I am thrilled to be sharing 10 of my favorite small businesses with you in today’s “Shop Small” gift guide! I know that this has been such a crazy year for so many small businesses, and it’s important to support them now, more than ever!
1. Carolina Dandy – This adorable shop is the same one that created the cutest monogrammed bridesmaid’s sleep shirts for our wedding day! This monogrammed cutting board and gold bamboo napkin holder would make the perfect gifts this Christmas.
2. Dizzy Daisy Designs – Kamie designed our watercolor crest wedding invitations, save the dates, and rehearsal dinner invitations! She has so many personalized paper goods – I think this set of gift tags would make a great present! I’m ordering these goldendoodle gift tags for some of our gifts.
3. Rewined Candles – These candles are made in Charleston from recycled wine bottles – the Rosé scent is my favorite, but I think the Poinsettia scent would be perfect for the holidays. I put one of these candles in each of my bridesmaid’s “proposal” boxes!
4. Sprinkled with Pink – I discovered this shop earlier this year when I was looking for monogrammed jute bags for my bachelorette weekend in Charleston! They made the cutest bags for each of my girls, and recently sent me a fun quarantine package complete with this “Homebody” sweatshirt! My code MARGARET will get you 10% off your order.
5. Hidden Truth Jewelry – Ashley and I have been collaborating together for the past couple of years, (she’s the sweetest ever!) but our most recent partnership was for my bridesmaid’s earrings for our wedding day! They wore her Dogwood & Pearl Dangles that say “Jesus” and “Joy” on the back. Any of her jewelry would make a special gift for a mom, sister, or grandmother!
6. Brooke Lancaster Art – I’ve also collaborated with Brooke a few times this year, but my favorite has to be the commission she did on one of our wedding photos! She also makes beautiful handmade jewelry and smaller paintings like this mountain scene.
7. Pearly Vine – This small business out of Ohio sent me the most darling denim shirt with white ribbon trim, and I’m so obsessed with it! I can’t stress enough how much any mother would love this top! They have many other combinations and ribbon trim options, as well.
8. The Preppy Stitch – This adorable shop embroidered dinner napkins with our wedding monogram for the head table at our reception! It got me thinking that a set of the hemstitched linen dinner napkins would be such a nice gift of true heirloom quality. She can digitalize almost any file for embroidery!
9. TRVL Design – This brand hands down makes the cutest toiletry/make-up bags! I used this pink cheetah print bag and this blush pink bag on our honeymoon to stay organized! It could be cute to get one of the bags and fill it with little beauty products for a fun present.
10. Wayne Powers Apothecary – Wayne owns a salon in Columbia, SC and also makes his own products + styling tools! I have been exclusively using his Rewindr curling wand to curl my hair for at least a year now. I even did an IGTV tutorial on it! If you have a beauty lover on your gift list, this would be a fun tool for them to try out! My code MARGARET10 will get you 10% off.
