This holiday, skip the big-box retailers and give small businesses a boost as you shop for custom-made and vintage clothing, jewelry, art, and more from Etsy. We’ve curated a collection of must-have gifts, including items that Cheapism readers can’t get enough of, that will please just about anyone on your shopping list.
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Leather Grilling Apron
$227
Here’s a gift for someone with a heavy-duty hobby like grilling, metalworking, or welding. (It’s also great for anyone who favors the burly, rough-hewn look.) Handmade in Ukraine, this leather apron is available in two sizes and three colors.
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Gusto’s Original Barbecue Rubs of the States
$27
Speaking of barbecuing, this gift pack of grilling rubs would make a great stocking stuffer for any BBQ fan. Included are five 2-ounce tins containing Gusto’s most popular spice blends for beef, pork, poultry and more.
Beer Soap
$15
This collection of six petite soaps are made with essential oils, shea butter, and yes, beer. Scents include eucalyptus brown, Angeles Forest IPA, coastal sage lager, Golden State hefe, hops & barley scrub, and citrus & spruce saison. Handmade in California.
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Cityscape Ring
$27
Maybe you left your heart in San Francisco. Or New York City. Or one of the dozens of other U.S. and international cities that are available as clever rings in sterling silver, 18-karat gold or rose gold finishes.
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Ceramic Lips Planter
$26
We couldn’t help but smile when we saw these ceramic planters. Available in pink, red, or purple, each is about 5.3 inches tall and just under 4 inches wide.
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Plant Lover T-shirt
$24 and upShop Now
Plant person tees abound these days, but we love the designs and sayings — not to mention 100% ring-spun cotton — offered by Etsy seller NinetoNone, which include this one: “Sometimes I Wet My Plants.”
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Wooden Family Tree
$60 and upShop Now
Display up to five generations — rings of your family tree — for all to see. These genealogical gems are made in Austin, Texas, from sustainably harvested wood and are available in two sizes.
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‘Sorry’ Coffee Cup
$15Shop Now
It’s a joke within the RV community that if your marriage can survive parking an RV, and especially a trailer, then it can survive anything. For the next time someone loses their cool in that process, there’s this mea culpa mug: “Sorry for what I said while we were trying to park the camper.”
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Couple’s Street Sign
$14 and upShop Now
There are lots of customizable prints available for couples, but the vast majority are cringingly cheesy. Not this one. Its chic, minimalist approach is something any couple would be happy to hang on a wall.
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Terrarium Jewelry
$19 and upShop Now
For a truly unique piece of jewelry that’s also beautiful, check out these necklaces, earrings, bracelets, rings, and more that are like mini-terrariums disguised as jewelry. The bracelets, in particular, are stunning.
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Engraved Leather Dog Collar
$15Shop Now
Give yor favorite pooch a cool new collar and customize it with three lines of text. Available in 15 colors and in sizes ranging from extra-extra small to extra-extra large.
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Personalized Cutting Board
$41 and upShop Now
Personalized cutting boards make a great gift for a couple, but we particularly love the illustration style and understated sentiment behind this one, which comes in a few different wood choices and two sizes.
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1,000-Piece ‘Doodle’ Jigsaw Puzzle
$25Shop Now
Etsy is a great place to find unique puzzles such as this one from Cloud Berries Official, which looks like a dreamscape. Its surreal illustrations are colorful and detailed, and it will be a fun challenge for anyone who appreciates the unexpected.
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A Custom Bobblehead Doll
$86Shop Now
Send in a photo and get a bobblehead doll back. All you gotta do is wrap it up and give it to Mr. Has Everything Except This. There are a number of vendors on Etsy selling similar bobbleheads; the dolls from Unique MiniMe get exceptionally positive reviews for their craftsmanship and accurate likenesses.
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Serotonin Necklace
$26 and upShop Now
This necklace from MolecularMotifs displays the molecular symbol for the brain chemical responsible for bringing more happiness into our lives. It won’t actually increase serotonin, but it might remind the recipient to get out and engage in those activities that do.
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Classic Rock Vinyl Record Coasters
$25Shop Now
These 4-piece coaster sets from Kansas-based Etsy shop 2VinylCats are class rock-inspired, but the shop offers other genres, too, including country, pop, jazz, oldies, and more.
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Binge Watcher Enamel Pin
$9Shop Now
For the TV fan who also loves to accessorize, there’s this adorable gift depicting an anthropomorphized vintage TV that’s just happy you’re spending so much time with it.
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Custom Ammo Can Pint Glass Gift Set
$90Shop Now
Pint glasses are a common gift — even high-quality personally engraved 16-ounce glasses like these aren’t hard to find. What is uncommon, however, is a personalized .30-caliber ammo can to store them when they’re not being used. As if that weren’t enough, a bullet bottle opener and a razor-sharp lockback knife are also part of the package.
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‘The Soldier’ Framed Blessing
$29 and upShop Now
This framed, hangable blessing earns a perfect five-star rating on Etsy. The Celtic design overlays on green matting with hand-embossed gold corners, and the text is a testament to the importance and necessity of service. It comes in four sizes and can be personalized upon request.
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Caffeine Molecule Necklace
$37 and upShop Now
Science-minded coffee nerds will apppreciate this pendant in the shape of a caffeine molecule. It’s available in sterling silver, 14-karat gold, or 14-karat rose gold, and the necklace comes in three lengths from 16 to 20 inches.
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Wood & Soy Fire Starters
$10 and upShop Now
Whether they enjoy a roaring fire on camping trips or in their own backyard firepit, these handy little starters make the process a bit easier. Throw one of these below the kindling and it’ll be roaring in no time. They’ll also take up very little of that precious storage space on camping trips.
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100 Essential Novels Scratch-Off Chart
$15Shop Now
We are in love with the Etsy shop PopChart, and this scratch-off chart of 100 novels essential for any writer is a perfect example of why. Utilitarian while also creative, clever, and wonderfully designed.
Related: The Best Gifts for Writers (and Not One Pen — We Promise)
Open When … Cards and Envelopes
$18 and upShop Now
Missing someone and feeling blue? Opening one of these cards and reading words from a friend or lover can be a comfort when the loneliness sets in or the world seems to be going crazy. Each set contains envelopes stamped with one of six messages, with matching blank notecards inside.
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A Clever Card
$5
No matter what Etsy gift you end up choosing, it’ll be all the more memorable with a clever greeting card to accompany it.
