16 Awesome Michigan-Made, Michigan-Themed Gift Ideas

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We found this Michigan-shaped cutting board. Fully functional, it’s made of solid northern hard maple with an edge grain — as all fine butcher blocks should be — and features a food-safe natural oil finish that seals and protects the wood and provides or an ideal cutting surface.

Also on Michigan-Made.com, we found these stunning individually hand-blown glass ornaments from Epiphany Glass Studio in Pontiac, one of the state-of-the-art facilities among a handful of glass-blowing studios around the world. Considered great works of arts, they’re highly collectible.

Sparty’s hot stuff with a newly minted Big Ten football championship and is headed to the Cotton Bowl to take on Alabama in the national semifinals on Dec. 31 at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX. So you’ll want to get Michigan State University green on. The BigTenStore.com has all the good stuff.

Michiganders have long used their hands to show people what part of The Mitten the live in, and we love the whimsy of the gloves from Pontiac-based Michigan Mittens. The mittens feature maps of Michigan. The upper peninsula is on one hand, the lower peninsula on the other.

Based in Royal Oak, The Mitten Crate is a sort of food-of-the-month club.Co-founders Andrew Chmielewski and Cory Wright find and assemble the best in Michigan-made products every month and ship them to subscribers.

Basket Kreations Gift Shoppe in downtown Plymouth offers Michigan-made baskets filled with Michigan-made products. They’re tailored to to the recipient. We found this gift set made with Michigan favorites like Faygo pop, Better Made potato chips, Basket Kreations signature chocolate covered toffee, gourmet pretzels, dried tart cherries, cherry honey mustard and Sanders hot fudge.

If jewelry is on your list and you don’t want to give the same accessories everyone else is wearing, you’ll find some bold, daredevil jewelry choices at Mariana Stone Couture Collection in Birmingham. The trend-setting artwear pulses with energy is available at price points that most can afford. All pieces are made in Michigan.

What’s made with this gift literally won’t last long. To keep your beverages chilled in true Michigan style, use ice cubes shaped like the state. The MI-Ice Trays, which we found on AwesomeMitten.com, can also be used as a mold for ornaments or liquid refreshment. Every stop of the manufacturing is done in Michigan, so it’s a true Michigan-made product that supports local businesses.

Michigan is one of the hottest craft beer states around. We found this great Michigan craft beer sweatshirt on the Heart of Michigan website. It’s a 100 percent cotton fleece shirt with unisex sizing. You’ll find other Michigan-themed apparel and gifts elsewhere on the site.

Speaking of Michigan’s robust craft beer scene, the Michigan Brewers Guild offers one-stop shopping for the state’s craft beers, beer-related swag or a subscription to the Michigan Beer Guide that will keep you up to date on everything that’s happening in the state.

We also found this Master Pieces Detroit Tigers Comerica Park Puzzle on the Heart of Michigan website. The 1,000-piece panoramic puzzle is designed for ages 13 and older. You’ll find lots of other Michigan-themed puzzles there, too.

Teach the children well, the song says. The “I’m a Michigander Children’s Book” takes children — and adults — on a journey across the state to discover why there’s so much pride associated with being a Michigander.

Or, plan an actual trip across Michigan. A Michigan travel journal found on HeartofMichigan.com includes a pen and map of the state, plus an itinerary, journal, expenses log and a section for addresses of the great places and people you encounter along the way.

Just because it snows a little – OK, usually a lot – in Michigan is no reason to stay inside. In fact, state tourism officials say winter sports account for about a third of Michigan’s $17.7 billion annual travel industry. To get around, check out the snowshoes at Iverson Snowshoe & Furniture Inc.

Zingerman’s in Ann Arbor is a great source for foods that can only be found once a year, including Italian panettone and British Christmas Pudding. And Robert Lambert restores the tarnished reputation of fruitcakes with his rare cakes based on a treasured family recipe. Don’t take our word for it. Forbes said the cakes are “extraordinary” and “one of a kind.”

Dave’s Sweet Tooth makes some of the best toffee around, even putting that your granny pulls to shame. The candies are available online, or at dozens of retail locations all around southeast Michigan.