Maine Gifts

Maine has the most broken coastline in the series, and slate suits it. Hand chiseled stone and a ragged shoreline are a reasonable match. These are made to order. Blanks are kept in stock, the Maine design is applied after the order comes through, and nothing sits in a box waiting for a buyer.

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

Slate and Cork Coasters

The Maine 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 Maine Designs

The artwork runs from a clean state outline to the name in brush lettering, a script signature, ME initials, a word cloud, a floral fill, and HOME with Maine standing in for the O. Each set of four carries one design, so if you want a mix, order a second set in another design.

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

Ornaments for the Tree

Maine 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. The state shape reads well at ornament scale, and the Merry Christmas From Maine versions, in all three materials, 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, 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. The Maine 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.

Wall Art and Water Bottles

The Maine artwork is not limited to coasters and ornaments. The wall art is a 10 by 10 inch leatherette sign with a sawtooth hanger, in blue or brown, engraved with a Pine Tree State design that pairs the state outline with a lobster, pines and a lighthouse.

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

Maine 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.

Summer on the coast sends a lot of people looking for something to take back with them.

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. 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: New Hampshire, Vermont and Massachusetts.

Browse the Collection

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