HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDES 2023 – Locally Made
Ready to make small businesses, talented artists, and local makers do happy dance every day this holiday season?? Take a peek at some handmade, locally-designed, products that are made right here on the Seacoast of New Hampshire, Maine, and Massachusetts!
YAY LOCAL!!
In the much-loved crossbody design, this sleek minimalist boho bag from Wildwood Oyster Co. is a must-have statement for your everyday style.
Inspired by mid-century Italian design, this three piece collection of glassware was designed for the modern table using a centuries-old Venetian technique. Fine threads of white filigree swirl in a delicate spiral, elevating your favorite beverage to a work of art. Designed in Maine and produced in Cambridge, MA.
A cult favorite, Estie Ott’s Olivia Hoops are the perfect everyday pair, made in two sizes and your choice of metal!
Handcrafted in Maine, this drinking chocolate mix is to be melted and milk with your choice of “milk,” creating a hot (or can be chilled) chocolate drink that is simply delicious year-round.
YAM Collective’s reed diffusers are perfect natural scent additions for small spaces and drafty, high traffic areas.
Show your PORT pride—from Portsmouth to Portland, and beyond! Hand-knit with 100% locally sourced merino wool, the PORT Beanie is available at Salt & Grove in 4 different colors—black, White, Hot Pink and Gray!
Nature’s answer to graceful aging, Wilder North Botanicals’ most precious plant-active Skin Elixir & Mist Set is crafted with ingredients from local herb farms.
Wish someone a “berry” merry holiday with this blueberry-packed present! Stonewall Kitchen’s best-selling jam and syrup, both brimming with tiny, hand-raked blueberries from Maine, pair perfectly with their classic pancake and waffle mix, and a cheerful tea towel for an all-in-one meal experience.
This 3 pack of organic, moose-turizing lip balms from Mad Gab’s come in a holiday assortment with flavors including; Hot Cocoa, Sugar Cookie, and Candy Cane to keep lips smooch-ably soft!
Let your recipient pick their favorite Sea Love candle or boutique item with a gift card, or use this as an opportunity for a unique DIY candle-making experience at Sea Love’s beautiful candle bar in Portsmouth!
Using regeneratively grown kelp from their farm in Kittery, Cold Current Kelp uses a green extraction method to combine kelp’s bioactive compounds with nourishing organic oils to make KelpGlow Facial Oil. Delivering impossibly soft skin and a healthy glow, KelpGlow’s unique packaging and local ties make it a great gift!
Elizabeth Brown of Foxglove Farmhouse has curated a beginner organic cut flower seedline. Each bloom is easy to grow, and perfect for creating beautiful bouquets all season long!
The team at Popzup Popcorn blends Popzup Seasoning by hand using pure and simple ingredients like herbs & spice, Vermont maple sugar, and butter & cheese right from the farm. This Somersworth, New Hampshire popcorn factory is dedicated non-GMO and gluten free
This clutch from Rugged Seas is all bib, all the time, and is the perfect pouch for carrying your essentials at sea—while also keeping them dry! Each Clutch is a one-of-a-kind as they are all made from different parts of fisherman’s bibs.
Shrouded in myth, mystery, and misinformation, the true story of New Hampshire’s founding family has never been fully told, in 1623 popular journalist J. Dennis Robinson exhumes the facts and connects the dots to reveal a forgotten journey that will challenge your perception of how New England was born.
Made in Maine from birchwood, crushed lobster, mussel and oyster shells, these ornaments from Local Anchor will incite memories of buoy strewn coastal coves. Just one of many locally made ornaments that are perfect for the holidays!
Hand sewn in Maine, this set of four recycled sail cloth coasters from Slack Tide Maine is in the shape of a burgee flag, and adorned with the first flag of Maine.
Hand-knit in Maine using soft, bulky, 100% merino wool, Bebo hats for men, women, and kiddos come in a variety of fun colors, three patterns, and detachable natural pom poms!
Order yourself a hot cup of something special while you shop for locally-made goods at White Heron Tea in Portsmouth and Eliot that both offer a wide selection of local gifts for your holiday shopping needs—from fresh roasted coffee and chocolate made in Maine, to local wildflower honey and cards made by Seacoast artists!
From their studio in Exeter, NH, Pitchfork Studio creates one-of-a-kind, coastal inspired pieces. Beautifully executed, whimsical seagulls to refined wood buoy earrings and sterling silver “lobster tag” bracelets. Designs exclusive to Local Anchor.
