Maker Mentors is a community dedicated to supporting the work of small creative entrepreneurs. This gift guide includes products from some of our favorite makers. You are supporting the work of indie makers everywhere when you purchase products featured on Maker Mentors.
Yosemite Half Dome heat pad, or Echo Lake heat pad
This therapeutic bag is a heat/cold pack that is washable! Good for stomach aches, muscle aches, back pain (hello feminine monthly discomforts) or just to relax at bedtime. Put in the microwave* for 1:30 to 2:00 minutes and voilà. Keep it in the freezer and it’ll be useful whenever. $19 Special Offer! Save 25% with discount code MMHGG15.
The Porter Camera Strap | Olive
This Porter strap is made of strong canvas and lined in super soft suede. Tips are made from vegetable tanned leather which ages beautifully. This new colorful and comfortable strap is a powerful and elegant statement piece. $110
The Leather Tote Bag
The Pad & Quill Leather Laptop Tote is crafted for today’s tech lifestyle with ample room for up to a 15″ Macbook, iPad, chargers and accessories, and more. A special zippered pocket keeps your loose items safe. Ever health conscious, the tote also boasts a leather, snap-closed loop to hold your water bottle (or wine depending on the day) and ample room for all of your daily needs. Mrs. PQ has ditched the purse and picked up the tote. We think you will too. From beach tote to work tote, it’s an everything bag. $209
Personalized Ring / Gift for Her
With the exception of the heart ring, personalize your ring with a 7-character name or a word to inspire!! This makes the perfect gift or gift to self! The word serves as a love note to carry with you always. Convo us if you wish to personalize your ring with more characters or with dates or additional words! If you want more than one ring, add them individually to cart to create your own unique stack! $35
Women’s Mitten
Jack & Mary mittens are created from recycled wool sweaters, lined with cozy fleece and finished with a button. These mittens are very warm and versatile. Sized for an average women’s hands. These mittens are wonderful for adventuring outside, walking the dog, driving, jogging, biking or just plain looking cute! $42
The Colorful Terrarium Plant Collection
It was tough to pick just 6 plants, but these are favorites for surving indoor terrariums. The only thing you need is a container or two. $40.00
Home Cutting Board
The Home Cutting Board can be totally personalized with the State or Country of your choice, a family name and a date of establishment. Using highly renewable, locally sourced material, we create cutting boards that are so nice you may have a hard time cutting on it for the first time. But trust us, use them… our boards can take it. $18.95
Family Tree Necklace
My hand stamped tree necklace, combined with dainty initial charms, makes a lovely, high quality family tree necklace. Choose from sterling silver, 14K gold filled or 14K rose gold filled. Designed for everyday wear and made to last with quality components.$49
YOU ARE SO ENOUGH FLEECE
A twist on our original “You Are Enough” tee from Summer 2015, this is a more unisex bold print style with a clear message… that you are SO enough. We often find ourselves doubting if we are good enough, fit enough, smart enough and the list goes on. We want to remind you that you ARE enough and you prove it every day just by doing the best you can. Our struggles are just as important as our successes and it is so important to give yourself the credit you deserve for showing up every day. $50
Orange Fruit Print
This print is an original hand carved design that was created using a blend of water based inks on bristol board. The colors and finish of each print may vary, as they are all individually hand printed. $15
Salt Bath Trio
The complete salt bath collection: Still, Drift & Float. $46
Single Sapphire Ring
1 rough blue-green sapphire is embedded in recycled 14k yellow gold. $297
Azul Serape Blanket
Given the handmade nature of these beauties, each Azul Serape Blanket combo differs slightly! The size is approximately 60 x 90″ and will cover a queen sized bed. This blanket is the perfect companion for beach days and outdoor picnics. If you prefer to use indoors, pair with a white couch or duvet for a beautiful pop of color. The first two pictures are a representation of the Azul pattern! The remaining pictures show you a few ways to use the blanket. For each Serape Blanket sold, the artisan can provide her family with one month of electricity. $72
Custom Portrait
If you are a new customer, you must first order a custom portrait here. After we receive your order, we will send you an email requesting images for our artist to work from. We also consult with you on colors, signature features and accessories. For example pigtails, a favorite necklace, or an expression you love. Our artist will then get to work creating your Little-Biscuit. Then voilà! A Little-Biscuit will arrive to your inbox in less than three weeks. If you approve, we will stick your print in the mail to arrive in about a week. $250Sure. Special Offer! Save $25 off a portrait commission using the code MAKER-MENTORS.
