With everything small businesses have been through this year, we wanted to make sure our holiday gift guides were focused on shopping small and supporting military/veteran businesses as much as possible, but also tossed in a few bigger name brand items we’ve been keeping our eyes on. Happy shopping!!
SWAE CANDLES
If you’ve been following us for a while now you know we wouldn’t do a gift guide without these candles. We both use them in our homes (ask our friends, we’re not lying) and love them. The burn life is incredible and they’re made with natural ingredients, win/win. Our current favorites are: White Birch, No. 1 Hope, North Shore, and Baltic Amber. Don’t forget if you use code WAFLIFE you get you 20% any order!
SLEEK BLACK BOOTIES
Somehow I always end up asking for shoes for Christmas, haha, but these are just TIMELESS!
SAM + SEA COASTERS
I love custom pieces that brighten up a dull space, these coasters are a great way to bring some life to your coffee table.
FREE PEOPLE SWEATERS
This sweater and this sweater are in my constant weekly rotation! When it comes to a capsule wardrobe-these are staples that I truly can’t recommend enough!
WĀRE JEWELRY
I own at least 4 items from their shop and love that they are incredible quality, affordable, and unique. The co-owner of this shop is a WAF that has contributed to this blog from the very beginning and her sweet sweet Mom. Maybe a little biased, but the “Kirstin” bracelet is GORG.
LAUREN LIGON WATERCOLOR PORTRAITS
I’ve been following Lauren for a while now and am truly amazed by her incredible work. This is a perfect sentimental gift to get a friend that’s recently been married or a friend that might be PCS’ing soon!
CUSTOM POTTERY BY JULIA THE POTTER
I was OBSESSED with these beautiful custom mugs my sister has and it inspired me to get some custom pottery for my own kitchen. I ordered two mugs from Julia, who was incredible to work with and is also a WAF. I love that they’re unique to my kitchen and already cannot wait to add more pieces to build my little collection!
As always, you can find a surplus of gift ideas over on Spouse-ly, a platform that was created to amplify military/veteran-owned businesses!
