Christmas in the Triangle: Small Business Gift Guide

I think it’s fair to say that 2020 has thrown more than a few curveballs at us. One thing I am grateful for this year is the love I’ve seen rise for our local small businesses. Now, more than ever, they need our support.

This holiday season, let’s attempt to shop local as much as we can. To make this process easier for you, I’ve compiled and organized a list of North Carolina small businesses, mainly in the Triangle, that would provide amazing gifts this year! Most of these businesses offer local pickup, delivery, or shipping options!

I’ll continue updating this list as I see Christmas deals come up! I’ll also post an updated Instagram guide on Black Friday!

HAPPY SHOPPING!

Full List By Category

Alcohol

• Barrel Culture

• Conniption Gin

• Crude Bitters & Sodas

• Durham Distillery 

• The Green Monkey

• Harlem Beer Distributing

• Honeygirl Meadery

• Raleigh Brewing

Artists & Makers

• Bella Ruth Co - macrame and embroidery

• Benevolence Farm - body care products

• Berbeda ethically made goods

• The Box Ladies - thoughtfully curated gift boxes

• By Brae Designs - designer, illustrator, hand-letterer

• Bright Black. - candles

• Cockamamie Jewelry - jewelry

• Designed for Joy - ethical gifts and fashion. Use code TAYLORNC for 10% off through 12/2.

• Designs by Candacie - up cycled leather and handmade goods

• Edella Co. - Clay earrings

• Ella King - handcrafted earrings & custom shirts 

• Elle Woods Co - Wood home decor

• Elyse Breanne Design - stickers, planners, paintings

• Ex’s and Oh’s Studio - clay earrings

• FashioNesa - earrings and ornaments

• Festa and Co - ornaments

• Gifts for the Gram - thoughtful gifts packaged pretty 

• Greetings of Magic - ornaments, key chains, water bottles, & more

• Happy Gal Creations - earrings and masks

• Hope Threads - masks, earrings, hair accessories, and more.

• Jacarah Designs - acrylic pouring, panels, resin work, wall hangings, and coasters

• Janelle Piotrowsk - fine art

• Knot Kindly - wall hangings

• Light Creative Art - photographer & art

• Looks by LB - resin jewelry and digital artwork

• Madame Flowers - candles 

• Madsi Clay - handcrafted jewelry. free pair of earrings with every purchase during November

• Maggie Horvath - ceramics, jewelry, pins, magnets, and more

• Make Shift Durham - wood burning art

• Malune - handmade bags and wallets made from repurposed fabric 

• Molly Makes - homemade earrings and accessories

• New and Blooming bibs, bows, hair ties, scrunchies, baby boy, newborn boxes, and all things baby!

• One and Only Paper - ornaments and gift wrapping paper

• Ornamentation Shoppe - hand lettered ornaments

• Rivtak- handmade accessories

• Rose May Jewelry - gold plated jewelry. 20% off first order with code FIRST20.

• Rusty Stickers

• Safer Design Co - stickers, shirts, & mugs

• Serotonin Stiches- original cross stitch patterns and kits

• Smitten in a Mitten - laser engravings and custom work

• Slangham Swings - porch swings

• Soul Sisters’ Crafting - wall hangings & dream catchers 

• Syd’s Threads - hand dyed yarn, hand painted warps, blankets, and scarves

• Taylored Script Design Co - custom ornaments and cards

• Usu Candle Company

• Victoria Essie Studio - handmade jewelry

• Virginia’s Vanity custom and holiday bandanas, scrunchies, shirts

• Wanderlust Bee - crocheted coffee/tea cozies

• Wild Sea Shop - vintage and handmade goods

• Wind Blown Jewelry - gold plated minimalist jewelry

Book Shops

• Epilogue Books Chocolate Brews

• Fly Leaf Books

• Letter’s Bookshop

• Liberation Station Bookstore

• Quail Ridge Books

• Read With Me Bookshop

• Regulator Bookshop

Boutiques & Clothing

• Activate Athletics

• Arc Society Boutique

• Bella Mar

• Bird & Co.

• Bull City Apparel & Customs

• Bull City Running

• Carolina Threads

• Charley Madelyn

• Elcie

• Gibson Girl Vintage

• Heart of Oaks

• Heart Swoon

• Holl and Main get 20% after signing up for their newsletter

• Hometown Durham

• The Kind Closet- small business selling apparel in an effort to spread love and positivity.

• Libby June Boutique

• Madison

• Maggie Leigh Boutique

• Prept

• Retort Lingerie

• Rose and Lee

• Rose Gold Rebel

• September and Co.

• Shop Kalon Boutique

• Stay Stranded Apparel

• Stella Designs

• Surly Squirrel

• Thirteen West

• Valerosa Boutique

• Vanity’s Gift Gallery Boutique

• Vaguely Reminiscent

• Voda

• Wearology

• Wood and Thread Boutique

• Yafia’s Boutique

• 4th Tree Apparel

Coffee & Tea

• Bean Traders

• Blackology Coffee

• Carrboro Coffee

• Counter Culture Coffee

• Full Bloom Coffee Roasters

• Gabi’s Grounds

• Idle Hour Coffee

• Jasper & Gold Herbal Infusions - use code FALL25 for 25% off orders of $20 or more

• Jeddah’s Tea

• Little Waves Coffee

• The Optimist

• Tin Roof Tea

Experiences

• Arete Float - floats, massages, infrared sauna.

• Black Moon Art Jewels

• Blue Diamond Gemstone Panning

• Chapel Hill Training On Demand App$10 off using CHT10 during November

• Crafts and Drafts

• Crude Bitters - bitters classes

• Carolina Inn 12 Days of Christmas - brunch with Santa, cookie decorating, tea

• Carolina Tiger Rescue - public and private tours available.

• Elevate Fitness

• Joy Worthy Co. - variety of skill workshops available like charcuterie design, paint pouring, date night, mini & me, and more!

• Lion Heart Fitness Kids

• Ninth Street Dance

• Paint Your Pot

• Skinny Vase - floral design class

• Sociable Art - art classes for kids, adults, and groups, paint kits

• Southern Picnics

• United Thai Boxing & MMA

• Unscripted Igloos

Food & Snacks

• Afters Desserts

• Alley Twenty Six - cocktail syrups, shrubs, bitters, jams, jellies, and more!

• Apex Seafood & Market

• Berré Claire

• Bespoke Bakery & Dessert Bar

• Bestow Baked Goods

• Blend of Soul

• Butter Be Natural

• Big Spoon Roasters

• Bklyn Bakery - vegan baked goods

• Bites of Sam

• BlanChefBakes

• Bri Bakes

• Bull City Olive Oil

• Burney‘s Sweets

• Burney’s Wild Adventure Sauce

• The Chocolate Boutique

• Chez Moi

• Chocolatay Confections

• Companion Bread Share

• Da Kine’s Kava

• Elevated Chocolates

• Ema’s Treats

• Gula Berries

• JJ’s Jellies

• La Farm Bakery

• Layered Croissanterie

• Light Creative Art - Get an extra $50 photo art credit with the purchase of a gift certificate this week, using the code “smallbiz50” with purchase. Expires Sunday 11/29! 

• Little Blue Macaron

• Mama Salsa

• Meat & Graze - use code HOLITAYS20 for 20% off you order. Code good until 12/31!

• Ninth St

• Nonsalts

• Mike D’s BBQ

• Piedmont Pennies

• Ripe Revival Market

• Salamat Dough

• Satori meals - sign up for newsletter and get 15% off first order

• Southern France Bakery

• Sweets By Alexandria

• Videri Chocolate Factory

• Wonderpuff

• 1eatz

Gift Shops/Pop Ups

• Bull City Fair Trade

• Bulldega Urban Market

• The Cotton Company

• Dolly’s Vintage

• Edge of Urge

• Elk Local Goods

• Everyday magic

• FinHook

• The Flourish Market

• Gibson Girl Vintage

• The Green Monkey

• Hometown Apparel

• Little Details

• The Local Squirrel

• The Mission Market

• NC Made

• No Fo @ the Pig

• Parker and Otis

• Pop-Up Raleigh

• Raleigh Provisions

• Raleigh Vintage

• Starcourt

• This That Gift

• Trunk Show

• Warehouse 42 USA

Health & Beauty

• Clean Bar Shop

• Cocoa Body Co.

• Hummingbird Naturals

• Just The Right Touch Massage & Spa

• Luna Lashes & Skincare - mention Taylor McLean when booking your service to get 20% off.

• Mama K Breaking Bath

• Mod Spa

• One 18 Company

• Trellis Beauty

• 700 Rivers

Home Decor

• Black Dog Home & Cafe

• Cheshire Cat

• Homebody’s

• Woodchuck Shop

Jewelry

• Bofemme

• Chántra Design Studio

• Chelsea Leigh Jewelry

• Custom Clayed

• Dania Jewelry

• Edella Co

• Gallivant

• Gone Mad Jewelry

• Heir Raleigh

• Hosmer Co.

• Hugger Jewelry

• Madsi Clay - 40% off everything on Black Friday.

• Raleighwood Beads

• Rangeen

• Raslu Studio

• Remember Both Jewelry

• Rich Accessories

• Wendy Perry Designs - 20% off on Small Business Saturdays with code “SBS20”.

• Wind Blown Jewelry

Plants

• For Garden’s Sake

• Gunter’s Greenhouse

• The Terracotta Gal

• The Zen Succulent

Pottery

• Curry Wilkinson Pottery

• Delores Pottery

• Gretchen Quinn Pottery

• Happy Dog Pottery

• Joe Sink Pottery

• Julie Jones Pottery

• Lauren Sumner Pottery

• Liz Kelly Pottery

• O’keefe Pottery

• Sarah Stearns Ceramics Pottery

• Waxing Gibbous Pottery

Toys

• Ali Cat Toys

• Little and Kind Shop

• Tiny

Black-Owned Businesses

• Activate Athletics

• Apex Seafood & Market

• Berré Claire

• Bespoke Bakery & Dessert Bar

• Bestow Baked Goods

• Beyu Caffe

• Bklyn Bakery

• Black Moon Art Jewels

• Blackology Coffee Company

• Blend of Soul

• Bright Black.

• Bull City Apparel & Customs

• Chapel Hill Training

• Cockamamie Jewelry

• Charley Madelyn

• The Chocolate Boutique

• Chez Moi

• Cocoa Body Co.

• Custom Clayed

• Delores Pottery

• Exotique

• Favor Desserts

• Happy Gal Creations

• Harlem Beer Distributing

• Jasper & Gold Herbal Infusions - use code FALL25 for 25% off orders of $20 or more

• Jeddah’s Tea

• Just The Right Touch Massage & Spa

• Madame Flowers

• Meat & Graze - use code HOLITAYS20 for 20% off you order. Code good until 12/31!

• Mike D’s BBQ

• NC Made

• One 18 Company

• Sweets By Alexandria

• United Thai Boxing & MMA

• Vanity’s Gift Gallery Boutique

• Wonderpuff

• The Zen Succulent

GIFT IDEAS

Stocking Stuffers

Gift Cards - most local businesses offer gift cards! These were ones specifically mentioned to me.

• Apex Seafood & Market

• Barrel Culture

• Light Creative Art photography session gift card

• Ninth Street Dance

• Spotted Dog

• Zenfish - buy $50, get $10 giftcard

Products

• Charley Madelyn faith coffee mugs, devotional books, or journals

• Custom Clayed earrings

• Gallivant earrings

• The Green Monkey socks,

• One 18 Company hand cleansing spray (all the scents & unscented options)

• Safer Design Co stickers

Masks

• Custom Threadz

• Edge of Urge

• Happy Gal Creations

• Heir Raleigh

• Wearology

Treats

• Afters Desserts - self-care gift pack of holiday fare chocolates and Mama K’s Breaking Bath soap

