It’s beer-themed gift cards made from the leftover barley from a microbrewery. A gift to guzzlers everywhere, and even available to breweries with their own logo, these cards are by Twisted Limb, purveyor of many other awesome recycled paper products. Let the spirits flow!

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Sara Lynch is an artist who lives so far north in New York State that she is almost Canadian. She makes hybrid functional ceramic sculptures and crazy mixed-media paintings on old clothing. But it’s her new line of jewellery that I’m interested in right now.

Lynch collects lots of small lightweight things to sew onto her paintings. One day she was looking at a pair of vintage plastic lemons when she realized she had the perfect ingredients to make some fabulous jewellery. After a trip to the craft store for some basic supplies, she went to work. And her new line of jewelry was born. Her work is available in various stores in Northern New York, Portland Oregon, and, for the rest of the world, Etsy.

The tumblers, vases, carafes, and jugs that make up the Transglass collection are crafted from recycled beer and wine bottles. With sharp lines and clean forms, Transglass is a brilliant fusion of sophisticated design and environmental-friendliness. The series is manufactured by Artecnica’s Design With A Conscience program, which focuses on artisanal labor and craft techniques that promote environmental, social, and economically sustainable practices. Bottoms up.

There’s some fun, environmentally friendly toys and cards on the Hoopla website, a new gift company based out of Cambridge, Massachusetts. They get most of their goodies produced in New England and always use recycled and reusable materials. We asked co-founder Hannah Lavon to tell us about the philosophy behind the business: ‘Our mission is simply to enjoy the fun-ner things in life. We make products that you just can’t help but laugh at — and with. We strive to make even the grumpiest old grump show us those teeth. Or at least those gums. Or dentures. Dentures are definitely funner. Lots of fizzing water glasses and they double as castanets. Light bulb! We feel a new product line coming on …’