Artful Giving
$10-$240, www.picassosartstudio.com
Get into the holiday spirit of gift giving with Picassos by creating a unique art gift to give someone on your list. Make a custom wood silhouette, a desk calendar with a unique watercolor painting for each month. Add your own personal touch, wrap the gift and leave with it ready to give. Several dates and times are available, and you can register online.
Holiday Feet
$20, www.freshcraftsgallery.com
Fresh Craft Gallery’s cozy, colorful holiday socks are a fun take on the classic case of mismatched socks. They’re a unique gift that’s sure to bring a cheerful smile to whoever receives them. After all, life’s too short for matching socks.
Creature Comforts
$54-$64, ivivva.com
These versatile tights transition through every activity in a girl’s day. With an abundance of colors, patterns, and textures, ivivva has the perfect Rhythmic Tight for everyone. These tights are reversible with a four-way stretch for a comfy fit the recipient will want to wear for all of her activities. These tights are fitted with a hidden back waistband pocket to store essentials and a wide, smooth waistband that won't dig in.
Spa Day
www.nurtursalon.com
Nurtur the Salon is reinventing the salon experience by providing Aveda signature services, using high-tech, targeted, plant technology and high touch to bring you back into balance. Experience “A Gift of Pure Comfort” set featuring the relaxing aroma of limited edition Candrima body care products that include cleansing oil, body moisturizer and hand relief lotion. While shopping for your gifts at Nurtur, take advantage of their holiday gift card promotion: Buy $100 worth of products or gift certificates & receive a complimentary $25 gift card in return
Fun and Functional
$20-$35, www.ohiocraft.org
This fun, quirky plate by Rebecca Graves is guaranteed to bring a smile. Grave’s pottery is one of the highlights of the Ohio Craft Museum’s annual Gifts of the Craftsmen holiday sale. Visit the museum between Nov. 6 and Dec. 23 to find amazing jewelry, blown glass, handcrafted ornaments and much more.
Spice up the Holidays
$34.95, www.penzeys.com
The fresh and vibrant spices are perfect for just about any dish. From salads to sauces to baked goods, you can’t go wrong with Penzey’s Kind Heart Spices gift box.
Buckeye Pride
$20 shirt; $12 mug, www.reedarts.com
In a style called “minimal realism,” Cincinnati-based artist Charley Harper captured the essence of his subjects with the fewest possible visual elements – this is evident in Reed Arts’ T-shirt and mug featuring Harper’s iconic “Ohio” image. It’s perfect for the Ohio enthusiast on your list, featuring the state bird, a Buckeye leaf and the state’s insect, the ladybug.
Relax and Rejuvenate
$50, www.shearimpressionsgrandview.com
Shear Impressions Hair Design’s Aveda stress-fix Body Crème treats dry and dehydrated skin with a blend of sea algae, organic shea butter and sunflower seed oil that help restore the skin’s natural moisture barrier. It’s the ideal gift for anyone in your life who’s trying to de-stress after the holidays.
Class Act
$274 necklace; $124 earrings, www.shopthesmithery.com
This earring-necklace set from The Smithery is perfect for someone who enjoys the finer things in life. It’s crafted with oxidized sterling silver and gray peacock freshwater pearls. Elegant, refined and classic.
Shining Bright
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$165 necklace; $65 earrings, www.whatonearthstore.com
You don’t have to travel all the way to the Baltic states to find amber. This jewelry adorned with Baltic amber from What on Earth has just the perfect amount of dimension and color to make it standout as a favorite in anyone’s jewelry box.
Steak Out
$59.99, www.huffmansmarket.com
Give the gift of meat. This steak box from Huffman’s Market is perfect for the carnivore in your life. The box includes two strips, two filets and two rib eyes, and you can mix and match any variety or combination of these items.
Schöne Ferien!
$9.99, www.hofbrauhauscolumbus.com
Have a snow globe collector or Germanophile in your life? Inside this snow globe from Hofbrauhaus Columbus’s gift shop, you’ll find a tiny replica of the original 400-year-old Munich-based restaurant and brewery. And, with the price tag, you won’t be breaking the bank.
White Christmas
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Free teeth whitening or $59 take-home whitening kit, www.archcitydental.com
Arch City Dental is giving the gift of a pearly white smile this holiday season. New patients can receive a free teeth whitening. If you’re not a new patient, a take-home whitening kit is available for purchase.
Santa Pants
$44, www.oilerie.com
This festive – and adorable – package includes 12.7 ounce bottles of The Oilerie’s famous balsamic as well as garlic extra virgin olive oil. And, for the person on your list who has a sweet tooth, there’s a bag of white chocolate covered almonds designed to look like a martini olive.
The Gift of Food
Eddiegeorgesgrille.g3restaurants.com
An Eddie George's Grille 27 gift card is the perfect gift for the holidays or, really, any occasion. Eddie George’s Grille will be offering a holiday gift card deal that will take place Nov.6-Jan. 2. Fifty dollars in gift card purchases will earn the buyer a $10 bonus card and $100 in gift card purchase will earn a $25 bonus card. Gift cards can also be purchased in any desired amount.
