Hand-Painted Christmas Gift Ideas for Everyone on Your List

Every candle in my shop starts the same way: with a brush, a little water and a lot of color. I paint the art for my labels here in the Texas Hill Country, then turn those paintings into soy candles you can give, or keep. If you're making your list this year, here are my favorite hand-painted Christmas gift ideas for the people you love.

For the hostess

Heading to a holiday party or Christmas dinner? Skip the bottle of wine and bring something she'll light all season.

• Merry and Bright Christmas Candle: one of my best-selling holiday candles, with a simple apothecary-style Merry Christmas label and seven cozy scents.
• Merry Merry Christmas Wreath Candle: watercolor evergreen wreaths and flowing script, a welcoming gift for any host.
• Tea Time Watercolor Teacup Candle: for the friend who always has the kettle on.

For Mom and Grandma

• Antique Watercolor Christmas Tree Candle: a classic evergreen on warm cream, like an old holiday card held up to the light.
• Letters to Santa Mailbox Candle: a little red mailbox and a snowy window, for anyone who still believes.
• Antique Watercolor Christmas Tree Hoodie: the same painting on a cozy hoodie. Pair it with the candle for a set.

For your best friend

• Gold Leopard Print Candle: a watercolor leopard print I painted, for the friend with fearless style.
• MTHFR Funny Candle: if you know, you know.
• Soul Sister Candle: for the friend who became family.
• Frilly Heart Sherpa Blanket: my hand-painted Frilly Heart on a plush blanket for movie nights.

Stocking stuffers

• Santa's Sleigh Tin Candle: Santa's sleigh through a red gingham window, in a little 4oz tin.
• Letters to Santa Tin Candle: a snowy red mailbox on a black or silver tin.
• Winter Scents Watercolor Tree Candle: hand-painted evergreens on a 9oz soy candle.

For coworkers, clients and teachers

Buying for a whole office, every closing this month or the entire class? Every order of 6 or more items saves 10%, and 12 or more saves 15%, applied automatically at checkout. See gifts for your team and clients for my favorite picks.

• Happy Holidays Candle: an inclusive holiday wish for everyone on your list.
• The Heart of Texas Alamo & River Candle: a San Antonio favorite for realtors and Texas clients.

For someone who loves winter more than Christmas

• Wintery Window Snowy Night Candle: snowy evergreens under a starry sky, cozy from December through February.
• Capricorn Birthday Candle: for the December or January birthday that always gets lost in the holidays.

For someone starting a new chapter

• P.I.V.O.T. Motivational Candle: Persevere In Victory Over Trials, for a friend getting through a hard season.
• The Sovereign Audit Hardback Journal: the companion journal to my book, for the friend ready to rebuild her life on her own terms.
• Lucky Lefties Candle: for every left-hander. Profits support Lucky Lefties, a nonprofit for left-handed kids learning to write.

Out of time?

Each candle is made to order, so please order early for Christmas delivery. If the date sneaks up on you, a Wing Light gift card arrives by email and lets them choose their own.

Thank you for shopping small and supporting an artist. It means the world to me.

– Erica