Special Edition: Local Gift Guides for Small Business Saturday 🎁
Small Business Saturday is coming up, and there's no shortage of ways to support your favorite local shops, restaurants, and brands. I've created FIVE Charleston gift guides for everyone on your list!
I got totally carried away and created five gift guides filled with Charleston-based brands and locally available products, highlighting my most beloved small businesses.
Below you’ll find:
My favorite local restaurant merch for your foodie friends
Unique gifts for the kitchen
Gifts for the martini lover in your life
Jewelry and accessories from local brands
Special homewares and other gifts
My favorite local restaurant merch
Clockwise from top left corner:
Baguette Magic mug - Baguette Magic’s sister concept, Roxa, is opening a holiday pop-up at 218 President St on December 6th
Sightsee hat - Sightsee is having a Small Business Saturday block party this Saturday from 11am-2pm
Post House canvas striped tote - Unsurprisingly, the Basic Projects team designs stunning merch for all of their restaurants…but this is my favorite
Welton’s Tiny Bakeshop tees and hat, available in the shop - I love their little butter cowboy
Little Jack’s Tavern glass, available at the restaurant - I feel like having a Little Jack’s glass at home would cement anyone’s status as a Little Jack’s superfan
Jack Rudy Cocktail Co. Tervis tumbler - I know Jack Rudy is not a restaurant, but how great are Tervis tumblers?
Millers All Day slap and wrap koozies - It’s a koozie meets a slap bracelet… genius! This fits on pretty much any size of cup
Vern’s tote - I have almost every other piece of Vern’s merch, and this is next on my list. Plus, they ship and do next day local pick-up
Lewis Barbecue slicing knife - This turns anyone into a pitmaster
Roseline tee - I just went to Roseline this past weekend and it’s beautiful! Love their merch
Kwei Fei tote - I would listen to a Dan Dan noodle record
Gifts for the kitchen
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Scratch Cookie Co x Gold Star Coffee espresso chocolate chip cookie mix - For each bag sold, 10% of proceeds will go toward organizations that support Gold Star Families and Veterans
Globetrotter Granola cha cha chai granola - All of their flavors are inspired by the founder’s global adventures, which is such a brilliant idea. I love the chai and curry flavors!
Sarah’s Dumps Koren mandu - Order for local pickup, or find them at local stockists like Burbage’s Grocery, Pinot & Provisions, and Odd Duck Market
The Muffin Drop muffin drop bundle - A perfect holiday gift, plus the muffins are vegan, gluten-free, and delicious. They’re a great pre-workout snack
Middleton Made Knives 7-inch K tip knife - Quintin Middleton’s knives are all spectacular, and he just opened a store in the Navy Yard, so you can see them IRL
Daysie coffee syrup - In addition to being absolutely divine in one’s morning coffee, Daysie simple syrups are organic and made with real ingredients like cane sugar and wildflower honey
Spicewalla x Caroline Schiff speculoos blend - I can’t wait to make oat milk eggnog with this! Plus, through the end of the year, twenty percent of the sales from this item will be donated to the Southern Smoke Foundation to support Asheville's recovery efforts from Hurricane Helene
Goat milk caramels from Big Picture Farm, available at Goat.Sheep.Cow on Church Street - I love Big Picture Farm in Vermont, as they’re Animal Welfare Approved and care deeply about the health and wellbeing of their goats
Sakhar Jams brown sugar peach bourbon jam - Sakhar is based in Columbia, SC, and sources all of their fruit from SC farms. This flavor is incredible
Kwei Fei four rivers dry rub - I’m hoping if I use this, all of the food I cook at home will be as good as Kwei Fei’s. That’s how it works, right?
Astrik compost bin from A Maker’s Post - At-home food scrap collecting, but make it chic! Then drop off those scraps at one of Charleston’s many food scrap collection sites!
Gold Star blend whole bean coffee - A percentage of each bag sold will go toward organizations that support Gold Star Families and Veterans
Wake Refill Swedish dish cloth - These are both upcycled and reusable!
Red Clay Hot Sauce salted bourbon honey - I love pretty much everything Red Clay Hot Sauce comes out with, but this honey is life-changing on a buttered biscuit
Gifts for the martini lover
Clockwise from top left corner:
Southern Olive Bites baked cheese olives - A perfect snack alongside a dirty martini…or two. This company was founded in Charleston, and you can find these at Burbage’s Grocery in addition to ordering them online
Rewined dirty martini candle - Notes of olive, juniper, and amber evoke a dirty gin martini, but no risk of hangover!
