Gift Guide 2024
The much-anticipated WILLOWTREE Gift Guide for 2024 is here! We do this every year, and each time, it gets even more exciting. It’s probably because, as per usual, we’ve curated a delightful selection of intentional gifts for everyone on your list.
Few things say, “I appreciate having you in my life” more than the gift of support for the recipient’s wellbeing.
Here are our top giving picks this year:
1. Natural Candles
It’s hard to go wrong with a natural candle made with a cotton wick and scented with essential oils. Though it’s an oldie in terms of a gift idea, it sure is a goodie! Brands we’re obsessed with right now include Mar Mar, Summer Solace, Malin+Goetz, Loam, Onsen Saru, and Boysmells. Come sniff out the best for everyone on your list.
2. Handmade candies + sweets with benefits
Stuff them in stockings or tack them onto a gift wrap tie for that special touch! Opt for handmade candies like truffles from Coracoco or peanut butter flake candies from Tom Bumble.
For those wanting their sweety treaties to do extra work, choose Alice Chocolates for focus & energy, deep sleep, or arousal & pleasure, or check out Super Mush mints for creativity boosting or daily wellness from functional mushroom extracts.
3. Sackcloth & Ashes + BBronte by MOON blankets
Who doesn’t love a new throw blanket – especially when they’re sustainably made and incredibly soft!? For those who can never be too cozy, gift them a unique design that’ll last a lifetime and make their living space even more wonderful. New textiles and print designs in store now. Hurry before they’re gone for the season!
4. For the foodies…
For those who like to have fun with food, we have so much fun food to give! It’s not just incredible condiments like Kari Kari Chili Crisp and Wilderness Poets Miso Nooch, we also have tasty ingredients that pack a medicinal punch like the immune boost provided by Activist Manuka honey.
And for those who enjoy imbibing, alcohol or not, we have a wonderful, unique selection of natural wines and non-alcoholic spirits and mocktails.
5. Handmade Ceramic Mugs, to-go cups, matcha bowls, soap dispensers, vases, and more.
Works from East Wheeling Clayworks, Hearth, and katie Troisi Pottery showcase artistry and a personal touch from the creator. They blend functionality and aesthetics, providing both beauty and utility in everyday life. Additionally, gifting handmade items supports artisans and reflects thoughtfulness, making the recipient feel truly individual and appreciated. Gifting everyday, functional objects in the form of ceramics is sure to knock the socks off of the giftee!
6. Here Now neck and eye pillows.
Handmade right here on Bainbridge Island with the utmost care, these microwavable pillows have comfort and love baked right into them. Anyone wrapping themselves in their warmth will be treated to that lovely energy. Does it get any sweeter!?
Bonus! All materials used to make these are organic, and the fabric is constantly changing between production batches, making each one a little extra special.
7. Luxury Skincare
We seriously have some of the best natural skincare around. For that person on your list looking to level up their skincare or that one who’s hoping to simplify, a Discovery Set from OSEA Malibu, the Every Day Body Oil from Mainstay, or some reusable silicon eye patches from NOTO Botanics are sure to provide a joy-sparking gift to the skincare enthusiast this holiday season.
8. Locally-made (& also luxurious) skincare, highlighting Take Haven:
Prefer to support local? We’re obsessed with Bainbridge-made skincare from Take Haven. Treat a loved one to a kit of their best herbal skincare, inspired by the principles of Ayurvda.
Pick out a sesame-based Bath + Body oil, a pouch or two of sustainably-packaged Soaking Salts made with salt from the Salish Sea, one each of a Shampoo and Conditioner Bar, a skin-nourishing Herbal Facial Oil, and a Hair Oil. Send that small-batch skincare lover over the moon with this pack of treats!
9. Marley’s Monsters sustainable home supplies: re-usable cloths + an essential oil combo
Real talk, the minimalists in our lives are so admirable for their commitment to avoiding overconsumption, and they’re also so hard to shop for!
Give them the practical gift of aesthetically pleasing, reusable, and sustainable cleaning products like un-paper towels from Marley’s Monsters. Or maybe hook them up with an antimicrobial essential oil kit for making homemade cleaners. Include options like tea tree, orange, lemon, clove, and lavender to make their DIY household cleaning effective and smelling amazing.
10. Willowtree gift card
Some of us are particular. They know exactly what they like, and we love them for it! If you have people like this on your list, why not take the pressure off and give them the gift of choosing exactly what they want. Pick up a gift card of any amount to our little store, and let them discover what they love to their heart’s content.
