Megan's Notes
The Supper Swap Girls Top 5 Local Gift Ideas
By Megan Heidlberg
Dec. 01, 2011 at 04:27 PM
1. Black Maize Salsa “Our Favorite Hostess Gift 2011”
This fresh, handmade salsa is $8 a jar and made in Greenville by Kelly & Mike Wedin. $8 for a big jar (what a deal for local & artisan!)
Order on their website http://www.blackmaizesalsa.com and pick up at Frodo’s Pizza at Cherrydale
Corporate Gifts and large order discounts available.
2. Votivo, Holiday Series Candles:
Red Current, Joie De Noel, Winter Cranberry, Christmas Sage, Clementine & Clove
These candles really last and are made in Spartanburg!
Red Current is Steph’s All Time Favorite Scent
Gift Box Candles $30 (50-60 hr burn time)
Travel Tins $11 (30-40 hr burn time)
To buy a Votivo candle anywhere in the US use their nifty store locator (by zip code)
at the bottom of their website http://www.votivo.com
We love to buy them at Kudzu in the West End and Mod Salon on Stone Ave!!
3. Tom Stewart Architectural Art
Love your home? Put it on the wall! Contact him on his website http://www.artwanted.com/stewartartco or visit him at The Holiday Fair Fri & Sat (10am-8pm) at the TD Convention Center, Booth 1228. $195 for a matted, original, pencil drawing(about 9x12) matted to fit a standard size 16x20 frame.$245 if custom framed & comes with a dozen note cards too!
4. At the Chef’s Table Culinary WalkingTour with historian John Nolan “Our Favorite Gift Experience 2011”
Visit behind the scenes at all 5 Table 301 Restaurants and learn about Court Square and The Falls along the way. Gift Certificates available
$39 on Tuesday evenings and Saturda afternoons only
http://www.greenvillehistorytours.com 800-979-3370
5. The Bakery Off Augusta “SSG’s Favorite Bakery”
Custom Gingerbread Houses and Ornament Cookies and delish cakes too… the chocolate ganache filling is amazing.
Tom Hohman is teaching an Adult Gingerbread House Class at Foxfire on December 7th. 11 Sevier St 864-282-8580 http://www.facebook.com/thebakeryoffaugusta
Register online for the class at http://www.foxfireshops.com
