Handmade coconut fibre string bags are strong, flexible and long lasting eco-friendly carry bags made from a waste product, the husk of a mature coconut. Great for shopping, storing your vegetables, at the beach and also on a boat, coconut fibre won't rot in salt water. You can even use them to store the wet bath toys, just hang them over the tap to drip dry. Coconut fibre has a natural antibacterial so won't get smelly and rot with the water.

 

Lordy how I love these.  Too cool for school.  Truly.  This Brown Paper Bag references the time honoured tradition of taking your lunch to work in a paper bag - but with a modern twist!   It is made from that tear-proof, leak resistant, tough and insulating material Tyvek, which means that unlike the paper ones, it won’t split in the rain or let its contents fall out of the bottom! It has a sturdy double magnet at the opening so that once your goodies are inside you can fold it down so its shut tight and won’t lose any heat - obviously it works the same the other way round so your fruit juice stays nice and chilled. Oh and just as a little aside, Brown Paper Bag can be personalised should you desire to doodle on it...

I love these bags.  I really love this brand.  Not only is the product abolutely beautifully made but although designed in Italy, it is produced from recycled fishing nets, handmade in Cambodia and is a social enterprise with 114 employees, 85% of which are women.  Each employee has above average wage conditions, private health insurance and savings accounts.  They are also endeavouring to build a library for their employees.

It is estimated that 80% of the world’s disabled live in developing countries, where it is difficult to receive proper care and attention. Matr Boomie empowers artisans with special needs with life skills and training that foster confidence, independence and dignity.

The ultimate day bag, this oversized tote is the perfect companion for any shopping or beach trip. A canvas lining makes this slouchy cotton bag durable, and metallic block print dresses it up.   A revered art form native to Rajasthan, India, block printing is a painstaking process of labor-intensive steps that require mastery, especially in wood-block carving.

It is estimated that 80% of the world’s disabled live in developing countries, where it is difficult to receive proper care and attention. Matr Boomie empowers artisans with special needs with life skills and training that foster confidence, independence and dignity.

The ultimate day bag, this oversized tote is the perfect companion for any shopping or beach trip. A canvas lining makes this slouchy cotton bag durable, and metallic block print dresses it up.   A revered art form native to Rajasthan, India, block printing is a painstaking process of labor-intensive steps that require mastery, especially in wood-block carving.

This is a fabulous digital print on linen featuring the Indian head dress on one side and the lone feather on the other. Faux leather side panels in black. Lone feather digital print on the back.

Each clutch is handmade and because of that there may be a slight difference in the measurements. 

This bag holds an Ipad and has a storage pocket for your phone. Bag measures 31cm x 26cm.

These bags are functional and simply gorgeous.

These are lovely and colourful baskets from Fairgo Trading.  Don't buy synthetics.  How lovely to feel good about your purchase because not only is it a lovely product, but you are helping projects in Bangladesh to help themselves.  

Jute is a long, soft, shiny vegetable fiber that can be spun into coarse, strong threads. It is the second most important vegetable fiber after cotton and the major part of jute produced in Bangladesh. It is used chiefly to make cloth for wrapping bales of raw cotton, and to make sacks and coarse cloth. The fibers are also woven into curtains, chair coverings, carpets, area rugs, hessian cloth, and backing for linoleum.

Fairgo Trading is all about helping the local community in Bangladesh to use local materials to make products that the western world will buy.  

These satchels from Ebb and Flow are designed to hold all you need.  

Totally handcrafted with love and genuine leather.

Great gift idea… No, wait. It’s a FABULOUS GIFT IDEA!!

☆ Outside:- 2 zipped pockets

☆ Inside:- One main compartment with one padded compartment which will fit a laptop up to 15 inch laptop.

☆ One main compartment

☆ Zipped sleeve for valuables

☆ 2 Phone compartments and an area for pens

☆ Soft lining made of lined cream and brown cotton fabric inside

☆ Leather shoulder strap with shoulder pad for added comfort.

☆ Comes in a cotton dust bag

Available in Black, Brown or Tan

Gorgeous and extremely useful with three pockets.

The brand Smateria, although designed in Italy, is produced from recycled fishing nets and handmade in Cambodia.  Smateria is a social enterprise with 114 employees, 85% of which are women.  Each employee has above average wage conditions, private health insurance and savings account.  They are also endeavouring to build a library for their employees.

I love these bags.  I really love this brand.  Not only is the product abolutely beautifully made but although designed in Italy, it is produced from recycled fishing nets, handmade in Cambodia and is a social enterprise with 114 employees, 85% of which are women.  Each employee has above average wage conditions, private health insurance and savings accounts.  They are also endeavouring to build a library for their employees.

Take the weight off your shoulders and practice Yoga with this beautiful and functional bag.

This bag proudly carries the OM symbol and other Sanskrit symbols and it is very functional, closing at the top by tying two strings and having a zipped pocket on the side.

Fair Trade India
W=80 Dia= 16.5cm

This beautiful clutch consists of hand dyed linen, using the Shibori method. It is pieced with a gorgeous soft, deep grey leather then embellished with hand dyed pompoms.

Fully lined, it has a pocket for your phone and the bag is large enough to fit an IPad or tablet.

Bag measures 31cm x 26cm.

Handmade in Melbourne, Australia