Massachusetts Gifts

Massachusetts ends in the hook of Cape Cod, and that one detail is what makes the outline read instantly, even shrunk to ornament size. Every piece here starts as a blank. The blanks are stocked, the Massachusetts design goes on after you order, and what ships was made for that order rather than pulled off a shelf.

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

Slate and Cork Coasters

Both materials come as sets of four in round or square, and the Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts Designs

Designs include the state outline on its own, brush lettering and script versions of the name, MA 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 Massachusetts 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.

Serving and Cheese Boards

The bamboo board measures seventeen by five and a quarter inches. That long, narrow cut makes it a cheese board, a charcuterie plank or a serving tray, depending on the night. One face carries the Massachusetts design, the other is a working surface.

It is the piece people reach for when they want a Massachusetts gift that gets used rather than displayed. If you came here looking for a Massachusetts cutting board, this is the piece.

Massachusetts City Skylines

Plenty of people are homesick for a city rather than a state. The Boston skyline is engraved on slate ornaments, wood ornaments and a bamboo board of its own.

For someone who left a specific place, the skyline lands harder than an outline of Massachusetts ever will.

Tumblers, Wall Art and More

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

Personalized Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts 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, their city is usually the safer bet. 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: Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire and Vermont.

Browse the Collection

Filter by product if you know what you are after, or scroll the whole Massachusetts collection if you do not. The coaster sets are the most forgiving place to start.