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Awesome Local Gifts on Etsy

A look at some handmade goods from Oak Park artists, clothiers and craftsmen and women.

Stuck for gift ideas? Look at Etsy, and look to the locals. A search for "Oak Park" reveals more than 1,600 handmade items from Oak Parkers up for sale on the popular craft retail website. Above, you'll find some of our selections. Here's a link to their Etsy pages:

Nancy and Burt

"All of our pottery is hand built out of terra cotta clay, decorated, fired, then glazed and fired one more time. Our glaze is food safe, water tight, and meant to be cherished and used (if you want to put it on a shelf and stare at it all day that's o.k. too)."

Deborah Baldwin

"I'm a fiber artist with a website. I make artwear and contemporary quilts."

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Oak Park Antiques

"Oak Park Antiques is a family owned business, in business since 1996, operating in the heart of Oak Park, Illinois which is also the home city of famous Frank LLoyd Wright. Our speciality is Arts and Crafts Mission Solid Oak Furniture, we also carry Victorian Furniture in Mahogany wood."

Megan Aleece

"I'm a Elementary, Middle and Junior High school art teacher who love to create beautiful things on my spare time. I work from my little yellow wooden table at home, mostly during the summers and I love to pick up materials from yard sales and resale shops."

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Mommie's Ink

"I am a SAHM, with a wonderful 5 year old son, Alex."

Biolumglass

"Colorful, contemporary glass concepts for modern living by Bryan Northup"

formwork

"I love the challenge of reusing materials in interesting ways to create fabulous new objects, and I love crafting with my hands."

Art Gecko

"It's seems I'm a natural born gatherer. Gathering of the vintage and discarded items to use in my work most certainly plays a major role in my creative process.

My sometimes serious, sometimes whimsical, mixed media assemblages and jewelry constructions often attempt to tell stories, reflect on the human condition and relay the wonders and worries of life's situations."

branchcake

"My shop is a collection of new affordable works, all made by hand. I'm not really interested in selling computer prints or reproductions; I believe that owning a real and unique object is much more preferable."


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