Holiday Gift Guide
Supporting Small Businesses and Nonprofits with Extra Love this Holiday Season
The small businesses and nonprofits listed on this page were recommended by clients, email newsletter subscribers, social media friends, and others within the Embellished Brands network.
Their feature on this page does not imply endorsement by Embellished Brands, but rather an attempt to provide more exposure to businesses and charitable organizations that people in our network love and want to support.
Art
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A woman-owned small business!
Owner Shannon Bennett began designing coloring tablecloths for various holidays and celebrations after a homeschool project with her children inspired the repurposing of old castaway crayons.
The uniquely themed coloring designs offered by Creative Crayons Workshop are bringing more and more families around the table to fulfill their desires of creativity and connection, through the art of coloring. Personalized designs are also available!
CCW was recently featured on Good Morning America.
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Eric Wieringa is an award-winning American painter in the realism genre, known for his work featured in American Illustration, Poets and Artists Magazine, and Creative Quarterly. With a Bachelor’s in painting and illustration and an MFA, Eric now runs a full-time studio in Hastings, Michigan. His work is represented by Lafontsee Gallery in Grand Rapids and appears in galleries and private collections across the U.S.
Introducing the Simple Object Series: Now Open For Commissions
This holiday season, why not gift something deeply meaningful? Eric’s Simple Object Series transforms everyday objects into soulful works of art that capture your cherished memories.
Collaborate with Eric on a custom piece just for your loved ones, made with heart and intention.
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Hoosier Type Co is not your normal print shop! All prints are manually made using antique wood type on vintage printing presses. No digital printing here, and very few digital tools.
As a small rural, artist-owned business with big dreams, every piece is lovingly printed by hand by owner and artist Daniel Swartz using real ink and elbow grease in the heartland with artisan, historic printing methods.
Each print is a unique one-of-a-kind piece made in a limited edition of 50 pieces or less.
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Mercy Creates was founded by Rachel Hendrick. Rachel is a modern watercolor artist inspired by the big and bold truths found in the Bible and loves helping how women use that artwork to have Christ-centered conversations in their homes and offices.
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A woman-owned small business!
Parks Art Collection handmade art and gifts inspired by the beauty of our national parks and the great outdoors.
Created by artist Elaina Busold as a way to decompress from her job as a nurse, Parks Art Collection was founded to be a celebration of the joy and splendor of the U.S. national parks. Elaina is on a journey to visit all 63 national parks and share the iconic scenery through her collection of handmade pieces so that you, too, can enjoy the beauty of nature in your home and relive your greatest adventures.
Beauty + Style
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Kris is a crafting mom of two who lives in beautiful Minnesota, where she spends her time knitting, spinning, making jewelry, and making bath and body products.
Bath + Beads has many wonderful gift ideas for that special someone. Bubbling bath truffles, bath bombs, lip balm, soap, and other products made with natural ingredients can be found in her Etsy shop.
Kris hopes customers enjoy her creations as much as she enjoys making them!
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Beauty by Jenna is a movement, founded by two sisters-in-law with a commitment to inclusivity and empowerment.
Their company was founded six months after Jenna graduated from beauty school. She had gone through hundreds of hours of training, but there were no job opportunities that suited her special needs.
With every purchase, customers are helping to create employment opportunities for adults with special needs, enabling them to earn a livelihood while enjoying what they do.
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Bee Cowgirl Co. is a woman-owned business crafting small-batch products with the finest ingredients. They strive to provide 100% organic products that embrace a truly natural way to nourish, restore, heal and replenish.
Bee Cowgirl Co. has natural body care solutions for the entire family, including extended members like horses, chickens, and dogs!
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A woman-owned small business!
The world tells us we have to change who we are to be worthy. Color analysis has helps women see that they are worthy and beautiful exactly how you are, and there are colors that reflect your beauty effortlessly.
Step into your main character era and ditch the wardrobe colors that don’t do you justice.
Virtual color analysis is a shortcut to loving how you look right now—and finding clothes that love you back!
Sign up for their email list to get $10 off your color analysis, or take $35 off through Sunday, Dec 1, with code BLACKFRIDAY.
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A woman-owned small business!
The mission of Foxbrim Naturals is to empower you to show your true self because you are enough. By providing knowledge, and developing attainable, gentle and effective skin care products powered by natural ingredients… they help you defy the aging process naturally and help you to find that boost of confidence to show it off.
Confidence is contagious...women can and should be fearless, and Foxbrim Naturals want you to feel comfortable and confident when you leave the house without makeup on!
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A woman-owned small business!
