’Tis the season for giving local. From a mega book on Sacramento to a mini Death Star, here are nine hometown-made gifts that make the perfect presents. Happy holidays, Rebels!
Miniature concrete Death Star planter by Auburn-based artist Jessica Anson ($15 including air plant; AnsonDesign shop on etsy.com) Cookies, honey and book photos by Jeremy Sykes. All other photos courtesy of makers.
Figs and Feathers Farms’ kitchen set with a hand-dyed cotton kitchen towel, handmade wooden soap deck and bar of handcrafted
malted barley soap by Carmichael artisan Meghan Wright ($25; figsandfeathersfarm.com)
Hand-decorated snow globe sugar cookies in vanilla or chocolate by Lisa He of Rancho Cordova ($24-$27 per half dozen or $48-$53 per dozen—order at least a week in advance; LHEBakes shop on etsy.com)
Gift pack with three 3-ounce jars of local honey and a wooden honey dipper from Curtis Park’s Sacramento Beekeeping Supplies ($14; Sacramento Beekeeping Supplies, 451-2337)
Fifteen-inch-tall giraffe plush toy, hand-crocheted by Arden-Arcade maker Carolyne Brodie ($40—order at least one to two weeks in advance; SweetOddityArt shop on etsy.com)
A box of chocolates (black cherry dark chocolate, salted maple dark chocolate and salted pecan milk chocolate) by East Sacramento-based Truffle Gateau to pair with different cheeses and whiskey ($12; thepairingchocolate.com)
“The Warbler” house slippers with quilted insoles by Birdies in Sierra Oaks ($140; birdiesslippers.com)
Lego character soap in five varieties of essential oil scents by Pocket-Greenhaven maker Tia Ridgeway ($6 per bar; CraftedByTia916 shop on etsy.com)
“Inside Sacramento” by Inside Publications publisher Cecily Hastings, featuring profiles of local faves like Hot Italian, Benjamins shoes, Corti Brothers and the Crocker Art Museum ($35; insidesacbook.com)
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