Winter months are a time of giving and showing your love for friends and family. Here at Simply Inspired, we believe in conscious consumption by offering socially responsible gifts for everyone in your life. With Valentine’s Day approaching, we’ve compiled a list of 5 handmade artisan gifts that give back!

Artisan Crafted Wool Felted Bee Bag Gift Set
Local Royal Bee Foot Bar
Purpose Handmade Jewelry Unity Bracelet 
Organic Vegan Men’s Socks that FightPoverty
Artisan Made Pewter Love Birds Photo Stand

Artisan Crafted Wool Felted Bee Bag Gift Set 

These stunning handmade wool felted bee bags are our not only one of our biggest sellers, but one of our most inspiring products. Skillfully handmade in Nepal by local women, the Simply Inspired Bee Bag aids in creating employment opportunities. A community of women gather together to make every felt bag from local wool. After felting and shaping each bag, a sewing circle of women stitch all the sweet honey bee details. Your bee bag is fair-trade and made with love, empowering the women of these villages.

(We love #womensupportingwomen. Learn more about the Sisterhood of the Bees here!)

Handmade Gifts - Made With Love 

The bee bag includes locally made in the USA honey lotion and lip butter from honey-bee artisan and woman-owned company Honey House Naturals. 

If you looking for a unique Valentine's Day gift, consider this beautiful hand-felted wool bee bag! The bag includes a nourishing Vanilla Honey Bee Bar Lotion and a yummy Vanilla Almond Lip Butter Tube.

Rich with Anti-Aging, antioxidant Pomegranate seed oil and Shea Butter, the soothing Lip Butter will drench dry, cracked lips in moisture, refreshing and rejuvenating them for visibly soother lips.

The lotion includes essential oils and butters that are released and can be gently massaged into the skin and absorbed like any lotion. 

This is the perfect gift for your honey, your BFF's, or yourself!

Honey Bee Lotion - Vanilla and Lavender Foot Lotion with Coconut & Almond Oil

Pamper yourself with this artisan-crafted Royal Bee Vanilla and Lavendar Honey Foot Bar. A solid lotion presented in a generous 2.5 oz twist-up tube applicator. Made especially with foot care in mind with organic coconut oil, almond oil, shea butter, organic palm wax, lanolin, organic argan oil, a special honey fusion of honey extract, propolis extract, pollen extract and beeswax from local honey-bee artisan and women-owned company Honey House Naturals.

Artisan Made Jewelry: Handcrafted Jewelry With a Purpose

PURPOSE Jewelry is beautifully crafted handmade jewelry by young women rescued from human trafficking. The Unity bracelet is not only a PURPOSE classic, but perfectly displays the mission behind iSanctuary, a program supporting women escaping human trafficking. The circle represents the Unity of us all, and is a constant reminder that we must all unite in the fight against human trafficking. This beautiful and thoughtful jewelry would be an empowering gift for the women in your life.

Organic Vegan Men's Socks

Socks That Give Back

Get him (or yourself!) a thoughtful Valentine’s gift that gives back by purchasing a pair of vegan organic socks. Made by Conscious Socks, these organic vegan men's socks fight poverty. 

Each pair is made with Fairtrade Certified, organic cotton and supports Global Citizen’s work to end global poverty by 2030.

Unique Photo Stand Perfect For Photos or Love Notes 

Handmade in Vermont, USA from lead-free pewter this Love Birds photo stand is an adorable way to display your favorite photo or love note! This is the perfect keepsake gift for Valentine’s Day or any occasion. 

Sustainable Living Gifts That Give Back