Owner/designer Katherine Autin calls herself a "jewelryaholic". She is passionate about adding sparkling jewelry to your life with nature's most magical treasures, colorful pearls and exotic gemstones! Her designs are made with love, marrying nature and art with a classic twist.
A portion of every sale supports education, advocacy, and innovative programs for individuals living with Parkinson's disease and their family caregivers. Kat knows only too well the complicated and difficult Parkinson's journey as she is a caregiver for her husband David who was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2004.
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A woman-owned small business!
Molly + Kate is a boutique in New York specializing in lifestyle, apparel for women and men, accessories, and home decor.
Business + Professional
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Embellished Brands helps nonprofits and small businesses polish their branding in order to improve their overall marketing efforts.
Owner Jaime Wright is an Accredited Small Business Consultant® and offers 1-hour Strategy Sessions to help clients get quick wins.
Strategy Sessions focus on a branding or marketing issue you’re currently facing and, at the end of the hour, you’ll walk away with a plan of action to move forward.
Book a Strategy Session by December 6 at 4:30 pm CT and take $100 off - no code needed! The Strategy Session must be completed by January 31, 2025.
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Katie is a social media strategist and marketing funnel expert that empowers entrepreneurs to master their online marketing through strategic social media and money-making copy.
Katie offers a monthly Quick Vids Trend Report to help ease the overwhelm of marketing on social media. Short-form video is huge on social media, and the quick trends report offers:
30 Messaging Hooks (essential for short video!)
6 Current Trends across TikTok AND Reels so you can leverage the popularity of the trend
Specific Trending Audio Link for each platform (TikTok AND Instagram) so you can create the video in the app instantly
Fill in the Blank Prompts to make each trend unique to your business
Simple Trends You Can Record in 3 Takes or Less
Clean Audios (safe for work, good for ads, & keeps your messaging on-brand)
Expert How-To Examples of a trend to show you what's possible
Food + Beverage
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A woman-owned small business!
Baked by Melissa is a female-founded company that strives to make life sweeter. Today and everyday, they empower women to grow and achieve success not only within their company, but as students, hardworking moms, and everything in between.
Baked goods are shipped all over the United States, and even include gluten-free, vegan, and no nut options!
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If you’ve never tasted Pure Indiana Maple Syrup, you’re in for a treat! At the beginning of the 1900s, Indiana was the top state in the US for maple production. Maplewood Farms is proud to continue the tradition of providing healthy, delicious syrup from their trees.
Maplewood Farms is located about 70 miles east of Indianapolis, IN and 50 miles from Cincinnati, OH.
They produce maple syrup, maple cream, and maple sugar.
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Rhinory is a winery and rhino reserve on 55 acres of Hill Country beauty located in Texas.
The Stevens family started their rhino journey after visiting South Africa in 2016. While on safari, two rhinos were poached nearby, and they witnessed firsthand the impact of the traumatic experience on the rangers, the patrons, and the surrounding community that relies on tourism for their local economy.
Their family decided they wanted to assist rhino conservation in any way they could. They looked into importing rhinos into Texas, where they would be safe, and they could have a “reserve population” if rhinos are poached to extinction in Africa. Bringing them to a private reserve is more complicated than the Stevens family imagined. They needed money and land to support that effort, so they hatched the idea of combining a winery with their desire to save rhinos, and Rhinory was born.
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Risin’ Creek Creamery produces award-winning fresh goat cheeses and other products. It started as a 4H project in 1984, but now has grown to encompass three generations of our family!
We love serving customers across Indiana and the United States.
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At The Well, their mission is clear: Turning Coffee Into Water. Since 2012, they’ve been dedicated to creating welcoming coffeehouses where they love their customers and invite them into a greater story. Their passion for exceptional coffee—from meticulous sourcing and roasting to serving the perfect cup—drives their commitment to global impact. They use their profits to fund clean water wells and address safe water needs across the globe.
The Well coffee beans are available to purchase on their website!
Home + Lifestyle
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A woman-owned small business!
Birdie Girl was created from a love of golf, the joy of spending time with girlfriends, and the need for stylish accessories that add a touch of fun to every round.
Birdie Girl is a female-owned company located in Boise, Idaho on a mission to get more women to love golf. They started with a small collection of ball markers and over time have grown to include dozens of different accessories. -
A woman-owned small business!
Embellished Brands - 2024 Holiday Gift Guide Nominations (Responses)
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Founded by Keri Johnson, each of her pieces are handmade in her studio every time they are ordered, making no two pieces exactly alike. Although she uses some well known quotes and phrases at times, much of her work is poetry written by either Keri or her late grandmother, and is a unique part of the brand's story and artwork.
