‘Tis the season for giving. That’s challenge enough. You’ve already got plenty of stuff to worry about, like getting winter tires on the car, stringing up the Christmas lights and deciding which Holiday tunes should be banned. You don’t have time to go looking for local, organic, ethically-sourced Christmas gifts for every last person in your life. So we’ve made it easier for you.
Here’s our list of gifts available from local creators. Remember, when you buy local it’s like you’re giving two gifts! Except one person actually worked really hard to create something special and totally deserves to be compensated for their time and effort. So, it’s not really a “gift” per se, you’re just paying them. But let’s not downplay this entirely. Good for you for shopping local! Gold star, you Super Santa!
For Everything Else
Back Road Crafts
We’ve all got that one friend. You know the one; they keep jars full of the ends of worms and shelves full of little dead things. Some of them just do it a little more successfully than others. Back Road Crafts has all the curious treasures you need for your curio cabinet.
Cost: $20 – $60
Where to buy: Heartbreak Boutique in Saint John or online HERE
Elegantly Twisted Yarns
Hand- and kettle-dyed by two sisters in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland, Elegantly Twisted Yarns are a beautiful gift option for the knitters in your life. Yarns are available in a variety of weights and colours to suit any knitter’s needs.
Cost: $30
Where to buy: online at Wooltrends HERE
Hen and Goose:
Available in a variety of patterns to suit any personality, Hen and Goose’s collection of hand-made collars and leashes are “for fashionable dogs.” Our furry friends (or our friends’ furry friends) are valuable members of the family and deserve to dress as well as we do. Some collars even double as bandanas—for extra fashion.
Cost: $8 – $25
Where to buy: online at the Hen and Goose Etsy shop HERE
Educated Beards
With beard oils, balms and washes in a variety of scents to suit all of the wonderful beards in your life, Educated Beards is a fail-proof gift option for those with luscious facial hair. And if they are extra special, Educated Beards is also offering the Book of Beards, a gift set with two beard oils, a beard balm, moustache wax, beard & body wash, beard shears, a boar-hair brush and a beard comb.
Cost: $10 – $185
Where to buy: online at the Educated Beards website HERE
PENSION
“Lobster Season is Holiday Season”
There’s no time to be given’r like the holidays, and the halls aren’t the only thing that needs to get decked out. As they say, “Tis the season to give a good goddamn about anything but your own PENSION,” so why not grab this PENSION Souvenir Tee & Wharf Cap Christmas Bundle Pack.
Cost: $35 *Lobster not included.
Where to buy: online at PENSION Clothing shop HERE