Iowa Cutting Boards

Iowa is bounded by two rivers, which gives the outline a soft left and right edge against an otherwise flat top and bottom. These are made to order. Blanks are kept in stock, the Iowa design is applied after the order comes through, and nothing sits in a box waiting for a buyer.

The Iowa board is bamboo, seventeen by five and a quarter inches, cut long and narrow in the shape of a wine bottle, so it works as a cheese board, a charcuterie plank or a bar tray. Decorated on one face, working surface on the other.

If you came looking for an Iowa cutting board, this is the piece.

Slate and Cork Coasters

Both materials come as sets of four in round or square, and the Iowa artwork is shared across them. Pick the surface that suits the room.

Slate is four inches across and a quarter inch thick, with edges chiseled by hand rather than cut. No two break the same way, which is the appeal. Four foam pads on the underside keep the stone off a finished table. Cork is thinner at 3/16 inch and much lighter, which suits a desk or a coffee table better than a bar.

The Iowa Designs

Designs include the state outline on its own, brush lettering and script versions of the name, IA initials, a word cloud, a floral fill, and lettering lockups that use the state shape as a letter. Each set of four carries one design, so if you want a mix, order a second set in another design.

Worth stating outright, since it gets asked: the heart and star placements inside the shape are decorative. They are not marking a city.

Ornaments for the Tree

Iowa ornaments come in slate, wood and leatherette. Slate is dark stone in a 3 or 4 inch round, wood is light with a twine hanger already tied, and leatherette is a thin, shatterproof disc in black, blue or brown, the one to hang low if there are kids or cats near the tree. Merry Christmas From Iowa versions come in all three materials, which cover the card and the present together.

Wall Art and Water Bottles

The Iowa artwork is not limited to coasters and ornaments. The Iowa wall sign is a 10 by 10 inch leatherette sign with a sawtooth hanger, in blue or brown. It carries our Hawkeye State design, which pairs the state outline with an American goldfinch and a sunflower. Every state's sign sits together in wall art.

That Hawkeye State design also goes on a 32 oz insulated stainless steel water bottle in black or white, for the trail, the lake or the commute.

Iowa 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 HOME designs say it plainly. For someone still in the state, the outline designs read as pride rather than nostalgia.

How These Are Made

Designs go on one of two ways. The laser cuts into the material, so nothing sits on top to peel or scrub off, and the mark reads pale on slate and darker on bamboo. The UV printer lays down full color where the artwork calls for it.

Either way the piece is made after the order arrives, so current turnaround is one to three business days. Coasters and ornaments ship in a protective sleeve, and cutting boards and wall art in a plain box, so plan on wrapping anything meant as a gift.

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, wood and leatherette, and engraved cutting boards.

Close by: Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri and Nebraska.

Browse the Collection

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

Iowa Gifts