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The summer gift-giving season is upon us, but fear not — Tulsa is full of homegrown talent. This year shower mothers, fathers, brides, grooms and grads with these locally made products to fit any style and budget.
Jim Wheat’s homemade jelly, $8 each, will start anyone’s day off right. Available at Ziegler’s, 6 N. Lewis Ave., 584-2217.
Cooks Collage from the Tulsa Historical Society includes favorite recipes from Tulsa’s professional and home chefs. $19.95, 2445 S. Peoria Ave., 712-9484, www.tulsahistory.org.
Broken Arrow’s Secret Garden Candle Co. has been providing quality fragrance products since 1991. Choose from scented candles or flameless fragrance options, such as diffusers and lamp oils. Prices range from $10.95 to $23.95; www.sgcandles.com.
Choose from a number of works by local artists, such as Tulsan Whitney Forsyth’s new “Prairie Flower” series available at Lovetts Gallery, 6528 E. 51st St., 664-4732. Prices range from $400 to $1,500.
Tulsa artist Vanessa Somerville’s handmade pottery is available at Dwelling Spaces and can be customized — pick your shape, color and design and she will make your own unique creation. $8-$25. 119 S. Detroit Ave., 582-1033, www.dwellingspaces.net.
Custom pendant charms from The Vintage Pearl let Mom proudly display her greatest loves by name. Prices start at $42; www.thevintagepearl.com.
Make a handmade gift at Purple Glaze, 3303 S. Peoria Ave., 592-6900, www.purpleglazestudio.com.
Customize this 2-foot-tall “together” sculpture with the names of the bride and groom and their wedding date, available at Garden Deva Sculpture Co., 317 S. Trenton Ave., 592-3382. $90. Also available in a 3-foot-tall version for $143.
Personalize a necklace with photos of her favorite things. Tulsan Jill Donovan turns scrabble tiles into works of art by adhering various images to the tiles. Prices are $8.95 for chain and single pendant and $6.95 for each additional pendant. To order, visit www.sweetblueaugust.com or e-mail sweetblueaugust@yahoo.com.
Let someone else clean Mom’s home for a change. Give her a Bliss Maid Services gift card. 5200 S. Yale Ave., 779-9171, www.blissmaidservices.com.
Tap into Indian Territory’s roots with either a dream catcher made by a local Cherokee woman, $20, or this “Oklahoma” photo album, $25, designed by Tulsans and Lyon’s Indian Store owners Janie and Larry Lyon.
The perfect gift for wine lovers, Stroud’s StableRidge Vineyard and Winery offers locally made wines. Available at Old Village Wine and Spirits, 1327 E. 41st St., or visit the tasting room where Jeremiah’s Red is sold for $18 per bottle. StableRidge Vineyard and Winery, 2016 W. Highway 66, Stroud; 968-2568; www.stableridgevineyards.com.
Treat the book lover to a selection of locally authored books, such as the “Historic Homes” and “Tulsa Art Deco” series by John Brooks Walton, available at Steve’s Sundry, 2612 S. Harvard Ave., 743-3544, www.stevesundrybooksmags.com.
Give Dad an everlasting gift — a painting of his best friend. Matt Moffett’s custom animal portraits start at $1,200. Interested clients can view Moffett’s work at www.m2tulsa.com or call 607-4955 to make an appointment.
Treat Dad to a gourmet meal in his own back yard. Shown are the bone-in rib eye steak ($14.95/pound), loaded baked potato ($2.95) and bacon-wrapped shrimp ($21.95/pound). The meats come pre-marinated and ready to grill courtesy of Hebert’s Specialty Meats, 2101 E. 71st St., 298-8400, www.hebertsmeats.com.
These luxurious eye masks by Goodnight Lovely by Zinke come in ivory, peacock, orchid, lavender, merlot and light blue. Available at Muse Intimates, 1876 Utica Square, 392-3430, $25.
Favored by stylish Tulsans, Blair B. Designs handmade necklaces are available at T.A. Lorton, 1343 E. 15th St., 743-1600. Prices range from $95 to $295.
Stock his fridge with the locally made Marshall Brewing Co. beers, $9.40 and up, available at Three Palms Wine and Spirits, 9999 S. Mingo Road, 893-6363.
Wow her with a piece of Susan Sadler’s award-winning jewelry line. Shown are a terracotta-colored vintage bakelite bracelet with fossilized coral set in 19-karat yellow gold, $2,480, and a turquoise bracelet, which won a Spectrum award (this piece is sold).
