Gift shops accepting new brands & makers

Pink Olive

Eclectic gift shop of 'beautiful, inspiring and thoughtful' items; actively seeks new artists whose work complements the current assortment.

From Here to Sunday

Shop + gallery; a large portion of the collection is by NYC-local artists, plus US and international artists.

RIDER

Two Park Slope gift shops with a 'New York Made' section; more product in-store than online.

The WonderMart

Exclusively stocks goods made or designed in New York State; looks for giftable, well-made, retail-ready products.

Brooklyn Made Store

Built on local makers, artists and independent brands with 'real Brooklyn energy'. Two stores (Industry City and City Point).

A.MANO Brooklyn

Gift and stationery shop with curated home décor, Brooklyn artists' work, greeting cards and a small café.

Driggs Mercantile

Owner-curated, 'very selective' but open to new brands and artists. Sister store Red Pearl nearby.

Lockwood

Looking for 'unique, locally made goods' that complement the current selection. Multiple NYC shops.

NiLu

100% Black-owned gift and lifestyle shop; policy to seek out BIPOC makers, creators and artists first.

New York Historical Museum Store

Museum store focused on New York history; NY-themed gifts, books, ornaments.

Museum of the City of New York Shop

Everything must reflect the history and culture of New York City.

Brooklyn Museum Shop

Brooklyn Museum's shop.

MoMA Design Store

Design-led assortment 'from beautiful home decor to problem-solving tech innovations'.

Magpie

Brick-and-mortar shop with more product in-store than online; limited space, selective.

Exit9 Gift Emporium

Mom-and-pop gift shop; 'unique, whimsical, quirky and functional', off-beat books, themed versions of everyday items.

Pema New York

Brooklyn shop curating a 'collection of artists'.

Annie's Blue Ribbon General Store

Park Slope general store.

The Wild

Greenpoint shop that loves supporting local makers and artists.

Leanna Lin's Wonderland

Playful gift shop + art gallery 'for the young at heart'; focus on California and West Coast artists and brands. Won't carry lines already sold elsewhere in Eagle Rock (90041).

Merci Milo

Small family-owned shop of handmade, unique toys and accessories for children from local artisans, traditional toy makers, 'creative mamas' and global brands.

Heads up: Still an LA shop: the Highland Park store at 6017 Echo Street is open daily.

LAKE

Boutique since 2007 'committed to bringing independent artisans into our neighborhood': gifts, natural apothecary, clothing and jewelry.

Soragumi

Anime/game merch shop (official Genshin merchandise, figures, blind boxes) that also carries local and international artists and brands and hosts events. Second store in Buena Park.

Heads up: Consignment is mentioned in one line on their homepage; no consignment terms are published.

General Store

'Simple, well-made things' imagined and crafted by artists and makers; supports a network of independent artists. Sister store in San Francisco.

Urbanic Paper Boutique

Paper and design boutique sourcing 'the best-of-the-best from makers all over the world'; blends modern style and vintage charm.

Japanese American National Museum Store

Museum store offering crafts, publications, recordings and merchandise that 'illustrate the richness, understanding, and appreciation of the Japanese American experience.'

Heads up: JANM's Pavilion has been closed for renovation since January 6, 2025 and reopens January 23, 2027.

Craft Contemporary Shop

Museum shop that independently sources most products; open to handmade, artist and artisan-made work. The museum also runs juried Makers Market and Holiday Marketplace events.

Academy Museum Store

Store of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.

Heads up: The submission page is an embedded Airtable form; we couldn't read its fields.

WACKO / Soap Plant

Pop-culture gift and book emporium with the La Luz de Jesus art gallery inside (gallery submissions go to [email protected]).

Shout and About

Gift shop opened in 2015; second shop in Carlsbad (opened 2022). Owner-run.

Burro

Abbot Kinney shop since 1999, inspired by the American West: stationery, trinkets, coffee-table books, handcrafted accessories, and goods for hearth and home.

