ca. Dec. 25th – Jan. 2nd
The night of Kislev 25th approaches, and many are preparing to share this celebration of Jewish resilience with their friends and families: Hanukkah, beginning this year on December 25th, is a time of enduring light in oppressive darkness. It’s a time of giving, a time of cultural strength, and a time to commemorate one particular instance of miraculously long-burning oil—which has inspired so, so much fried food!
Alas, Artisans Cooperative has yet to host artisans of such cuisines, but we were able to pick out some delightful non-food items that we think you’ll enjoy in your search for handmade Hanukkah gifts to last you all eight nights.
If you’re left still in need by the end of this gift guide, you can also take a look through our Artisan’s Choice Sale for your holiday shopping. We want to emphasize an artisan’s right to price their items in ways that reflect their needs and the value of their time. The ACS is where you can find shops whose owners have made that calculation and determined that putting their items on sale for the holidays is the right choice for them.
Table Of Contents
- Menorah-Themed Hanukkah Card
- Essential Oil Scented Shower Streamers
- Chromatogram Print of Red Tea with Chrysanthemum
- Geode Wolf Night Light
- Handspun Wool Infinity Scarf
- Songs Of Chanukkah/Dreidel Wall Hanging
- “Strawberries and Blueberries” Painting
- Pottery Dish 4-per-year Subscription
Menorah-Themed Hanukkah Card
Handmade in Oregon, USA by Jessica Schaffer at The Chrysalis Imagery
“Kindling the light.”
Begin Hanukkah with the simple gift of a card wishing well, expressing love, or extending an invitation to join the festivities. Featuring original artwork depicting a crow lighting a menorah, this card is blank inside and comes with its own sturdy envelope.
Essential Oil Scented Soaps
Handmade in Vermont, USA by Zyla Nuite at Winding Circle Farm
It’s true, we don’t have oily foods, but we do have some lovely examples of oils being used to create pleasant odors! Keep clean with this handmade soap that was created using fat from the artisans’ own flock. The scented options come in orange, lavender, or rosemary.
Chromatogram Print of Red Tea with Chrysanthemum
Handmade in Illinois, USA by Mari Miller at Art is Craft is Design
The tradition of Hanukkah gelt has children practicing tzedakah by receiving a gift of money and giving a portion of it to charity. This isn’t as common as it used to be, (in a lot of places, this gift has gone from real money to chocolate coins—yum!) but we decided to seek out the heart of this tradition in artisans who have chosen to use their handmade businesses to do good deeds with the proceeds.
This artisan has pledged to give 10% of each sale to an indigenous community. Bless your home with an art print whose sale contributes to an act of grassroots charity. Also available in this shop are original chromatograms, each one completely unique.
Have you heard of chromatography before? It’s largely used by farmers to assess the quality of their soil, but as you can see it also makes beautiful art from the presence of microscopic life.
Geode Wolf Night Light
Handmade in Texas, USA by C Stein at Eclectic Design Choices
What sort of Hanukkah gift guide would this be without something bright?
This night light was created using a slice of agate adorned with a silvery wolf head—seemingly opaque until it’s time to brighten the room.
Handspun Wool Infinity Scarf
Handmade in Louisiana, USA by Ze daLuz at KnitZy Fiberlicious
In much of the northern hemisphere, Hanukkah corresponds with increasingly cold temperatures. Anyone would appreciate something soft and warm to wear at this time of year.
This infinity scarf has been hand-knitted from hand-spun wool yarn. It’s made in beautiful shades of turquoise—but if that’s not your style, this artisan has a number of different hats and scarves to choose from.
Songs Of Chanukkah/Dreidel Wall Hanging
Handmade in Kentucky, USA by Leah Kiser at Ahavah Ariel Sacred Arts
Oh dreidel, dreidel, dreidel, it loves to dance and spin 🎶
Oh dreidel, dreidel, dreidel, come play now, let’s begin 🎶
It was delightful to find that such a unique wall piece has graced the Artisans Cooperative marketplace. Whether you hang it up just for Hanukkah or all year round, this dreidel-shaped one-of-a-kind mosaic would surely become a staple of your home.
“Strawberries and Blueberries” Painting
Handmade in California, USA by Joy at JoyousJoyfulJoyness
Brighten your life—and wall—with beautiful art of light breaking through the dark to illuminate a modest sweet treat.
This digital painting comes in a variety of sizes on either fine art paper or poly-cotton canvas material. The artist also offers custom options such as printing on metal or a framed canvas upon request.
Pottery Dish 4-per-year Subscription
Handmade in North Carolina, USA by Erin Sapre at Stella NC Works
Hanukkah is a celebration of the self-determined survival of a culture and a people. We therefore thought that it would be appropriate to close off this gift guide with something facilitating continued sustenance: a subscription for quarter-yearly shipped handmade dishes.
With this, you get to see the progress of an artisan’s style, and slowly build up a bespoke collection if you choose to renew the subscription next year. Who knows, maybe a new Hanukkah tradition will be in order?
Artisans Cooperative is a growing handmade marketplace for an inclusive network of online creatives: in short, a co-op alternative to Etsy. Check out more gift guides, or browse the marketplace directly, to find more handmade gems and support our artisans.