Eco-Friendly Gifts

Shopping for someone else but not sure what to give them? Give them the gift of choice with a Zee Bee Market LLC Digital Gift Card.

Gift cards are delivered by email and contain instructions to redeem them at checkout and have no processing fees.

Gifts cards can also be redeemed at our stores by simply showing email with code, which makes them perfect for distant family, friends, and co-workers.

This sculptured cross is handmade from 55-gallon oil drums and features intricate design work and a beautiful heart in the middle.

• Handmade in Haiti
• Materials: recycled oil drum steel
• Dimensions: 12 in. X 8 in.

These recycled steel sculptures come with a weather-proof finish, but over time it wears away and rusting can occur. If you wish to retain its original patina, simply apply a coat of clear spray-on enamel. Your purchase helps provide employment, educational opportunities and medical care to artisans in Haiti.

This beautiful work of art features a tree with a heart shaped trunk and birds. It is handcrafted from recycled 55-gallon oil drums. The metal is flattened, cleaned up, cut and embossed with final details. The hand-painted details bring this work of art to life. Suitable for indoor or outdoor use. FREE SHIPPING (US domestic)

• Handcrafted in Haiti
• Materials: oil drum steel, paint
• Dimensions: 24 in. D
• Care: If displaying outdoors it is recommended to spray with a clear lacquer once or twice a year, as prolonged exposure to the elements will cause rust.

Given the handmade nature of this product, please allow for minor variations. As the metal is recovered from recycled oil drums and colored through a burning process it will vary slightly in coloration. If hand painted, exact colors may vary, which speaks to the one-of-a-kind nature of each item. Each piece is coated with a layer of clear lacquer to help protect the metal.

With every product you purchase, you are helping provide employment, educational opportunities and medical care to artisans in Haiti.

Made from recycled feed bags, this crossbody is lightweight, durable and a compact size. The deep exterior pocket keeps your phone handy and the adjustable crossbody strap keeps your hands free. A sustainable choice that’s good for people and the planet.

• Handmade in Cambodia
• Materials: double-ply recycled feed bag
• Dimensions: 5 in. W x 7 in. H, strap can adjust up to 44 inches
  
• Zip closure; one exterior pocket; detachable and adjustable strap
  
• Care: spot clean with soapy water

"Designed to Carry a cause", the purchase of this wallet supports the fight against human trafficking. With every product you purchase, you are also helping provide employment, educational opportunities and medical care to artisans in Cambodia.

The ultimate in sustainable comfort! This remarkable cotton throw is made from recycled clothing, which is separated and spun by hand into new threads. The threads are then over-dyed and re-woven on various patterns to create a soft, lightweight throw. It has knotted fringe ends.

• Handmade in India
  
• Materials: 60% cotton, 40% mix of polyester, viscose and rayon
• Dimensions: 60 in. L x 50 in. W
• Machine wash cold with like colors; line dry

With every product you purchase, you are helping provide employment, educational opportunities and medical care to artisans in India.

These 100% wool dryer balls are beautifully needle felted with a Monarch Butterfly design. It's the environmentally friendly alternative to dryer sheets!  Simply place them in the dryer with clothes and reduce dry time by 25%!  Felt dryer balls also fluff up clothing while absorbing moisture, lessen static, and are biodegradable. Add essential oils to make clothes smell great.

• Handmade in Nepal
• Materials: 100% natural wool
• Dimensions: 3-inch diameter

With every product you purchase, you are helping provide employment, educational opportunities and medical care to artisans in Nepal.

These 100% wool dryer balls are beautifully needle felted with a Busy Bee design. It's the environmentally friendly alternative to dryer sheets!  Simply place them in the dryer with clothes and reduce dry time by 25%!  Felt dryer balls also fluff up clothing while absorbing moisture, lessen static, and are biodegradable. Add essential oils to make clothes smell great.

• Handmade in Nepal
• Materials: 100% natural wool
• Dimensions: 3-inch diameter

With every product you purchase, you are helping provide employment, educational opportunities and medical care to artisans in Nepal.

The ultimate in sustainable comfort, this remarkable cotton-blend throw blanket is made from recycled clothing, which is separated and spun into new threads. The threads are then over-dyed and re-woven on looms to create a cozy, lightweight decorative throw blanket in an earthy ochre, maroon, pink, olive and teal plaid pattern. This large throw is perfect for the couch, the beach, or a picnic in the backyard! Knotted fringe ends.

• Handmade in India
  
• Materials: 60% cotton, 40% mix of polyester, viscose and rayon
• Dimensions: 76 in. L x 60 in. W
• Machine wash cold with like colors; line dry in shade

With every product you purchase, you are helping provide employment, educational opportunities and medical care to artisans in India.

Set the table with these eco-friendly placemats that feature peach and cream stripes and decorative diamond weave made from upcycled, washed, and redyed clothing. Great for indoors, covered patios, or picnics. Pair with the matching runner for a coordinated table!

• Handmade in India
• Materials: 60% cotton, 40% mix of polyester, viscose and rayon
• Dimensions: 19 in. L x 14 in. W 
• Care: machine wash cold, tumble dry low

With every product you purchase, you are helping provide employment, educational opportunities and medical care to artisans in India.

Enjoy watching the birds hop from perch to perch while grabbing a bite to eat from this unique bird feeder, handmade from fast-growing bamboo. Note: expect a few "cracks" on the bamboo; they do not compromise the structure.

• Handmade in the Philippines
  
• Materials: natural bamboo, light stain, jute
• Average dimensions: 14 in. H x 8 in. W x 5 in. D

With every product you purchase, you are helping provide employment, educational opportunities and medical care to artisans in the Philippines.

This eco-friendly calendar planner contains areas to plan months and days of the week, to-do pages and plenty of blank note space. There are no dates so that it can be used from year to year! The cover features a unique celestial, zodiac constellation, made up of flowers. Soft cover

• Handmade in India
• Materials: recycled cotton paper*
• Dimensions: 5 in. x 7 in.

*Tree-free papers are made from recovered cotton that comes from textile industry waste by-products. Cotton fibers are naturally whiter, brighter and more durable and permanent than wood fibers. The beauty of cotton is that it contains very little lignin (the compound that makes tree trunks sturdy) and is alpha-cellulose. This means it requires very little bleaching.

With every product you purchase, you are helping provide employment, educational opportunities and medical care to artisans in India.

Slices of tagua* nut are beautifully hand-carved, dyed and strung together to create this wonderfully unique, multicolor statement necklace. Each polished piece shows a "front" and a "back", giving you two options: one with solid colors and the other with natural markings of each tagua nut. Each necklace is unique and colors vary.

• Handmade in Ecuador
• Dimensions: adjustable hanging length up to 18 inches; tagua pieces measure 1.75 in. L x 0.35 in. W (largest) to 0.6 in. L x 0.35 in. W (smallest)
  

With every product you purchase, you are helping provide employment, educational opportunities and medical care to artisans in Ecuador.

* Tagua nut, also called "vegetable ivory", is a product made from the very hard white endosperm of the seed of certain palm trees, native to South America. The value of tagua nut for craft production encourages the preservation of rainforests.