Shop Local For Unique Holiday Gifts

These tall snowmen and snowwomen are dressed for a night out on the town. They look very dapper in their Victorian era best, almost as if they are staging their own adaptation of a Dickens classic. You'll find them alongside so many other incredible handmade and vintage treasures at Roots to Wings Barn Market in Brownsburg. 

Store: Roots to Wings Barn Market, Brownsburg
Price: $15

Old silverware was made in an ornate style that you just can't get nowadays. That makes it a great material for decorative and creative uses. At Copper Top Customs, you'll find tons of handmade decor and antiques. The Upcycled Silverware Ornaments and Jewelry, created by Wire & Wonder, are equally beautiful and creative. Using the head of a fork, they created necklace charms that resemble a reindeer, and using the handles, they created Christmas tree ornaments that will sparkle on any tree. 

Store: Copper Top Customs, Clayton
Price:$12-$15

If you have a special someone who has a porch goose, you can now find some colorful attire to dress them up at this Avon boutique. Handmade by the owner's mother, you will find outfits for the season, holidays or even to support a favorite sports team. Suzy Sews will even take custom orders. 
 

Store: Style Threads Resale and Boutique, Avon
Price: $16-$27

Quickly becoming a social media sensation and the bakery's most popular item, MOTW's fruit mousse creations really caught our eye. Bright, colorful and bursting with flavor, the store's owner said visitors outside Hendricks County have come wanting to taste one. They come in three flavors: strawberry, mango and peach. We also were blown away by some of their other pastries including various flavors of baklava, a unique honeycomb bread and more Arabic pastries. 

Store: MOTW Coffee, Avon
Price: for fruit mousse: $8 

Known for its paint-your-pottery experience, The Hot Spot Studios inside The Shops at Perry Crossing, also has these ready-to-make slime kits for the kids. Each comes with specific colors, scents and everything you need to make them with fun themes like space, unicorn, garden and even dirt. And the best part is you can make them in the studio and let them clean up your mess when you're done, or if you dare, they are bagged up and ready to take home and make. 

Store: The Hot Spot Studios, Plainfield
Price: $20-$24

Crafted from swatches of fabric, the custom vintage fabric jewelry at Seize the Night Designs in Danville are both stylish and the perfect keepsake. You can shop from the patterns available in store, or bring in your own fabric to get a completely custom design created. This is perfect for remembering a loved one or getting a custom gift for that person who needs an accessory to go with every look. 

Store: Seize the Night Designs, Danville
Price: $15-$20

The book lover on your list would love The Author's Patch in Danville. A locally owned bookstore, they feature tons of local authors and lots of handmade gifts as well. One gift idea that caught our eye were these hair barrettes featuring popular book covers. Each barrette features five books, ranging from classics to children's novels to romance and even Stephen King! 

Store: The Author's Patch, Danville
Price: $5

Have a hard-to-buy-for friend or family member who loves Star Wars, Marvel, Disney, anime or any number of other popular cartoons, shows, etc.? Hot Spot Collectibles and Toys in Brownsburg is a place you need to check out! We were floored with some of the original studio art they have available from major studio movies and tv shows. These are the actual drawings that showed up on screen, and many are signed by the artists or voice actors from the show! 

Store: Hot Spot Collectibles and Toys, Brownsburg
Price: $100 to $5000

We were really intrigued by these unique bird balls stuffed with all the leftover Angora rabbit fiber that isn't usable for spinning at Carole Makes. If you have a loved one with bird feeders, this could be the perfect complement to hang in the trees, as birds and squirrels love to pull the fiber from the balls to line their nests. They also offer dryer balls made from the same leftover fibers. 

Store: Carole Makes, Plainfield
Price: $10

Who doesn't love an advent calendar? Counting down to the December 25th is fun for kids of all ages. Ms. B's Teas has Countdown to Christmas: 12 Pots of Tea, where beginning on December 13th and continuing through Christmas Eve, each numbered tea discovery invites you to pause, steep, and savor the season. 

Store: Ms. B's Teas, Clayton
Price: $44.95 and $44.99 respectively

Advent calendars aren't just for humans! Your canine pal would love to join in, too. The Countdown to Santa Paws is on at Forget-Me-Nots in Danville. With these handcrafted advent calendars, you pick the treat, and your pet gets a daily reminder that you love them during the whole holiday season. And the best part? You can reload it and do it again next year! 

Store: Forget-Me-Nots, Danville
Price: $18