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Archive for the ‘Fair Trade Homeware’ Category

New Arrivals: Rose scented tealights

Sunday, January 3rd, 2010

Pack of 6 tealights scented with Rose Garden perfumes, £1.80 from Indigo Ocean Trading….

Rose scented tealights, pack of 6 £1.80 from Indigo Ocean

Rose scented tealights, pack of 6 £1.80 from Indigo Ocean

New Arrivals: Lavender scented tealights

Sunday, January 3rd, 2010

Lavendar scented tealights, pack of 6, £1.80 from Indigo Ocean

 

Lavendar scented tealights, pack of 6, £1.80 from Indigo Ocean

Lavendar scented tealights, pack of 6, £1.80 from Indigo Ocean

New Arrivals: scented tealights from Indigo

Sunday, January 3rd, 2010

We now have a selection of tealights  in packs of 6 that are scented with the following:  French Vanilla, Tropical, Cool Mint, Sugar & Spice, Rose Garden and Lavendar.

 

Scented tealight pack of 6 in French Vanilla: £1.80 from Indigo Ocean Trading

Scented tealight pack of 6 in French Vanilla: £1.80 from Indigo Ocean Trading

£1.80 per pack from Indigo Ocean Trading. Ideal for the perfect Mothers Day gift or just to treat yourself….!

Fair trade plates & wooden bowls from Indigo Ocean

Monday, July 20th, 2009

Fair trade plate, inlaid with cinnamon : £12.49

Fair trade plate, inlaid with cinnamon : £12.49

Indigo Ocean has a wonderful selection of fair trade bowls and plates hand made from wood prevalent in the country of the indiginous people that created them.

The oval plate is hand crafted from cinnamon sticks by a fishing community based in Manderia on north coast in Java, Indonesia. Dimensions: 27 x 18cm
The large coconut bowls are hand carved by individual craftsmen from coconut wood (the most prolific and renewable wood in Indonesia) in the village of Mas in Bali, Indonesia. Dimensions: 25cm diameter.

Fair trade bown made from coconut : £14.99

Fair trade bown made from coconut : £14.99

All our products are exchanged for a fair wage to help the crafts people to sustain a better standard of living for both now and the future.

Fair trade candles from Indigo Ocean

Monday, July 20th, 2009
Fair trade candle cylinder : £2.99
Fair trade candle cylinder : £2.99
Indigo Ocean Trading have a striking selection of rainbow fair trade candles as well as incense sticks and a diverse range of tealights made from tin.
Here are some examples of the rainbow fair trade candles we have in stock and some interesting background information about their country of origin and the process used to make them.
Fair trade candles, cylinders, squares, pyramids : from £2.99 - £3.99
Fair trade candles, cylinders, squares, pyramids : from £2.99 - £3.99

In Kolkata, India, the conglomerate E.M.A., carry on the tradition of candle making by hand. Paraffin was is melted in an oven and poured into a mould or ‘die’.

Fair trade candles

Fair trade candles

Each candle is left to cool for six to seven hours before being taken out of the die and polished. It can be then hand painted or hand screen printed. Most of the scents used are from flowers, fruits and spices and come from Bangalore. Each candle is a work of art and has been exchanged using fair trade principles.