You Have the List, We Have the Gifts: 10 Must-Have Items on the Shop AZ Marketplace
When you buy someone a gift that is made and/or purchased locally, it feels more personal. It is from your community, your local team and it shows the effort you put in to find something unique. When you go local, your present for a loved one isn’t only raising that person up, it’s raising up your whole community. We know that some folks are a little nervous to get out for a shopping trip so we wanted to make it a little easier for you to find those local gems online, now and in the future. Below are some great items off of our recently debuted Shop Arizona Marketplace! With 100 businesses and 500 products and much more coming in, we are sure you can find that special something that makes a perfect gift!
Delicious Salsa
by The Bearded Butcher
These folks have had a long journey to get to where they are. Head Chef Bruce Cirks grew up raising cattle, studied meat science, worked to get to a point where he could start his business and now he has The Bearded Butcher (aptly named for the impressive beard he sports). They have a wide variety of hand crafted, tasty specialities!
If you like their salsa, do not stop there! They have some delicious pickles and jerky! Come and get it!
The Inverse Pyramid
by Honor in Craft
These folks are new on the block and, goodness, are they talented! They have created an incredible line up of wood crafted goods for your entire house. Do you want to accent your home with a folksy, sophisticated look? Well they make decor pieces! Need to spice up your kitchen? They make gorgeous cheeseboards, profound cutting boards and as you can see right here, beautiful inverse pyramid dishes.
For that classy present, look no further than the folks at Honor in Craft.
Repurposed Leather Tote
by Redemption Market
Redemption Market is an ethical boutique where every purchase supports a cause. They connect women who want to make meaningful purchases with artisans who benefit from dignified work. From around the world they source fair trade and sustainable handbags, jewelry, clothing and home goods that have a modern desert vibe.
Here is their everyday, repurposed tote that is made with 100% ethically sourced leather. Steady enough for your laptop, your ethics and all your daytime needs.
100% Genuine, full grain leather, fully lined interior with 1 interior zipper pocket and 1 large outside pocket. What else do you need from a bag?
Puff and Fluff Gift Card
by Puff an Fluff
We have to include something for our fur parents!
Treat your fur-baby to a day at the spa at Puff & Fluff Grooming and Pet Sitting. Your pet could use some pampering too with a hair cut, a teeth brush, and a sudsy soak to smell and feel good for the holidays. Right now, they have a special offer for our Phoenix Community and our Puff and Fluff Pet Parents! Buy a $100 Gift Card and they’ll add $25 to it!
You can also rest easy knowing that Puff and Fluff does all they can to support local pet rescues. Treating your fur baby while helping other fur babies? Sounds like a deal.
Gardener/Chef Gift Box
by Kaya Hemp Co.
Kaya Hemp Co. is based on the quote “health is in our nature”. They advocate for a natural approach to wellness—supporting the body’s natural ability to heal itself. They are committed to sourcing the highest quality products and they are continually adding products based on their ongoing research.
What they have for us here is their gardener/chef gift box; a solid way to sooth the mind and the body! This package has Thai Kitchen & Garden Shears, an Organic Microgreens Sampler Pack of 4 different Certified Organic Microgreens Seeds, so you have plenty to try and enjoy, and a Garden Twine Dispenser. Everything you need to complement your healthy garden and dinner!
Earth Mama Soap
by Strawberry Hedgehog
Did you know most soaps are not vegan? Most of them contain some content of tallow or lard! Luckily, we got you a great alternative right here.
Strawberry Hedgehog is fully vegan soap shop and boutique. Their products are mindfully crafted, safe, healthy and have minimal chemicals. They describe Earth Mama as grounding, comforting and centering and not just for mamas! It has a clean, earthy scent and perfectly blends citrus, lavender, & patchouli and is colored with lapis, hematite, rutile & bamboo charcoal!
Baha Cactus Bloom
Coke Bottle Candle
by Pop Cycle
Pop Cycle from Tucson is the eclectic, quaint, eco-friendly epicenter of gift giving. They sell goods from a plethora of artists around the Tucson area and almost all of them are repurposed, recycled or up-cycled.
We picked their Bottle Rocket Design candle because we also really like Bottle Rocket Design and Glassware who make the candle. They turn glass waste into cool new art, candles and other designs. We picked the Baja Cactus Bloom because what is more personal than giving the gift of how your home state smells? We highly recommend any and all goods coming out of Pop Cycle’s doors!
The Arizona Wine Guide from Arizona Wine Media
Arizona is full of vineyards! If you or a loved one enjoy wine or learning about the abundance of vineyards that our state has to offer then this wine guide is for you!
The book is over 6 pounds and is full of over 500 photos and 544 pages exploring the process of creating wine, the different flavors and more.