Your ULTIMATE Ohio Gift Guide (options for shopping online or in person, whatever you dig) – Unique gifts for everyone on your list!
The following ROCK STAR shopping spots are in no particular order. They’re all #1 in our book… but the blog format doesn’t allow for such impartiality. Shop ’til ya drop friends!
1. Vellabox (Shop Online!) Monthly Soy Candle Subscription Box
Starting at only $10/month, Vellabox delivers artisan soy candles right to your doorstep! Each month is different, and the scents are seasonally coordinated! You can buy a prepaid gift subscription of either 3, 6 or 12 months!
What We Love? Vellabox is all about quality & sustainability – the candles you receive are always all-natural soy and wrapped in lovely, recycled fabric!
2. Rose & Remington (Shop Online & In Store!) Eclectic Boutique
Locations at 9261 Governors Way Cincinnati Ohio & 15 E. Main Street Lebanon Ohio
Find chic, contemporary and affordable fashion at Rose & Remington! If you’re looking for something to wrap up with a bow, there’s plenty to choose from – OR, grab a gift card and give your loved ones a holiday shopping spree!
3. GOODS (Shop in OTR!) For the Adventurer
1300 Main Street Cincinnati Ohio
The team at GOODS curates themed products & services that are chosen with meaning, reason & every piece has a story! They boast a fresh and fun approach to retail experience while your perusing their collections from vintage to new and home decor to oddities!
What We Love? They also house local small businesses with unique products who don’t have a store front. (You know we have a soft spot for entrepreneurs, so the fact that GOODS is building up it’s community like this? We’re sold.)
4. Celebrate Local (Shop at Easton Town Center & Liberty Center)
Columbus Ohio & Liberty Township Ohio
Celebrate Local is the retail home to more than 300 Ohio artisans, small businesses and farmers. They’re in two locations AND you can now shop their great selection online!
5. Grace Green Beauty (Shop Online!) Natural Beauty Products
They use certified organic ingredients. They recycle. They don’t test on cute little critters. They use nothing that is knowingly harmful (seriously, you name it – they don’t use it)! See for yourself here!
What We Love? They have incredible wooden gift boxes packed full of great products, perfect for the holiday!
6. Merry Ornaments (Shop Online!) Custom Painted Ornaments
These beautiful, customized ornaments make great gifts for the newlyweds, new home-owners or new parents in your life!
7. Be Ohio Proud (Shop Online!) Show Ohio Pride in Style
Want to show your home-state pride?! Be Ohio Proud has thought of every way to do it, and do it in style! The classic “HOME” apparel is cozy and soft, the car decals show love for OHIO when you’re out in the world, and the “Drink Local” glassware, well we dig it!
What We Love? They have designs that make the perfect gift for the sports fans in your life – from the Cincinnati Bengals (WHO DEY!) to the Cleveland Cavaliers!
8. Smoked Cocktail Ice (Shop Online & at 20Brix Wine Bar)
Give the unique gift of smoked cocktail ice! Add cherry wood, apple wood or corn cob flavor or your favorite cocktail – this ice boasts that it brings the campfire to your glass. We can’t wait to test it out this winter!
9. Stir Crazy Cuisine (Gift Card!) In-Home Meals by a Personal Chef
THE gift for those in your life who have it all! Give the experience of a cooking class or an in-home dinner prepared by a personal chef!
What We Love? The idea of giving an experience speaks to our hearts! Plus, Stir Crazy Cuisine now has a package to gift your new mom friends – Thoughtful & practical, we love it!
10. A. B. Underwood Co. (Shop Online!) Unique Ohio Home Decor
Here, you’ll find beautiful and fun Ohio themed string art for the Ohio sports fans in your life! Our favorite? Mr. Redlegs!
11. Stitch Folks (Shop Online!) Joyful, Adorable, Personalized Gifts
Delightfully personalized gifts, from family names to pet portraits! What a precious gift, and the tiny ones would make perfect stocking stuffers!
What We Love? The 3inch mini portraits double wonderfully as Christmas tree ornaments!
12. Middle West Spirits (Find a location near you, here!)
Visit the Distillery at 1230 Courtland Avenue Columbus OH
OYO – a smooth, small batch, artisanal vodka made of Ohio’s soft, red winter wheat. A great gift for the spirit lover in your life – or, a great hostess gift for your holiday parties. (PS They even make a bourbon barrel-aged maple syrup!)
We love shopping local, and we hope this guide helps you check off your list while supporting fellow Ohioans!
Do you have any OHIO shops or makers that are your holiday go-tos?? Brag about them in the comments!