FOLD Gallery & Shop

Gallery and shop above The Last Bookstore with heavy tourist foot traffic; shows painting, sculpture, mixed media, photography, fiber art and illustration.

Lundeen's

Gift shop across from City Hall that's 'always excited to discover new makers and thoughtfully designed products.' Offers complimentary gift wrap.

Stay Home Friend

Gift shop with unique finds by local artists and sustainably minded gifts.

Heads up: There's no dedicated submissions page; the shop says to use its general contact form for brand submissions.

Myrtle

Shop for brands created or co-created by a visible female designer with an interest in sustainable manufacture; also carries apothecary, home and gift items by female designers. In Echo Park 2011-2017, now at ROW DTLA.

Broome St. General Store

General store and cafe with a Silver Lake flagship and a shop at Platform in Culver City.

Junior High

Multipurpose gallery and events space whose consignment shop is all small-batch, one-of-a-kind work handmade by local artisans; shop is always in rotation.

Lucky Penny General Store

Independent, women-owned neighborhood shop that's 'passionate about supporting local artists, makers': gifts, home goods, jewelry, art, stationery, apothecary, clothing and locally made products. Hosts events and workshops.

Heads up: There's no dedicated submissions page; the shop says to use its general contact form for brand submissions.

Paper Plant Co.

Stationery, home and gift boutique in Historic Chinatown with a strong Japanese stationery assortment.

Gallery Nucleus

Gallery since 2004 with a boutique bookstore/gift shop up front, focused on illustrated and entertainment art. Second location in Portland.

Magpi

'A Place to Gather Beautiful Things': apparel, home décor, artisan-made goods, vintage finds, gifts and pantry items. Second store in Cedar Glen (Lake Arrowhead).

Monarca Sol Collective

Artisan marketplace boutique (formerly Mercadito Monarca) with handmade goods from Indigenous artisans in Mexico and local Latinx makers; collective model for underrepresented makers.

SOW

Chicago boutique for local artisans' handmade goods, art, jewelry, textiles, souvenirs and gifts.

Heads up: Their page says there's a likelihood they'll use a waitlist 'as we proceed through the summer season'.

Paperish Mess

Storefront and art gallery (since 2012) with original art and handmade goods from 200+ independent artists; open to vendors 'from Chicago, the Midwest and beyond'.

Ponnopozz Art and Gifts

Art and gift shop with a 'fun, colorful, quirky and joyful' aesthetic that spotlights small businesses.

Inkling

Gift shop of quirky gifts, greeting cards, an apothecary section and home goods.

MCA Chicago Store

Store of the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago.

Neighborly

Woman-owned home and gift shop of independently made goods, supporting 200+ small businesses.

Heads up: Two shops (Lincoln Square and Wicker Park).

Wolfbait & B-Girls

'Chicago's Handmade Marketplace' for Chicagoland makers' own work.

Midwest Nice

Gifts, apparel and artwork from artists and makers across the Midwest; stores in Chicago and Geneva, IL.

Heads up: Search results also list this shop as Sacred Art (sacredartstore.com), which didn't load.

The Dropped Stitch

Yarn shop, fiber arts emporium and tiny secondhand bookstore with hand-crafted gifts and classes by local artists.

Heads up: Consignment is a one-line mention on their homepage; no terms are published.

Little Broken Things

Neighborhood hair salon, art gallery and consignment shop (since 2017) that spotlights local artists.

Heads up: It's a hair salon with a gallery and consignment shop.

Newberry Library Bookshop

Bookshop of the Newberry, Chicago's independent research library.

Sunset Variety

New Outer Sunset shop (open Friday-Sunday) of locally made goods, art and everyday treasures, named after an original Sunset Village business.

Heads up: Consignment is implied by the homepage ('Questions about consigning...'); split and terms aren't published.

