Stack It, Spell It, Ship It: Handmade Holiday Gifts From 6 Countries
You know the face. Someone peels back the paper, sees the scented candle, and smiles the polite smile. Grateful. Already planning where to regift it.
We'd like to retire that face this year.
Here's the thing about a bracelet: it doesn't sit in a drawer. It goes on a wrist, it gets noticed, and somebody asks about it. That's literally how Love Is Project started. Every piece in our shop is handmade by women, 1,000+ artisans across 6 countries, so the gift comes with a story the person can actually tell.
Three ways to do it. Pick one, or (our vote) all three.
Shop Bundles
1. Stack it: bundles for everyone on the list
Bundles are the easiest win in holiday shopping. One checkout, a whole stack of arm candy, and enough to split between people.
Our ready-made friendship bracelet bundles start at $80, with names like Bloom, Canyon and Aloha that make choosing half the fun. Prefer a little shimmer? The metallic bundles (Moonlight, Glow, Ice) are basically holiday lights for your wrist.
Want to play stylist? Build your own bundle and save as much as 30%. Mix countries, mix colors, keep one for yourself. Nobody's checking.
Gift math we love:
- One stack for your best friend, one matching stack for you
- Split a bundle across sisters, cousins or the whole group chat
- The Oprah's Favorite Things bundle for the friend who trusts Oprah more than you (fair)
Bonus: most bundles clear our free shipping threshold of $75 on their own.
2. Spell it out: a charm with their name on it
Some gifts should say exactly who they're for.
The Original LOVE Bracelet is $30, hand-beaded by Maasai women in Ngong Hills, Kenya. Choose "Customize It" and you can add a circle or heart charm with a word of up to 5 characters.
Five characters is more room than you'd think:
- Initials: J+M
- A title: MOM, SIS, BFF
- A date that matters: 12.25
- Pure feeling: XOXO or a little ♡
Pair a custom LOVE Bracelet with a bundle and you've built a gift set nobody else on earth has.
3. Take a tour 'round the world
Here's a gift idea that doesn't need a size: pick a country. Match the bracelet to somewhere they've travelled, somewhere they dream about, or somewhere their family calls home.
Kenya. Where it all began. The very first LOVE Bracelet was made by Abigail Tereno in Ngong Hills, and Chrissie Lam met her in 2013. Today the Kenya collection is still beaded by Maasai women there.
Indonesia. Our biggest collection by far, with 200+ pieces. The Bali friendship bracelets are $30 each and stack like a dream.
India. Think gold and silver. The India collection includes the Diwali and Darjeeling bracelets, from $30.
Ecuador, Mexico and Guatemala. Smaller collections, big personality, and perfect for the person who already owns everything.
Shop The Indonesia Collection
What your gift actually does
Pretty bracelet, yes. But also:
Helen, one of our artisans in Ngong Hills, now earns fifteen times Kenya's minimum wage making LOVE Bracelets. Over three years, LOVE Bracelet sales funded secondary school places for 60 students there, and helped 150 women invest in income-generating projects together.
So when they ask "where'd you get that?", there's a real answer.
