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Botanie Soap Herbal Soap Making Kit

The Botanie Herbal Soap Making Kit contains premeasured ingredients to help work up a lather, including instructions, base oils, lye, organic herbs and pure essential oils. Plus it comes with a CD loaded with templates for printing out labels. Product Link






Harmony Art

For those that love interior design, consider a gift certificate to Harmony Art. The plant-inspired, 100% organic fabric will make every DIYer excited to begin giving their home a new look. TH Link Product Link






Dry Hard-Shell Gourds for Crafting

Artists and crafters of all ages will love creating their own decorative gourd art. Carve a hole in a large gourd, brush on an eco-friendly sealant (such as SoyGuard), and string it up with hemp twine for an all-natural bird feeder or nest box. TH Link






Papermaking with Garden Plants and Common Weedsby Helen Hiebert

With illustrated step-by-step instructions on how to collect, harvest, and process plant fibers, this book will assist in making paper using both Western and Japanese techniques. Product Link






ReadyMade’s How to Make [Almost] Anything

ReadyMade’s How to Make [Almost] Anything is full of tips on how to turn miscellaneous leftover junk into cool, functional gear for home and life. From chopstick clocks to colander light sconces, your DIYer will be hard at work in their spare time. TH Link Product Link






Natural Dyes Seed Collection

The DIYer on your list will love this Natural Dyes Seed Collection that they can harvest from to create all-natural yarn and fabric dyes. This collection includes ten different seeds that equate to ten different colors. Product Link






Owen's Farm Adopt-a-Sheep

Adopt a Dorset ewe from Owen’s Farm and your giftee will get seven seasonal visits, six farm updates, a journal and calendar, an invitation to Shearing Day, an adoption certificate, and an invitation to the farm’s end-of-year sheep party. They’ll even get the sheep’s fleece, which the farm can process into roving, yarn or quilt batting. Product Link






Heirloom Organic Cotton Quilt Batting

Heirloom's 100% organic cotton batting can be quilted up to 4 inches apart, whether by hand or by machine. It averages 1/8-inch thick, is non-allerengenic and is available in crib, Queen, and King sizes. Product Link






Gift Certificate to Earth-Friendly Yarns

Whether its organic versions of familiar wool and cotton yarns, or something a little more exotic, such as recycled viscose from Indonesian sarongs or silk spun from banana leaves and stems, a gift certificate to Earth-Friendly Yarns won’t disappoint. Product Link






Stationary Bike Blender Kit

For human-powered smoothies (or margaritas), DIYers can simply prop a bike up on a stationary bike trainer (not included), attach the universal rear rack, clamp on the blender and base unit, and let 'er rip. Product Link






Digital Scrapbooking Kits

Digital scrapbooking is gaining traction among the crafting community as a tree-friendly, waste-free way of creating gorgeous layouts and then sharing them online. Sign your scrapbooking buddy up for one of Scrap Girls kit-of-the-month clubs so they can give it a whirl. Product Link






E-Bike Kit

Not ready to purchase your giftee an electric scooter? Consider saving money and purchasing this E-Bike Kit. Not only does it allow for customization but, well, it makes going up hills a bit easier too. Product Link






DIY Solar Kit

For the DIYers who really know what they’re doing, this Solar Kit for their home is a priceless gift. Buy them the basics and they can add on. TH Link Product Link








Herbal Medicine Making Kit

Aspiring herbalists seeking to build their own home herbal pharmacy should look no further. The Herbal Medicine Making Kit supplies that’s needed to mix up herbal tinctures and salves, as well as a DVD containing a step-by-step manual and instructional video. Product Link






DIY Surfboard

For a totally awesome, eco-cool gift, consider a DIY Surfboard from Greenlight Surfboard Supply. The package includes everything; from EPS foam halves (less stinky VOCs than polyurethane), laminated bamboo stringers, a stretch bamboo glassing fabric, an ‘eco-adhesive’ glue, and a corn starch bio-plastic leash plug for the braided hemp leash. Oh and a video showing how it all comes together in your garage. TH Link Product Link






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