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Looking for a truly unique gift that’s perfect for your loved one and supports a local Maine crafter? We’ve got you covered! Here are 10 fun and fab gifts for even the hardest to buy for on your list.

Want even more ideas? Visit sites like MaineMade.com and MaineOutdoorBrands.com to find hundreds of Maine artisans and makers. Support your friends and neighbors by giving locally made gifts this holiday season.

Many amazing things are crafted right here in Maine. Check out these fantastic Maine-made gift ideas.

TRAVEL CRIBBAGE BOARD WITH CUSTOM

CRIBBAGE PEGS FROM CAST & CARVE

Give a unique Maine gift this year with a travel cribbage board from Cast & Carve of Winthrop. Their all natural leather and wood travel cribbage boards are hand crafted and include any two sets of original personalized custom cribbage pegs. The game folds in half to fit easily in your back pocket or any travel bag. The “window” on the outside of the board provides a fun design of your choice to personalize in so many ways. They like to call their travel boards “Little Ramblers” because they are rugged, eco-friendly and rooted from Winthrop, Maine — home of the Ramblers.

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BEESWAX LIP BALMS FROM MAINE STREET BEE

Maine Street Bee lip balms are the perfect stocking stuffers. Lavender/ orange is considered a favorite! Combining the healing properties of natural beeswax and organic cocoa butter, their lip balm creates a formidable barrier against the cold, sealing in moisture to keep lips smooth. Prefer unscented? Their cocoa butter option contains the natural fragrance of cocoa butter and creamy texture. Contained in eco-friendly paper board push-up tubes, Maine Street Bee Beeswax Lip Balms can be found online at mainestreetbee. com, at their retail location at 125 US Route 1 in South Freeport and at these fine Maine purveyors near you: The Store Ampersand in Orono, Tiller & Rye in Brewer, The Rock & Art Shop in Bangor and many more! MAINESTREETBEE.COM

Perfect for everything from tailgating to adventures on the boat to chilling in the beach or backyard, the ingenious design of this beverage bucket makes it portable and collapsible. Six interior pockets hold your favorite beverage, with an open center for ice and grommet to release any melted water. Handmade in Maine from recycled sail cloth. SEABAGS.COM

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GIFT BOX FROM BOX OF MAINE

Looking to send someone a reminder of home? Box of Maine is a family business that packages up quintessential Maine-made products in customized gift boxes and ships all over the world. From the humble beginnings of packing boxes in their basement six years ago, Box of Maine recently moved into a 7,100-square-foot facility in Brewer that has a retail gift shop. “You pick the items and we’ll ship’em!” BOXOFMAINE.COM

COZY MITTENS

FROM MAINE-LY WOOL MITTENS

Keep your loved ones warm this winter with the gift of upcycled wool mittens. Maine-ly Wool Mittens believes that helping the environment is a responsibility we all share. They work to keep our landfills small by sourcing materials from local thrift shops and yard sales and giving old tired sweaters new life by turning them into a one-of-a-kind pair of mittens. Even their scraps are donated back to local Goodwill or Salvation Army stores where they get yet another chance to become something useful. Find Maine-ly Wool Mittens products on Facebook and through Maine Made. MAINEMADE.COM

BOLD COAST COFFEE FROM TILLER & RYE

For the coffee lover, Bold Coast Coffee’s Cafe Costa Fuerte starts with beans grown on their own farm in the Tarrazu region of Costa Rica. They are then hand harvested and shipped to Downeast Maine to be roasted in small batches. Find this and many more Maine coffees, ethically sourced and roasted to order, at Tiller & Rye in Brewer. TILLERANDRYE.COM

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JEWELRY FROM THE LAUGHING LLAMA

Make someone smile with creative jewelry from The Laughing Llama. Run by owner Nancy Carhart and located in Millinocket, The Laughing Llama jewelry is sold at Moose Prints Gallery and Gifts in Millinocket and Gallery on the Lake in Greenville. Custom orders welcomed. Contact nbcarhart@yahoo.com for further information.

HOLIDAY WREATHS FROM PAM'S WREATHS

What better way to spread Christmas cheer than through a holiday wreath? Have Pam’s Wreaths of Harpswell create and ship festive decor like this Moose Head Wreath to someone on your list. With a balsam fir body, white pine beard and white pine cone antlers, it’s perfect for anyone who loves the great state of Maine and the outdoors. Pam’s Wreaths has been creating unique Christmas decor since 1984. PAMSMAINEWREATHS.COM

SURFBOARD KIT FROM GRAIN SURFBOARDS

Looking for a truly unique gift? How about a surfboard kit, perfect for winter woodworkers and surfers looking for something fun to do on those cold winter days. PlyBeam Surfboard Kits include everything you’ll need to create a complete Grain Surfboard with minimal woodworking skills or tools. The York-based company designed the kit to be simple to build, requiring few tools and set up. Plus, there are full instructions and videos online to get you on the water faster. Prices range from $650 to $975, depending on the model. GRAINSURFBOARDS.COM

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Black Ink Coffee owner Parker Russell with his unit in 2018.

MAINEIAC BLEND COFFEE FROM BLACK INK COFFEE

Give the gift that keeps on giving, with a recurring coffee subscription from Black Ink Coffee of Bangor. A portion of the proceeds from every bag of their best-selling medium roast, Maineiac Blend, helps send free coffee to deployed U.S. troops so they can enjoy a taste of home through Back Ink Coffee’s Operation Caffeination. The program allows you to recommend a deployed unit where you would like the coffee sent, and they answer the call. Black Ink Coffee is veteran owned and operated. BLACKINKCOFFEE.COM