Cards made from cotton paper are very elegant and beautiful to the touch. But cotton is incredibly rich in cellulose and it's perfect to be used to make paper, which is a great way to play an important part in fighting fashion pollution. It is estimated that nearly 15% of cotton is usually wasted before our clothes even start their journey to reach our wardrobes.
After that, the residual grass is a by-product that is often discarded, but if steamed and turned into a pulp, it can be transformed into beautiful and elegant paper.Ĭotton Paper Cards: Cotton offcuts are usually the waste generated by clothing manufacturing. Lemongrass Paper Cards: Lemongrass is a perennial plant and it is mostly use for oil extraction. And in turn we use it to make amazing - and totally odourless! - Birthday, Christmas and many other occasion cards! Flowers and herbs’ seeds are embedded in the untreated paper, so these cards can be planted in pots or in the garden after being gifted and turn into beautiful plants with just some sunlight, water and love!Įlephant Dung Cards:Yep that's right! Elephant dung is incredibly rich in fibres, and after being collected in elephant sanctuaries dedicated to the preservation of these beautiful animals, it's disinfected and made into paper. Seeded Paper Cards: Made with 100% recycled paper combined with repurposed cotton pulp. Packs are wrapped in a compostable and biodegradable sleeve made of vegetable starch, fully biodegradable in home compost.Instructions are illustrated on the reverse of every card.Seeded paper embedded with wildflower seeds and instructions are illustrated on the reverse of every card.Available in: single card, pack of 5 cards, pack of 8 cards.Paper types available: Seeded Paper / Elephant Poo Paper / Cotton Paper in 3 colours / Lemongrass Paper / Coffee Husk Paper / Coconut Husk Paper / Tea Paper / Banana Paper / FSC-Approved Recycled Paper.Perfect for all the coffee lovers in your life!īANANA PAPER: Once banana fibres are extracted, the paper that is manufactured with it is vibrant, sustainable and absolutely stunning!ĬOCONUT PAPER: Made with coconut coir, the resistant and hairy fibre outside of coconuts, it allows to use every single part of a coconut without any waste.ġ00% FSC RECYCLED PAPER CARDS: You can also choose elegant cards that are made with 100% UK recycled paper that has not been bleached or treated with nasty chemicals.
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We save beautifully imperfect black tea leaves and make cards with them!ĬOFFEE PAPER: Made with coffee husk (the skin of coffee beans) mixed with cotton pulp and fibre seeds, this paper is elegant and has a special shine to it. The rest is turned down and usually discarded. TEA PAPER: Tea makers only accept perfectly harvested tea leaves when they buy them from farmers. So instead we use cotton paper made with the fashion waste and turn it into beautiful cards! Available in IVORY, GREEN and PEACH PINK colours. But that's a real waste as cotton contains high cellulose that can be turned into high quality, chemical-free paper. Instead of discarding the grass, it is steamed and made into sheets of paper.ĬOTTON PAPER: Cotton offcuts from the clothing manufacturing industry usually end up in landfills. LEMONGRASS PAPER: Lemongrass paper is made after the extraction process of oils from the lemongrass plant. The dung is collected from elephant sanctuaries so this paper making provides and extra form of income for charities dedicated to animal preservation. SEEDED PAPER: Choosing a card made with seeded paper will allow the receiver to plant it and turn their greeting card into flowers and plants!ĮLEPHANT DUNG PAPER: Elephant dung is a rich source of fibre and is naturally processed in the digestive tract of the elephant. TREE-FREE PAPER CARDS THAT SAVE TREES: We love receiving or gifting greeting cards, but we also want to protect our planet and save our precious trees, so that is why we have created a selection of TREE-FREE CARDS, that are not made with virgin trees! You can choose your card in all these paper types: SEEDED PAPER / ELEPHANT POO PAPER / COTTON CUTS PAPER / COFFEE PAPER / BANANA PAPER / TEA PAPER / COCONUT PAPER / LEMONGRASS PAPER / FSC RECYCLED PAPER
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