S/O gift guide: Secret Santa for progressive women

[Mushe]

You guys always have good ideas! I’m in a Secret Santa exchange for a local group, mostly women, tied to political activism. The gift doesn’t need to be political, but I assume many will be. The $20 limit has stymied me.

Ideas I’ve looked at:
- Linda ‘Totinbag’ Totinberg NPR tote bag (really, I just want one, lol) but it’s $25 before shipping
- Woman cards (meh, but the new set with Malala and others look cool. Still, $20? Seems more appropriate as a secondary gift)
- Dissent pins
- I’ve looked at shirts, like ‘strong women raise strong women,’ but everything looks way over budget.

Thanks for any ideas!

[dexteroni]

Fishs Eddy has some good mugs with political themes. This one would be perfect for an activism group and it's $18.

fishseddy.com/collections/mugs/products/american-activists-mug

[sandandsea]

Michele Obama’s new book.
The cartoon women poster I keep seeing everywhere with Princess Lea saying resist, Moana, etc.

[fumbalina]

Well if they like to cook there is always Penzey's. Or even if they like hot chocolate lol. At that price point you will probably need to be more creative though and actually know the person better.

[tcu2003]

The Penzey’s Welcome Seasoning Box is $12.50 through today (regularly $24.95). They’ve also got a free cinnamon sugar with every order and a free Tsardust seasoning with the welcome box.

[dexteroni]

Another thought - Lush's Charity Pot lotion. All of the proceeds go to charities around the world. So it's not specifically political, but it contributes to doing good. And it's only $7, so you can add a couple other things.

www.lushusa.com/body/body-lotions/charity-pot/9999905236.html

[tripleshot]

I love the things on this site. emilymcdowell.com/?fbclid=IwAR2SjYCpgDzcdNnwo3id9jUsxv8DQMNE4C2PybM0YRiuJOPH-Oxb7FWrl8k

[Mushe]

Awesome ideas! Thank you! Still perusing, so others should feel free to keep adding.

[sarahsays]

If you decide to go with Penzy spices you could add a cookbook. Together: Our Community Cookbook, is pretty cheap on Amazon.

[goldengirlz]

RBG or Obama action figure: shop.fctry.com/collections/action-figures

[dr.girlfriend]

www.amazon.com/March-Trilogy-Slipcase-John-Lewis/dp/1603093958/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1543795052&sr=8-2&keywords=march+graphic+novel

[TR]

I love this Etsy shop: www.etsy.com/shop/TurnerAndPoochCo

[tacokick]

I like their work a lot: etsy.me/YDfLuk

[minzy]

Reuseable straws? Sorry I don’t have a specific rec but Target had some silicone ones for maybe $6.

[jinkies]

Humans of New York book would be right around that price point. It's not expressly political, but I think it would appeal to that group.

RBG's dissent collar earrings: dissentpins.com/products/dissent-collar-earrings

[wildrice]

This is a friend of mine. She has a lot of cool things, but several are progressive/political. I have a few of her prints and they are lovely. Some are more than $20 but several are less.

www.marcydavy.com/products

[Mushe]

So many awesome ideas! Thank you!

wildrice, your friend’s work is stunning.

[BeagleMama]

Feed the Resistance by Julie Turshen (proceeds donated to ACLU):
www.chroniclebooks.com/titles/feed-the-resistance.html

[mbcdefg]

Can you just make a donation to a good charity in her honor?

[Mushe]

Dec 3, 2018 15:49:36 GMT -5 mbcdefg said:

Can you just make a donation to a good charity in her honor?

This group is huge on charity, but this was specifically about getting something fun in your hands. 😄

[njohnson1972]

www.puzzlewarehouse.com/Women-March-pzfwm.html

[Mushe]

Dec 4, 2018 13:22:40 GMT -5 njohnson1972 said:

www.puzzlewarehouse.com/Women-March-pzfwm.html

I happened to see this and bookmarked it! Very cool.

[onthemove]

Dec 3, 2018 10:32:08 GMT -5 wildrice said:

This is a friend of mine. She has a lot of cool things, but several are progressive/political. I have a few of her prints and they are lovely. Some are more than $20 but several are less.

www.marcydavy.com/products

I just saw her booth at the Detroit Urban Craft Fair! It was really cool stuff, what a small world! 

[wildrice]

Dec 9, 2018 16:33:06 GMT -5 onthemove said:

Dec 3, 2018 10:32:08 GMT -5 wildrice said:

This is a friend of mine. She has a lot of cool things, but several are progressive/political. I have a few of her prints and they are lovely. Some are more than $20 but several are less.

www.marcydavy.com/products

I just saw her booth at the Detroit Urban Craft Fair! It was really cool stuff, what a small world! 

Yes! She is great and does that fair every year. My BFF (who I know her through) was working that day with her, so you probably saw her too

[Mushe]

I figured I should follow up! Thank you all so much for the amazing ideas. I saved a bunch of things for me. 😆

I ended up with this bag from Emily McDowell...and one for me too. I added the sticky notes to get free shipping, so those will probably go with the present.

[konapoppy]

Mushe I need that sticky note pad so bad lol

[dexteroni]

That bag is awesome. Good choice!

[hockeywife]

I'm probably too late, but I got this for a secret santa gift: shop.fctry.com/products/ruth-bader-ginsburg-action-figure

[Mushe]

Dec 13, 2018 12:45:23 GMT -5 hockeywife said:

I'm probably too late, but I got this for a secret santa gift: shop.fctry.com/products/ruth-bader-ginsburg-action-figure

Those are so cute! I’ve debated ordering one for myself.

[dr.girlfriend]

Dec 14, 2018 18:32:36 GMT -5 Mushe said:

Dec 13, 2018 12:45:23 GMT -5 hockeywife said:

I'm probably too late, but I got this for a secret santa gift: shop.fctry.com/products/ruth-bader-ginsburg-action-figure

Those are so cute! I’ve debated ordering one for myself.

I got the RGB and Obama combo and I love them!