If you’re looking to buy a gift for a coffee lover, you could RISE to give them a coffee subscription from RISE!  And if you’re looking for a gift of coffee and something else, they can help you there, too!

A RISE Coffee subscription box gives them the chance to try different coffees, and you can choose the type of coffee they receive and how many months you give for – and you can just do a one-off purchase too on the RISE Coffee Box Subsription.

 
How about a Rise Coffee Gift Box subscription?

The recipient recives your chosen quantity of coffee, key facts on the roasters, beans and farmers – and tasting notes and brew tips, so this is a lovely way to find out more about coffee.  And there’s a free treat from one of RISE’s food and drink partners, too.

You could also give them a RISE gift – a Coffee and Chocolate Lover Gift which has freshly roasted, premium speciality coffee, and Montezuma’s chocolate treats.  It includes brew guides and tasting notes, as well.

There’s also a Coffee Starter Kit Gift Box, which includes one 250g bag of freshly roasted speciality coffee, a 350ml (3 cup) black cafetiere, a ‘how to make the perfect cafetiere’ brew guide, and tasting notes so that you can learn more about the coffee.  This is a very good idea – one of the problems when you want to start enjoying coffee is how to make it in a cafetiere, so it’s good to see that RISE have created a box with everything you need to get you going!

The Coffee and Beauty Gift Box includes freshly roasted coffee, a citrus blend face scrub, a wax candle from Upcircle, tasting notes and stories behind the coffee and roaster, and a beauty wellness recipe. 

Not only that but RISE coffee is friendy too – 1% of all sales goes to its Friendly Coffee Fund.  This supports the coffee farming community in Uganda and it helps pay for children to go to school.   So far, this has funded 2,850 days in school so far!

Visit RISE to find out more here!

Green People produce organic beauty products for all the family, from babies and teenagers to men and women.

They are based in Sussex, and one of the things I love about them (apart from their products, which I've used for years), is their involvement in charities, especially for the environment.  These include the Knepp Wildland Foundation, the World Land Trust, and the Marine Conservation Society.  They also include Ehlers-Danlos Support UK.  Find out more about them here.

They have all sorts of products for beauty and wellbeing - skin, hair, body, sun care, travel kits, wellbeing goodies, and make-up.  

This is the Alexandra Kay Time to Relax Aroma Bracelet Gift Set
for £20.00

The gift set above comes with: 

• 1 x Alexandra Kay Time to Relax Essential Oil Blend 10ml
• 1 x FREE Lava Stone Aromatherapy Bracelet 

There's also a Time to Smile bracelet gift (to uplift you) and a Time to Sleep bracelet gift as well. 

Plus there's the Alexandra Kay Time to Restore Magnesium Lotion 200ml for £40.00, which has been featured in Good Housekeeping and Elle.  The body lotion is enhanced with Magnesium and CB2-Skin Biofunctional to reduce and soothe muscle tension.  

And Green People have new Shampoo Bars.  They've got zero waste, reusable packaging - and they are vegan and cruelty free!  They are also SLS free and soap free. 

This is the Citrus and Ginger Shampoo Bar 50g

This is the Eucalyptus and Mint Shampoo Bar, 50g

They have a number of lovely gift products to choose from, for all the family and for friends, too.   There's something for all the family, from little babies (such as the Organic Babies Silent Night) to teenagers, men and women. 

There the Men's Skin Care Heroes gift for men 
with the 3 top-selling products from the Green People for Men collection,
namely an Exfoliating Face Scrub (100ml),
Wash and Shave (100ml) and a Cooling Moisturiser (100ml)
for £37.50.

How about the Revitalising Skin Gym Trio?
This natural and organic skin care and Gua Sha gift set
has got everything that you need to master
Gua Sha home facial massage techniques.
 

And with summer coming along and the chance to make the most of any sunny weather we get, Green People have help with sun lotion products! 

They have also got a quiz you can take to help you find the right SPF is right for you, and they have goodies for all the family to protect you from sun - and in the case of one product, insects as well!  Take a look at their sun lotion products and the quiz here.

They also have a Green Beauty Club - you can get Green Points when you shop and get access to exclusive perks and discounts.  These can be turned into vouchers to use against your next order with them or you can donate them to one of their charities.  Join here.

See the full range of gift sets here 

Emma Bridgewater is well known for her beautiful earthenware pottery.   She has put together a range of collections, and they include themes such as dogs, cats, the countryside, gardening, birds, flowers, and nature.

