’Tis the season for holiday shopping, and finding something thoughtful for the artists in our lives can be a challenge. Let’s agree to plan ahead this 2026 season and make their creative days a little brighter. To help you tick that box, we’ve put together a few of our favorites.
WE RECOMMEND…
Blackwing Colors - Set of 12
From Queen of Hearts, all-new Colors pencil design featuring a silver ferrule and special sand eraser made to erase colored pencils.
Blackwing Colors were designed specifically for coloring. Each pencil is made with Genuine Incense-cedar and includes a unique soft and smooth Japanese wax color core. Each pencil features the same semi-hexagonal barrel and iconic ferrule found in Blackwing graphite pencils. The design also features a special sand eraser with a semi-abrasive texture made specifically to erase colored pencils.
Each set includes 12 colors: Pink, Red, Yellow, Orange, Light Green, Green, Light Blue, Blue, Violet, Brown, Black, and Silver."
DIY Lucky Stars Origami Kit
These Lucky Star origami kits from Craftland are handmade by a mother and daughter duo in New England, and are perfect activity to do on a rainy day with family or friends!
Each kit comes with detailed and easy to follow origami instructions, 20 strips of random fun assorted paper and a sample star to get you started! No other materials required!
Lucky stars are easy to learn and quick to make! They are also a fun and easy way to show someone you like them, or wish a friend good luck. Once you have used up all of the paper from the kit, you can cut up and recycle your own!
Wildflower Bouquet Embroidery Kit
Bring this whimsical wildflower bouquet to life with delicate stitches and beads, featuring red clover, wild campion, and spotted touch-me-nots. The design feels freshly gathered and full of charm, winding wild grasses are accented with beads that sparkle like morning dew.
23 embroidery floss colors and two bead colors add depth and variation, and with fabric that is pre-printed, this kit makes it easy to enjoy the process from start to finish with full printed instructions. You will master satin and back stitch as well as getting a taste for how beads can accent your artwork.
Kit from Homestyle includes: embroidery floss (sorted on floss cards), beads (sorted), full-color printed linen/canvas fabric, wooden hoop, embroidery needle, beading needle, and full printed instructions (with links to how-to videos).
Medium Blackwing Slate Notebook
At Queen of Hearts, the medium Blackwing Slate is an A5 hardcover notebook that is slightly wider than a standard notebook, providing more writing and creative space (148 x 210 mm). This is a great notebook for journaling, to-do lists, sketching, drawing, and more. It features 160 pages of 100 GSM ivory paper—perfect for graphite pencils or ink.
Every Slate notebook features Blackwing's signature lay-flat binding, matte cover, and pencil holster that comes loaded with a Blackwing pencil.
Hook Kit Black Cat Rug
For the craft lover in your life, this rug hooking kit available at Craftland is sure to delight! Featuring an adorable black cat design, this complete kit includes everything you need to create a charming handmade small rug. Inside you'll find a pre-printed pattern, easy-to-follow instructions, a detailed color key, a quality hook, and rug binding to finish your masterpiece. Whether you're a seasoned crafter or trying rug hooking for the first time, this kit makes the perfect rainy-day project—or any day project, really. Transform your creative vision into a cozy, one-of-a-kind rug that'll have everyone asking where you got it. Perfect for adding a whimsical touch to any room!
Theories Mixtape Tee
The ultimate mixtape is now a skateboard. The new "Mixtape" deck represents the endless music that we've all discovered and fallen in love with through skate videos and skate culture. With artwork by Mike Newton, this is a rad piece for the streets or on the wall and is available at Civil.
Tom Anholt
At Symposium Books, the first monograph to explore the narrative, dreamlike paintings of British artist Tom Anholt.
Through layered storytelling and vivid allegory, Tom Anholt’s paintings traverse between the cosmic and the everyday. Anholt constructs serene, psychologically rich scenes in which the natural meets the manmade, often illuminated by glowing moonlight that reflects off watery expanses. His modern-day fables speak to our perpetual and vital desire for wonderment, human interaction, and love.
This book, the first to survey his career from 2016 to the present, shows the range of Anholt’s work through a selection of sixty carefully chosen paintings. An art-historical overview is followed by short texts on individual paintings from world-leading curators as well as writers that cross the disciplines Anholt is drawn to, including music, education, and astrophysics.
Herb Grow Garden
This patio gardening kit from Homestyle comes with everything you need to start your Herb Garden! Seed Envelopes are FCS Certified, 30% Post Consumer Waste, 100% Windpower.
Egg Carton Garden Includes:
6 packages of Heirloom Seeds, Starter Soil, Wooden Plant ID Stakes, Growing Instructions & 100% Recycled Fiber Egg Carton Planter!
Seeds: Basil, Parsley, Chives, Oregano, Thyme, Sage
Blue 90s Animal Print 2pc Set - Short & Short Sleeve Jacket By Harve Benard, L
Avu Vintage — This blue leopard print two-piece ensemble will provide an effortless cool look with a touch of refinement. Featuring a cropped jacket that has short sleeves and a simple closure, and matching high waisted shorts, the whole ensemble seems like a combination of the power-dressing of 90s fashion and a little twist. The muted blue-gray print keeps the whole look elevated; it can be worn by anyone who is a fan of unique and chic fashion items. It could easily be worn with a sleek bun hairstyle and kitten heels for a dinner date or dressed down with some sneakers and a tank top.
This set from The Vault is in great vintage condition with no major flaws to note, made up of a soft cotton material. The tag lists this item as a vintage size 12, but will be best suited to a modern large. The structured jacket and tailored shorts give it a polished silhouette, while still allowing some flexibility in styling across sizes. Please refer to measurements for the most accurate fit.
2027 Beyond Medals Park Jacket Print 2L - Print
The Park Jacket from Civil is a lightweight, 2-layer shell designed for comfort and style on and off the mountain. Made from 100% recycled polyester with PFC-free DWR coating, 15,000mm waterproofing, and fully taped seams, it delivers reliable protection without extra bulk.
With dropped shoulders for a relaxed fit and no padding but full lining for comfort, this jacket keeps things simple and functional. Features include two large zipped front pockets, inner zip media pocket, sleeve pocket, two-way hood and hem adjustments, and stretch cuffs with thumbholes. Finished with reflective printed logos on the chest and hood.
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