Nov 28, 2016 - Things to Do

24 best gifts from local Charlotte Etsy shops

Katie Levans

Custom wooden beer caddy

Shop: Hoffmaster Woodworks
Price: $34 – $46 (depending on finish)
Buy it for: Your local craft beer loving friend. Fill it with their favorite brews or pick a selection of new styles for them to try out. Throw a big red bow on the handle and you’re set.

Altoids guitar amp

Shop: Hesslerk – Home of the Original Altoids Amp
Price: $35
Buy it for: The musician who has everything. Or wrap it up for an aspiring musician along with a certificate for guitar lessons. It has a built-in mini speaker but also comes with a headphone jack so they can practice in the quiet of their own head.

Hey y’all welcome mat

Shop: Sweet Sienna Designs
Price: $35
Buy it for: My mom. No seriously though, anyone who loves the South and has a front door.

Grumpy mug

Shop: Bash
Price: $14.99 – $16.99 (depending on size)
Buy it for: Your grumpy coworker. Include a gift certificate to the nearest coffee shop so they can escape to have it filled in peace. An alternate gift for this person is this mug that says “I survived another meeting that could have been an email.”

Harry Potter pillow

Shop: W. Francis Design
Price: $19.08 – $46.56 (depending on size/fabric)
Buy it for: Your favorite Harry Potter fan.

Shadow box Edison lamp

Shop: Dan Cordero
Price: $129
Buy it for: A startup innovator’s office. Staring at an Edison-style bulb all day surely serves as some kind of subconscious motivator to invent something disruptive, right?

Wooden bath caddy

Shop: Reclaimer Design
Price: $44.95 – $54.95 (depending on style)
Buy it for: That treat-yo-self friend. It’s pretty critical to confirm they do in fact have a bath (instead of just a stand-up shower) and they actually use it. I personally have not taken a sit down bath since I was a child.

North Carolina pillow

Shop: Two Peaches Design
Price: $35
Buy it for: Your friend with a beach house. This burlap pillow screams beach house to me and looks like a nice way to butter up a beachfront real estate owner so they invite you next summer.

Gilmore Girls tee

Shop: Honor Roll Designs
Price: $23.50
Buy it for: Anyone who has sat down to watch the entire Gilmore Girls Revival on Netflix in 24 hours. It should not be hard to determine if someone is a Gilmore Girls fan right now. If they’re talking about the revival, they want this.

Doughnut mouse pad

Shop: Rose Gold Rebel
Price: $11.99
Buy it for: Your favorite coworker. Pair it with this Donut Bother Me mug to solidify your office alliance. Or go in the complete opposite direction with this very grumpy “Go the f*ck away” mouse pad and “F*ck this sh*t” mug. Truly something for everyone.

Wooden cruiser skateboard

Shop: Carolina WDWRX
Price: $200
Buy it for: Your cooler younger sibling who lives in Plaza Midwood or NoDa.

Vintage handcrafted wood camera

Shop: Grateful Gadgets
Price: $75
Buy it for: The photographer whose Christmas wish list is full of real camera equipment that’s too expensive/intimidating to purchase so you buy them a novelty instead. I have been in this buying position so many times with all you hobby/pro photographers out there.

3D printed taco stands

Shop: Decked Out 3D
Price: 1 for $3.99, 4 for $12.99
Buy it for: Your Taco Tuesday partner in crime.

Custom handmade pet feeders

Shop: Mr. Finn’s Scratch Post
Price: $29 – $34 (depending on finish)
Buy it for: Anyone who refers to their dog or cat as their child.

Custom Apple Watch band

Shop: Choice Cuts
Price: $76
Buy it for: Your hip friend with an Apple Watch.

Cork passport cover

Shop: Havok Designs
Price: $35 standard, $40 with custom monogram
Buy it for: Your wanderlusting friend. If you want to really go big, throw in some plane tickets. And if you’re really going that big, please be my friend.

Charlotte pressed map print

Shop: Studio KMO
Price: $36
Buy it for: Me. This makes all my white-on-white minimalist design dreams come true.

Charlotte neighborhood maps

Shop: Studio KMO
Price: $125
Buy it for: Your HOA president who is excessively proud/defensive/territorial when it comes to your neighborhood. Choose from Uptown, NoDa, Plaza Midwood, Elizabeth, Myers Park, Dilworth, Sedgefield, South End, SouthPark or Chantilly.

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