Making Spirits Bright - gifts from local makers
This holiday season, encourage your kids to support members of their community and give unique gifts that can’t just be ordered with free delivery off of Amazon. Challenge your kids (and yourself) to shop locally for gifts for teachers, friends, siblings and parents.
Here are some local small businesses that make lots of things kids can give (and receive).
Wearable Things
Maker: Four Moons Recycled Gifts
Gift ideas: Unique pieces of jewelry fashioned from discarded materials like book pages, plastic bottles and sheet music
Perfect for: Teachers, stylish booklovers, environmentalists
Price range: $12-$19
Where to find: fourmoonsrecycled.etsy.com
Maker: Mountain Creek Studio SC
Gift ideas: Earrings, necklaces and bracelets showcasing flowers entirely grown, harvested and preserved in the Upstate
Perfect for: Teachers, flower lovers, nature enthusiasts
Price range: $8-$26
Where to find: mountaincreekstudiosc.square.site
Maker: Seams Fly Upholstery
Gift ideas: Custom leather wallets, passport holders and money clips
Perfect for: Guys (or girls) who currently carry boring wallets
Price range: $45-$150
Where to find: instagram.com/seams_fly_upholstery
Usable Things
Maker: Soaps by Lela
Gift ideas: Soaps, scrubs, lotions, body butters and bath bombs
Perfect for: Anyone who deserves a little self care
Price range: $2-$20
Where to find: soapsbylela.com
Maker: Smith Aroma
Gift ideas: Soy candles
Perfect for: Moms, candle lovers, and anyone who loves soy/natural products
Price range: $6-$18
Where to find: smitharoma.com
Maker: Wild N’ Woody Woodworks
Gift idea: Handcrafted wooden razor set, modern chess sets and unique wooden pens
Perfect for: People who enjoy little luxuries
Price range: $40 and up
Where to find: etsy.com/shop/wildnwoody
Collectable things
Maker: Patton Handmade
Gift idea: Pottery mugs, spoon rests, garlic graters and more
Perfect for: Coffee aficionados, wannabe chefs and collectors of pretty pottery
Price range: $10 and up
Where to find: On Facebook and Instagram @pattonhandmade instagram.com/pattonhandmade
Maker: Nicole Kamb
Gift idea: Art, hand-painted ornaments, bookmarks and mini landscape woodblocks
Perfect for: Art lovers and collectors
Price range: $10 and up
Where to find: nicolekamb.com/collection
Fun Things
Maker: Big Play in a Box
Gift idea: Subscription boxes designed to help families fit more hands-on play into their lives
Perfect for: Your child to give to grandparents as an activity they can do together
Price range: $35.99 for a single box; $65 for quarterly subscription
Where to find: bigplayinabox.com
Maker: CrayCreations Studio
Gift idea: Custom-shaped crayons made from recycled crayons
Perfect for: Siblings and friends who love to color and draw
Price range: $3-$45
Where to find: craycreationsstudio.etsy.com
Maker: Julia Hill Montgomery Designs
Gift idea: Custom and one-of-a-kind crochet dolls and stuffed animals
Perfect for: Anyone young or young at heart
Price range: $5-$200
Where to find: juliahillmontgomerydesigns.com
Furry Friend Things
Maker: Piper Paws Boutique
Gift idea: Pet bandanas and ID tags
Perfect for: Your kid’s not-to-be-left-out pets (or their owners)
Price range: $16-$30
Where to find: piperpawsboutique.com
Maker: Hannah Chloe Co.
Gift idea: Pet bow ties, bows and collars
Perfect for: Furry friends who crave a little extra style
Price range: $15-$40
Where to find: hannahchloeco.com
This article originally appeared on Greenville News: Making Spirits Bright - gifts from local makers
