PHOTOGRAPHY BY Meredith Tankersley STYLING AND TEXT BY Kristin Antonino
Shopping local is a breeze in a place where talent abounds. For this holiday season, we’ve hunted down a hand
ful of enterprising Howard County artisans who create one-of-a-kind finds that will make you – and everyone on your gift list – smile. Decorate the walls with clever wood-block prints by an Ellicott City artist, or trade in your bath soap for luscious organic suds made by Peaceful Farms in Glenwood. Why not treat yourself to an elegant hand-knitted necklace or a stunning cuff bracelet – both made by local women? Supporting these local makers helps to keep creativity alive in our region. Happy browsing!
The marketplace website Etsy offers a feature that enables you to find local artisans. Go to etsy.com and click on the “shop local” link on the left side of the page.
Hand-knitted NECKLACE in silver-plated copper wire, $85, by Nancy Pollack, Columbia, nancypollack. com * One-of-a-kind, glass pendant CHANDELIER (colors and prices vary) $350- $650, by Carey Buckner, Vintage Blue, Highland, vintageblue-homedecor. com * Turquoise aqua blue statement NECKLACE, $26, yellow drop EARRINGS, $13, and coral charm NECKLACE, $38, all by Amy L. of That’s Mine Boutique, Ellicott City, thatsmineboutique. etsy.com or thatsmineboutique. blogspot.com * Soy and organic cotton SKIRT, $66, By 3-Clothing, Ellicott City, 3-clothing. com, nikki@3-clothing. com * Vintage bowl bird feeder, $42, Vintage Blue.
GLUTEN-FREE TREATS: Old fashioned white BREAD, $7.49 * honey oat BREAD, $8.49 * Berry-licious blueberry PIE, $15.99, all from Cake Cake Bakery, Columbia, cakecakebakery.com * Below, Reticulated sterling silver cuff BRACELET, $425 and long sterling silver bar EARRINGS, $50, by Andrea of AAtelierAndrea, Glen Elg, aatelierandrea.etsy.com or [email protected]
Custom wood cut CARDS, $5 each, hand cut and printed by Val Lucas, Bower Box Press, Ellicott City, 
bowerbox.com * Wood Block ART PRINTS small $18, large $30, by by Pumpkin and Butterfly, Ellicott City, pumpkinandbutterfly. etsy.com * 100 percent ORGANIC SOAPS, $7 each, Peaceful Acres Farms, Glenwood, peacefulacresfarmstore.com
Crocheted cheeseburger PURSE, $15, pinkalicious cupcake PURSE, $16 and sweet chocolate chip cookie zippered WALLET, $12, all hand-crocheted by StayHomeCupcake, Columbia, stayhomecupcake.etsy.com * Hand-dyed paper BOOKS: yellow paper with linen binding, olive jade beads and Swarovski crystals, $76, lavender water color JOURNAL, $24, and origami SCULPTURE/BOOK with olive jade beads and Swarovski crystals,
$54, all from Papier de Poche, Columbia, papierdepoche. etsy.com * Hand-sewn sailboat ONESIE and anchor BOOTIES SET, $40 and on-the-go DOLLHOUSE, with pillow people family, $25, by BeepPeeps, Ellicott City, beepspeeps.com, or beepspeeps.etsy.com