HART Jewelry large martini charm - This classic HART charm was recently made in a large version, for the REAL martini lovers out there
Olive notebook, available at Mildred Newberry - Great for taking notes when you’re martini recipe testing
Jack Rudy Cocktail Co. vermouth brined olives - Just add gin!
Caffe Carnivale non-alcoholic nitro espresso martini via Sechey - Caffe Carnivale is the only nitro-charged NA cocktail brand, plus Sechey does complimentary local delivery
Fast Doll olive you tote - Fast Doll does really cool custom embroidery, but they’ve also got a whole ‘olive you’ collection, too
Olinda two-ounce on-the-go dirty martini brine - Okay, this is genius…this little bottle of brine from Olinda’s olive orchard is TSA-safe, so you can make a dirty martini at 30,000 feet. Find them at the Charleston Farmers Market!
Lia Burke Libaire party animal linen cocktail napkins - Libaire is one of my favorite Charleston-based artists (I have her mushroom stationery, which is almost too nice to even use!) and when I saw the frog with a martini cocktail napkin, I freaked out. Need it! She’s doing a 20% off sale from the 25th through 29th, too
Estelle Colored glass martini glasses, set of six - I really like the gentle slope of these glasses…they seem like they would be less prone to spills!
BODY low-proof vodka, available for purchase via Sipland’s site - Sipland, the Charleston-based no- and low-ABV drinking resource (learn more here) recommends BODY, which has is 25% less alcohol than standard 80 proof vodka
Jewelry & accessories
Clockwise from top left corner:
Hill House Belle bow - I know Hill House isn’t based in Charleston, but they have a store on the corner of King and Queen Streets! Plus, they’re having a 30% off everything sale right now with the code EVERYTHING30
The Tiny Tassel pouch - The Tiny Tassel is the most joyous store in Charleston, and they have the best pouches and keychains
Gorjana Parker link ring - Also not an SC-based company, but great for last-minute gift shopping as they have a store on King Street!
HART Jewelry baguette tennis necklace - I get so much wear out of my silver tennis necklace from HART, and I’ve been looking for one with a little more gold. This new baguette style is on my list
Holst & Lee twisted mesh necklace in gold - I have this and adore it! So handy that it can be dressed up or down. They’re having an early Black Friday sale, so everything in store and online is 15% off.
Goldbug graduated turquoise necklace - Perfect for adding a pop of color to a basic tee and jean outfit
Holst & Lee malachite semi-precious heart charm - Malachite is one of my favorites, and this is so easy to pop on and off of charm necklaces or bracelets. Again, everything is 15% off for their early Black Friday sale!
Croghan’s Jewel Box Goldbug bow charm - An iconic bow shape from an iconic Charleston store
Mildred Newberry pesto hat, available in store - My mom and I are always making pesto, and now we can show our affinity for pesto around town
Homewares & other gifts
Clockwise from top left corner:
The Tiny Tassel wiggle candlesticks - These would be so fun for a dinner party
Covey Collection hydrangea dog collar - The CUTEST dog accessories inspired by Charleston’s cutest Cavalier!
Candlefish candle no. 13 - I love this scent for the holidays, as it has notes of pine, leather, and patchouli
Dubose signature eye patch - No more one-and-done eye patches! You can reuse these Dubose patches daily for over a year
Hill House hotel robe - Get the luxe feeling of a hotel robe every day at home. The green piping is perfect for the holidays
Maya Chia Super Lift Vitamin C treatment - My skin loves this gentle Vitamin C serum, and you can also buy this at the Dewberry Spa
EtúHOME scalloped cutting planks - They’re having a 25% sale online right now with code SAVE25
Wentworth Erode soap - I know this sculptural soap would wow any houseguest
Lizzie Fortunato jewelry box via Hampden Clothing - This hand-embroidered box is so special as it was created in partnership with one of my favorite calligraphers and artists, Stephanie Fishwick
Rewined x Clara Pierce Sunday reset candle - How beautiful is this glass? Once you’re done burning the candle, Rewined encourages reusing it
Wentworth pagoda moire burgundy cushion - Can one ever have too many cushions? I love the vibrant design of this one, especially with the contrast orange piping
FOUND green leaves ornaments - Can y’all tell I like green? The natural botanical look of these hand-painted ornaments would be a nice addition to any Christmas tree. Right now, if you buy 3 or more holiday items from FOUND, you’ll get 15% off
Mildred Newberry “bam it” cocktail napkins, available in store - A perfect gift for mahjong teammates
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