Five Cool Sustainable Stocking Stuffers

It can be hard to continuously come up with tiny gifts to fill stockings with each year. Often, you end up buying pointless gag gifts that end up in the landfill or at the Goodwill by February anyway.

This year, why not choose something meaningful and sustainable from SustaiNOBLE? This company’s Responsibility Framework embodies the principle that making should enrich lives, not exploit them.

They stand firmly against forced labor and discrimination, advocating for safe, dignified working conditions and equal opportunities for every individual in our supply chain.

Check out these five unusual stocking stuffers that will surely be conversation starters.

1. Cube

Each game is a unique mix of 7 unique gemstones. A magical piece of décor for office when not in play. A delightful, colorful gift to give and receive. The gemstone Soma Cube by DAR Proyectos is a reimagined classic, a unique combination of 7 brightly colored gemstones that form a perfect square (in any one of 32 ways to solve!). This puzzle has been a best-selling gift for all ages, offering someone special an engaging, tactile experience to play with semi-precious gems. A playful decor piece when not in use or an excellent desk object. Each game is a unique mix of stones, similar to images, but entirely one of a kind.

2. Hand-Carved Standing Meerkat – Lovers Pair

This adorable meerkat couple by Mbare is our newest addition to the family. Carved from a single piece of wood, they stand looking into each other’s eyes, embraced in a hug.

Artists scattered throughout Zimbabwe, mainly in remote rural areas, create Mbare’s wood sculptures. As Indigenous hardwoods become increasingly scarce, we focus on developing products made from non-indigenous, non-endangered Jacaranda wood. Much care is taken in the carving and finishing of a product, and this same care is extended to the selection, maintenance, and delivery of these fabulous one-of-a-kind sculptures. These wood animals are beautifully polished and carefully crafted.

3. Hand Block Printed Tea Towel – Bluehills

Add a new level of intention to your thoughtfully designed kitchen or powder room with these lovely and artfully crafted tea towels. Hand-dyed fabric is hand-block printed with intricate designs and finished into these colorful textiles. Brighten the future of both people and the planet by using washable and reusable textiles that are handmade by a team of women who have received training through the African Block Project.

4. Long Handle Condiment Spoon – White

This unique, hand-crafted horn product is sustainably made from the horns of the Ankole-Watusi, or Ankole Longhorn, a breed of cattle native to western Uganda and parts of East Africa. These distinctive horns are a recycled byproduct of the food industry and are purchased directly from the cattle keepers, providing revenue for local cattle-keeping communities. The horn is then hand-carved and polished according to Maadili designs by a small-scale artisan community.

5. Round Special Things Jewel Box

Here is a contemporary round storage box carved from wood and black onyx gemstone by DAR-Proyectos. A dreamy accent for your nightstand, vanity, or desk to hold jewels, q-tips, AirPods, and more. The round everything catchall box is carved using traditional wood carpentry techniques in Magdalena de Cao, Perú. The pyramid-shaped gemstone handle is a geometric element that makes the moment of opening it up feel extra special.

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