I’m quite sure many of you will shop for gifts for Christmas, or maybe you’ve already finished all your Christmas shopping. If so, then you’re miles ahead of me already. Others of you will create your own gifts in the form of tasty quick breads, tender cookies, and decadent fudge or other candies. These will be presented in a lovely gift basket or whimsical Christmas tin. And, they’ll be well received!

Still, there’s yet another way to give gifts while also helping others who are less fortunate than yourself. By shopping at JacarandaStyle, you can not only buy beautiful handcrafted home accessories from South Africa, you can know that a portion of the proceeds from your purchase is being applied toward helping the Ethembeni School there.

Now, think about this: What if you could place your beautiful Christmas pastries into a stunning bowl to present to someone you love? This bowl in particular really caught my eye. I love the brilliant colors and the artistry of this item.

I can easily imagine this on my own table, filled with an organic salad or piled high with Christmas Snowball Cookies. Better yet, I can get a 10% discount on it just by using the code “JSTYLE” when I order. And, I can get free shipping, since it’s over $100. Still, with all that, the very best part is that I can know I am helping some of the 300 or so disabled children at the school.

These functional and whimsical works of art have been featured in such publications as The New York Times, Ebony magazine, and Food and Wine magazine, along with the charitable aspect of this company.

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