Connecticut Gifts

Connecticut is small enough that the whole state sits comfortably on a four inch coaster with room left over for the name. These are made to order. Blanks are kept in stock, the Connecticut design is applied after the order comes through, and nothing sits in a box waiting for a buyer.

As Connecticut gifts go, these are the ones that get used rather than shelved.

Slate and Cork Coasters

The Connecticut coaster sets are the anchor of the collection. Slate and cork both come as sets of four, in round or square, and both carry the same artwork, so the decision is about the surface rather than the design.

The slate runs four inches and a quarter inch thick. Its edges are chiseled rather than sawn, so every coaster in a set has its own profile, and four foam pads underneath stop the stone dragging across a table. Cork is 3/16 inch and far lighter, which makes it the better desk, camper or boat option.

The Connecticut Designs

The artwork runs from a clean state outline to the name in brush lettering, a script signature, CT initials, a word cloud, a floral fill, and HOME with Connecticut standing in for the O. Order one design across the whole set or mix the four.

A note before you order: hearts and stars set into the state shape are decorative. They do not mark a specific place.

Slate and Wood Ornaments

Connecticut ornaments come in slate and in wood, the wood ones with a twine hanger already tied. The state shape reads well at ornament scale, and the Merry Christmas From Connecticut versions do the work of a card and a gift at once.

For someone who moved away, an ornament tends to be the easiest thing to send and the easiest thing to keep.

Serving and Cheese Boards

Bamboo, seventeen inches by five and a quarter. The shape is built for a wine bottle and a wedge of cheese, which also makes it a charcuterie plank and a bar tray. The Connecticut artwork sits on one face and the other stays usable.

This is what to send for a wedding or a housewarming when a coaster set feels too small.

Tumblers, Wall Art and More

The Connecticut artwork is not limited to coasters and ornaments. Tumblers and wall art are joining the collection, and full color UV printing opens up designs the laser cannot do on its own. If you want a Connecticut piece in a format you do not see here yet, it is worth checking back.

Personalized Connecticut Gifts

Custom text is being added across the range, so a name, a date, a street or a family line can go on alongside the Connecticut design. That turns a coaster set into a wedding gift with the date on it, or an ornament into a record of the year someone moved.

Connecticut Gifts by Occasion

A coaster set covers a housewarming or a closing gift without guessing at anyone's taste. The bamboo board suits a wedding, an anniversary or a host who actually cooks. Ornaments handle Christmas, a first apartment, a graduation move. A set of four is a fair thank-you for the neighbor who watched your dog.

For someone who moved away, the state shape is the thing they miss seeing on a shelf. For someone still in the state, the outline designs read as pride rather than nostalgia.

How These Are Made

Two methods run in the workshop. Laser engraving cuts the design into the material itself, so on slate it comes up pale against dark stone and on bamboo it darkens the grain, with no layer on top to chip or wash away. UV printing lays down full color, for artwork that needs color to do its job.

Because nothing is decorated in advance, turnaround runs one to three business days. Sets ship in a clear bag rather than retail packaging.

More Ways to Shop

All fifty states sit on one page: Shop by State. If you would rather browse by product, there are state coasters in slate and cork, state ornaments in slate and wood, and engraved cutting boards.

Close by: Rhode Island, Massachusetts and New York.

Browse the Collection

The Connecticut lineup is short enough to look through in a minute. The coaster sets are the most forgiving place to start.