Holiday Gift Guide 2017: Made in Sacramento Edition

From pint-sized soap made with local craft beer to a Sacramento-themed silk pocket square, here are eight first-rate holiday gifts to write home about

December 4, 2017

Jessica Rine, Tori Masucci Cummins,

Beersoap — The Pint-Sized Birthday Suit Soap Set by Land Park-based Homegrown Collections, which contains a bar of soap infused with Track 7’s signature Panic IPA and a hand-made wooden soap dish ($10; homegrowncollections.com or Track 7’s taprooms, 520-4677) Beer soap, stereo and pocket square photos courtesy of makers; all other photos by Tori Masucci Cummins

R. Douglas’ #SacramentoProud silk pocket square showcasing local landmarks rendered by Elk Grove graphic designer Jacob Terrazas and colored by R. Douglas owner Ryan Hammonds ($50; R. Douglas Custom Clothier, 438-9455)

Photo courtesy of R. Douglas
Corti Brothers’ 2015 Amador County zinfandel, commissioned by grocer Darrell Corti and produced by Andis Wines to honor late local winemaker Charles Myers; the label features Myers in Wayne Thiebaud’s “Man Reading” painting ($24.99 Corti Brothers, 736-380)

Photo by Tori Masucci Cummins
The Hipster Essentials sampler from downtown Sacramento shop Allspicery with six jars containing about a half-ounce each of urfa biber, green peppercorn, amchoor, nigella, nutmeg and sumac ($25; AllSpicery, 389-7828)

Photo by Tori Masucci Cummins
Rare Bird Stereos’ portable Bluetooth stereo made from a tackle box by Arden-Arcade-based artisan Kaden Hill ($250-$300; RareBirdStereos shop on etsy.com or Miel in Oak Park, 836-4351)

Photo courtesy of Rare Bird Stereos
Mini succulents and cacti in handmade clay pots by South Sacramento-based Andrea’s Plants ($8 each or six for $45; andreasplants.com or Purpose in midtown Sacramento, 426-8037)

Photo by Tori Masucci Cummins
M5Arts’ 130-page coffee-table book commemorating the blockbuster 2016 Art Hotel exhibit, during which artists used a soon-to-be-demolished building in downtown Sacramento as their canvas ($50; m5arts.com or Crocker Art Museum gift shop, 808-5531)

Photos by Tori Masucci Cummins
Soaps with Lego versions of characters like Wonder Woman, Batman and Han Solo by Pocket-Greenhaven maker Tia Ridgeway ($7-$8 per bar; RescueSoaps shop on etsy.com)

Photo by Tori Masucci Cummins

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This article appears in the December 2017-January 2018 issue of Sactown Magazine.

Holiday Gift Guide 2017: Made in Sacramento Edition

From pint-sized soap made with local craft beer to a Sacramento-themed silk pocket square, here are eight first-rate holiday gifts to write home about

Click on the photos above to enlarge them and for product info.

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