It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas and we’re shopping LOCAL this holiday season.
For The Jewellery Lover
1. Little Neary
Fine jewellery from mini to mama, these are the perfect keepsake pieces and make for heartfelt gifts for the important women in your life. Looking for special pieces for your mini? Check out our Gift Guide: For The Kids (coming soon) and shop Little Neary for your mini!
- Signature Mama Necklace
- Signature Nonna Necklace
- Signature Nana Necklace
- Aida Bracelet
- Ellie Bracelet
- Bar Earrings
LOCAL TIP – Gift the signature Nana or Nonna necklace to a new grandmother when surprising them with news about a pregnancy!
2. Oak and Eve
Proudly Canadian and woman owned, this supermama (who just had her third babe) pours her heart into her personalized and gold-filled pieces.
- The Summer Camp Necklace – Think of the friendship bracelets you made at camp but a necklace and way bougier! This necklace features moonstone gemstones, 14k gold filled beads, 14k gold filled findings, clay beads and freshwater pearls. ** All necklaces will be unique, not all clay beads will be the same like the photo below **
- Customized Name Bracelets – An Oak and Eve staple, fully customize your own bracelets! Choose your own letter beads, bracelet beads, anchor beads and sizing.
- The Coco Hoops – The Coco earrings are a gorgeous croissant twist style that will look good dressed down or up. Materials: 18K Gold Filled. Measurements: 7.5mm x 28mm.
- The Gracie Huggies – Add a little bit of sparkle with our Gracie huggies. The perfect dainty huggie with micropave CZ crystals. Materials: 18K Gold Filled, Micropave CZ crystals. Measurements: 11mm X 12mm X 3mm.
- The Valentina Hoops – Gorgeous 18K Gold Filled braided hoops. These are a staple and the perfect everyday hoops to compliment any outfit. Materials: 18K Gold Filled. Measurements: 15.5mm x 16.7mm x 3mm ** Nickel and cadmium free **
3. Aleksandra Jewellery
You know how much we love Aleksandra Jewellery and all of her unique pieces, so she was a must to include in this gift guide! One of her most incredible offerings are these personalized print necklaces. Everything included to create lifetime pieces that are so close to the heart.
LOCAL TIP – Most of her personalized prints are created with an actual print rolled onto clay (provided) but she can also work with a photographed copy of a print for those that have passed. This gift will have your loved ones in tears!
If you want to learn more about her pieces or are interested in learning more about gifting a session of permanent jewellery with the women in your life, then be sure to check out that blog post HERE! Also, if you’re looking to gift for an animal lover, check out her feature in our Gift Guide: For The Dog (coming soon).
For The Home Decor Lover
1. Oliver and Rust
If you know a home decor lover and are looking for the most unique pieces of all kinds in the Niagara Region, look no further than Oliver and Rust. Located on Hwy 20 in Fonthill, this gorgeous spot has SO many good pieces you won’t be able to find anywhere else. I promise you’ll have to lap the store multiple times so you don’t miss anything, it is THAT stocked!
Fellow blogger, Meg has been sharing renovations and decor changes in her home and the shop in Fonthill, much before the shop was born. Check out her blog HERE and shop Oliver and Rust online HERE.
2. Notes in Knots
Everyone loves a good handmade sign and Notes in Knots is one of the best in the biz! This shop will put anything on a sign, yes anything. From big to small, choose from handwritten recipe boards, custom printed photos, laundry symbols, family names and SO much more! But, they don’t just stop at signs. Notes in Knots creates some of the best custom pieces from ornaments, to drink ware, coasters, keychains and anything else you can think to personalize! Check out their shop HERE and browse through our list of favourites below.
- Custom Engraved Recipe Cutting Board
- Custom Family Name Sign
- Johnny Cash Sign **a personal favourite to add to your coffee bar **
- Custom Hand Drawn House Sign
- Our First Home Ornament
3. Soft and Still Co.
If you’re shopping for the candle lover in your life, you HAVE to check out Soft and Still Co. for the most luxurious scents. Their mission is to bring you back to a moment where you felt stillness and happiness with their scents and they do JUST that! Shop a few of our favourites:
LOCAL TIP – Toss a JOY HOME FRAGRANCE in her stocking and you’re good to go!
4. LUMBERCHINO
Not your average lumberjacks, Stephanie and Samantha are constantly inspired by the natural world and began creating stunning pieces inspired by nature’s beauty. LUMBERCHINO takes scraps, discarded lumber, and old timbers to create one-of-a-kind art. If you’re looking for a unique piece – this is it!
LUMBERCHINO has joined The Slotted Spoons to create the perfect local blend (pictured above) which includes:
- LUMBERCHINO Handmade Wood Tray (local)
- 416 Coffee Co. College Street Roast (local)
- Rosewood Honey Mini Jar (local)
- Della Terra 200mL Basil Olive Oil (local)
- Della Terra 200mL Pomegranate Balsamic (local)
- Greaves Pure Peach Jam Mini Jar (local)
& MORE! Shop the local collaboration HERE.
LOCAL TIP – All items available on their website are ready for pick up at the LUMBERCHINO workshop in Niagara Falls!
For The Skincare Lover
1. Sarah’s Soaps
We’ve included the best of the best in the business of skincare, Sarah’s Soaps. The sweetest human that absolutely crushes the skincare game, she offers the best products to gift to the women in your life that are looking to take their skin to the next level.
LOCAL TIP – Unsure where to start? Check out her feature and our favourite products HERE to get started!
For The Coffee Lover
1. Vilks Stoneware
If you know a coffee lover, chances are they are obsessed with collecting mugs too (I should know, I’m one of them). Some of the most unique mugs are created locally, by hand. Vilks Stoneware’s iconic ABC mug is a MUST if you’re looking for a gift for her that she definitely won’t have purchased anywhere else.
2. Skim Ceramics
Looking for a more minimalist mug for that special woman in your life? Look no further than SKIM ceramics! Susie, shop owner and pottery expert, took a leap of faith to create SKIM Ceramics and we’re SO glad she did. I mean, how CUTE are the assortment of espresso cups?! Shop her gorgeous collections HERE.
LOCAL TIP – SKIM Ceramics is not just mugs. That’s right – Check out her dishware, vases, planters and more!
3. 416 Coffee Co.
What pairs well with a gorgeous new handmade mug? The answer is freshly ground coffee, roasted locally from 416 Coffee Co. Purchase by the bag at their Port Dalhousie or Grimsby locations or online HERE! Pictured above is their Mindful Blend collaboration with The Mindful Blonde which donates $2 from every purchase directly to Niagara Nutrition Partners to feed children in schools in the Niagara Region.
For Her Stocking
Lox of Knots
Now that you’ve got some pretty incredible gifts for her under the tree, you’ll need a few pieces to toss in a stocking! Lox of Knots is the creator of the most intricate macrame pieces and will be featured in the gift guide: for the kids (coming soon) but she also makes the perfect pieces that make for great stocking stuffers! Pictured above is the Rose Quartz Keychain and pictured below is the snowflake ornament.