Do you have a bird or Florida nature lover on your holiday list? Check out this online Oviedo store, which offers field guide-style art prints featuring birds and wildlife from the Sunshine State. Or how about a tale of an adventurous canine visiting an ice cream shop for children who like reading (or being read to)? And don’t forget your friends who are into customized gifts such as charcuterie boards, wine stoppers and wooden Santa cookie trays.

Kate Dolamore Art

Florida native Kate Dolamore is a watercolor nature artist who is best known for her field guide-style art prints, which started with backyard birds of Florida and have since grown to include butterflies, land mammals, marine mammals, freshwater fish, wildflowers, diurnal raptors and owls. She also sells stickers, ornaments, apparel, accessories and home goods featuring the flora and fauna of the Sunshine State.

“I’m a Florida native and not only do I paint things found in nature, but I spend all my free time there studying the animals, plants, and insects that inspire my art,” she says. “Florida is one of the most biodiverse states in the U.S., so I am constantly learning and never bored.”

Dolamore started her Oviedo business in 2008 because she loves the process of watercolor painting and using it to spark interest in native Florida nature. Follow her on Instagram at @thelittlenuthatch and on Facebook at @katedolamoreart.

More info: katedolamore.com; Etsy at etsy.com/shop/KateDolamore

‘Zoey’s Adventures to the Ice Cream Shop’

Several years ago, Central Florida author Ilene Lieber decided she wanted to do something new and thought: “What do I love in life?” The answer came quickly — her golden retriever Zoey, kids and writing. She then wrote “Zoey’s Adventures to the Ice Cream Shop” about her real-life adventure with Zoey.

“A lightbulb went off that I should write a children’s book starring the love of my life, Zoey,” she says. “It’s been an incredible journey seeing so many kids and families fall in love with her, too.

“I’m one of those obsessed dog moms who take their ‘babies’ with them everywhere,” she says. “It’s a super sweet story about Zoey visiting a local ice cream shop on National Ice Cream Day, and it has a nice lesson about patience and good things come to those who wait, which I like to say is great for kids and for grown-ups.”

The children’s book is available for purchase at zoeysadventuresbooks.com and on Amazon ($14.77).  A portion of the proceeds support animal charitable organizations. You can follow Lieber on Facebook and Instagram at @zoeysadventuresbooks.

Famgraving

Juan Pablo Ceballos and Maria Andreina Tapias, native Venezuelans, started Famgraving from scratch in 2021 and now have two workshop locations: one in Orlando and another in Kissimmee.

Famgraving helps small businesses and entrepreneurs elevate their brand visibility with high-quality, personalized products such as charcuterie boards, wine goblets, wooden cookies and milk trays for Santa  and personalized acacia mini cheese board and knife sets.

“We specialize in creating customized promotional items with low minimum order quantities at wholesale prices, making it accessible for businesses of any size to stand out,” Tapias says. “Our signature items, like closing gift baskets and personalized products and gift boxes for corporate gifts, especially appeal to realtors and those looking for special presents that reflect their brand’s unique identity.”

During this time of the year, Famgraving also offers special personalized holiday products, making gifting meaningful and unique for loved ones, employees and clients.

Customers can purchase primarily through Etsy and Amazon, where most of their products are available. They also take orders through social media, especially for local customers, and products can be picked up at one of their workshop locations.

Follow Famgraving on Instagram at @instagram.com/famgraving and on Tiktok at @famgraving.

More info: Etsy at etsy.com/shop/famgraving

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