It all has started almost ten years ago. I was very impressed with the colorfulness and multiculturalism that I encountered on the festivals I was more and more often. People were very friendly and positive about the world, absorbed in music and fun.

Street markets always has appeared at such festivals, often with snacks, tshirts and other stuff, but also with hand crafts. This is what I got most fascinated. All kinds of handmade ornaments were as colorful as those people around. I’d never seen a dream catcher before, didn’t know its symbolism or what culture was it in, but back then I really liked the rich aesthetics and I really wanted to have my own dream catcher in my room to give it that bohemian spirit.

My mother was always surprising me with her creativity and talents for crafts. She has many talents: she can sew, paint, crochet, build and literally create something out of nothing. I told her about the mysterious dream catchers: a wooden or metal hoop filled with a fancy pattern, decorated with a palette of colorful feathers, beads and lace… She liked the idea a lot. She came up with the crochet pattern. Genius! I used materials I found at home for finishing decorations and such a ready-made dream catcher decorated my bedroom. Our guests liked this decoration very much, so we started gifting our family and friends with such handicrafts – it always turned out to be a good gift.

Now we are continuing to work on similar basis, even though I live in London and my mother lives in Poland. It’s something that connects us. Despite the huge distance, we can do something together.

We try to choose natural, recyclable yarns. Strings from Polish manufacturers, most of them are STANDARD 100 by OEKO-TEX® certified. If a textile article carries the STANDARD 100 label, you can be certain that every component of this article, i.e. every thread, button and other accessories, has been tested for harmful substances and that the article therefore is harmless in human ecological terms (find more here). The strings we choose have the most natural composition possible (from 80% to 100% cotton) and lace ribbons (produced in United Kingdom) always 100% cotton. We always stand by the nature and we choose what best for her.

What if, by buying something for yourself, you are helping the planet at the same time? Doesn’t it feel cool? For us it is even cooler, because by donating 25% profit of each sale to charity, we are able to involve more people in saving, for example, the Arctic, oceans and rainforests.

Work for Good is a platform helping the small businesses to donate money for charities through the sales. This is a legal way of raising funds for organisations we care about.