Simple, Handmade Projects to Create for Friends and Family

The Art of Gifting Naturally by Angela Maynard is a seasonal project book focused on handmade gifts made from natural materials. The 25+ projects span a wide range of categories — soothing skincare, fragrance, jam-making, and natural dyeing — with each one designed to be made and given rather than kept. A section on wrapping approaches the packaging side of gifting with the same ethos: reusable materials in place of plastic.

The book is organised by season, which shapes both the materials available and the occasions the projects are suited to.