Sometimes the holiday season goes by so fast that if you blink you might miss it. Food, family and gifts – done and dusted. In the UK, things are a little hazier. The holidays seem like a personal choice that work around school holidays, work schedules, the switching on of the lights on Oxford Street […]
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Sustainable Christmas gifts in a pandemic year

10 ideas for sustainable stocking fillers made in the UK
Stocking fillers are a wonderful extra little surprise. Yeah there’s a gift or three under the tree for you, prettily wrapped. Still, it’s fun reaching into a stocking to pull out tiny little treasures.If you’re racking your brains for stuff to put into stockings, here are some ideas from us. 1. Squeaky clean and smells […]

We’re totally crackers about these ethical Christmas crackers
We’ve been on the hunt for eco friendly, sustainable Christmas crackers that are made here in the UK. One of the most fun things about a very British Christmas is definitely the cracker. A small gift, a joke, a crown and you can be Queen (or King) for the day, along with everyone else. If […]

Tis’ (almost) the season: 6 non-traditional British advent calendars
Have you started playing Christmas music yet? I haven’t. For me, Christmas begins with the advent season and leads up to a day spent with family, good food, drinks, full spirits and lots of fun. I love a good advent calendar. Mind you, my favourites are the ones with adult beverages but I do like […]

Happy and Sustainable : the Christmas Spirit in Shoreditch!
Tackle climate change and support the local economy with positive shopping this Christmas Blue Patch is lighting up a Shoreditch high street for just one week with the UK’s very first Sustainable Department Store where visitors can buy directly from the finest British brands, join creative workshops, be pampered, solve burning environmental issues and get […]

The Original Sustainable Department Store comes to Shoreditch
Welcome to a fun packed week of sustainable shopping, free talks, workshops, socialising… Blue Patch’s store will be sparkling with beautiful, ethically made products, creative workshops, breakfast talks, pamper nights, bubbly drinks, delicious cakes and late night shopping to 9pm. Buy organic wellbeing products, Fair Trade jewellery, ethical fashion, designer lighting, handmade furniture, ceramics, gifts and toys. […]

Go on then, try something new
Collect memories, not things. In recent years, the market for experiential gifts has grown, as people seek to move away from gifting things that may not be wanted or needed. It seems to be a particularly millennial trend with an astounding amount of money being spent each month on live experiences. Perhaps one of the reasons […]

Frogspawn, a monkey and the 12 days of Christmas with The Soap Co.
Jane Langley, the founder of Blue Patch was featured in one of The Soap Co’s 12 days of Christmas series. What an honour! They spoke to Jane about not cooking Christmas dinner, the importance of buying ethically and locally and the mysterious treasures she would put in a metaphysical advent calendar. If the inclusion of frogspawn and […]

BluePatch on the ETA blog
We were featured on the ETA blog in their brilliant blogpost titled Christmas shopping that delights family, friends and the planet. “Websites such as Blue Patch offer a different shopping experience – putting customers, communities and the environment first with a colourful catalogue of products and services with a sustainability edge. They have ethical fashion, ethically designed furniture, […]

4 tips for a greener Christmas
It’s beginning to look a lot like….. The lights are starting to get switched on. The nights are getting longer, the weather colder, and hot chocolate suddenly sounds like a REALLY good idea. While you’re preparing for the holidays, here are a couple of tips to keep in mind to green up the holiday season. […]