Holiday Gift Guide
The holidays are here which means buying those last minute presents for family and friends. At Stay Wildflower, we understand the stress of finding the perfect gift for everyone on your list. This is why we compiled our favorite businesses that give back to different causes. From Parker Clay that empowers Ethiopian women to Our Spare Change that offers previously incarcerated women jobs, our goal is to highlight these wonderful companies that choose to do good not just during the holidays but year round. Similarly, Stay Wildflower gives a portion of our profits to Kiva. It is more important now than ever to give back to our communities and make this world a little better, which you can do by simply shopping responsibly! Read the descriptions and click the links to get shopping.
Parker Clay
Merkato Signature Tote / $148.50
An estimated 767 million people live below the international poverty line of $1.90 a day. Each Parker Clay leather good is crafted at a growing production factory in Ethiopia which follows fair trade principles and pays a premium wage of 87% over the average. In a few short years they have gone from employing one artisan to over 50 full time artisans, sourcing premium supplies directly from rural farmers and traditional tanneries.
Your purchase today empowers communities in Ethiopia to thrive while giving you a premium product that supports your style and values.
S’well
Reusable water bottles make great presents for just about everyone, especially when they are as attractive as this marble print S'Well bottle. They're practical, earth-friendly, and the purchase of each bottle contributes to UNICEF's goal of providing drinking water to children around the world.
Patagonia
Men's Classic Retro-X Fleece Jacket / $199
Build the best product - Patagonia’s criteria for the best product rests on function, repairability, and, foremost, durability. Among the most direct ways they can limit ecological impacts is with goods that last for generations or can be recycled so the materials in them remain in use. Making the best product matters for saving the planet.
Cause no unnecessary harm - Patagonia knows that their business activity—from lighting stores to dyeing shirts—is part of the problem. They are working steadily to change the business practices and share what they’ve learned. But they recognize that this is not enough. They seek not only to do less harm, but more good.
Use business to protect nature - The challenges we all face as a society require leadership. Once Patagonia identifies a problem, they act. They embrace risk and act to protect and restore the stability, integrity and beauty of the web of life.
Not bound by convention - Patagonia’s success—and much of the fun—lies in developing new ways to do things.
TOMS
TOMS vision is that of a thriving humanity—something we all can only achieve through the relentless pursuit of equity. Equity, versus equality, takes into account individual circumstances, providing people and communities with the resources they really need. TOMS invests in three key issue areas because they believe that together, we can help lay the groundwork for equity. These are promoting mental health, ending gun violence, and increasing access to opportunity.
Bookshop
Bookshop allows customers to support local bookstores from afar by allowing readers to purchase books directly from their favorite bookstores. If you would like to support a specific bookstore, use Bookshop's store locator and your pick will receive 100% of the profit from the sale. Bookshop's mission is to support independent bookstores by connecting them with potential customers.
Would Works
Would Works provides employment for people who are homeless or living in extreme poverty. Founded in Los Angeles, they create hand-crafted wood products by individuals who have an immediate financial need and are working towards a goal. Dignified employment creates a way for these men and women to finance their goals while gaining work experience, learning concrete skills and receiving a recent job reference.
Your purchase today gives an individual experiencing homelessness or extreme poverty in Los Angeles the opportunity to work.
Rareform
Every single Rareform product is hand-cut in California from repurposed billboard vinyl and is 100% unique. Billboard vinyl is durable, water-resistant, lightweight, and vegan. Each month, Rareform collects 50,000 pounds of billboard vinyl that would otherwise end up in landlfills and turns them into beautiful and useful products. In 5 short years, over 2 million pounds of billboards destined for landfills have been repurposed into unique, durable products.
Your purchase today gives the gift of helping our environment for future generations.
Our Spare Change
Storytelling - Our Spare Change exists to tell the untold stories of individuals and non-profits in communities around the world, because they believe hearing and telling stories truly makes a difference. They give individuals and organizations a voice and an opportunity to make their story known. They believe that when stories are shared, changes starts to happen.
Empowerment - Our Spare Change exist to empower people to be apart of something bigger than themselves. They believe people want to do good, but don't always know how. Their jewelry is a tool, allowing people to hear the stories of world changing people, and the encourage others to share their own story as a way of impacting others.
Sustainable change - Our Spare Change exists to change the way people view employment. They believe everybody was created to work and deserves an opportunity to do so. Therefore, our products are handmade in California and Texas by talented and hardworking artisan who have overcome challenging circumstances and long to impact others with their story. They strongly believe that each and every person’s story is God-given and integral in who they were designed to be and to not believe that there is anything in someone’s story that can disqualify them for being used by God in a work environment.