Local Take

Castro shop carrying Bay Area artists' and designers' work on consignment.

The Perish Trust

Modern-day general store (since 2008) of home, hearth and old-fashioned hospitality goods, rooted in craftsmanship, history and design; also hosts artist shows.

Cha May Ching Museum Boutique (Asian Art Museum)

Asian Art Museum's store: apparel, jewelry, ceramics, tableware, cards and stationery, kids' games and toys, and books on Asian art and culture.

OMCA Store (Oakland Museum of California)

Oakland Museum of California's store, focused on California and Bay Area-made products tied to its art, history and natural sciences galleries.

The Booksmith

Haight Street independent bookstore stocking books and magazines from traditional and nontraditional publishers, plus cards and gift sidelines.

Heads up: Street address taken from a search snippet of their site (booksmith.com blocked direct fetching); verify before publishing.

Rare Device

Divisadero gift and design shop that publishes artist interviews and takes artist and designer submissions.

Heads up: The submission page is only a form; no criteria or terms are published.

Paxton Gate

Curiosity shop of ethically sourced taxidermy, bones, oddities, plants and gifts; stores in SF and Portland.

Heads up: Also has a Portland store (4204 N.

Bay-Made

Grand Lake gift shop (since 2017) run by two Lake Merritt makers, acting as a 'permanent local art and crafts fair' for Bay Area artists and makers.

Heads up: Collective memberships are closed and the portal is down; only limited email/Instagram submissions.

Modern Mouse

LGBTQ+-owned East Bay handmade gift shop with work from about 300 independent artists, crafters and small manufacturers across the USA.

The Gallery Store at Sausalito Center for the Arts

Arts nonprofit's gallery store of one-of-a-kind and giftable work by Bay Area artists, rotated quarterly.

Heads up: Commission or split isn't stated on the page.

The Handmade Showroom

Independent gift shop at Pacific Place (since 2015) of small-batch, artisan-made goods; about half its makers are from the Pacific Northwest. Bezel & Kiln jewelry is a store-in-store here.

Heads up: They avoid work already sold within the 98101 retail area.

Columbia City Gallery Gift Shop

Gift shop inside a Columbia City community gallery, carrying functional art, home decor, gifts and jewelry by local artists and craftspeople.

Station 7

Capitol Hill shop at 15th and Harrison that takes artist and vendor submissions.

Push/Pull

Ballard art store, gallery and class space (with store-made paints and inks) run 'by artists, for artists', selling zines, comics and artist merch.

Heads up: Not exclusive in the strict sense, but no artists already carried by another Ballard-area shop.

Bainbridge Arts & Crafts

Nonprofit gallery and shop on Winslow Way showing artists and craftspeople, with retail and exhibition opportunities.

Heads up: Terms or commission aren't published.

BIMA Museum Store (Bainbridge Island Museum of Art)

Bainbridge Island Museum of Art's store, consigning work by artists.

CITRINE design shop

Design shop in Issaquah's Gilman Village carrying designers and makers' brands.

SAM Shop (Seattle Art Museum)

Seattle Art Museum's shop and gallery, focused on local and living artists: jewelry, crafts, textiles, books, toys and Northwest Native design.

Heads up: No published submission process: the only contact is the general store email ([email protected]).

Experiment PDX

Southeast Portland gift shop and gallery interested in local artists for consignment, installations and gallery events.

Crafty Wonderland

Portland handmade shop with two stores (Downtown and Alberta) that also runs the city's Crafty Wonderland art and craft markets.

Heads up: Two Portland stores; the page lists the street addresses without ZIP codes.

Sonny's House

Queer gift shop, gallery, tattoo studio and bookstore styled like a maximalist living room; COVID-conscious and consent-driven.

Not accepting right now. Applications closed as of 2026-10-17.

MadeHere

Pearl District shop for nearly 200 makers from the greater Portland area.

