Melanie, Founder of Oak & Honey Events and Katelyn, Associate Event Planner have been sharing some of our favorite local and eco-friendly gift picks for the favorite people in your life. Earlier, we shared our favorites for the special lady or man in your life, now we’re sharing some of our favorite gifts for the hostess with the mostess at all of your holiday get-togethers.
We hope our posts will not only help you find the perfect gift that the special ones in your life will enjoy but also help you support local businesses and reduce your impact on the environment. Making someone’s day and giving back to the community – What could be better?
Today on the blog, Katelyn and Melanie give you some of their favorite local gift picks for your hostess.
Katelyn’s Picks
All of Lauren Studio’s products are handmade in Lakewood, Ohio. Lauren’s products are inspired by her contemporary art upbringing and influenced by abstract geometric forms. I love the sleek, contemporary design but functional use. I’ve been swooning over their geometric diamond dish – a perfect addition to anyone’s home.
Jessica N Design products are hand stamped goodness made in Ohio. They offer a number of fun designs perfect for any occasion but you should have no trouble finding a gift for your hostess. I recommend spreaders with hand stamped sayings like,” spread joy”, “spread love”, and “spread cheer,” is the perfect holiday hostess gift. Cute and ready to use at any holiday get-together.
My current obsession is 1820 House Candles. The candles are hand poured based out of East Palestine, Ohio. Their candles focus on aromachology which is a “basic awareness of how a certain fragrance evokes feelings of peace, happiness, bliss, relaxation or bring up memories of something familiar or comforting.” Pick-up a candle from their holiday collection your hostess is bound to love.
Melanie’s Picks
Popes Kitchen offers fresh, locally sourced ingredients in all their products. They have a number of delicious cocktail mixes and bar products to spice-up any drink at your next holiday party. Some of my favorites are the Mellow Bloody Mary Mix, Strawberry Balsamic Sauce, or the Hot Sauce Gift Pack. The Mellow Bloody Mary Mix is perfect for News Years morning!
Sage and Spice Botanicals is a small botanical company based in Cleveland, Ohio. They offer many artisan herbal products made with organic and fair trade botanicals. Sage and Spice has some great tea blends that are perfect for the friend that does not drink coffee. One of my favorites is the Sunset blend.
Willey Creek Spoon and Utensil utilizes traditional greenwood carving techniques to make wooden spoons and various other kitchen utensils. I chatted with Bill, the owner, at the Crafty Mart in Akron, and he shared with me that many of the items he makes use fallen down wood in his backyard. The spoons would be a great addition to tie on to a jar of Pope’s Kitchen’s Strawberry Balsamic sauce.
