Arizona has a few kinds of people on any gift list. Locals who were born in the Valley or grew up in Tucson. Snowbirds who spend the winter here and head back north when the heat arrives. And everyone in between: the transplant from the Midwest, the college kid who came for school and stayed, the retiree who came for one winter and bought a house.
This guide matches the pieces in our Arizona gifts collection to each of them.
The designs
Arizona pieces carry one of three kinds of design:
- The Grand Canyon State design. It pairs the state outline with saguaro cactus, a roadrunner and the Grand Canyon at sunrise, plus "The Grand Canyon State" and EST. 1912, the year Arizona became a state.
- City skylines. Phoenix, Tucson, Mesa, Scottsdale, Chandler, Gilbert and Glendale.
- The Arizona state designs. Seventeen simpler designs built on the state shape or the name, including a Saguaro Cactus design, Home Sweet Home and AZ Initials.
For the local
Someone who's always lived here tends to be loyal to a city. The skylines are for them, and each one has its own landmarks:
- Phoenix: downtown towers with a saguaro and the desert mountains behind them
- Tucson: saguaro, a mission and the A on Sentinel Peak
- Mesa: saguaro, a light rail train and the Superstition Mountains
Those links go to the bamboo serving boards, 17 by 5.25 inches and cut in the shape of a wine bottle. Every skyline also comes as a leatherette wall sign and slate and wood ornaments.
For the snowbird
Snowbirds split the year between two homes, so the best gifts work in both or travel easily between them:
- A water bottle. The Grand Canyon State water bottle is 32 oz insulated stainless steel, in black or white, with a flip top and a built-in straw. It goes on every hike and back north in the spring. Hand wash only.
- Cork coasters. The Grand Canyon State cork coaster set comes as a single coaster or a set of 4, 6 or 8, in 4 inch cork, 3/16 inch thick and light enough to pack.
- An ornament for the other house. A Merry Christmas From Arizona ornament hung back home says where they spent the winter. The leatherette version is shatterproof and easy to pack.
For everyone in between
For a transplant who's made Arizona home, the whole state is the point:
- Slate coasters for the new place. The Grand Canyon State slate coaster set comes as a single coaster or a set of 4, 6 or 8, in natural slate, round or square, with hand chiseled edges and foam pads on the back. For something simpler, the Arizona slate coaster set comes in the state designs, like Saguaro Cactus or Home Sweet Home. Every coaster in a set carries the same design.
- A sign for the wall. The Grand Canyon State wall sign is 10 by 10 inch leatherette in blue or brown, with a sawtooth hanger.
For a host
The Arizona wine bottle cutting board is the same bamboo board with one of the Arizona state designs. It's for chips and salsa, cheese or a tray of drinks carried out to the patio. Hand wash it and oil it now and then, especially in dry desert air.
Timing
Everything is made to order. We engrave each piece after you buy it and ship within 1 to 5 business days. Coasters ship in a white gift box, and boards and wall art in a plain box, so wrap a board or sign meant as a gift. Add carrier time, and order early if it has to arrive by a certain date.
See every city and design on the Arizona collection page.
