
Have them enjoy their first sip of the day with a salute to the city.

With notes of amber and vanilla, this scent from local candle and skincare company 12th & Viv aims to provide just what the name suggests: tranquility.

Fans of Wakanda’s King T’Challa can enter his world once more with this volume by comic book writer Christopher Priest.

Help them wind down at the end of a long day with bubble bath, fragrances, and more from beauty and skincare brand’s popular Always in Rose collection.

From ingredients like avocado, olive, and grapeseed oils in the Wonder Valley Oil Cleanser to lotus seed, green tea, and bamboo in the Wonder Valley Olive & Lotus Exfoliant, these apothecary goods make for a great spa day or nighttime ritual.

To celebrate its 10th anniversary, the home goods shop teamed up with local designer Nur Saltik of Form&Seek studio on this mug set.

Encourage a loved one with this print from local artist Rachael Barlock’s stationery brand, Hazel + Dolly.

Every piece from local photographer Alessandro Uribe-Rheinbolt’s brand Down to the Wire is made with real fruits or flowers and inspired by Colombian jewelry.

Anyone taking a sip from this friendly cup is sure to smile.

Gift the punk fans in your life this project that explores the posters, flyers, zines, and album covers of the punk and post-punk music scenes in the U.S. and United Kingdom. Available at Cranbrook Art Museum, the piece is printed as an oversized, 52-page newspaper.

Help them wake up the old-fashioned way with a brand-new alarm clock.

This set from local small-batch skincare brand Boubí Skin comes with a lavender night oil and hydrating lavender mist. All Boubí products are vegan and alcohol- and cruelty-free.

Brighten up their stationery with this fun notepad from Hazel + Dolly.

Give their outfits an artsy flair with this scarf inspired by French symbolist painter Odilon Redon’s “Evocation of Butterflies.”

Make their walls pop with these funky decor, like the Shroom Fingers print pictured above, from Rail & Anchor in Royal Oak.

Clinical pharmacist Najifa Choudhury launched her local CBD company, Dr. Peace Lily, in 2019. This tincture includes broad-spectrum hemp oil and natural peppermint flavor, to help relieve anxiety and discomfort.

This Michigan-made illipe butter and beeswax balm from skincare brand Kenna Nicole makes for a great stocking stuffer, offering relief for dry lips, skin, and cuticles.

This hand-poured soy wax candle, from Michigan-based The Little Flower Soap Co., includes notes of vanilla, caramel, and clove and is sure to warm up any space.

Motivate a friend or loved one with a copy of this book, which features stories of weavers, metalsmiths, printmakers, woodworkers, and more people who make things.

This “garden is a bag” is a great way for people to cultivate their green thumb.

Lipstick lovers can enjoy Karmela Cosmetics’ high-pigment, matte lipstick (pictured here in Passion). Ten percent of the brand’s net profits are donated to organizations focused on women’s healing and empowerment.

If you know someone with idle hands, gift them this puzzle featuring a piece of Rivera’s famous “Detroit Industry, North Wall” mural.

In the graphic novel Skip, Bloom and Gloopy find themselves taken from their separate worlds and traveling through different dimensions together.

Spice up their winter table settings with these plates, featuring a snowflake design and made with redware clay.

Keep their feet warm and happy with these cotton-hemp blend socks from Kapital 60 Yarns.
This story is featured in the December 2021 issue of Hour Detroit magazine. Read more stories in our digital edition.
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