Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Buy Local, Buy Oregon

Oregon products make great gifts. I'll be adding more ideas daily. Please add your own suggestions in the comment section!

Candles & Body Products:
- mmmm, check out this Coffee Butter Scrub by Lilypad Bathworks. Nice way to perk up in the morning!
- Smell good this holiday! Candles, perfumes, body butters and more! Pacifica
- Treasures from the Oregon Coast for the holidays Newport Bay Candle Candles to light your way.
- More candles! From #NOLA to PDX, Orleans Candle Co
- More organic personal care products made in Oregon, Wild Carrot Herbals
- Organic personal care products for mama & baby, Earth Mama Angel Baby

For Parents:
- Chic Papoose, keep your bean close and snuggly while ur on the go!
- Comfy and organic baby wraps made in Oregon Baby Bundlers
- Organic personal care products for mama & baby Earth Mama Angel Baby

For Kids:
- Healthy, soft & custom shoes for baby? You can get 'em right here: Soft Star Shoes
- Fun, non-toxic modeling dough made in Oregon - Mary's Softdough
- What's local at Bella Stella? Pullipants,Wood Toy Shop, @littlelark, Ivy Studio, @branchandbirdie, Kool Kid Legs,Turtle Turtle, @Picaflorkids ...
- Great LOCAL gifts for kids! http://bit.ly/5DMsDm

For Your Pet:
- Locally made items for the pet in your life: Bebop pet products and more great local ideas for your pet

Fashion:
- 141Eyewear every purchase buys someone less fortunate a pair of glasses.
- Emily Sunnell's designs scream femininity and what I love the most is that she can take items you once loved and reconstruct them into something fresh and new.
- Kate Towers, utterly feminine fashion
- mmmm, cashmere... Souchi
- Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II commissioned a hat by Pinkham Millinery. You can too!
- Paperdoll Fashion's parcel cloak brings sunshine to a cold, grey day
- The holidays and beyond, every woman needs a wrap dress. This one organic and designed in Oregon, Garnish Apparel
- What's on the #buylocal #buyOregon list today? Check out the Pagoda skirt at Donna and Toots Too cute!
- For the men in your life, how about a swank gift from DEFYANCE?
- Loving this skirt. Made in Oregon and organic from @MakoolLovesYou
- Cold but can't wear mittens or gloves for work? The perfect solution, made in Oregon by FrostyPetals
- For the fashionista in your life, a unique silk purse (check out the Tonya) from Ginger Abernathy
- Love to Tell Dress-o-Matic my deepest desires! Dress of the Month Club @DressOfTheMonth
- Hand made womans clothing by a PDX designer, Piper Ewan @piperewan
- When the weather outside is frightful... u need a good pair of Danner boots!
- Multnomah Leather, custom-made clogs
- How about a pair of lovely, custom made shoes? ExIT Shoes
- Queen Bee Creations makes their stylish bags, panniers, and diaper bags in PDX
- Amai Unmei clothing, coats & accessories
- How cute is this dress? You can find it at Sofada
- Warm & fuzzy doesn't have to be dumpy & frumpy. Check out these feminine hats from Precious Knit by Laura Irwin

Jewelry:
- How cute is this necklace? #WANT So perfect for PDX!
- Lori Presthus Art, Jewelry/artistry
- Amy Wilson's jewelry
- Lockets & cuffs Locket2You
- Beautiful, hand-carved, wood buttons, pins & hair accessories by South4th

To Eat:
- Blossom Vinegars to add fun, fresh flavor to your food & recipes.
- Tuna from Oregon is lower in mercury than tuna caught elsewhere. Oregon's Choice Gourmet Albacore: Another reason to #buyOregon
- Bob's Red Mill products for healthy goodness.
- Did u know Oregon has famous prunes?
- Tony's Smokehouse in Oregon City has great smoked salmon--a wonderful hostess gift!
- mmmm, Brigittine Monks fudge. Makes a great hostess gift or surprise for friends
- Our Lady of GuadalupeTrappist Abbey Famous Fruitcake & honey! Makes for a great hostess gift!
- Puddin' River Toffee -- best hazelnut toffee ever.
- Cupcake Jones Cupcakes!

To Drink:
- Organic & sustainable vodka: Elemental Vodka
- Entertaining? Need gift for a coffee lover? Vodka lover? Hazelnut lover? Here's your all-in-one: Bendistillery Cofia Hazelnut Espresso Vodka
- Oregon is all over the wine world but how about some Portland made vodka? New Deal Distillery
- It's 5 o'clock somewhere! For your favorite out of state beer lover, Oregon IPA makes a great gift, Bridgeport, (just one of many)
- Wine from Southern Oregon, family-owned & operated, Girardet Winery
- Family-owned & operated wine from McMinnville, Westrey

For the Home:
- Lovely handcrafted furniture made in Portland - Made Studio
- Mini sockmonkeys by hoffeeandanuffin
- Check out this cute pillow from @BranchandBirdie Perfect to add splash of fun to bedroom or family room
- Pendleton still makes all its famous Native American style blankets in Oregon
- @cheflisapdx's fabulous cookbook, Mother's Best: Comfort Food That Takes You Home Againfeaturing yummy recipes from @MothersBistro, buy it @Powells!
- Birdhouses by S&K Creations

Art:
- Fab art from Ryan Berkley. It'll make you happy!
- Photo art from @jandroid

Outdoor / Athletic Goods:
- ShedRain umbrellas
- When someone tells you to go fly a kite, make sure it’s one made in Oregon! Guildworks
- PDX-made tools from Leatherman
- A wall tent or other canvas goods for the trail?
http://beckelcanvas.com/
- A locally made bicycle by Vanilla Bicycles
- Bike clothing made in Oregon from J&G
- A custom made cargo bike from Metrofiets?
- Terracycle makes all their recumbent bikes in Portland
- Co-motion bicycles are made in Eugene

Misc:
- For the music lover on your holiday list, you can't go wrong with a little Pink Martini
- For the gourmet in your life: Traeger Grills (they even have a pig grill!)
- Cool gift ideas featuring PDX Bridges.
- Looking for a Guitar or mandolin made in OR? Breedlove Music - except their Atlas, Passport, and Retro lines
- Here's a made in Oregon gift for people who have NEARLY everything: Columbia Helicopter

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