Have you been wracking your brain for gift ideas? Here are some gifts you can find right in your own backyard:
One of a kind fused glass jewelry made by local glass artist Hope Murphy, who makes earrings and pendants in beautiful colors and patterns. Find out more at fuzingglass.com .
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Nora Irvine’s Journey Gift Bags are a lasting and environmentally smart way to wrap your gifts and create a new family tradition. Find out how you can make the gift wrapping as special as the gift at journeygiftbags.com . (Update: I just ran into Nora Irvine downtown and she’s offering a holiday special for any South Berwick resident 0f $5 off the website prices for her giftbags.)
What about the person who has everything? You can honor someone and support a cause that is dear to them by giving a gift membership or a donation in their name to one of the local nonprofits. Some important local organizations: Great Works Regional Land Trust, Old Berwick Historical Society, Community Chorus at South Berwick, and the Center for Wildlife .
At Nature’s Way Market you can put together a fabulous gift basket with wine, cheese, some of it from local sources, salsas, jams, sauces, cookies, and really good chocolate. They have a great selection of foods that will please any tastes.
If you are looking for a gift to get a child singing and moving, award-winning children’s singer & songwriter, Sammie Haynes, and ChildLight Yoga founder, Lisa Flynn, both of South Berwick have released “I Grow With Yoga: Yoga Songs for Children.” The mix of original songs and new lyrics to familiar melodies make this a special treat for children, who can sing along with the songs while following the movement cues. The CDs can be found at at www.childlightyoga.com and at The Little Hat Company .
Doodlebugz Studio in Rollinsford, a paint your own pottery and glass fusing studio, offers the opportunity to make your own one of a kind gifts. Two Intro to Glass Fusing classes in the next week will teach you how to make a fused glass piece. One is today, Dec. 11 from 630-8:30 pm, and another is December 15 from 9-11 am. Class is $10 plus supplies which average $10 per piece. Call today 603-749-1049 to register.
Give the gift of an experience to remember: a gift certificate for a yoga class at South Berwick Yoga, a night out to see A Very Ida Christmas, a new show by Susan Poulin, golf lessons at The Links at Outlook .
Do you have other ideas for local gifts? I know these are just a few of the great gifts that can be found locally, so email me with the information and I will post more local gift ideas.
