The 2021 Bonsai Gift Suggestion Thread!

[Bonsai Nut]

The holiday season is arriving shortly, and with cargo ships stacked up outside of Long Beach harbor all the way back to China, you may want to get a head start!

Here's a thread to discuss innovative and unusual gifts for the bonsai interested!

 

[Bonsai Nut]

I'll start with...

Folding yamadori shovel/multi-tool!

 

[Pitoon]

I'll start with...

Folding yamadori shovel/multi-tool!

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That's a nice one. I wonder how durable the handle is.

 

[Bonsai Nut]

That's a nice one. I wonder how durable the handle is.

Most importantly... how long the beer bottle opener lasts

 

[Bonsai Nut]

The Lego Bonsai kit is on sale at Target and Amazon.com.

 

[PA_Penjing]

I’m still waiting for my brass watering can. Anything else I’d rather pick out myself

 

[rockm]

There are a few of these. I was given this one last year for Christmas--"nano" blocks are Japanese kits that are only 1/4 the size of Lego. haven't put it together yet.

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[Hartinez]

I just want to add to this list some small makers and artists that would always love support especially this time of the year when so much of the income brought in comes from the last 2 months of the year. From art prints to pots to stands. There are a number of makers who’s products would I’m sure make any bonsai enthusiast happy and whose product is not sitting on some barge off the Atlantic or pacific coasts. Here are some links.

Kelli MacConnell | Printmaker

Inspired by the raw beauty of nature, Kelli MacConnell is dedicated to exploring the possibilities of printmaking and creating original, introspective art.

www.kellimacconnell.com

Home from Erica Ward Illustration

Erica Ward is an artist and Illustrator currently based in Tokyo, Japan. Her pen and watercolor works focus on Japanese imagery with a touch of the surreal.

ewardillustration.storenvy.com

Bonsai art - Etsy

Check out our bonsai art selection for the very best in unique or custom, handmade pieces from our shops.

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Handmade bonsai pot - Etsy

Check out our bonsai pot selection for the very best in unique or custom, handmade pieces from our shops.

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Pots — All Sorts Sorce Arts

www.allsortssorcearts.com

 

[Hartinez]

I guess mine don’t fall into the “innovative” or “unusual” category, but as an artist with a small business, I can assure you, your purchase means a lot more to us, than it does to lego or Amazon. Now excuse me as I go add the lego bonsai tree to my Amazon wish list.

 

[Scorpius]

Any pot from Sara Rayner. I may have a new hobby. lol