> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://offthegrid.ghost.io/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # 💝 OFF THE GRID SMALL BIZ GIFT GUIDE 2024 - URL: https://offthegrid.ghost.io/off-the-grid-small-biz-gift-guide/ - Published: 2024-12-09T15:09:09.000Z - Updated: 2026-07-15T20:43:26.000Z - Description: Ending the year with abundance for ourselves + each other - Author: Amelia Hruby, PhD - Tags: Newsletter, #Migrated-1784129708849, #Import 2026-07-15 10:39 #### This month, I’m sharing a special Off the Grid gift guide! And it’s free for all subscribers. #### Keep scrolling to check out amazing things from Clubhouse members, [Interwebbers](https://offthegrid.fun/interweb?ref=offthegrid.ghost.io), and other wonderful creators I admire (all small businesses + all BIPOC-, LGBTQIA+ or women-owned). #### And if you need some tunes to accompany you, please let me recommend [this song](https://open.spotify.com/track/0ZoBFUJ5ZnFU7K3YZbzNN6?si=04c7ea36cd1341c5&ref=offthegrid.ghost.io). #### ## Beautiful objects to gift to yourself and others 🍵 First up are these [**one-of-a-kind ceramics**](https://sunfishstudioceramics.ca/shop?ref=offthegrid.ghost.io) from [Amber Faktor](https://open.substack.com/users/97668079) at Sunfish Studios. I really love the [small seafoam mugs](https://sunfishstudioceramics.ca/products/batch11/23-002?ref=offthegrid.ghost.io) and this ocean-inspired [tiny wave dish](https://sunfishstudioceramics.ca/products/batch11/23-026?ref=offthegrid.ghost.io). 🎿 For the outdoor-adventurous among us, Clubhouse member [Jen Gurecki](https://open.substack.com/users/2564340) has you covered for all your skiing & snowboarding needs at [**Coalition Snow**](https://www.coalitionsnow.com/?ref=offthegrid.ghost.io)! 🧺 May I also recommend [these beautiful baskets + jewelry from Zawadisha](https://www.zawadisha.org/?ref=offthegrid.ghost.io)? 100% of sales benefit their micro-lending program in Kenya. I’m particularly partial to [**these earrings.**](https://www.zawadisha.org/products/setting-sun-warmth-earrings?ref=offthegrid.ghost.io) 🌞 And [Chelsie Tamms](https://open.substack.com/users/15232160) has more of [**the stickers we created for our digital well-being collab this summer**](https://www.letteringworks.com/offthegrid?ref=offthegrid.ghost.io)! These make great gifts or decor for wrapping and they come with a bonus Off the Grid sticker to show off your love for the pod. [![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/44/9a/449ad1a5-0f88-4b95-8768-72c8a12a4ca1/content/images/2026/07/49aa6b9f-f95f-42cc-a828-0be420c2c82d_738x620.png)](https://www.letteringworks.com/offthegrid?ref=offthegrid.ghost.io) 📔 I love [**all things Worthwhile Paper**](https://worthwhilepaper.therave.co/4YSARD2H2ISNXQQI?ref=offthegrid.ghost.io)*(affiliate link)* from [Kristen Drozdowski](https://open.substack.com/users/17637671) —especially their [notepads](https://worthwhilepaper.com/collections/notepads?ref=offthegrid.ghost.io), [stickers](https://worthwhilepaper.com/collections/pins-stickers?ref=offthegrid.ghost.io), and [Inquire Within oracle deck](https://worthwhilepaper.com/products/inquire-within-card-deck?ref=offthegrid.ghost.io). 👁️‍🗨️ [Rita Kovtun](https://open.substack.com/users/89805641) is an amazing photographer who sells [**prints + postcards**](https://www.ritakovtun.com/shop-now?ref=offthegrid.ghost.io) in her online shop. A portion of proceeds are currently going to support Hurricane Helene relief efforts. I ordered myself the [Aspen Eye](https://www.ritakovtun.com/shop-now/aspen-eye?ref=offthegrid.ghost.io). 🌖 Interwebber Rachael Amber creates [**these beautiful Cycle Journals**](https://cyclesjournal.com/products/in-progress-cycles-journal%C2%AE-2025-track-your-inner-outer-moon-womb-cycles?ref=offthegrid.ghost.io) and offers a sliding solidarity scale for purchase. They are gender-inclusive lunar-centric guides to wholistic cycle tracking & awareness. 🛝 [Free Period Press](https://freeperiodpress.com/?ref=offthegrid.ghost.io) makes so many amazing things, but please let me recommend the [**Fresh Start Bundle**](https://freeperiodpress.com/products/fresh-start-bundle?ref=offthegrid.ghost.io) for a motivational boost and [Collage Kit Vol. 2](https://freeperiodpress.com/products/collage-kit-magazine-vol-2?ref=offthegrid.ghost.io) for all our crafty friends out there. 🐣 I also adore the stickers + enamel pins that [Alexandra Tinsley](https://open.substack.com/users/4248098) creates as [**Wild Hunt**](https://www.shopwildhunt.com/?ref=offthegrid.ghost.io)! You’ll definitely want to explore the whole shop, but please let me recommend [**this fun sticker**](https://www.shopwildhunt.com/products/no-regrets-just-egrets-sticker?ref=offthegrid.ghost.io) I bought for my partner. [![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/44/9a/449ad1a5-0f88-4b95-8768-72c8a12a4ca1/content/images/2026/07/218521f3-28ee-42bd-bdfd-852bd0bbf036_702x706.png)](https://www.shopwildhunt.com/products/no-regrets-just-egrets-sticker?ref=offthegrid.ghost.io) 📓 And for our small biz owners out there, [Rochelle Sanchez (she/her)](https://open.substack.com/users/69610087) created the [**Small Business Basics Zine Club**](https://rochellesanchez.com/small-business-basics-zine-club/?ref=offthegrid.ghost.io) and you’re gonna love it! ## Books to carry us all forward 🪻 I think my MOST RECOMMENDED GIFT OF ALL THIS YEAR is [**Look About You**](https://www.codycookparrott.com/online-shop-shop/pre-order-look-about-you-a-book-of-ordinary-prayers?ref=offthegrid.ghost.io)by[Cody Cook-Parrott](https://open.substack.com/users/2263550). I pre-ordered my copy and have been reaping so much wisdom from the daily offerings. [![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/44/9a/449ad1a5-0f88-4b95-8768-72c8a12a4ca1/content/images/2026/07/533c8bfd-e60e-47a1-b6f0-363d32c7cc1f_838x846.png)](https://www.codycookparrott.com/online-shop-shop/pre-order-look-about-you-a-book-of-ordinary-prayers?ref=offthegrid.ghost.io) ✏️ If you’re dreaming of writing a biz book of your own, I recommend [Emily Crookston](https://open.substack.com/users/8993100)‘s new book [**Unwritten: The Thought Leaders Guide to Not Overthinking Your Business Book**](https://www.thepocketphd.com/unwritten/?ref=offthegrid.ghost.io)! 🌀 Friend of the pod [Paula Gregorowicz](https://open.substack.com/users/16022240) has a beautiful photo book on how to [**Open to Your Intuitive Intelligence**](https://thepaulagcompany.com/opentoi2/?ref=offthegrid.ghost.io). 🎴 Interweb member [Cecily Sailer](https://open.substack.com/users/2037353) of Typewriter Tarot wrote a beautiful book/workbook/create guide to the tarot. If you want to commune with the cards in your year ahead, I highly recommend getting yourself a copy of [**Tarot for Creative Spirits**](https://www.typewritertarot.com/tarot-for-creative-spirits?ref=offthegrid.ghost.io). *And full disclaimer: Cecily sponsored my tiny tarot podcast this summer and made us a sweet discount, so you can use the code MAGIC12 for $5 off your book.* 🌅 I also want to recommend [Nic Antoinette](https://open.substack.com/users/2404799)’s hiking memoirs, [**How To Be Alone**](https://www.backpackingbooks.com/arizona-trail?ref=offthegrid.ghost.io) & [**What We Owe to Ourselves**](https://www.backpackingbooks.com/colorado-trail?ref=offthegrid.ghost.io). I have gifted these to my sister-in-law and my facialist, and both raved about them! [![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/44/9a/449ad1a5-0f88-4b95-8768-72c8a12a4ca1/content/images/2026/07/e71ca116-39a0-4126-b9b8-c5cb65b59462_1080x1080.png)](https://www.backpackingbooks.com/?ref=offthegrid.ghost.io) 📚 And if you’re looking for even more book recs, I made a whole podcast episode of books by people I adore including [Sebene Selassie](https://open.substack.com/users/140418386), [Sarah McColl](https://open.substack.com/users/291878), [Raechel Anne Jolie](https://open.substack.com/users/1099358), [Rebekah Taussig](https://open.substack.com/users/17492847), [Caitlin Metz](https://open.substack.com/users/7451420) and [Taylor Elyse Morrison](https://open.substack.com/users/102096703). Listen below or peep the show notes [**here**](https://pleasurereading.transistor.fm/episodes/7-memoirs-self-help-books-by-people-i-adore?ref=offthegrid.ghost.io) for links to purchase their amazing books. ## Services & experiences for the year ahead 💡 Friend of the pod [Taylor Elyse Morrison](https://open.substack.com/users/102096703) has another session of her ‘You Did That!’ program beginning in January. Three months of 1:1 accountability coaching and advising. [**Turn your "maybe someday" idea into something tangible.**](https://taylorelyse.com/you-did-that?utm%5Fsource=interweb) 🔮 If you’re hoping for a more magical 2025, [Cecily Sailer](https://open.substack.com/users/2037353) of Typewriter Tarot has an amazing membership/program called the [**Creative Magic Collective**](https://www.typewritertarot.com/creative-magic-collective?ref=offthegrid.ghost.io) that includes community calls, tarot classes, creative support and more. I’ll be taking part and I highly recommend it. 🧦 If you’re winding down 2024 feeling like you’re buried in snow, [Sarah Jutras](https://open.substack.com/users/29228508) has created [***2024 Retrospective***](https://freelanceforlife.com/products/2024-retrospective-workshop?ref=offthegrid.ghost.io), a warm invitation for a collective pause to spark meaningful reflection as we count down to this year’s final days. 💫 If you want to end your year feeling more grounded in your body, aligned with the stars, and in sync with your highest self, it might be time to [**book your somatic astrology reading with Jem Ember**](https://bit.ly/otgjem?ref=offthegrid.ghost.io). [![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/44/9a/449ad1a5-0f88-4b95-8768-72c8a12a4ca1/content/images/2026/07/f2af7d8d-3a15-47a4-9cf2-b2eebb008248_960x964.png)](https://bit.ly/otgjem?ref=offthegrid.ghost.io) 🐾 If you (like me) have a very special dog in your life, the SoulDog Journey Project is a beautiful way to connect with your pup and your creative practice. [**Click here or use the code MYDOGISMYSOULMATE for $22 off registration.**](https://courses.souldogcreative.com/souldog-journey-project?coupon=MYDOGISMYSOULMATE&ref=offthegrid.ghost.io) 🐈‍⬛ Another gift for pet owners— Olivia LaBarre is a brilliant animal communication practitioner, and you can [**gift a session with her**](https://olivialabarre.com/gifts?ref=offthegrid.ghost.io) to yourself or your fave pet parent! ✏️ For the writers among us, [Sarah McColl](https://open.substack.com/users/291878) is teaching a [**Memoir & Personal Narrative workshop**](https://www.sarahmccoll.com/workshops?ref=offthegrid.ghost.io) that begins in January. I love love love her memoir [**Joy Enough**](https://bookshop.org/a/84307/9781631496639?ref=offthegrid.ghost.io), and I took a writing class with her last summer that was *amazing*, so I highly recommend this workshop! ***Sarah has graciously offered a discount code for Clubhouse members, so paying subscribers can head to the end of this email to grab $50 off!*** 🌷 For my fellow podcasters out there, Wild Poppy Creative is launching their [**Brand Partnerships Accelerator**](https://www.wildpoppycreativeco.com/brand?ref=offthegrid.ghost.io) to help you make money from your show and design a win-win-win relationship for yourself, your listeners, and a brand. 🃏 Sarah of [**Hawthorn Mountain Tarot**](https://www.hawthornmountaintarot.com/?ref=offthegrid.ghost.io) is a soulful card reader, and I loved loved loved the spark session I booked with her this year. She’s offering 20% off gifted sessions to Off the Grid fans with the code [**STAYSOFT**](https://app.acuityscheduling.com/catalog/028728b0/?categories=Tarot%20Gift%20Certificates&ref=offthegrid.ghost.io). I highly recommend scooping one for yourself and/or a friend! 🕯️ If you’re feeling the winter chill today, I’ll also invite you to warm up your season with [**Embers**](https://www.daringstudios.com/embers?ref=offthegrid.ghost.io), an 8-week winter care gathering from January 6 to February 26, 2025\. Join [Rachel Thompson](https://open.substack.com/users/88239322) from Daring Studios twice a week for cozy 30-minute sessions that combine journaling, connection, and self-care to anchor your days and nurture your creative spark. It’s the perfect way to stay grounded, inspired, and connected during the season’s coldest months. 🎧 And finally… I also recommend hopping on the waitlist for [Amanda Laird](https://open.substack.com/users/254498)‘s [**Marketing With Purpose audio course**](https://slowandsteadystudio.myflodesk.com/oz73iri8z4?ref=offthegrid.ghost.io) that launches in early 2025! I’m looking forward to it myself. ## #### Thank you in advance for supporting these amazing small businesses! I hope you enjoyed this gift guide + I can’t wait to see you in 2025\. xoxo, Amelia [Subscribe](#/portal/signup)