Shopping online is boring! Shopping in person is fun! Go find great things for the people you care about at our many terrific independent stores. I’ve done some advance work, and of course there’s far more than whatever caught my eye.
••• 2023 Shop-Local Gift Guide, Part 1
••• 2023 Shop-Local Gift Guide, Part 2
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Everything is coming up… mushrooms!
—Mushrooms made from books (above, $28) / Folly
—Mushroom socks ($18) / Field Trip
—Mushroom candle set ($24) / Westward General
—Ceramic mushrooms (from $50) / Porch
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Art from the heart.
—Diorama by Virginia McCracken ($500) / Folly
—Signed giclee print of John Taylor Wagner’s “The Diver
(I Stand Tall and Feel Nature Quietly Holding Me, Carrying Me Forever)” ($180) / Field Trip
—Silk-screened calendar ($85) / Westward General
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Everyone needs soap—and if they think they don’t, then they probably really do.
—Béo round soaps ($17) / Kaarem
—Colorful soap bars ($22) / Jake & Jones
—Angel soaps ($2.50) / Domecíl
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Three for the travelers.
—Snow Peak field barista dripper ($108) / Jake & Jones men’s shop
—Leather Dopp kit ($90, plus $15 for custom monogram) / Parker Clay
—Polar bear eye mask ($36) / Kismet
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Pack snacks with class.
—Uashmama washable paper tote ($219) / Field Trip
—Lunchbox ($98) / Colette Cosentino
—Leather wine tote ($58, plus $15 for monogram) / Parker Clay
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Did someone say “snacks”?
—Dirtbag bars ($4) / The Eddy
—The Quiet Botanist chocolate bars ($18) / Jake & Jones
—Wild West animal grahams ($9) / Field Trip
—Provisions Marou cacao spread ($18) / Kaarem
—Ojai Jelly habanero apricot jam ($14) / Field + Fort
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Some enchanted mevening….
—Striped robes ($138) / Jake & Jones
—Tartan throw ($125) and Dick Taylor drinking chocolate ($19) / Mācher
—Mojave Mallows marshmallows ($14) / Westward General
—Cookie dough ($28) / The Eddy and Merci
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Give idle hands something to do—and some music to do it to.
—The Woobles crochet kit ($35) and Feral Children journal ($15) / The Crafter’s Library
—Schitt’s Creek puzzle ($25) / The Crafter’s Library
—Le Puzz random-cut puzzles ($32) / Westward General
—De La Soul’s “Three Feet High and Rising” ($40) / Warbler
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Book ’em!
—Shaping Surf History ($55) / Mācher
—The Color of Roses ($35) and Ganna Walska ($50) / Tecolote Bookshop
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Or how about an adventure they’ll never forget?
—Private boat charter with captain (from $384 for two hours) / Santa Barbara Sailing Center
—Tandem hang-gliding ride (from $250) / Fly Away Hang Gliding
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