Plum Prints
Plum Print transforms children’s artwork into stylish coffee table books and chic home décor products. The process is super-simple: Plum Print sends a prepaid box to your doorstep and you simply drop in the artwork. Next, Plum Print professionally digitizes the work and sets up your private online gallery. All you have to do is choose which products will make the happiest home and the proudest children! Special Offer! Get a 10% discount on any product when you use the discount code “MakerMentors.”
mama bangle
Simply sweet. The perfect dainty piece for every day wear! This new “mama” bangle is perfect to show off that you are a mom! These bracelets are perfect for the minimalist. You can wear this alone, or as a layering piece. Gold plated bracelet bangle bracelet comes with ball and hook closure on the back. $23
Letters to My Baby
This book of 12 fold-and-mail letters invites mothers to capture the fleeting memories of their babies’ first years. Each letter bears a prompt for moms to reflect on their hopes and dreams for their little ones. The letters can be postdated, sealed up, and gifted for the years to come. In the future, their children get to break the seals to receive the greatest gift imaginable: a tangible expression of their mother’s love. This heirloom-quality keepsake makes a priceless gift for the expectant or the more experienced mother. $18
They Draw and Cook: 107 Recipes Illustrated by Artists from Around the World
Endlessly entertaining and engaging, They Draw & Cook, with more than 100 hand-illustrated recipes, presents a unique and artful cooking adventure for all ages. After starting their blog in February of 2010, Nate and Salli received hundreds of illustrated recipes from artists all over the world, which they decided to turn into a book. This book contains a sample of 107 of those illustrations that range in style from cute to goofy to absolutely gorgeous. The illustration styles range from elegant to cheeky, the recipes from drinks to desserts and everyday to extraordinary. You’ll find hilarious fare like Beetrooty-Yogurty-Thingummyji, Starving Artist Goo-lash, and Top Model Salad; international cuisine such as Moroccan Orange & Date Salad and Moules Frites; and tantalizing tastes like Marmalade Flapjacks and Chicken in Love. The perfect combination of flair and folly, this irresistible and colorful book will be a new favorite both in and out of the kitchen. $15.75
Paper Kiss Designs
Paper-kiss-designs.com creations are perfect for everyone who’s special to you: your mother, your best friend, your neighbor, your child, your sister or your grandmother. The little books fit through the door mail slot, so Paper-kiss-designs.com can help you deliver a lovely surprise: a kiss in the mail.
The Renay Gator
The Renay is my variation of the classic zipper clutch. The rounded corners give it a little more flair and personality. With the added faux leather gator skin, this clutch is a show stopper for sure. Dress it up with your favorite pumps for a night out on the town. Pair it with a cute pair of flats for a day out with the girls. The Renay is a timeless and classic piece that you’ll always come back to for your accessorizing needs. $52
Natural burlap Christmas tree skirt
Made of natural color, high end, upholstery grade burlap, this tree skirt is approx. 60″ in diameter, with hand made red and white french ticking piping on the edge. The upholstery grade burlap has a tighter and straighter weave and makes a huge difference in the end product. You cannot find this grade of burlap at the craft stores. This burlap does not have the strong odor and is much less fuzzy than the burlap in craft stores. All edges have been stitched to prevent fraying. Skirt has a slit opening and no closures, as this makes the skirt flexible to style however you like under your tree. $85
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