Children’s Knitwear from Picaloulou
February 2, 2012 by erica
Filed under Clothing, Family, Kids & Teens, Made in the UK
I’m a big fan of traditional hand-knits for children. All Picaloulou’s knitwear products have been designed in the UK, then hand crafted by a team of hand knitters,working from home around the UK. Their natural, breathable yarns come from UK farms and have been processed and hand dyed in a British mill, using Soil Association approved dyes. All [...]
Jewellery from Woodland Treasures
January 16, 2012 by erica
Filed under Grown Ups, Made in the UK
Woodland Treasures have a wonderful range of high quality wooden jewellery and combs that are hand carved in the Highlands of Scotland from reclaimed timbers. The timber used is salvaged, reclaimed or recycled offcuts of British hardwoods. All the paper and card products used for stationery and packaging comes from recycled sources. I love this tree [...]
Tree Clips from Tree Twist
January 9, 2012 by erica
Filed under Grown Ups, Made in the UK
TreeTwist have some lovely woollen products which are all designed and made by hand in the UK. TreeTwist plant a tree or a seedling for every product bought. They work with Trees for Life, who are specifically dedicated to restoring the Caledonian Forest to a target area of 600 sq miles in the Scottish Highlands. I [...]
Housey Things from Love Eco
October 12, 2011 by erica
Filed under Decor & Interiors, Home & Garden, Made in the UK, Top Picks
Love Eco have some very interesting and slightly quirky pieces in their collection to add something a little different to your home. Love Eco, as the name suggests, sell a range of eco friendly products which are often sourced from small suppliers using recycled materials. I love their range of chicken doorstops, particularly the one [...]
Blankets from Donna Wilson
October 11, 2011 by erica
Filed under Decor & Interiors, Home & Garden, Made in the UK, Top Picks
Now that the evenings are drawing in and the Indian summer seems to have flown away, I’m wanting some more cosy things around the house to snuggle up with: a blanket on the bed or a throw for the sofa. Donna Wilson is a favourite designer of mine and there are some lovely blankets and [...]
Ethical Dinosaurs
September 19, 2011 by erica
Filed under Decor & Interiors, Fair Trade, Kids & Teens, Made in the UK
As regular readers will know, I’m in the process of moving house at the moment and I’m just starting to plan my son’s new room. One of our potential themes is dinosaurs, as he’s keen to be a dinosaur hunter when he grows up. I’ve found a few items that follow the dinosaur theme and [...]
Eco Cleaning Products
January 19, 2011 by Hannah B
Filed under Cleaning & Maintenance, Eco & Green Tips, Featured Posts, Grown Ups, Home & Garden, Made in the UK
You may not be aware of the fact that pollution from conventional house hold cleaning products can actually cause more overall environmental damage and destruction to eco-systems then pollution! It is therefore of the highest importance that you purchase eco-friendly cleaning products that do not harm the environment or wildlife and are bio-degradable meaning that [...]
Silk and Wool Bodies from Dam Tam
January 18, 2011 by Hannah B
Filed under Babies & Toddlers, Family, Featured Posts, Made in the UK
Here at TGF we are big fans of Dam Tam and their clothing range for young children. Dam Tam offers a variety of eco-friendly clothing products at very modest prices. Throughout this Winter your youngsters would love nothing more to be nice and snug so TGF have selected wool and silk baby bodies that will [...]
Eco Cups
January 17, 2011 by Hannah B
Filed under Decor & Interiors, Eco & Green Tips, Made in the UK
Eco Cups are a truly effective solution to the growing problem surrounding the manufacturing and disposal of traditional coffee and plastic cups. As the majority of cups used today are made from Styrofoam, plastic or paper board this means that lots of resources are needed to manufacture the cups which is the exact opposite of [...]
Mozzarella Cheese Produced in the U.K.
January 14, 2011 by Hannah B
Filed under Featured Posts, Food, Foody Favourites, Green Living, Made in the UK
Even though Mozzarella cheese is usually associated as Italy’s most famous cheese due to its soft, mild and fresh flavouring, several companies across The United Kingdom are producing and selling delicious mozzarella created purely from U.K. produce which severely challenges the taste of the renowned Italian mozzarella. British producers believe that mozzarella produced in the [...]















