The Front Market Gift Guide (2024)
It’s THE MOST WONDERFUL time of year.
With The Front Market’s 2024 Season officially wrapped, this year’s Gift Guide—featuring 200+ women and LGBTQ+ creatives from The Front Market—is live! Keep reading for how to shop and our favorites across each of this year’s gift categories.
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NO. 1 — ACCESSORIES
Featured MAKER:
HANDMADE NAIL artist 10PIECEEXPRESS
10PIECEXPRESS was creative with the belief that nails are the ultimate accessory, even in the midst of a busy lifestyle. Homegrown in Austin, the brand aims to make custom-made, fun and premium quality nails more accessible and less time-consuming for everyone. Each nail is designed to be reusable, providing a sustainable option for those who want to switch up their style without creating unnecessary waste.
Featured Gift:
zone 9 nail set ($65)
NO. 2 — ART
Featured maker:
Print-MAKER AND PAINTER WAVY ROLLER
Victoria Cardenas (she/her), aka Wavy Roller, was raised in Buda, Texas and now currently resides in Austin. She is a self-taught artist that primarily works with acrylic on canvas but is constantly exploring other creative methods such as murals, screen printing, block printing, and more! Her love for sharing art began with vending and meeting others that can relate to her art, as it gave her the courage to keep going creatively. Her art explores connection (and lack of connection) that is all around her; with herself & her own trauma, others, and nature. She explores these feelings through fun calming colors and shape. She believes it's important to find her relation to everything in existence no matter how big or small!
Featured Gift:
RADIATE KINDNESS print ($5 to $35)
NO. 3 — APPAREL
Featured MAKEr:
SUSTAINABLE APPAREL BRAND livelihood
Based in Austin, Livelihood has used its goods to plant thousands of native trees in public parks and green spaces throughout our city.
“We launched Livelihood Apparel with a simple goal: to help you do the things you love, how you love, more sustainably. That’s why we craft high-quality apparel made from natural, recycled, and biodegradable fibers that move, breathe, and dry with every stride. And because making better apparel isn’t enough, we invest 25% of our profits into Livelihood Projects to restore native habitats in urban parks and trails, helping us bring nature back to where we encounter it and need it most: in the cities we call home.”
Featured MAKER:
Knitwear brand sweater p*rn
Handmade in South Austin by artist Kate Greene, Sweater P*rn’s range of design-forward knitted pullovers and sweatshirts are one-of-a-kind.
Size-inclusive, you can custom order a sweater from Kate at any time of year.
Featured Gift:
SWEATER P*RN PULLOVER (price varies)
Featured mAKER:
screenprint brand emsbrynart
100% sustainabiy sourced and hand-printed, Emsbrynart is the apparel and accessories brain child of Austin-based artist Emily Lawson.
From celebrity sightings to sold-out drops, their tees have circled the world this year.
Featured Gift:
ONE-OF-A-KIND EMSBRYN TEE ($30 TO $42)
Featured SHOP:
AUSTIN-BASED BOUTIQUE dylan wylde
With a brick-and-mortar concept in Central Austin, DYLAN WYLDE offers an array of independent designers and thoughtfully curated closet additions.
Items are available in-store only.
Featured Gift:
DYLAN WYLDE BELT & JEANS (prices vary)
NO. 4 — Ceramics
Featured maker:
fletcher ceramics
Handthrown and designed by Sabine Fletcher—a full-time artist in ceramics, photography, set dressing and production assistance—Fletcher Ceramics features palette-forward takes on functional ceramic classics.
Featured Gift:
FLETCHER MUG ($55)
NO. 5 — HOME GOODS
Featured MAKER:
honeywood home decor
Honeywood is a Latina-owned and operated woodworking company based in Austin, Texas. Founder, Kaliegh Benck, launched Honeywood in March of 2022 after years of dreaming of becoming a full-time artist. Her work strives to create unique and sustainable pieces that add warmth to the home. Often incorporating recycled and reclaimed materials, Benck focuses on making one-of-a-kind art pieces and reducing product waste.
Honeywood produces small batch, handcrafted wooden goods and art for the home. Benck’s work often relies on clean lines, wood’s natural grain intricacies and a fusion between past and present silhouettes and techniques.
Featured Gift:
chelsea cutting board ($80)
NO. 6 — JEWELRY
Featured MAKER:
CHAUNCEY AND COCO JEWELRY
Chauncey and Coco IS a lifestyle brand founded by sisters Mehek Ahmed and Nida Ahmed in 2016. Based in Texas, the duo specializes in constructing noteworthy jewelry and home décor that integrate a passion for color, contemporary art and modern design. As self-taught visual artists, they have always been inspired by the principles of color theory and form. Their journey began with a desire to create functional art pieces that not only serve a purpose but also spark conversations. Each collection they design is a testament to artistic evolution, personal style and community.
Featured Gift:
CHAUNCEY AND COCO SOLSTICE EARRINGS
NO. 7 — SELF-CARE
Featured shop:
fragrance curator terre gaillarde
Founded by Austin-based creative Amanda N., Terre Gaillarde (formerly 8-12) is a concept shop offering scents from origins near & far, new & familiar. Their curation of perfume, candles, incense, & bath immersions centers aromatic artists inspired by their sense of home and heritage.
Featured Gift:
fayoum fragrance ($132)
NO. 8 — FOODS & SIPS
Featured Vendor:
BEEBEE’S FLAVORED SYRUPS
“Like most people, I love my flavored lattes. Some of my favorite things to do are making lattes for friends & family (it’s my love language), and trying different coffee shops around town and when traveling.
In my search for the best ingredients for my at home lattes, I noticed a lack of high-quality syrups. Everything seemed to be loaded with artificial flavors, dyes, and preservatives. While there are clean label options, they still didn’t match the syrup quality and taste crafted in-house at thirdwave coffee shops. I resorted to making my own syrups at home, using all-natural, high-quality ingredients - fast forward three years, and the idea of sharing these recipes was born.
At Beebee’s, we hope to help bring comfort, community, and customization to your daily ritual. We can’t wait to see the yummy beverages you make!”
Featured Gift:
Beebee’s mexican hot cocoa syrup ($19)
NO. 9 — PETS, PLANTS & PAPER GOODS
Featured shop:
the green room atx
Owned by Austin-based plant enthusiasts, Ale and Hector, The Green Room ATX is a backyard shop in Austin Texas, specializing in rare and columnar cacti. Beyond their hard-to-find varieties, the shop also offers everyday indoor and outdoor plant options (for the gardening and plant parent newbie alike).
Open by appointment or popping up around town, The Green Room ATX also offers plant care and lawn care services.
