Walnut Studiolo Blog Tagged "Gifts"

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A Black woman wearing a denim shirt is carrying a bicycle down a set of stairs in an urban environment. The bicycle has a green paint job and honey leather wrapped handlebars.

Original, unique designs to help with lifting and carrying your bicycle

Lifetime leather bar wraps in five styles for every type of handlebar and bicycle

A woman bicycling on a bright summer day over a green lawn wearing suede fringe cowgirl boots and with a 6-pack of Anchor Steam beer connected to the top tube of her bicycle with a honey leather 6-pack frame cinch

Best-selling "commuter essentials" for making the daily commute easier

A dark brown leather round, barrel-shaped saddle bag with cedar wood sides mounted to the back of a brown leather Brooks saddle on a cream-and-brown painted bicycle

Stunning handcrafted bicycle bags carry the essentials and turn heads!

Two people playing a game of travel cribbage on a wooden picnic table with a small leather and birch cribbage board

Our original best-selling Travel Cribbage Boards have fans worldwide

Two sets of travel dice on a dark brown leather table surface. Both sets show six dice coming out of a square brass tube. The dice are 7mm, smaller than standard. One has white dice and the other has black dice.

Play dice anywhere you go in a handcrafted brass keychain or necklace.

Two people playing dominoes using small, domino-sized playing cards on a walnut wood table with snacks and drinks. The domino cards are double 12 with different colors for each number and hand-drawn.

Uniquely functional for travel: hand-drawn domino playing cards (2 sizes!)

Close-up of a folding leather travel backgammon board mid-play on a weathered wood surface. A hand is reaching in and moving four game pieces (which are brass nails) between triangles, which are laser-engraved in the honey dyed leather. Accessories are visible, dice and doubling cube and peg storage

Our newest folding leather board and favorite game: Travel Backgammon!

A variety of handcrafted leather and wood handles on a sample board as seen from above and an angle

Leather handles in 8 styles, 4 leather colors, and 3 metal finishes

A white chest of drawers in a white and lilac baby nursery with three colors of leather Morrison bin pull handles, in Honey, Dark Brown, and Black

Strong yet soft, durable and sustainable, no-bumps and no-bruises

A white kitchen drawer under a gray countertop that has a natural tan colored leather handle with nickel hardware and an engraved label that says 'Silverware'

Add a label to handles and pulls for superior organization

Two cabinet doors swinging open towards each other with matching leather Lovejoy loop handles. The leather touches so the cabinets don't crash into each other, a solution for problem corners in kitchen design planning

Flexible but sturdy, creative solutions to tricky problem corners

A roll of natural leather on a white background

We wrote a free educational series about our favorite material, delivered to your inbox.

Valerie and Geoff from Walnut Studiolo are standing on a pile of driftwood between two boulders on the North Oregon Coast beach near Manzanita, with mountains and grey sky in the background

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A long dark brown leather blueprint tube is shown on a long countertop being hand stitched together by Geoff, whose stitching hands are in the background

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Valerie and Geoff Franklin of Walnut Studiolo standing behind their bicycles on a grassy green lawn. Geoff is doffing his hat to Valerie and she is smiling, as a gesture of service.

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A man is pulling a card out of an origami-folded envelope that says "Your gift is on its way" in handwriting with little heart doodles and hugs

"Your Gift Is On Its Way!" Printable Card for Late and Delayed Gifts

Print at home: the solution for gift givers dealing with last-minute or gifts lost in the mail. Our creative folding origami design is memorable and handmade.

December 15, 2024
3 min read

A man sliding a small leather folding cribbage board into the front pocket of his denim jeans

Gift Guide for Preppers: Lightweight Games for Survival Packs

History shows us preppers need small, lightweight games for emergency survival. Plus: chart comparing travel game sizes, number of players, and weights.

November 28, 2024
3 min read

A group of map-covered gift boxes, and a display of Walnut Studiolo pocket-sized travel games on a green wool army blanket: backgammon, cribbage, dice, and dominoes

Special Offer: New Travel Games Gift Bundle with "Buy More Save More" Discounts

New discounts on multiple handmade travel games! Perfect for gifts, or stash a few extra for yourself.

November 24, 2024
3 min read

Close-up image of the 2025 gratitude calendar, inviting you to take a look inside in handwriting

Introducing the 2025 Gratitude Calendar: Special Offer

Introducing our first calendar, the 2025 Gratitude Calendar, and a special offer to get it for free!

November 14, 2024
3 min read

A woman standing over a table, gift-wrapping an item in a bandana, folding the cloth

How to Wrap Gifts with a Bandana (The Japanese Art of Furoshiki)

In this post, we introduce furoshiki, the Japanese art of knotting and folding cloth into protective wrappings and bags. It’s not only beautiful, it’s a more sustainable way to present gifts than disposable paper – and it can be done with something we probably all have in our houses, the mighty bandana!

November 02, 2024
6 min read

A gift wrapped box held by a person on a black background, wrapped in kraft paper with a black line drawing and a white paper bow, all recycle and even compostable

How We Gift Wrap

Learn more about our gift wrap options and gift wrapping service on our website. We offer recycled and re-usable gift wrap options.

November 24, 2021
1 min read

Thoughtful Bicycle Gifts That All Cyclists Will Love: Long Distance Road Cyclists, Cyclocross Racers, Mountain Bikers, and Urban Commuters

Passionate riders who love their bicycles (and they probably have more than one!) can be hard to shop for. From one cyclist to another, read on for our list of thoughtful gift ideas that every kind of cyclist will love: Road / Long Distance Cyclists, Cyclocross Racers, Mountain Bikers, and Urban Commuters.

October 26, 2021
2 min read

Classy Leather Gifts for Gentlemen

Gentlemen prefer quality, and our leather gifts crafted from high quality, American vegetable-tanned leather will fit the bill nicely. For the gentleman who has it all, read on for our best gift ideas for gentlemen: