Can we have a worthy eco friendly Christmas idea thread please? Just for fun...

[malificent7]

As many are so concerned about plastic. I am cutting down.Orange and cloves pomanders are my contribution...smell amaaaaaaazing. Made a load...in airing cupboard drying out to hand on ( real) tree. Smug..

Hang on...

We've bought advent calendars with just ........pictures in!

I'm knitting things for special chosen people. using brown paper to wrap.
we started to downscale in our family last year - it made for a very lovely christmas - but still gave some pressies that were electronics so may have cancelled out all of that.

it's hard , especially when working full time to make and research alternatives. I could never give up on presents though as I love the whole thing so much

My DD likes bamboo toothbrushes in her stocking.

I'm thinking of getting my DPs a mushroom growing kit. After you've exhausted the crop of mushrooms which are grown in recycled coffee grounds, you can use the 'soil' on your garden.

lightlypoached having read that I shall be most offended if I don't find something woolly in the post over the next few weeks...

for next year: lavender bags made with clothes that are too old to send to charity.

quilts, also with those clothes.

sock monkeys, (kids old tights?)

grow pots of herbs/plants

chutneys/jams made from bumper crops.

mum liked garden labels cut from old plastic margerine tubs one year.

baked goods/homemade sweets.