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1. Green City Living will help you transition to a more eco-friendly lifestyle with all sorts of reusable products. Plus, every time you place an order, they plant a tree!
2. DIOP is all about creating unique clothes that empower and celebrate one's heritage and identity with their absolutely stunning styles and patterns rooted in the founder's West-African culture.
3. Lucky No. Candles designs candles with a special crystal and scent that corresponds to the properties of each lucky number so you can really *ignite* your intention.
4. Estelle Colored Glass is a Black-owned, woman-owned luxury brand making vintage-inspired, hand-blown colored glassware, including artisan wine glasses, champagne flutes, and cake stands. Don't be surprised if your guests are impressed!
5. Powell's Books is the dream come true for bookworms who don't have the time or option to visit a local bookstore in-person. This small, independent bookstore is located in Portland, Oregon, but you can browse, shop, and purchase old and new books online! 😍
6. Want gorgeous, displayworthy books instead? Libernation Books hand-sprays books so they have beautiful, shiny page edges, which makes them look and feel like a unique collector's edition.
7. Bôhten designs African-inspired eyewear with an emphasis on culture, community, new-age fashion, and sustainability.
8. Cactus Store specializes in everyone's fave desert plants, offering all different varieties of cacti. Brb, gonna splurge and add some new prickly plant babies to my collection hehe.
9. Radiate Campfire will help you enjoy a little warmth and ambience wherever your travels bring you. Their 4-pound portable campfire lights as easy as a candle and provides over three hours of burn time, with no firewood needed. Someone grab the s'mores fixings!
10. Keeki is for all you homemade bread bakers, or really just anyone who loves perfectly soft and moist bread (it me). Their unique and reusable beeswax-lined linen bags allow your loaves to breathe, thus *perfectly* preserving all that fresh bread-y deliciousness for days.
11. And Dough Dealer will give you the perfect excuse to use that new beeswax bread bag, as their no-knead bread kits make it easy for anyone to bake their own crisp and airy loaf. Trust me, you ~knead~ to try this.
12. Wildpier Beauty makes plant-based exfoliation gloves and face sponges that will gently but oh-so-satisfyingly scrub away all the dead skin and leave you feeling like a *brand new person* – and all you need is water! No harsh chemicals or products necessary.
13. Afropick is a Black-owned family business creating unique hair picks to celebrate textured hair. These accessories make a powerful statement and symbolize unity, strength, and heritage.
14. Nuudii has started a revolution for boobs. They don't make bras, but rather a flexible support system that softly cradles your boobs with a subtle lift (aka that perfect sweet spot between bra and braless).
15. One Stripe Chai was started by an Indian woman who wanted to share the culture of this beloved South Asian beverage with the world – and thanks to her hard work, now we can all enjoy ethically sourced Indian chai and tea blends! 😌
16. Or, if you're more a coffee person, Nguyen Coffee Supply roasts specialty Vietnamese coffee (locally in NY) with beans from a fourth-gen farmer in the Vietnam Highlands.
17. The Brrrn Shop offers a new and exciting take on at-home fitness with their unique Brrrn slide board. It's an accessible, low-impact piece of equipment great for all different kinds of exercise, and best of all, it makes working out fun...even if we end up in another lockdown.
18. Fluide is a queer-owned brand on a mission to provide vegan, cruelty-free, and paraben-free beauty products for all the beautiful humans in the world, no matter what their skin, shade, or gender expression.
19. Farm to Feet will become your new fave sock provider with their high-performance merino wool socks — it's time to blaze your own trail in 100% USA-made style, comfort, and warmth.
20. Skida, a Vermont woman-owned small business, specializes in hats, headbands, and other winter sports accessories with super fun and colorful designs.
21. MignonandMignon is an Asian-owned and woman-owned small business that makes absolutely beautiful hand-crafted jewelry, including customized pendants, birthstone necklaces, monogrammed bracelets, and more.
22. Bite offers an eco-friendly, plastic-free alternative to keep your smile *white and bright*: toothpaste tablets (which come in glass containers, of course) made only from clean, non-toxic ingredients.
23. Sustainable Home Goods is a Black-owned and woman-owned small business on a mission to promote sustainability. They sell ethically-sourced, fair-trade, and eco-friendly products, from kitchen and home goods to clothing and beauty accessories.
24. Tappas has created one of the most innovative multifunctional containers that is both aesthetically pleasing and highly versatile with its unique three-tier spiraling sphere design — it just could become your new show-stopping serving piece this year!
25. Rebirth Garments is a queer-owned brand that designs gender nonconforming clothes, accessories, and lingerie because everyone, no matter what their size, gender, or ability, deserves clothes that fit and empower.
26. Dukyana's super snuggly – and absolutely gorgeous – hand-knit sweaters are perfect for anyone who's literally always cold (mom, I'm looking at you).
27. Smile Leather for beautiful, high-quality leather accessories, including a super handy dandy vaccine cardholder (which annoyingly doesn't seem to fit in most wallets).
28. Hereandnowshop will wow you with her minimalist, stained glass jewelry, especially the pieces that feature pressed flowers and feathers. 😍
29. Mola Pila is a Spanish toymaker who handcrafts plush toys with lots of creativity and love...and you're never too old for a fun and soft stuffed creature (right?!).
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