10 Upcycling Artists for your Holiday Shopping
I am FED UP with all the plastic and the ads for CRAP this time of year. I cringe walking by aisles of single use Christmas decorations that will be broken and in the trash by January 2nd. I mute the ads showing how your family’s holiday joy hinges on purchasing new kitchen gear, how the pinnacle of showing love is with buying new jewelry, or why you need a whole new wardrobe to gloat to your relatives. It’s sickening how normalized this has all become.
For me, the essence of holiday traditions is the idea of reuse. I am revisiting decorations that only come out for 1/12th of the year but who have become like old friends wrapped in decrepit tissue paper from the ‘80s; uncovering handed-down servingware to share handed-down holiday recipes. When I consider sustainability and celebration, I am reminded that our current consumerist behaviors have only existed for less than a century.
My goal is to make sure you have the tools you need to create more sustainable holiday memories from shopping to wrapping. I invite you to join me for free virtual office hours to discuss more sustainable holiday ideas!
In the meantime, shop these artists who use upcycled materials:
We’ve also seen this year how billionaires can impact our democracy as well as our economy. I challenge you to buy nothing from Amazon for all of December this year! Here are some alternatives to get you started:
