A short TV segment (YouTube video) in which Hallie Abrams showcases affordable, locally made gift ideas from Northeast Ohio boutiques and online shops. Recommendations include vintage-container wooden-wick candles, a Great Lakes Spices six-pack gift set, items from Banyan Tree (Tremont and Crocker Park), Ling Jewelry (Sugar and Boulevard in Woodmere), Cleveland Eats guide, and La Bella Vita ornaments (Eaton Collection/McCarthy MacKenzie Childs). Many suggested items target a roughly $50 price point.
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You know, Christmas is now less than a week away. And if you are still looking for the perfect gift for everyone on your list, we have you covered.
Yep, we sure do. Three new stock contributor Hallie Abrams back with some low cost but high joy buys. I love that.
Hi, Joy. Hi, Joy.
And they're all from local northeast Ohio stores and brands, which makes it even better. Hallie, this is awesome.
I'm so glad. Yeah, we got to support local. Right.
We were just talking about that. Yes. We all know what's at the big box stores, but these little boutiques that are locally owned and operated have so many great little treasures, great things.
It makes a real difference to a real person, and it keeps the money in our local economy. So I highly, highly recommend. So let's start with candles. Everybody loves a candle. And just so you know, when we're talking low cost, high joy, I tried to stay in that $50 range. There are a few things that were like, too good not to, but most of it's in that range.
So this is $48.
It smells delicious, right? So what she does, Jen, who's the owner, she takes vintage pieces. So sometimes it's a rocks glass. Sometimes it's a big glass like this and fills them with her proprietary scented candles. And I also really like. Do you see the wick? It's a piece of wood, so it smokes in a better way because I have.
And you can hear it crackle.
Right. It just. It's great. So this is 48. And these little ones are like 12. So great. People will love it. And it smells div. That's very clever. Yeah, isn't it? And then you can reuse it. She also has on her site how you can like melt the wax out and she gives you refillable wax. If you'd like, you can buy that separately. Also, Great Lakes spices. Okay. I love this. They do not have a brick and mortar, but what they do is online. And you can go and get this gift pack. So it's six different spices and it's $36. And you can pick out the spices that you think your gift receiver, the person you are gifting, would like to have. So are they spicy or are they more crisp, creole? Are they, you know, do they like steak things? So I think that's really great. And if you don't want to do that, they also have these individual or you could refill them. So I think that's fabulous.
Okay, what's here?
This is Banyan Tree, which has locations. Yep. In Tremont and Crocker Park. Everyone's like, oh, I love it. So we did some fun things. I think this crossbody sling bag is just great. If you feel it here, feel it here, feel it. Oh, wow. It feels really nice. And so you can wear it to travel and it just goes nicely across your body. And I think it's gonna fall. No, it's not gonna fall. Good. I love this little hat. Okay. And just.
That's adorable.
It's adorable. But also, do you see how it, like, is tucked back here?
Yes.
So when you put it on, you're not getting that, like, big, like, I'm not gonna ruin my hair or your hair or your hair. But trust me when I tell you it looks super cute on. Okay.
Okay.
And then you get the perfect slouch look, right? You get the perfect beanie slouch. That's awesome. I also love this Cleveland Eats. So it's a bucket list of restaurants according to what you want. Like, do you want Italian mediter? You want. And it's all Cleveland based, so that is really cool. That's helpful. I am destroying the display.
It's all right.
But it's okay because I'm smiling. Yes. Ling Jewelry. Ling Jewelry is on Sugar and Boulevard in Woodmere. It is one of my personal favorite gift giving stores, particularly because when I go in there, I cannot tell if something's going to be $40, $400 or $4,000, which means that when you give it, it's going to look great.
Great.
Right? So all of these.
Show us your double.
Yeah. So this bracelet. Bracelet, that's a single and a double. And it has the clasp is magnetic. So you know how it's so hard to put things on yourself here? You just like, you wrap and wrap and then. Can you see magnet? All set.
Beautiful.
I think the single is 55. I want to say this with the doubles. A little more. Okay. And real quick, we have about 20 seconds left. We do. But I love so many of these things. Okay. But this is all from Ling. It's super cute. And then the best ornaments in town, in my opinion are at La Bella Vita, which is at the Eaton Collection. They have a special relationship with McCarthy MacKenzie Childs. And this Santa is gorgeous. That is $98. That's why I had to go a little more. The reindeer is like around 50, but the Santa is hand blown and hand painted in Europe.
The nice thing about giving ornaments is people will remember you every year and that they cared enough about you to.
Give you some beautiful, beautiful ornaments. Definitely check it out.
Thank you Holiday.
We do have links and more information for all of these great buys on wkyc. Com. Helly thank you. Thank we'll be back.