• Big Spoon Roasters peanut butter

• Bites of Sam cookie

• Elevated Chocolates chocolate bar or marshmallows

• Bull City Olive Oil - mini olive oils or balsamic vinegars, locally made products

• Wonderpuff cotton candy (add glitter)

Ornaments

• Bella Ruth Co

• Clearly Bujo

• FashioNesa

• The Green Monkey

• Greetings of Magic

• Lauren Sumner Pottery

• One and Only Paper

• Ornamentation Shoppe

• Safer Designs Co

• Taylored Script Design Co

• Wearology

Gift Wrapping

• One and Only Paper

Deals & Discount Codes

• Chapel Hill Training On Demand App$10 off using CHT10 during November

• Designed for Joy - ethical gifts and fashion. Use code TAYLORNC for 10% off through 12/2.

• Holl and Main get 20% after signing up for their newsletter

• Jasper & Gold Herbal Infusions - use code FALL25 for 25% off orders of $20 or more

• Luna Lashes & Skincare - mention Taylor McLean when booking your service to get 20% off.

• Meat & Graze - use code HOLITAYS20 for 20% off you order. Code good until 12/31!

• Ripe Revival Market subscription, use “taylor10” at checkout for 10% off your first purchase

• Rose May Jewelry - gold plated jewelry. 20% off first order with code FIRST20.

• Satori meals - sign up for newsletter and get 15% off first order

• Zenfish - buy $50, get $10 giftcard

Black Friday/Small Business Saturday Deals

• Bella Ruth Co.- 20% off statement pieces and $50 bundles!

• Blend of Soul - Buy 2 juices, get 1 free with code GOTTHEJUICE.

• Bull City Olive Oil - use code SHOPATHOME for 20% off your purchase on SBS.

• Charley Madelyn - 30% off purchases in store & online. Free tumbler with every purchase over $100 while supplies lasts

• Cocoa Body Co. - 20% care packages off Black Friday, 15% off site wide SBS

• Edella Co. - 30% off shop Black Friday & free stud pack with every order. 40% off everything Small Business Saturday.

• FashioNesa - Spend $50, get free shipping & holiday ornamen. Use code HOLIDAY2020 for $5 off purchase.

• Hometown Durham - $20 gift cards for the first 20 customers on Black Friday. Use code DURM25 for 25% off online & in store purchases on Black Friday

• Light Creative Art - Get an extra $50 photo art credit with the purchase of a gift certificate this week, using the code “smallbiz50” with purchase. Expires Sunday 11/29! 

• Little and Kind Shop - 20% off on Small Business Saturday with code SMALLSHOP20.

• Luna Lashes & Skincare - Small business Saturday deal for $99 vegan lash extensions! You have to schedule on Saturday for an appointment during December!

• Madsi Clay - 40% off everything on Friday & Saturday

• Madison Raleigh - 11/23-11/26 use code THANKFUL for 30% off everything!

• One and Only Paper - So many deals

• Rose Gold Rebel - 20% entire store

• Rose May Jewelry - 30% off everything Black Friday, spend $75 get 1 free item, spend $100 get 2 free items

• The Terracotta Gal - 20% off site wide SBS

• Trellis Beauty - So many deals!

• Usu Company - 15% off all 8 oz candles & free shipping for Black Friday

• Victoria Essie Studio - Black Friday! Everything on the site is 20% off. Free shipping on purchases over $50. Purchase perks: 1 free item with purchase of $30 or less, 2 free items with purchases between $31-$60, 3 free items with purchase of $100 or more!

• Wendy Perry Designs - 20% off on Small Business Saturdays with code “SBS20”.

• Wild Sea Shop - 15% off everything + free shipping with code SMALL15

• Wind Blown Jewelry - free Belong necklace with purchase of $100 or more.

• Wood and Thread Boutique - 25% off cardigans and outwear with code THANKS

Thank you for exploring this list of local businesses! Let me know what you found most helpful and tag @taylorhopemclean on Instagram so I can see your Christmas gifts! Happy holidays!