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    Holiday Gift Guide – Fun Ideas For Everyone

    This year, don’t let the news of supply chain issues mess up your holiday fun! With Columbus Underground’s Holiday Gift Guide, you’ll be the best gift giver around. Shop the stores around the city and you won’t have to worry about getting your gift in time! Over the next five weeks, you’ll find lots of ideas for gifting. This year’s guide is presented by Easton. Visit Easton today and experience the magic of the holiday season!

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    For our first week of gift ideas:

    Gift #1 – Vogue Puzzles, $25-$28 at Jolie Occasions. Know a fashion lover? Enjoy gifting these beautiful puzzles from Iconic vintage Vogue covers. Several designs to choose from.

    Gift #2 – Composition Cover, $90 by Old Salts Leatherworks. Gift a hand-stitched leather cover, made to protect a standard black-and-white composition book. Features brass hardware and a colored zipper.

    Gift #3 – Food themed Advent Calendars, prices vary, by The Hills Market Downtown. Get your gifting done early and give your friend a month of tasty gifts with these advent calendars. Available with wine ($74.99), beer ($74), or cheese ($39.99)! All three available at Hills Market Downtown. Preorder the Beer Advent Calendar, the others are available in store.

    Gift #4 – Dr. Martens Boots. Dr. Martens became the symbol of a movement in the 60s and their legacy lives on today. Classic style is a good gift any time of the year. Purchase yours today across from American Eagle at 4034 The Strand West, Columbus, OH, 43219.

    Gift #5 – Bath Salts, $9-$24, at Small Talk. Slow North’s all-natural bath salts feature a custom blend of therapeutic salts, pure essential oils, and other skin-loving ingredients. Free of preservatives, additives, or synthetics. In single-serve packs, or jars.

    Gift #6 – Cause Cookies box set, $25 donation, by Freedom a la Cart. With each $25 donation, you’ll receive a dozen fresh, made-from-scratch cookies baked by the free women of Freedom a la Cart. This year’s delicious box includes a variety of our chocolate crinkles, pistachio white chocolate cookies, raspberry rugelach, and a traditional gingersnap holiday favorite + a note of thanks from a survivor!

    Gift #7 – KooKoo Kids alarm clock, $80 at Cub Shrub. Make your little one’s first alarm clock feel like a game; with 5 magnetic farm animals, each with a corresponding sound, to choose from to be the tune of their alarm.

    Gift #8 – Botanica Game Set, $25 at Greendigs. A travel game that is a piece of art wherever you take it. This 2-in-1 travel game set has checkers on one side, backgammon on the other, with a drawer in the middle to hold wooden pieces for both.

    Gift #9 – Spite Ornament, $18 by artist 3rdShiftDesigner. This is an ornament version of his piece “Spite”, based off of a vintage ad for Sprite. All ornaments are printed on birch plywood with an inkjet UV printer, then cut out with a CNC router. A hook and adhesive loop are provided on the back of the ornament.

    Gift #10 – Pupkin Pie Dog Treats, $3.75 per piece, by The Cakehound. A shortbark cookie shell filled with pumpkin flavored frosting, a sprinkle of cinnamon and dollop of whipped cream. These stay fresh up to a week in the fridge, can be frozen for gifting. 

    Gift #11 – Lap Looms by The Hare Affair, $28 available at Yarn it & Haberdashery. Want to try out weaving on a small scale? These Lap Looms from local artisan, A Hare Affair, are the perfect size for weaving up masterpieces with your yarn scraps. (Looms are in-store only)

    Gift #12 – Assorted Gift Boxes of chocolate, prices vary, by Winans. Make any holiday season brighter, especially to those who matter most: family, friends, co-workers, clients, teachers and caregivers. Winans has been hand making chocolates for 60 years in our Piqua, OH factory. We mix fresh, whole ingredients like heavy cream, butter, and sugar. Then we add peanut butter, nuts or purees like maple, orange, raspberry, and coconut to create the center of our chocolate confections. The centers are coated with Winans’ finest chocolate. Then each chocolate is marked and packed by hand into a variety of gift boxes. Winans assorted gift boxes come in various sizes from half pound up to four pounds and can be customized just for you!

    Gift #13 – Forgotten Landmarks of Columbus, $21 from Columbus Landmarks. Tom Betti and Doreen Uhas Sauer, co-authors of Historic Hotels of Columbus and Historic Taverns of Columbus, have done it again! In their new book, Forgotten Landmarks of Columbus, they take us on a journey back in time to uncover the stories behind various architectural treasures that once lined our streets. Go to ColumbusLandmarks.org to purchase the book and receive a $4 discount!

    Gift #14 – Peppermint Yule Log Soap, $10 by Glean. This chunky soap was created to lure you into the holidays with joy and happiness in mind! It’s a handmade layered bar of soap called Peppermint Yule Log. It smells divinely of swirled peppermint sticks and is colored in natural mica, which is finely ground stone and eco-glitter that is earth and skin friendly!

    Gift #15 – Thanksgiving Cactus Gift Set, $28.99 by Groovy Plants Ranch. A hostess gift that’ll make you the #1 guest! This gift set includes a 6″ Thanksgiving cactus, handmade soap and a fresh-cut Christmas tree scented candle. Thanksgiving cactus are charming houseplants that feature flattened stems which will eventually produce beautiful flowers. They’re easy to care for and are extremely popular around the holidays!

    Thank you for reading the first week of Columbus Underground’s Holiday Gift Guide, presented by Easton!

    Easton has been bringing families and friends together for 20+ years. With 250+ stores and restaurants, you can find something for everyone on your shopping list and eat ‘til you drop! Visit Easton today and experience the magic of the holiday season!

    Visit Easton today and experience the magic of the holiday season!

    The Columbus Underground Holiday Gift Guide has received additional support from Short North Arts District and Directions for Youth and Families.

    This season, shop small in the Short North Arts District. Shop at small and local retailers, restaurants, and galleries to find gifts as unique as the District they’re found in. Complete the Holiday Trail and receive $10 in District Dollars. All details at ShortNorth.org/HolidayTrail.

    Directions for Youth & Families impacts over 6,000 youth and their families each year through mental, emotional and behavioral health services. We are a resiliency-oriented, trauma-informed agency working and training with experts and educators. Through counseling, education and support programs we are proud of the impact we have in contributing to a healthy community – one individual, one family at a time. Support us at dfyf.org.

    The Columbus Underground Holiday Gift Guide presented by Easton publishes 5 weeks of holiday gift giving ideas each Friday from November 19 through December 17, 2021.

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    Anne Evanshttps://www.linkedin.com/in/anne-evans/
    Anne Evans is the Co-Founder and Director of Operations for The Metropreneur and Columbus Underground. She regularly contributes feature stories on both sites, as well as Mega Weekend each week. She has started and grown businesses, created experiences, forged community partnerships, and worked to create opportunities for others. She loves meeting new neighbors and those making an impact in our community. Want to connect?
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