How do you shop for the person that has it all? I personally like receiving foodie gifts, gifts that make me laugh, and meaningful, thoughtful, handmade gifts. I usually write about spicy stuff here at Hot Lollies blog but I wanted to share a few unique goods from amazing small businesses. This is the ultimate holiday gift guide for everyone on your list. From foodie gifts, to gifts for your home, accessories gifts or gifts for your kiddos, this list will blow you away. The best part is they’re all unique, handmade and have a special story. These are the types of businesses I love to support and hope you do too!
Fun & Sassy Drinkware
1. F Bombs and Booze
For those that like a fun drinkware with badass sayings, take a look at FBombs and Booze for all those lovely ladies on your holiday gift list. FBombs and Booze is a snarky and sweary words handmade drinkware brand that has something for everyone, as long as they like a little sass or colorful language. Check out their unique collection, you won’t find these gems anywhere…I already made list of bitchy gifts to give.
2. Made For Mama Shop
Made For Mama Shop is a woman-owned small business with the mission to make moms feel cozy and special as soon as they wake up, even amidst the chaos that motherhood can bring. They do this through hand lettering inspirational and fun sayings on cute and colorful coffee mugs!
Gifts for Foodies
1. Wild Clementine Co
Ali is the Owner and Maker behind Wild Clementine Co., a colorful shop full of reusable dish covers that make the kitchen more fun and eco-friendly! Her dish covers are machine washable, waterproof, and are great for proofing bread dough, covering leftovers, or wrapping a plate of baked goods to give as a gift for the holidays.
2. The Traveling Teapot
Tea lover Kristi Brooks uses her training as a pastry chef and her years as the owner of a successful afternoon tea room to bring you unique loose leaf tea blends as well as tea brewing accessories and tea themed gifts. See her entire collection at the Traveling Teapot.
3. Hot Lollies
For a sweet & spicy treat, look no further than yours truly, Hot Lollies! We have so many goodies for those with a sweet tooth and foodies looking for under the radar spicy, artisanal goods. Grab a sweet & spicy treat, our Spicy Candy box or our Hot Stuff Subscription box filled with hot sauce, savory goods and fiery stuff from makers around the US.
Gifts for the Home
1. Sumiware Ceramics
Bri Santo is the founder and designer of Sumiware Ceramics. She is a full-time ceramic hand builder based in San Francisco, Ca, and creates bright and fun home decor to help you bring life and creativity into your home. Sumiware began out of a desire to make joyful and bright ceramics for people who want to live more creatively. The motto at Sumiware is to live creatively and live with inspiration.
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2. Maddi and Joan
Maddi and Joan makes boho inspired plant decor and accessories made primarily with natural textiles like jute. Marquia, the slightly plant obsessed owner, loves creating eco-friendly accessories to help you support and show off your plants with plant hangers, trellises, plant covers and more. Maddi and Joan was created as a way for Marquia to reinvent her newly single space with her daughter all while combining her long love of plants and embracing the beauty and self care they can bring.
3. Pollinators and Blooms
Jessica Worley of Pollinators and Blooms, is a mixed media artist, educator, and flower gardener. She and her children hand make wildflower seed balls to help you grow your own pollinator garden to support pollinators all year long.
4. M Creative J
MCreativeJ offers nature inspired embroidery kits for the modern maker. They make embroidery easy and enjoyable. Their Blooming Wildflowers embroidery kit comes with everything you need to get crafting a floral design that pops off the fabric using 3D stitches. I can just see myself in front of a fireplace, sipping spicy hot cocoa and making this gorgeous design.
5. Hill and River
A husband and wife duo that took grief and a bad one year anniversary gift and created a passion. Hill and River Collection products have been meticulously created to bring the scents of Virginia to all.
Their Route 29 candle consists of a unique fragrance blend of oak, cypress and a hint of gin. Together, it reminds us of the cool evening road trips, fall foliage along the highway, the upcoming holidays, and the clean air that you’ll experience journeying through this scenic route.
Beauty, Jewelry & Fun Accessories
1. Ivy & Ash
Ivy & Ash is a woman-owned nail art company whose core value is to embolden & celebrate ambitious women. Their nail wraps are inspired by and created for the on-the-go modern woman who wants trendy nails for a great price, without the fuss of dry-time, chipping, and smudging.
2. My Metier
Angela is the Maker at My Metier. A ‘metier’ is ‘a calling, what you are meant to do’, and Angela’s calling is to Create and Make. Totebags, zipper pouches, wallets, and other fun accessories – all handcrafted with cork, organic waxed canvas, and modern woven cotton prints. Created with the discipline of a mechanical engineer.
3. Handmade Natural Beauty
Handmade Natural Beauty started over 20 years ago by Angie (Cavaiuolo) Neyens out of her midwest home. She started selling her natural bath and body products at local craft shows and now also sells online and wholesale to select boutiques and establishments. Approximately 10 years ago, she opened a charming retail boutique which has expanded twice and is located in the heart of historic downtown La Crosse, WI. She now has a spacious production kitchen in the back of the boutique. She lives in La Crescent, MN with her husband, college-age son, and 2 spoiled Shih Tzus.
4. Complete Luxury
After styling over 10,000 individuals with jewelry and accessories, Linda opened Complete Luxury to give professionals the convenience of receiving high-quality jewelry and accessories delivered to their doorstep each month. Imagine the thrill of unboxing a surprise gift every month. Over 80% of their products are handmade by artisans in the U.S. and around the world.
Beautiful Paper Goods & Collectibles
1. Lucky Dog Design Co
You’ll need thoughtful greeting cards for all those gifts you’re giving. Kayla and her pup Odin are the faces and creatives behind Lucky Dog Design Co., a stationery shop filled with relatable greeting cards, fun stickers, notepads, and gifts. Kayla started hand making greeting cards at the age of 2 and hasn’t stopped since. It’s the perfect final touch for your gifts or a gift all on its own.
2. Mrs Meshugga
Mrs. Meshugga was born on a cold December night in 2012 when not one Hanukkah shirt could be found among a sea of Christmas shirts in a big box store. Frustrated with the lack of options available, Lisa Buber created her first design, our “You Spin Me Right Round” Hanukkah shirt. Proud of her ingenuity and creativity, her husband posted a picture of the shirts on Facebook and in less than an hour, Lisa was flooded with messages asking how people could get their hands on them in time for Hanukkah. From there Mrs. Meshugga grew to offer custom shirts for almost every holiday, birthdays, family occasions, and vacations. In 2018 Mrs. Meshugga joined a local retail cooperative and began producing locally themed items as well as offering in-stock apparel, accessories, and home goods to our customers.
3. Broccoli Boxes: Sensory Kits for Kids
Broccoli Boxes: Sensory Kits for Kids is a family-owned business with the mission to encourage families and strengthen communities. We do this by providing moms a quick win when they need it most through no-prep sensory play that helps kids learn through play and donating to children in foster care.
4. Madly Wish
Madly Wish is an ode to the fading tradition of tactile memories, of having something to hold, smell, & feel when you want to remember something that’s been there from the beginning, woven not only with threads of fabric, but memory.
Find something you like? Love this list of unique finds from small businesses making beautiful, one of a kind pieces. I enjoyed sharing these with you and hope you find something you love or something for everyone on your list this holiday season. Let me know which are your favorites in the comments!