Her pottery includes products such as different size mugs, cups and saucers, jugs, plates and bowls - and she also has other products made of glass and wood.

She has an incredible new range called the Wild Flowers collection.

This is the Wildflower Walks Small Square Tin Caddy for £4.00.
You could give a loved one this caddy with some seeds in it.

 
This is the Wild Flowers Small Mug for £18.00.

This is the Wild Flowers 6 1/2 Inch Plate for £16.00.

You could put flowers in the Wild Flowers half pint jug.  It's for £25.00.



This is a very pretty Wild Flowers Tea Towel for £13.00.

See the whole collection here.


By the way...

Emma Bridgewater also has Polka Dot Enamel Plant Pot for £30.00.
You could also give them a plant to put in it.

It’s National Nestbox Week which runs from the 14^th to the 21^st February every year.

It’s an important week, because the places available to our feathered friends have decreased over the years, so nestboxes matter to birds.  There are fewer nest holes in buildings, and our fashion of making our gardens neat and tidy has removed a lot of places where birds have traditionally nested and rested.

Enter National Nestbox Week.  Its website has lots of help for you if you want to get involved and give garden birds a nestbox, including where to put one, when to put one up, how to care for it, and even how to make your own.   There’s even advice for architects, landscapers and developers.

Visit National Nestbox Week’s website here.

The charity the RSPB have offers on a number of their bird boxes on their online shop – you can buy 2 of some of them and save yourself £2.

 
This is the Apex classic nestbox
Save £2 when you buy two promotional Nest boxes!
This offer runs until 9th July 2024;  T&Cs apply. 
Find out more. 

And they have garden bird nest boxes for different species, such as swallows, swifts, house martins, robins and starlings.

 
This is the Lodge nest box classic apex, which is also in the promotion.

They also have a number of artisan nest boxes which might make a nice gift for someone (and also for garden birds).  

This is the full set of the Artisan Bird Nesters. 
It's £45.00, or you can buy just one for £16.00 - you choose!

They've also got Birds of Prey nest boxes - for kestrels, Tawny owls and barn owls. 

Fly off to see the range of nestboxes you can buy through the RSPB shop - they also have a huge range of other gifts as well!

Looking for a gift for a dog owning friend or dog loving pal? Take a look at this!  Virgin Experience Days have a couple of great gift ideas, one of which is a Personalised Pet Magazine Front Cover with Frame.

This is the Personalised Pet Magazine Front Cover with Frame 
for £30.00

Choose your pet’s picture and put them on the front cover of your chosen magazine!  Options include Dogmopolitan, Rolling Bone, Furbes and Catographic.   Printed on high quality gloss photo paper in A4 sizing, you’ll also receive a frame of your choice to hang your masterpiece on the wall.   This is certainly a gift with a difference for a dog-owning pal! 

There's also a Personalised Pet Movie Poster with Frame,
also for £30.00

It's similar to the Magazine option above, but this time you'll choose the movie between Paws, Jurassic Bark or Skyball. It's a very novel idea!

Or how about...

Emma Bridgewater has a Personalised Polka Dogs Small Mug
from £19.00
After walkies, enjoy a lovely hot brew in your Personalised Polka Dogs Small Mug.
Choose what you want Emma Bridgewater to script on the piece and let them do the rest!
Their pottery is handmade and hand-decorated in their factory in Stoke on Trent.

There's also this Personalised Polka Paws Small Mug from £19.00

Getting Personal have this Personalised Wooden Key Ring - Dog Bone
For £9.99  You can personalise the key ring with a message in up to 45 characters.



How about a Personalised Love Dog Bandana?
For £13.99 from Getting Personal
This is suitable for small to medium sized dogs.
You can add a name (up to 12 characters) after the fixed text "Love is a dog called…"



There's a Multi Photo Upload Square Framed Print - 8 Dog Photos -
 from Getting Personal for £16.99. 
You can personalise the print with 8 photos, a name in up to 12 characters
and a message in up to 50 characters. 

 
Snapfish have different types of wall art - get creative and do your own!
They've got acrylic prints, canvas prints, framed prints, metal prints, 
photo tiles, photo posters, metal prints and college canvas prints.
Take a look at the range here.


They've also got a Personalised Travel Mug, 16oz -
just the thing for anyone on the go!

and a Single Photo Coaster for £5.99: