It’s that time of the year again, my friends when I put my obsessive Etsy habit to good use by making it into a gift guide! Gifts for the artists and the artsy among you, so you can show off your good taste and style. These are all gifts made by women and queer people, each one personally hand-crafted or designed, that you can gift to the discerning artist types in your life.
[1] Hogwarts House art prints ($35) from Brettisagirl (also available individually) [2] Indigo shibori throw blanket ($55+) from MarramDesigns [3] Rainbow Cat Print ($20) by ilikeCATSshop [4] Toldo rug from RUGbyGUR ($145) [5] Plant Life cotton wall hanging ($41) by AimeeMacIllustration [6] Boobs pillow cover ($30+) from ColasHomeOkay, first of all, HOGWARTS PRINTS HOGWARTS PRINTS. I love them so much that even though I’m a Ravenclaw, I want all four. I’ve had to hold myself back from going full Hogwarts in decorating my spaces, and these art prints are a perfect compromise. I kept going with the “moments of delight and whimsy” idea here, with these strange, colorful art rugs (that are fairly reasonably priced, for rugs) from RUGbyGUR, who sources different artists for these idiosyncratic designs, and these lovely prints from ilikeCATSshop (if you or someone you love likes cats, boy, is this the shop for you)!
Adorn their Kitchen: Tea towels, tumblers, and cutting boards
[1] Cat cutting board ($35) from depeapa [2] Ceramic pour-over coffee stand ($55) by noemarin [3] Little Chubby Milk Jug ($26) by KaraLeighFord [4] Strange Days tea towel ($16) by triangletrees [5] Minimal Ceramic tumbler ($32) by ExpositionGoods [6] Handmade wood cutting board by LRNGRNGOODSIt can be hard to have the dream kitchen we all want, especially as renters and small kitchen-havers. I’ve counteracted that by trying to have small, nice things that can make me smile. This adorably happy pour-over stand is the perfect way to give a coffee-lover a really cute morning ritual, and a fun tea towel like this one with a “Strange Days” illustration, goes a long way. I want to shout out my fellow queermo and good friend Lauren Green, who moved to Taos to start a woodworking practice and can make you gorgeous custom cutting boards — a relatively inexpensive way to make cooking feel luxurious, in my experience!
Adorn their Desk: Planners, calendars, and pencils
Raquel is a Brazilian-American designer and writer. She’s from Austin, TX but she lives in Washington, D.C., and she’s mostly ok with that. She’s fluent in emoji, gets emotional about fonts, and is always down to photoshop something weird.
Find her at basically all hours on twitter @raqueldesigns and occasionally around the rest of the internet: pinterest | tumblr | instagram.
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For Them & Autostraddle exist to fill the gap in a world that overlooks queer and trans needs, offering products and media that honor expansive identities and celebrate authentic self-expression.