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2024 Nominations
Founded by Keri Johnson, each of her pieces are handmade in her studio every time they are ordered, making no two pieces exactly alike. Although she uses some well known quotes and phrases at times, much of her work is poetry written by either Keri or her late grandmother, and is a unique part of the brand's story and artwork.
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Kathryn and Nicola — sisters, candle enthusiasts, and business partners — set out to create a beautiful, premium product at an affordable price point, learning along the way that candle making is more science than art.
They are passionate about creating slow burning, highly fragrant candles that elevate a living space, evoke special memories, and set the scene for new ones.
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Life:Beautiful is a national, inter-denominational, Christian lifestyle magazine that celebrates an active, integrated faith.
The pages of Life:Beautiful showcase everyday experiences and activities, such as parenting, cooking, decorating, teaching, working, volunteering, resting, traveling and offering hospitality—all of which can be used to share the joy of the Lord.
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A woman-owned small business!
Katie Dunlop founded Love Sweat Fitness to help women feel good faster and never be alone in their health and fitness journey. Her products and plans are created with your needs in mind and are all intentionally designed to make this journey something you will love.
Use code BF25 to take 25% off (while valid) all products, including protein, wellness boosts, fitness accessories, meal plans, and more.
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A woman-owned small business!
Amanda Loerke, also known as Lulu, is the owner + designer of Lulu Papers. Amanda is a lover of pen and paper, a beautifully wrapped gift, and finds happiness in sending notes to family, friends and loved ones. She is determined to bring back the art of a handwritten note and the lovely feelings it gives to the recipient.
Shop calendars, greeting cards, coasters, gift tags, note pads, and more!
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Founded by husband and wife Anna and Nathan in 2009, Rifle Paper Co. specializes in home decor and gift products featuring Anna’s hand-painted artwork.
Check out their 5 for $45 stocking stuffer special!
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That Girl + Co is a lifestyle studio where they host powerful, hands-on workshops rooted in project-based learning + events that empower while giving back to their female community. Their boutique showcases handmade and carefully curated products designed to inspire and help you create a beautifully lived-in life.
They're proud to feature female vendors and purpose-driven makers that are socially and environmentally conscious. So, you can be the girl that outfits herself and her home with beauty, or you can be That Girl that does that while also making the world around her a better, more beautiful place for other women.
Nonprofits
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Our mission is educating children born into poverty and giving them hope for a future. Sponsor a child today and change a life forever!
One-time or ongoing monthly gifts accepted.
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Civilian Crisis Response Team (CCRT) is based out of Indiana and trains people for disaster response. They’ve moved tens of thousands pounds of donated supplies and equipment by planes, helicopters, and automobiles into North Carolina and Florida after the recent hurricanes. They did this while also providing logistical support between collecting, sorting, and packing supplies, arranging flights with volunteer pilots, and coordinating volunteer drivers to move goods into the impacted areas.
As a fully volunteer organization, 100% of donations go directly to supporting their mission and buying needed supplies.
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The National Brain Tumor Society is a nonprofit organization committed to finding a cure and improving the lives of those affected by brain tumors. Become an advocate or financial supporter today!
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Savage Freedoms Relief Operations was founded to provide critical aid and relief to the communities of Western North Carolina in the wake of Hurricane Helene. Established as a cooperative effort with other organizations and individuals with deep commitment to the well-being of those affected, they focus on ensuring that essential supplies reach those in need as quickly as possible.
This holiday season, the Savage Santa program is on a heartfelt mission to bring Christmas cheer to the children of Western North Carolina who were affected by Hurricane Helene. Many of these children lost everything—homes, cherished belongings, and even loved ones. Despite their unimaginable hardships, the magic of Christmas can bring a glimmer of hope and joy back into their lives. In partnership with Operation Providing Hope and Saint Nicholas Christmas Foundation, the Savage Santa program hopes to provide wishlist items for children this Christmas.
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Selfless Solutions brings people together to co-create solutions to the most critical problems facing African communities.
Selfless Solutions built and operates a pre-primary school in the Sing’isi Village of Arusha, Tanzania. Many children there are living in extreme poverty and face other hardships such as broken homes, familial substance abuse, and neglect. Through a strict enrollment process, they select children from the area with the greatest need to join their program.
When the Selfless Sponsor Program was launched in January 2019, its purpose was to ensure that 100% of all children that graduated from our pre-primary school attended reputable private schools until they completed secondary school. To date, the program has achieved this goal and has enrolled over 130 children at private primary schools in the Arusha area.
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Tulsa Girls' Home is devoted to helping girls in foster care find hope and healing by providing a therapeutic haven for teens in Oklahoma Foster Care.
Every day they are on a mission to equip and empower each girl through their uniquely-given talents so they can discover their purpose, value, and destiny.
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