have another piece of pottery from this Minnesota company – it’s a little pitcher that I bought from a local craft show last year!
Anung says
Oh man, I love all of these.
Laine Torres says
Beautifully curated. I will be adding the fabric storage basket to my wishlist!
Micaela says
Thank you so much Laine! Hope you get those fabric baskets!
Kelly | @DiningDuster says
What a wonderful collection of handmade gifts!
I haven’t visited Etsy for a long time- you’ve given me great reason to get back there!
Micaela says
Oh good – hope you find something fun!
Julie says
I love the beach rock necklace!
Peeyush says
Handmade things are the best idea to gift. wonderful article. Thanks.