If you’re looking for gift ideas with universal appeal, look to nature and look to UK creatives and independent businesses.

It’s an approach that can only yield gorgeous gifts destined to delight as testified by our #NatureGiftsDay on #UKGiftHour #UKGiftAM last weekend. 

So much inspiration on show – this won’t be the only selection we bring you:

Clockwise (from top left):

• Earrings created with real acorn shells and copper stripped from waste electrical cables by Brighton eco-conscious jewellery designer EcoOctopus
• Seascape bowl celebrating the sea and coast – and ideal for the meal table – from Wales ceramic artist Tideline Ceramics
• Butterfly pin created from original watercolour art by Liverpool designer and illustrator Rebecca Christian
• Jolly pheasant doorstop from nature-inspired Gloucestershire gifts and homeware store Poody and Berty
• Christmas tree eco cards containing wildflower seeds for later planting from Staffordshire arts and crafts centre Brambley House (for every order through Crafter’s Market UK, a tree is planted)
• Lavender-filled embroidered and beaded bags relating to the natural world from Chilterns artist and designer Embroidered Gold by Pauline
• Woven wicker style coasters made with water hyacinth - a fast-growing aquatic plant – sourced by Cheshire planet-friendly ambassadors Sustainable and Organic
• Mixed media insect box frame art from Scottish Borders artist Derrick Armitage – a specialist in combining beaded beasties with digital imaginings

Join us on #UKGiftHour #UKGiftAM every  Saturday and Sunday morning on Twitter from 9am-midday – we reach out above and beyond to support the makers!