Iowa Gifts

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.

Iowa Cutting Boards

The Iowa board is bamboo, seventeen by five and a quarter inches, cut long and narrow so it holds a wine bottle down one side and a wedge of cheese on the other. That shape is why it doubles as a charcuterie plank and 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. It is the one in the collection that gets used weekly rather than brought out once a year.

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. Match all four coasters or mix them.

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

Slate and Wood Ornaments

The ornaments come two ways, slate and wood, with a twine hanger on the wood. Merry Christmas From Iowa versions exist in both, which saves you writing a card.

If you are sending something to family who left the state, this is usually where people land first.

Tumblers, Wall Art and More

The Iowa 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 an Iowa piece in a format you do not see here yet, it is worth checking back.

Personalized Iowa 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 Iowa 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.

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 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

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. Sets ship in a clear bag with no 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: 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.