New Mexico is full of creatives. This holiday, support your local artists and shops, which offer beautiful, unique products that represent all the amazing things happening in this great state. Here are a few of our favorites.
1. Mouth-blown celestial ornament ($32). Landmark Creations, Susan’s Christmas Shop, Santa Fe.
2. Micaceous clay bell ornament ($14). Josh Garcia, Susan’s Christmas Shop, Santa Fe.
3. Prickly pear hare ($46). Detours at La Fonda, Santa Fe.
4. Pickle ornament ($30). Elodie Holmes, Liquid Light Glass, Santa Fe.
5. Mexican stamped tin cactus ($7). Southwest Cactus, El Vado Motel, Albuquerque.
6. Jute-wrapped tree ($42). Detours at La Fonda, Santa Fe.
7. Mexican stamped-tin Virgin of Guadalupe ($7). Southwest Cactus, El Vado Motel, Albuquerque.
8. Beeswax sheep ($18). Little Tree Handmade.
9. Mouth-blown turquoise sugar skull ($58). Detours at La Fonda, Santa Fe.
1. Crossing arrows engraved filigree signet ring ($285). Brooklyn Smithy.
2. Sterling silver bangles with stones ($125–225). Detours at La Fonda, Santa Fe.
3. Squash blossom necklace ($315). Marie Yazzie (Diné), Case Trading Post, Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian, Santa Fe.
4. Mountain Lion 24k and sterling silver cuff ($875). Helen Chantler, Reflective Jewelry.
5. Pictish cross ($195). Helen Chantler, Reflective Jewelry.
1. Pure New Mexico honey (16 oz., $11). San Juan Apiaries, Kaune’s Neighborhood Market, Santa Fe.
2. New Mexico Home cutting board ($50). The Family Tree Woodworking.
3. Hammered Damascus Santuko chef’s knife inlaid with fossilized mammoth bone (5”, $196). Santa Fe Stoneworks.
4. Cedar-smoke grill bombs ($5). Kelly Craig, Las Cosas Kitchen Shoppe, Santa Fe.
5. Hammered Damascus Santuko chef’s knife inlaid with fossilized mammoth bone (7”, $260). Santa Fe Stoneworks.
6. Pepper roasting basket ($25). Charcoal Companion, Las Cosas Kitchen Shoppe, Santa Fe.
7. Viva Frida tea towel ($20). Detours at La Fonda, Santa Fe.
1. Landscape painting ($300). Mateo Romero (Cochiti), Case Trading Post, Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian, Santa Fe.
2. Oiled tanned leather bag ($695). Tom Taylor.
3. Handcrafted shaving and travel tin ($20). Los Poblanos Farm Shop, Albuquerque.
4. Hand-turned shaving brush ($50). Made to Lather.
5. Gemstone Exotic Collection pocketknife ($120). Santa Fe Stoneworks.
6. Bighorn sheep carpet bag ($130). A. Herman, Hyperclash, Santa Fe.
7. Leather cuff ($42). Molly Hodosko, Hyperclash, Santa Fe.
8. Crown hat ($280). Percy Stith, the Stith Collection.
9. Madonna beaded necklace bag ($200). Marcus Amerman (Choctaw), Case Trading Post, Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian, Santa Fe.
