With Columbus Underground’s Holiday Gift Guide, you’ll be the best gift giver around. Over the next four weeks, we will be sharing some of the best gift ideas from all over the city, from small boutiques, to unique finds.
Experiences and memberships are great gift ideas. Our community is also full of artisans creating unique items perfecting for gifting. We also have lots of special shop owners that work hard to curate great gift selections that anyone on the receiving end would absolutely enjoy. There’s loads of craft markets that you can find unique gifts, and we have great shopping centers that continually make sure Columbus has the best shopping in the region.
We hope you’ll enjoy the gift guide this year and all of the wonderful shops and retailers working to give our city its unique vibe.
This year’s guide is presented by Easton. Visit Easton today and experience the magic of the holiday season!
For our first week of gift ideas:
Gift #1 – Power series artworks, prices vary, by April Sunami. Find them this weekend, Nov 19 & 20, at NOBO Arts & Gifts 2022 at Ohio History Connection. April Sunami will be sharing the final works of her Power Series. Each painting is lovingly created, thoughtfully named, reasonably priced, signed, wired and ready for you.
Gift #2 – Cloud Cotton Robe, $109 at Parachute at Easton. The Cloud Cotton Robe is made from premium 100% long-staple Turkish cotton, featuring a fluffy four-ply gauze that’s soft, light and luxurious, and available in lots of colors! Other robe options are Classic Turkish Cotton, Waffle, Linen, and Organic Cotton. Pick up yours today at Parachute, next to Aerie at 4035 The Strand West, Columbus, OH 43219.
Gift #3 – Wax melts by Braelake Studio, $13, at Equitas Health Pharmacy in the King-Lincoln Bronzeville neighborhood. Equitas has regular features of minority owned businesses. Braelake Studio is a Black owned business, making minimalist candles and wax melts. Enjoy eight individual wax melts packaged in a recyclable Kraft bag.
Gift #4 – NFL HOMAGE x STARTER Pullover, $160 from HOMAGE. HOMAGE brings back 90s fashion with this fun pullover featuring 33 NFL teams. Only 100 per team! Features include a quilted satin interior, adjustable hood, front & back team patches and more.
Gift #5 – German Village License Plate Art, $70 at Urban Sundry. Image of a vintage Ohio license plate under acrylic with a wood backing. An instant heirloom with a twist to pay homage to the most charming neighborhood. Exclusive to Urban Sundry!
Gift #6 – Simply Sweet Gift Set, $39.95 at Winans in German Village. Our gift sets are designed to meet your gift-giving needs, whether it’s a company party or sending something special to a loved one. Let us take care of the holidays for you, no matter how big or small your needs are. We ship anywhere, so you can spread the taste of the holidays far and wide!
Gift #7 – Apothecary Matches, $19 from Edwin Loy Home. This luxe glass bottle is full of 75 wooden matches and features a strike strip on the back where you can light your match!
Gift #8 – They Can’t Kill Us Until They Kill Us by Hanif Abdurraqib, $26 at Two Dollar Radio Headquarters. Enjoy a special 5-year anniversary hardcover edition of They Can’t Kill Us Until They Kill Us by acclaimed local author Hanif Abdurraqib. “This will be the first time it will ever be available in hardcover, and we hope will be a great treat for admirers of the book, or as a gift for new readers to treasure the insight, poetry, and endearing wisdom of a person NPR calls “‘one of the most essential voices of his generation,’” share publisher Two Dollar Radio. Pick up a signed copy from Two Dollar Radio Headquarters.
Gift #9 – Ohio Theatre Keepsake, $25 from CAPA. Support CAPA and the Ohio Theatre with a beautiful memento of their chandelier! This keepsake features the Ohio Theatre’s iconic ceiling design and shape: a metal-backed photograph on red ribbon. Very limited quantity left.
Gift #10 – Herbal Tea Sample Sachets, $3.99 at ZenCha Tea Salon in Short North. Give the tea lover in your life a sample gift set of some great teas! Flavors like Zen Tranquility, Raspberry Mint, Stress Reliever, and more. 5g for $3.99, 10g for $7, 15g for $10.
Gift #11 – More Female Head Liners shirts, starting at $30.49 at Babe Roar. Babe Roar has been celebrating and uplifting marginalized voices in comedy since 2017 and you can support that cause by gifting their original shirt design.
Gift #12 – Beer Advent Calendar, $100 at Hills Market Downtown. Only 48 available! A customer favorite! The Beer Advent Calendar will feature 24 different seasonal beers from 24 different breweries! One for each day in December. Includes some of the best Winter Warmers, Christmas Ales, Seasonal Ciders and some other fun and unique surprises to make sure your holiday season is full of cheer! This won’t be your average selection of spiced beers, so be prepared for variety. Orders can be picked up starting Wednesday November 23rd and then will be available to pick up through Thursday December 1st at the Downtown Hills Market.
Gift #13 – Bird soaps with poem, $6 each from Glean. Each of these sweet little birds is made one-at-a-time, by hand. The colorant used is mica, which is finely ground stone. This little bird soap comes with a poem by e e cummings and is nestled in an organza bag. Colors include purple, orange, blue, green, yellow and gold.
Gift #14 – Buckeye State Scarlet Soda, $2.29 for a single, save more with 4, 6, 12, and 24 packs, at Rocket Fizz. Celebrate the great Buckeye State of Ohio with this with this classic fruit and strawberry flavored craft soda. Crafted by Root Naturals.
Gift #15 – Seventh Son Beer Bonds, from $75 at Seventh Son. Have you purchased your beer bond yet? They come in $100 & $150 denominations and are valid at all 3 of our breweries! They vest in February and last till February 2025. Head to the Seventh Son web shop to buy a taproom only or online only version. (note: This is not a real ‘bond’, just a way for you to get a great deal on some Seventh Son stuff. They are not giving away anything away for free, it’s just a great deal on a gift card.)
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!
The Columbus Underground Holiday Gift Guide has received additional support from COSI and SWACO.
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The Columbus Underground Holiday Gift Guide presented by Easton publishes 5 weeks of holiday gift giving ideas each Friday from November 18 through December 16, 2022.