🎁 28 Seattle-made gifts to wrap up your holiday shopping, just in time for Shop Small Saturday

Seattle is jam-packed with talented and ambitious creatives whose wares are prime for gift giving this holiday season. Shopping for someone who’s practical and no-nonsense, or looking to pamper your pal? We got you. Here are 28 unique gift ideas from local artists, artisans, makers, and retailers to help you wrap up that holiday shopping for 2021:

*Indicates the business or organization is BIPOC-owned.

🕯 FOR HOMEBODIES WHO HYGGE

• Some Malicious Woman candles to go around the tub Because Bitches Get Things Done. (Lika Love)*
• Scrub away that holiday tension with some Mango Brown Sugar Scrub (Queen Care).*
• These lounge-worthy leggings are made from recycled plastic and come in all sorts of styles and colors (Girlfriend Collective)*
• Pillows – and we mean gorgeous – with handwoven pillowcases artfully made from reclaimed scraps – zero-waste, ethical fashion. (Curaco)*
• Check out Vivid Matter Collective, the group of artists behind Seattle’s Black Lives Matter mural, at their pop-up shop by Molly Moon’s in Capitol Hill. (Vivid Matter Collective)*
• A one-of-a-kind stoneware teapot with etched lines, a beeswax finish, and a walnut handle to prevent hand burns (Saltstone Ceramics)

🍭 FOR YOUR SWEETIES WITH A SWEET TOOTH 

• Chocolates with spice that will warm up any heart: Mango Habanero Caramel, Vegan Coconut Ganaches, Dark Chocolate Bananas Fosters, and more. (Hot Chocolat)*
• Gift somebody a variety of these brittles (as in, yum, habanero peanut brittle) and you won’t need to worry about what to give next year. It’ll be on their list. (Lanier’s Fine Candies)*
• This woman-led and family-owned jam company makes some killer plum jam (and cocktail syrups). Pick up a can or a trio of their offerings as a sweet gift. (Ayako & Family)*
• You can feel good about gifting these Bananahhh, Starberri, Leché, Island Vibe, Rich Java, and more yummy flavored donuts because they are 100% organic and natural in color. (Zuris Gourmet)*

🧶 FOR THE WEE ONES AND TEEN ONES

• A Giant Onigiri Pillow because kids love a rice ball that’s wrapped in seaweed that they can put their little heads on (Shop Sairen)*
• A Ninja Cat & Space Needle or a Godzilla & Space Needle t-shirt are really just Seattle-perfect for that tot on your list  (Kobo)*
• A Lock Picking School in a Box because it’s never too late to teach them to be crafty (Ada’s Technical Books and Cafe)*
• A Heavy Knit Beanie made from recycled cotton. They also have the comfiest socks and the process produces almost zero water and uses no harmful chemicals or dyes (Arvin)

💪 FOR THOSE WHO LIKE TO SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF

• Burn it up and burn it off with cycling classes (The Ride).*
• Get body positive with hip hop yoga and breathe.  (Trap Vinyasa)*
• Everyone on your list will love the Muscle Stimulation and other good body adjustments here (The Spine Clinic)*

🏞 FOR THOSE WHO WANT THE BEST OF THE WEST(ERN WASHINGTON)

• A Discover Pass because we all need one to experience the state’s beautiful parks (Washington State Parks)
• A wool blanket for cold evenings and movie nights at the park (8th Generation)*
• A waterproof bag because a wet laptop = 😭 (Uphill Designs)
• A brake adjustment or new pannier for your pal, the cyclist (Bike Works, Swift Industries)
• CBD Tart Cherry Pastilles, a cute pot tee, or something a little more, shall we say, effective? Like a Forbidden Runtz Pre-Roll, because, hey, they’re in Seattle now. It’s no longer forbidden! (Goodship, Lux Pot Shop, Green Fire Cannabis)
• Check out the head retention on these local brews — Rye Beer, MBC Kölsh, Coconut Porter, and more — and then quaff! (Métier Brewing Company)*

🖼 FOR THE ONES WHO NEED SOMETHING UNIQUE

• Forget selfies. Gift an exquisite photo session with Lorenzo Hill.*
• Know what’s better than self-portraits? Portraits of your pups (cats and horses, too!). (Dirtie Dog Photography)
• Snag a pendulum clock of a camper for that great outdoors person so they can come back and dream of going again (warning, cute and campy!) (Modern Moose)*
• Gift a record player and some vintage vinyl – or some really snazzy furniture (J Willard).*
• Make a donation to Real Rent Duwamish in honor of someone. Money goes to Duwamish Tribal Services. (Real Rent Duwamish)*

Happy shopping. And thanks to writer and Evergrey reader Hannah Myrick for scouring the city to find such amazing local items, and to Sarah Fox for the assist.