1. Large geometric beeswax candle ($30). Laird Hovland, Hyperclash, Santa Fe.
2. State of New Mexico typography poster ($11). The Drafting Room.
3. Embroidered linen quilt-top down pillow ($95). Bianca and Red.
4. Stainless-steel water pitcher with floral design hand-painted in India ($51). More Spirited Goods, Santa Fe.
5. Lavender sprigs European sponge cloths ($12). Kei and Molly.
6. Medium geometric beeswax candle ($24). Laird Hovland, Hyperclash, Santa Fe.
1. Aurora sculpture ($2,800). Elodie Holmes, Liquid Light Glass, Santa Fe.
1. Keep Calm and Eat Green Chile art print ($15). Guerrilla Graphix Pop Culture Emporium.
2. Felt chile pepper organic catnip ($4.50). BeWitched Cat Toys.
3. Hatch chile salsa ($7). Hatch Chile Express.
4. Kitchen in a Bag napkin ($38 for the bag). The Chile Shop, Santa Fe.
5. Dixon medium-hot red chile powder (8 oz., $6.25 or 16 oz., $9.50). The Chile Shop, Santa Fe.
6. Nambé alloy chile ($45). Nambé.
7. Green chile jam (8 oz., $12). Los Poblanos Farm Shop, Albuquerque.
1. Handwoven shawl ($120). Lil Weavy.
2. Stoneware cups and matching saucers from the LACE collection ($65 per set). Barro by Lucrecia.
3. Organic rambouillet yarn ($18-$24). Shepherd’s Lamb Wool.
4. Smeared stripe leggings ($79). Roxie Rudolph.
5. High Desert Sage tea ($11). Tea.o.graphy.
1. Melamine trays (set of 3, $61). More Spirited Goods, Santa Fe.
2. Tarot of Cocktails cards ($25). More Spirited Goods, Santa Fe.
3. Gruet Blanc de Noirs ($12-$27). Gruet.
4. Mixmaster multipurpose 10-in-1 bar tool ($44). More Spirited Goods, Santa Fe.
5. Owl-head cocktail shaker ($57). More Spirited Goods, Santa Fe.
6. Tumbleroot Navy Strength gin ($64). Tumbleroot Brewery and Distillery.
Also available at Susan’s Fine Wine and Spirits in Santa Fe.
7. The Host Key ($21). More Spirited Goods, Santa Fe.
1. Tea tile modal scarf ($155). Ann Laser.
Also available at Vivo Contemporary Art gallery in Santa Fe.
2. Map wallets ($8). Susan Brink, Hyperclash, Santa Fe.
3. Travel quench skin-care kit ($32). Round Barn Apothecary.
4. Signature leather clutch ($195). Tiffany Gremillion.
5. Victoria leather clutch ($165). Tiffany Gremillion.
1. Navajo cornstalk pictorial runner, c. 1930s ($4,800). Shiprock, in Santa Fe.
1. La Fonda ceramic mug ($28). Baca Street Pottery. Available at Detours at La Fonda, Santa Fe.
2. Esposota Melanostele cactus in West River Pottery Lab pot ($40). Opuntia Café, Santa Fe.
3. Sage Pine Lotion (8 oz., $20). Bison Star Naturals.
4. Desert plants napkins ($18). Prints and Plants.
Also available at Opuntia Café in Santa Fe.
5. Piñon resin incense ($5.50). Indigo Desert Moon.
6. Howling wolves hand-printed notecard ($4.50). Cathy Sullivan, Detours at La Fonda, Santa Fe.
7. Life sager greeting card ($5.50). Obsidiopolis.
8. Palo Santo peppermint sugar scrub ($15). Nihilisme Beauty.
9. Rosehip-and-thistle wildcrafted perfume oil ($32). Dryland Wilds.
1. New Mexico sticker pack ($4). Beth Spencer.
2. Rainbow Geo flare dress ($85). Roxie Rudolph.
3. Zag earrings ($47). Obsidiopolis.
4. Bottlecap snake ($80). Kenny Chavez, Detours at La Fonda, Santa Fe.
5. Mango sorbet scoop earrings ($42). Obsidiopolis.
6. Meow Wolf coloring book, volume 1 ($13). Meow Wolf, Santa Fe.
1. New Mexico photo T-shirt ($19). Skulls and Succulents.
2. Desert bandanna ($12). Power and Light Press, Silver City and Madrid.
3. Nomad trucker hat ($25). Nomad, Santa Fe.
4. Take a Hike T-shirt ($24). Nomad, Santa Fe.
5. Contemporary Native American elk-design water bottle ($20). Reclaim Design.
6. Glazed ceramic belt buckle ($200). Logan Wannamaker, Arroyo Seco.
7. Sierra Madre sunscreen ($24). Super Salve Co.