Pop-Local

Vancouver waterfront shop for 300+ local brands, run by the team behind Night Market Vancouver; staff handle all merchandising and sales.

Heads up: In Vancouver, WA (part of the Portland metro list).

Two Rivers & Weird Sisters

St. Johns bookstore and yarn shop (Two Rivers Books and Weird Sisters Yarn) that hosts local-author events and maker markets.

Heads up: The form covers both shop partnerships and their markets, and no terms are published.

The Charmed Crow Collective

Northeast Broadway shop representing dozens of small businesses and makers, emphasizing local vendors and makers from historically marginalized communities.

Jan's Paperbacks

Long-running used and new bookstore (with Arcade Book Exchange) on SW Scholls Ferry Rd, near Beaverton.

Heads up: Thin details: the FAQ just invites local artists to email about consignment.

Paloma Consignment

Women's clothing and accessories consignment boutique building a curated collection of goods from local Austin makers and emerging small brands.

Heads up: They prioritize locally rooted Austin brands but consider small brands from anywhere.

Parker + Scott

Community-oriented Austin shop of sustainable goods, from children's toys to home cleaning supplies, from local and women-owned brands.

Heads up: Consignors sign a contract; quantity and pricing are set together with the shop.

HodgePodge Boutique & Resale

Small North Austin boutique, resale and gift shop where independent vendors rent booths; the shop handles checkout, marketing and POS tracking.

Heads up: Booth-rental model, not a buying shop.

APL Shop (Austin Public Library)

Central Library gift shop selling library-branded merchandise, book-themed products and locally sourced gifts; purchases support the library.

Clover + Maven

Always-local, always-handmade East Austin shop in the Springdale General complex, showcasing 100+ women and LGBTQIA+ artisans.

Heads up: Only women and LGBTQIA+ makers are featured.

Bullock Museum Store & Capitol Gift Shops

State Preservation Board retail for the Bullock Texas State History Museum Store and Capitol Gift Shops, favoring educational, Texas-made products.

Heads up: No products promoting universities, pro sports teams or Texas cities/regions other than Austin.

Old Bakery & Emporium Artisan Emporium

City-run shop in an 1876 Congress Avenue building selling handmade work by local Austin artists over 50.

Heads up: Open only to Austin artists aged 50 and over.

BookWoman

Small feminist independent bookstore that is asked to consign about 20 books a week.

Heads up: Contact them only by email, at most once a month, for inventory and payment.

Maaribu

South 1st café and gift shop with a sister home and design store on Guadalupe.

Heads up: Exclusivity wanted: lines not already sold elsewhere in Austin.

Succulent Native (Austin Native & Creative)

Plant shop running a local maker collective where staff sell your products from rented wall shelves.

Heads up: Paid shelf rental plus commission.

Dear Diary Coffee

East Austin neighborhood coffee shop and queer safe-space sharing its retail space with local makers.

Not accepting right now. The 2027 residency application closed August 15, 2026.

Handcrafts Unlimited

Volunteer-run nonprofit gift shop on the Georgetown Square since 1983, selling handmade work by local senior artisans.

Heads up: Only for artisans aged 50+ from Williamson or adjoining counties.

Georgetown Art Center Giftshop

City of Georgetown art center with a giftshop featuring member artists, plus monthly exhibits and workshops.

Heads up: Since January 1, 2026 all giftshop artists must hold an active membership (cost not shown on the giftshop page).

Art For The People Gallery

Springdale Rd gallery and artisan market showcasing Texas artists for over 10 years.

Heads up: Open calls are per exhibition, not ongoing shelf space; check the page for current dates.

Paper Work

South Congress shop hosting independent print artists and makers, holding space for BIPOC and underrepresented artists alongside long-time Austin artists.

Suquamish Museum Store

Suquamish Tribe's museum store featuring handcrafted work that celebrates Indigenous creativity.

Heads up: Open only to American Indian / Alaska Native artists.