30 under £30(ish)

How is it that time of year again!? We thought we would do our ethical, eco, local gift guide again and celebrate some of our fabulous local businesses - and avoid Amazon. Once again we  have made finding a more sustainable gift a little easier this festive period by doing the hard work for you. 

You will notice this year that there is a lot more emphasis on experiences now that we can get out and about with our loved ones. Let us remember that time spent together ought to be the biggest gift this Christmas, don't be lured in by the ads telling you to "Go all out" or "Go big."

(*you may notice that one or two slightly creep over the £30 line, we hope you'll forgive us).

1. Hand knitted headband made from wool and alpaca blend yarn, £7.50 - £15, Yarny bees
2. 'Happy To Be Here Print' printed on recycled paper in the UK, wrapped in recyclable packaging, £20, Dill
3. Appeel Notebook crafted with apple paper using 100% green energy, £12, Earthy Stuff
4. Vintage Wooden embossed plate, earthenware ginger jar and cream soda bottle, £12 - £22, Considered Living
5. The Garrick Escape Room experience, £17.50 per person, Garrick Theatre
6. Creative Curry Kit , £6, The Enchanted Apothecary
7. Hand painted ceramic Bowie Bauble, £5, Rosie and Ramona (check out their stall in the Hub at St Marys)
8. Lemony citrus collection: soap, shea body butter and bath salts, with cotton face cloth , £25, The Soap Deli
9. Plant hanger craft kit, £12, Knotquick
10. Design your own rainbow and pom pom drawstring bag, £14, Crafty Kitz
11. Lavender and wheat neck wrap made with fabric offcuts, £18, Thinking about blue
12. YES BAB Coffee addict gift box, including double walled stainless steel cup and 125g of Quarter Horse coffee, £26, punks and chancers
13. Hand carved solid Walnut serving spoon, £28, Hunt and Gather
14. Buggy beat class voucher , £30, WIMBO. 
15. Lichfield Print, £20, Crafty Brum
16. Pair of 100% beeswax twisted candles, £8.50, Dill
17. Unwrapped gifts for the person that has everything, £10-£25, Oxfam store Lichfield
18. Four Cork placemats, £14, the Kitchen Shop
19. Vintage beaded bracelet, £7, Vida Jewellery Design
20. Can we really help the polar bears?, £9.99, Purple panda bookshop (source through local Hannah Walton)
21. Personalised drawing set, £16.95, Tandem Green
22. Staffordshire Wildlife Trust Membership, £33 per person, Staffs Wildlife Trust
23. National Trust vouchers for a family Shugborough Visit, £30, National Trust
24. Boobie Plant Pot, celebrating the female form in all shapes and sizes, £25, The Naked Potter
25. Polar Bear Small Wool Blanket, £35, Little Flock
26. Gonk families, £2-£4, The Crafty Hoarder, a Plastic Free champion small business, committed to using sustainably sourced or reclaimed materials in our products. 
27. Black Silver Fleck Cork Wash Bag with Natural Linen Interior, £30, Lottie and Jake
28. Begonia maculata (green gift voucher), £25, Harriet's Plants
29. Voucher for Jewellery/Courses, £30+, Metamorphic Charm
30. Bamboo Pestle and Mortar, £10, Earthy Stuff